Routledge Library Editions: The American Novel – serie
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Herman Melville
Inbunden, 2017
1941 kr
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In this fascinating and revealing book, first published in 1968, Maxwell examines the life and work of Herman Melville. By dividing extracts of Melville’s work in chronological order, the sections clearly illustrate the various facets of Melville’s technique and thought as it evolves. This title is …
Herman Melville
Häftad, 2019
595 kr
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In this fascinating and revealing book, first published in 1968, Maxwell examines the life and work of Herman Melville. By dividing extracts of Melville’s work in chronological order, the sections clearly illustrate the various facets of Melville’s technique and thought as it evolves. This title is …
Figures of Division
William Faulkner's Major Novels
Inbunden, 2017
2454 kr
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Originally published in 1986. William Faulkner’s major novels represent one of the earliest American explorations into the paradoxes inherent in both literary discourse and racial segregation in the American South. Figures of Division demonstrates that these works reject conventional divisions and …
Figures of Division
William Faulkner's Major Novels
Häftad, 2019
645 kr
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Originally published in 1986. William Faulkner’s major novels represent one of the earliest American explorations into the paradoxes inherent in both literary discourse and racial segregation in the American South. Figures of Division demonstrates that these works reject conventional divisions and …
American Dream and the Popular Novel
Inbunden, 2017
2454 kr
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This title, originally published in 1985, examines conceptions of success and the good life expressed in bestselling novels – ranging from historical sagas and spy thrillers to more serious works by Updike, Bellows, Steinbeck and Mailer – published from 1945 to 1975. Using these popular books as …
American Dream and the Popular Novel
Häftad, 2019
645 kr
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This title, originally published in 1985, examines conceptions of success and the good life expressed in bestselling novels – ranging from historical sagas and spy thrillers to more serious works by Updike, Bellows, Steinbeck and Mailer – published from 1945 to 1975. Using these popular books as …
Huckleberry Finn
Inbunden, 2017
1415 kr
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Originally published in 1987. Popular from its first publication, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn remains at the centre of heated controversy. Is it an adult novel or juvenile fiction? Is Huck a new model hero from the West or just another amoral prankster? Harold Beaver reconciles these divergent …
Huckleberry Finn
Häftad, 2019
427 kr
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Originally published in 1987. Popular from its first publication, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn remains at the centre of heated controversy. Is it an adult novel or juvenile fiction? Is Huck a new model hero from the West or just another amoral prankster? Harold Beaver reconciles these divergent …
William Faulkner's Characters
An Index to the Published and Unpublished Fiction
Inbunden, 2017
2890 kr
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Originally published in 1981. This index to characters and names in the published and unpublished fiction of William Faulkner is in two parts. The first, divided into novels, short stories, and unpublished fiction, lists the characters within each individual work. The second is an index of all …
William Faulkner's Characters
An Index to the Published and Unpublished Fiction
Häftad, 2019
712 kr
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Originally published in 1981. This index to characters and names in the published and unpublished fiction of William Faulkner is in two parts. The first, divided into novels, short stories, and unpublished fiction, lists the characters within each individual work. The second is an index of all …
James Fenimore Cooper the Novelist
Inbunden, 2017
2454 kr
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Originally published in 1967. In this critical survey of the fiction of James Fenimore Cooper, George Dekker devotes a good deal of attention to Cooper’s politics. He also explores the assimilation and development of the historical novel as first perfected by Sir Walter Scott. Cooper’s major formal …
James Fenimore Cooper the Novelist
Häftad, 2019
645 kr
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Originally published in 1967. In this critical survey of the fiction of James Fenimore Cooper, George Dekker devotes a good deal of attention to Cooper’s politics. He also explores the assimilation and development of the historical novel as first perfected by Sir Walter Scott. Cooper’s major formal …
American Fiction
The Intellectual Background
Inbunden, 2017
2454 kr
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Originally published in 1963. The ‘Americanness’ of the American novel is as readily apparent as it is elusive of definition. It is the purpose of this study not to discover the reluctant formula, the comprehensive statement of national identity, but to examine the evidences of this identity in the …
American Fiction
The Intellectual Background
Häftad, 2019
712 kr
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Originally published in 1963. The ‘Americanness’ of the American novel is as readily apparent as it is elusive of definition. It is the purpose of this study not to discover the reluctant formula, the comprehensive statement of national identity, but to examine the evidences of this identity in the …
Mark Twain's Humor
Critical Essays
Inbunden, 2017
2454 kr
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Originally published in 1993. The purpose of this volume is to lay out documents which give an estimate of Mark Twain as a humourist in both historical scope and in the analysis of modern scholars. The emphasis in this collection is on how Twain developed from a contemporary humourist among many …
