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English Poetry Since 1940
Häftad, 1993
1066 kr
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Neil Corcoran's book is a major survey and interpretation of modern British poetry since 1940, offering a wealth of insights into poets and their work and placing them in a broader context of poetic dialogue and cultural exchange. The book is organised into five main parts, beginning with a …
American Drama of the Twentieth Century
Häftad, 1992
1032 kr
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In this book Professor Berkowitz studies the diversity of American drama from the stylistic, experimental plays of O'Neill, through verse, tragedy and community theatre, to the theatre of the 1990s. The discussions range through dramatists, plays, genres and themes, with full supporting appendix …
English Prose of the Seventeenth Century 1590-1700
Av Roger Pooley
Häftad, 1992
1083 kr
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This is the first book-length history of the range of seventeenth-century English prose writing. Roger Pooley's study begins with narrative, ranging from the fiction of Bunyan and Aphra Behn to the biographical and autobiographical work of Aubrey and Pepys. Further sections consider religious prose …
Scottish Literature Since 1707
Häftad, 1997
1083 kr
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Marshall Walker's lively and readable account of the highs and lows of Scottish literature from this important date to the present addresses the important themes of democracy, power and nationhood. Disposing of stereotypical ideas about Scotland and the Scots, this fresh approach to Scottish …
Criticism and Literary Theory 1890 to the Present
Häftad, 1996
1083 kr
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Presents a coherent and accessible historical account of the major phases of British and American Twentieth-century criticism, from 'decadent' aestheticism to feminist, decontsructonist and post-colonial theories. Special attention is given to new perspectives on Shakesperean criticism, theories of …
English Prose of the Nineteenth Century
Av Hilary Fraser, Daniel Brown
Häftad, 1997
680 kr
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Hilary Fraser provides a comprehensive and thorough survey of English prose in the nineteenth century which draws from a wide variety of fields including art, literary theory and criticisim, biography, letters, journals, sermons, and travel reportage. Through these works the cultural, social, …
English Drama of the Early Modern Period 1890-1940
Av Jean Chothia
Häftad, 1996
999 kr
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The period 1890-1940 was a particularly rich and influential phase in the development of modern English theatre: the age of Wilde and Shaw and a generation of influential actors and managers from Irving and Terry to Guilgud and Olivier.Jean Chothia's study is in two parts beginning with a portrait …
English Poetry of the Seventeenth Century
Häftad, 1992
1083 kr
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Provides a comprehensive and entertaining account of the vitality and variety of achievement in seventeenth-century English poetry. Revised and up-dated throughout, Dr Parfitt has added new material on poets as varied as Marvell and Traherne. There is also a completely new chapter on women poets of …
English Poetry of the Romantic Period
Av J.R. Watson
Häftad, 1992
1083 kr
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On its first appearance English Poetry of the Romantic Period was widely praised as on of the best introductions to the subject. This edition includes updated material in the light of recent work in Romanticism and Romantic poetry. The book discusses the concerns that linked the Romantic poets, …
African Literatures in English
East and West
Häftad, 2000
1183 kr
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Here is an introduction to the history of English writing from East and West Africa drawing on a range of texts from the slave diaspora to the post-war upsurge in African English language and literature from these regions.
English Poetry of the Sixteenth Century
Häftad, 1993
1083 kr
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Explores the poetry of the Renaissance, from Dunbar in the late 15th century to the Songs and Sonnets of John Donne in the early 17th. The book offers more than the wealth of literature discussed: it is a pioneering work in its own right, bringing the insights of contemporary literary and cultural …
English Poetry of the Eighteenth Century, 1700-1789
Av David Fairer
Häftad, 2002
1066 kr
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In recent years the canon of eighteenth-century poetry has greatly expanded to include women poets, labouring-class and provincial poets, and many previously unheard voices. Fairer’s book takes up the challenge this ought to pose to our traditional understanding of the subject. This book seeks to …
Romantic Period
The Intellectual & Cultural Context of English Literature 1789-1830
Av Robin Jarvis
Häftad, 2004
999 kr
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The Romantic Period was one of the most exciting periods in English literary history. This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the intellectual and cultural background to Romantic literature. It is accessibly written and avoids theoretical jargon, providing a solid foundation …
English Drama Since 1940
Häftad, 2003
1066 kr
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English Drama Since 1940 considers the bids of successive post-war dramatists to find language and images of remorseless disclosure, appropriate to the public manifestation of sensed crisis and the interrogation of the ideal of renewal. This book introduces the period and its discourse whilst …
English Fiction of the Romantic Period, 1789-1830
Av Gary Kelly
Häftad, 1989
1083 kr
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A comprehensive historical survey of the period 1789xxx;1830. Will aid the reader in assessing the role of prose fiction in a period hitherto dominated by poetry.
