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York Notes Companions: The Long 18th Century
Literature from 1660-1790
Häftad, 2010
184 kr
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From Restoration poets and playwrights Dryden, Rochester and Behn, through to the great eighteenth-century novelists and satirists Richardson, Burney and Defoe, this volume discusses the key literary developments of the age. Covering important topics of debate, such as trade, expansion and slavery, …
York Notes Companions: Postwar Literature
1950 to 1990
Av William May
Häftad, 2010
180 kr
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The literature of the second half of the twentieth century is characterised by a tension between conservatism and innovation. This volume examines the key writers and genres that explore this idea, including the postmodern novels of Julian Barnes, Angela Carter and Graham Swift, the modern lyrics …
York Notes Companions: Medieval Literature
Häftad, 2010
184 kr
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This volume spans five centuries of post-Conquest literature, written at a time in which enormous social, political and linguistic changes transformed life in Britain. Medieval genres such as Arthurian romance, lyrics, dream narratives and mystery plays are brought to life and accompanied by …
York Notes Companions: Modernist Literature
Av Gary Day
Häftad, 2010
170 kr
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The period 1890 to 1950 is remarkable for radical innovation and literary development. This volume looks back to the origins of Modernism and the traditions that shaped it, examining texts from France, America, England and Ireland to provide a stimulating and original take on this unique movement …
York Notes Companions: New Directions
Writing Post-1990
Av Fiona Tolan
Häftad, 2010
170 kr
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A York Notes Companion for students of contemporary literature, this volume looks at the literature of our own times, shaped by recent experiences from millennial anxieties to the events of 9/11. Placing texts within a cultural and critical context, the book discusses emerging genres such as …
York Notes Companions: Renaissance Poetry and Prose
Av June Waudby
Häftad, 2010
184 kr
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A fresh and exciting approach to the poetry and prose of the Renaissance which discusses the best-known writers and poets of the age – Shakespeare, Milton, Spenser and Donne – alongside writers much newer to the canon, such as Mary Sidney, Anne Locke and Aemilia Lanyer. The cultural context of the …
York Notes Companions: Romantic Literature
Av John Gilroy
Häftad, 2010
170 kr
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The literature of the Romantic era is steeped in the politics of revolution and reaction. This volume looks at first and second generation poets such as Wordsworth, Blake, Byron and Shelley and explores their engagement with the turbulent history of their times. Other genres such as drama, fiction …
York Notes Companions: Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama
Av Hugh Mackay
Häftad, 2010
184 kr
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This companion brings Renaissance drama to life by considering such classic plays as Hamlet , Othello and Dr Faustus from the perspective of contemporary theatre-goers. Discussions of Shakespeare’s masterpieces are accompanied by examinations of the work of lesser known playwrights and …
York Notes Companions: Victorian Literature
Av Beth Palmer
Häftad, 2010
170 kr
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An accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the era, this companion explores influential dramatic works by Ibsen, Shaw and Wilde; the poetry of mourning; novelistic genres, including social problem novels and sensation fiction; and the literature of the fin de siècle ’s aesthetes and decadents. …
York Notes Companions Children's Literature
Av Lucy Pearson
Häftad, 2011
189 kr
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This volume discusses Children’s Literature through the ages from fairy tales and early didactic literature through to the classics of the nineteenth and twentieth-centuries and the modern day.
York Notes Companions Nineteenth Century American Literature
Häftad, 2011
175 kr
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This volume examines the literature and culture of nineteenth century America, covering genres such as the early American novel, realist fiction and historical romance.
York Notes Companions Twentieth Century American Literature and Beyond
Häftad, 2011
175 kr
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Exploring the range and diversity of American literature, this volume discusses classic works of drama, prose and poetry of the twentieth century.
York Notes Companions Postcolonial Literature
Häftad, 2011
171 kr
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This volume mines the diversity and richness of the literature and literary theory produced in the postcolonial era, discussing texts and ideas from all over the world.
York Notes Companions Gothic Literature
Häftad, 2011
175 kr
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An exploration of Gothic literature from its origins in Horace Walpole’s 1764 classic The Castle of Otranto , through Romantic and Victorian Gothic to modernist and postmodernist takes on the form.