Mark Twain's Humor
Critical Essays
Häftad, 2019
628 kr
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Originally published in 1993. The purpose of this volume is to lay out documents which give an estimate of Mark Twain as a humourist in both historical scope and in the analysis of modern scholars. The emphasis in this collection is on how Twain developed from a contemporary humourist among many …
Assimilation Experience of Five American White Ethnic Novelists of the Twentieth Century
Inbunden, 2017
1415 kr
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This title, originally published in 1990, is a contribution to the social and literary history of ethnic groups in America. Its sources are the writings – chiefly novels – of five authors of Eastern and Southern European descent, chosen because they depict the acculturation of their people, the …
Assimilation Experience of Five American White Ethnic Novelists of the Twentieth Century
Häftad, 2019
427 kr
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This title, originally published in 1990, is a contribution to the social and literary history of ethnic groups in America. Its sources are the writings – chiefly novels – of five authors of Eastern and Southern European descent, chosen because they depict the acculturation of their people, the …
Grim Phantasms
Fear in Poe's Short Fiction
Inbunden, 2017
2102 kr
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This title, originally published in 1992, presents an assessment of Poe’s short stories that treat horror, and more specifically how he manipulated the conventions of that horror to register subtly on the fears and phobias of his reading audiences. Short-stories examined include The Black Cat, …
Grim Phantasms
Fear in Poe's Short Fiction
Häftad, 2019
645 kr
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This title, originally published in 1992, presents an assessment of Poe’s short stories that treat horror, and more specifically how he manipulated the conventions of that horror to register subtly on the fears and phobias of his reading audiences. Short-stories examined include The Black Cat, …
New Mark Twain Handbook
Av E. Hudson Long, J. R. LeMaster
Inbunden, 2017
2454 kr
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This authors of this useful handbook, originally published in 1985, not only summarise Mark Twain scholarship, but also evaluate, in much detail, the various contributions. Each chapter includes a thorough annotated bibliography. This title also includes a comprehensive chronological table of the …
Dickinson Scholarship
An Annotated Bibliography 1969-1985
Inbunden, 2017
1751 kr
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This bibliography, first published in 1988, is intended to make more readily accessible the wealth of Dickinson criticism and scholarship that appeared from 1969 through 1985. During the 17 years that are covered in this bibliography nearly 800 books, articles and dissertations have appeared. The …
Dickinson Scholarship
An Annotated Bibliography 1969-1985
Häftad, 2019
427 kr
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This bibliography, first published in 1988, is intended to make more readily accessible the wealth of Dickinson criticism and scholarship that appeared from 1969 through 1985. During the 17 years that are covered in this bibliography nearly 800 books, articles and dissertations have appeared. The …
New Mark Twain Handbook
Av E. Hudson Long, J. R. LeMaster
Häftad, 2019
645 kr
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This authors of this useful handbook, originally published in 1985, not only summarise Mark Twain scholarship, but also evaluate, in much detail, the various contributions. Each chapter includes a thorough annotated bibliography. This title also includes a comprehensive chronological table of the …
William Faulkner's 'Absalom, Absalom!
A Critical Casebook
Inbunden, 2017
2454 kr
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Originally published in 1984. William Faulkner is the most studied American author of our time. This volume presents a collection of some of the best critical essays on William Faulkner’s ninth novel Absalom, Absalom!. Numerous approaches are represented; among them are theme studies, close …
William Faulkner's 'Absalom, Absalom!
A Critical Casebook
Häftad, 2019
645 kr
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Originally published in 1984. William Faulkner is the most studied American author of our time. This volume presents a collection of some of the best critical essays on William Faulkner’s ninth novel Absalom, Absalom!. Numerous approaches are represented; among them are theme studies, close …
Mark Twain
Av I. M. Walker
Inbunden, 2017
2454 kr
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Originally published in 1970. Mark Twain is generally known as a children’s writer. This serious and appreciative introduction by I. M. Walker shows that he is in fact a great writer who produced mature and developed literature. The study of his works is divided into five sections: the comic …
Mark Twain
Av I. M. Walker
Häftad, 2019
645 kr
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Originally published in 1970. Mark Twain is generally known as a children’s writer. This serious and appreciative introduction by I. M. Walker shows that he is in fact a great writer who produced mature and developed literature. The study of his works is divided into five sections: the comic …
Annotations to William Faulkner's 'The Hamlet'
Inbunden, 2017
2454 kr
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The annotations in this volume, originally published in 1996, intend to assist the reader of Faulkner’s The Hamlet to understand obscure or difficult words and passages, including literary allusions, dialect, and historical events that Faulkner uses or alludes to. This title will be of great …
Annotations to William Faulkner's 'The Hamlet'
Häftad, 2019
645 kr
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The annotations in this volume, originally published in 1996, intend to assist the reader of Faulkner’s The Hamlet to understand obscure or difficult words and passages, including literary allusions, dialect, and historical events that Faulkner uses or alludes to. This title will be of great …