English Fiction of the Early Modern Period
1890-1940
Häftad, 1989
629 kr
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This is an ambitious and fascinating analysis of early twentieth-century English literature from Kipling, Conrad, Lawrence and Forster through figures like Joyce and Woolf to writers such as Evelyn Waugh. There are chapters on the younger writers of the age as well as the more popular minor writers …
English Literature in the Age of Chaucer
Av Dieter Mehl
Häftad, 2001
612 kr
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Written in an engaging and accessible manner, English Literature in the Age of Chaucer serves as both a lucid introduction to Middle English literature for those coming fresh to the study of earlier English writing, and as a stimulating examination of the themes, traditions and the literary …
English Drama
Shakespeare to the Restoration 1590-1660
Häftad, 1988
999 kr
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The most important period in the history of English drama is revealed in Alexander Leggatt's challenging account. The author considers English drama from the beginning of Shakespeare's career to the restoration of Charles II. Focusing on Shakespeare and the development of his art, he examines all …
American Fiction 1865 - 1940
Av Brian Lee
Häftad, 1988
948 kr
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Brian Lee's study of American fiction from 1865 to 1940 draws on a wealth of material by, amongst others, Twain, James, Dreiser, Hemingway, Fitzgerald and Faulkner. Though the works of these writers have been closely scrutinised by postwar critics in Europe and America, few attempts have yet been …
Victorian Period
The Intellectual and Cultural Context of English Literature, 1830 - 1890
Häftad, 1994
948 kr
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This is a thought-provoking synthesis of the Victorian period, focusing on the themes of science, religion, politics and art. It examines the developments which radically changed the intellectual climate and illustrates how their manifestations permeated Victorian literature.The author begins by …
American Fiction Since 1940
Av Tony Hilfer
Häftad, 1992
428 kr
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In this remarkable book, Tony Hilfer provides a major survey of the wealth of post-war American fiction. He analyses the major modes and genres of writing, from realist to postmodernist metafiction and black humour, the fiction of social protest, women's writing, and the traditions of …
Caribbean Literature in English
Av Louis James
Häftad, 1999
1670 kr
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Caribbean Literature in English places its subject in its precise regional context. The `Caribbean', generally considered as one area, is highly discrete in its topography, race and languages, including mainland Guyana, the Atlantic island of Barbados, the Lesser Antilles, Trinidad, and Jamaica, …
English Drama Before Shakespeare
Av Peter Happe
Häftad, 1999
948 kr
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English Drama before Shakespeare surveys the range of dramatic activity in English up to 1590. The book challenges the traditional divisions between Medieval and Renaissance literature by showing that there was much continuity throughout this period, in spite of many innovations. The range of …
Seventeenth Century, the Intellectual and Cultural Context of English Literature, 1603-1700
The Intellectual and Cultural Context of English Literature, 1603-1700
Av Graham Parry
Häftad, 1989
1536 kr
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The seventeenth century was a period of immense turmoil. This book explores the methods by which a distinctive iconography was created for each Stuart king, describes the cultural life of the Civil War period and the Cromwellian Protectorate, and analyses the impact of the antiquarian movement …
English Drama
Restoration and Eighteenth Century, 1660-1789
Häftad, 1988
1083 kr
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What were the causes of Restoration drama's licentiousness? How did the elegantly-turned comedy of Congreve become the pointed satire of Fielding? And how did Sheridan and Goldsmith reshape the materials they inherited? In the first account of the entire period for more than a decade, Richard Bevis …
Twentieth Century America
The Intellectual and Cultural Context
Häftad, 1991
1336 kr
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First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Irish Literature Since 1800
Av Norman Vance
Häftad, 2002
1066 kr
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This book surveys Irish writing in English over the last two centuries, from Maria Edgeworth to Seamus Heaney, to give the literary student and the general reader an up-to-date sense of its variety and vitality and to indicate some of the ways in which it has been described and discussed. It begins …
American Literature Before 1880
Häftad, 2003
1032 kr
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American Literature Before 1880 attempts to place its subject in the broadest possible international perspective. It begins with Homer looking westward, and ends with Henry James crossing the Atlantic eastwards. In between, the book examines the projection of images of the East onto an as-yet …
English Fiction of the Romantic Period 1789-1830
Av Gary Kelly
E-bok, 2016
1247 kr
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English Fiction of the Romantic Period 1789-1830 is the first comprehensive historical survey of fiction from that period for many decades. It combines a clear awareness of the period's social history with recent developments in literary criticism, theory and history, and explains the astounding …
English Fiction of the Romantic Period 1789-1830
Av Gary Kelly
E-bok, 2016
1234 kr
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English Fiction of the Romantic Period 1789-1830 is the first comprehensive historical survey of fiction from that period for many decades. It combines a clear awareness of the period's social history with recent developments in literary criticism, theory and history, and explains the astounding …
