Cambridge Contexts in Literature – serie
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The Age of Chaucer
Av Valerie Allen, Adrian Barlow
Häftad, 2004
184 kr
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. This book explores the world in which Chaucer wrote; it offers opportunities for comparison between his work and that of his near contemporaries; and discusses stylistic variations to be found between Chaucer and other writers, and …
The Great War in British Literature
Häftad, 2000
184 kr
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. The Great War of 1914-18 continues to fascinate readers and writers. This book aims to explore the different ways in which this war has featured both as a genre and as a theme in British literature of the past century; it asks what …
American Drama 1900-1990
Av Don Shiach
Häftad, 2000
181 kr
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. This book is written for those beginning a study of American literature as part of an advanced course in English, or for anyone interested in American drama in the 20th century. It aims to encourage readers to explore beyond the few …
American Prose and Poetry in the 20th Century
Häftad, 2000
184 kr
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. The literature written by Americans during the twentieth century encompasses a wide variety of voices; voices that attempt to capture the breadth and diversity of American experience in a century of dizzying change. This book examines …
Modernism and After
English Literature 1910-1939
Av John Smart
Häftad, 2008
184 kr
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. Modernism and After focuses on those writers working in English between 1910 and 1939 whose work signalled a dramatic change in the sense of what art could and should be. An overview of Modernism is provided, but the book recognises …
World and Time
Teaching Literature in Context
Häftad, 2009
184 kr
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. Providing an invaluable resource for any teacher of English: it both presents a fascinating overview of teaching Literature today, and offers a valuable and practical guide to anyone teaching advanced courses in the subject. The book …
Contemporary Poetry
Poets and Poetry since 1990
Av Ian Brinton
Häftad, 2009
184 kr
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. Poetry has been described as 'a necessary art' that enriches what goes on inside us. This book offers an introduction to the often challenging world of contemporary poetry. The book focuses on very recent poetry, and examines the …
Contemporary Fiction
The Novel since 1990
Häftad, 2008
184 kr
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. Following a period when the decline of the novel was widely discussed, fiction has emerged as a vibrant and innovative genre, exploring the diversity of the contemporary world and, frequently, experimenting with form and language. …
Shakespeare on Stage
Häftad, 2008
184 kr
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. Shakespeare's reputation since his death has been so spectacular that we can be misled into thinking of him as a genius working in inspired solitude. But theatre is practical, collaborative and commercial, and plays emerge from the …
The Literature of Love
Av Mary Ward
Häftad, 2009
184 kr
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. The Literature of Love is designed to introduce students to one of the central themes in literature. Focusing first on different types and aspects of love - physical, emotional, spiritual - it then offers a chronological coverage, …
Landscape and Literature
Häftad, 2009
181 kr
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. Landscape and Literature introduces students to the exploration of different ways in which landscape has been represented in literature. It focuses on key aspects of this topic such as the importance of pastoral, contrasts between …
Writing Lives
Literary Biography
Häftad, 2009
184 kr
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. Writing Lives takes as its focus life writing, both autobiography and biography, discussing these genres specifically within the contexts of the lives and literary careers of writers, past and present. In addition to exploring the key …
Romanticism
Häftad, 2004
181 kr
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. Romanticism offers guidance through the diversity of uses and meanings of the word 'romantic', not in terms of fixed definitions or essential qualifying characteristics, but rather in giving a helpful framework for questions and …
The Modern Short Story
Av Frank Myszor, John Smart m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
181 kr
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. The modern short story has suffered critical neglect in Britain. This book is something of an attempt to redress the situation. It focuses on short stories written in English mainly in Britain and America and is in three sections: …
Post-Colonial Literature
Av Christopher O'Reilly, John Smart m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
184 kr
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. This book encompasses experiences of the British Empire such as life in Nigeria before the arrival of the British, through to the British retreat from the Empire after the Second World War and on to reggae and 'dub' beats of black …
The Victorian Novel
Häftad, 2000
184 kr
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. This book invites readers to reflect on the whole phenomenon of the Victorian novel and its role in dissecting and informing the society which produced it. The reasons for the growth of the novel and its spectacular success is also …
The Gothic Tradition
Av John Smart, Pamela Bickley m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
184 kr
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. The gothic influence on modern writers such as Angela Carter, Iain Banks and Stephen King is vivid and great as is the effect on the world of film and rock music. Part of the function of this book is to offer some guidance: not in …
Satire
Av Jane Ogborn, Peter Buckroyd m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
184 kr
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. The purpose of satire is to expose human hypocrisy, vice and folly, and because these aspects of human behaviour are not particular to any one historical period, satires can be understood by readers at any moment in time. This book …
Metaphysical Poetry
Av Richard Willmott, John Smart m. fl.
Häftad, 2002
184 kr
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. The emotional power and intellectual challenge of metaphysical poetry are such that it still appeals to modern readers. This book looks at the many ways in which readers at different times have read metaphysical poetry, suggesting …
Shakespearean and Jacobean Tragedy
Av Rex Gibson
Häftad, 2001
184 kr
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. Tragedies echoed the brutalities and injustices of the time and mirror other features of the age. Exploration was opening up new worlds, the discoveries of science were rapidly expanding knowledge and the country was fiercely divided …
Twentieth Century British Drama
Av John Smart, Pamela Bickley m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
181 kr
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. Looking back on 20th century British drama from its' historical, social and political perspective enables the reader to set each play in a broader context. Contents include a selection of play extracts from well-known authors …
Women's Writing
Past and Present
Häftad, 2004
184 kr
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. Focusing on texts written in English and emphasising writing by women from the beginning of the Renaissance period in the 1300s to the 21st century, this book illustrates not only the richness and diversity of female literary voices, …
