Author: Andrew Webber
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107062004
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
This book provides an informative overview of literary developments in Berlin since 1750, with more detailed readings of exemplary key texts.
The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of Berlin
Author: Andrew Webber
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107062004
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
This book provides an informative overview of literary developments in Berlin since 1750, with more detailed readings of exemplary key texts.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107062004
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
This book provides an informative overview of literary developments in Berlin since 1750, with more detailed readings of exemplary key texts.
The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of London
Author: Lawrence Manley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521897521
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
This book offers a variety of approaches to the topic of London in English literature from the Middle Ages to the present.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521897521
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
This book offers a variety of approaches to the topic of London in English literature from the Middle Ages to the present.
The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature
Author: Edward James
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107493730
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Fantasy is a creation of the Enlightenment, and the recognition that excitement and wonder can be found in imagining impossible things. From the ghost stories of the Gothic to the zombies and vampires of twenty-first-century popular literature, from Mrs Radcliffe to Ms Rowling, the fantastic has been popular with readers. Since Tolkien and his many imitators, however, it has become a major publishing phenomenon. In this volume, critics and authors of fantasy look at its history since the Enlightenment, introduce readers to some of the different codes for the reading and understanding of fantasy, and examine some of the many varieties and subgenres of fantasy; from magical realism at the more literary end of the genre, to paranormal romance at the more popular end. The book is edited by the same pair who produced The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction (winner of a Hugo Award in 2005).
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107493730
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Fantasy is a creation of the Enlightenment, and the recognition that excitement and wonder can be found in imagining impossible things. From the ghost stories of the Gothic to the zombies and vampires of twenty-first-century popular literature, from Mrs Radcliffe to Ms Rowling, the fantastic has been popular with readers. Since Tolkien and his many imitators, however, it has become a major publishing phenomenon. In this volume, critics and authors of fantasy look at its history since the Enlightenment, introduce readers to some of the different codes for the reading and understanding of fantasy, and examine some of the many varieties and subgenres of fantasy; from magical realism at the more literary end of the genre, to paranormal romance at the more popular end. The book is edited by the same pair who produced The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction (winner of a Hugo Award in 2005).
The Cambridge Companion to Literature on Screen
Author: Deborah Cartmell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521614864
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
A collection of essays covering many different aspects of literature on screen.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521614864
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
A collection of essays covering many different aspects of literature on screen.
The Cambridge Companion to Popular Fiction
Author: David Glover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521513375
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
An overview of popular literature from the early nineteenth century to the present day from a historical and comparative perspective.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521513375
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
An overview of popular literature from the early nineteenth century to the present day from a historical and comparative perspective.
The Cambridge Companion to Autobiography
Author: Maria DiBattista
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107028108
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
A historical overview of autobiography from the works of Augustine, Montaigne, and Rousseau to the Romantic, Victorian, and modern eras.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107028108
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
A historical overview of autobiography from the works of Augustine, Montaigne, and Rousseau to the Romantic, Victorian, and modern eras.
The Cambridge Companion to Modern German Culture
Author: Eva Kolinsky
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139825534
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
One of the most intriguing questions of our time is how some of the masterpieces of modernity originated in a country in which personal liberty and democracy were slow to emerge. This Companion provides an authoritative account of modern German culture since the onset of industrialisation, the rise of mass society and the nation state. Newly written and researched by experts in their respective fields, individual chapters trace developments in German culture - including national identity, class, Jews in German society, minorities and women, the functions of folk and mass culture, poetry, drama, theatre, dance, music, art, architecture, cinema and mass media - from the nineteenth century to the present. Guidance is given for further reading and a chronology is provided. In its totality the Companion shows how the political and social processes that shaped modern Germany are intertwined with cultural genres and their agendas of creative expression.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139825534
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
One of the most intriguing questions of our time is how some of the masterpieces of modernity originated in a country in which personal liberty and democracy were slow to emerge. This Companion provides an authoritative account of modern German culture since the onset of industrialisation, the rise of mass society and the nation state. Newly written and researched by experts in their respective fields, individual chapters trace developments in German culture - including national identity, class, Jews in German society, minorities and women, the functions of folk and mass culture, poetry, drama, theatre, dance, music, art, architecture, cinema and mass media - from the nineteenth century to the present. Guidance is given for further reading and a chronology is provided. In its totality the Companion shows how the political and social processes that shaped modern Germany are intertwined with cultural genres and their agendas of creative expression.
The Cambridge Companion to the Modern German Novel
Author: Graham Bartram
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521483926
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to the Modern German Novel, first published in 2004, provides a broad ranging introduction to the major trends in the development of the German novel from the 1890s to the present. Written by an international team of experts, it encompasses both modernist and realist traditions, and also includes a look back to the roots of the modern novel in the Bildungsroman of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The structure is broadly chronological, but thematically-focused chapters examine topics such as gender anxiety, images of the city, war, and women's writing; within each chapter, key works are selected for close attention. Unique in its combination of breadth of coverage and detailed analysis of individual works, and featuring a chronology and guides to further reading, this Companion will be indispensable to students and teachers.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521483926
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to the Modern German Novel, first published in 2004, provides a broad ranging introduction to the major trends in the development of the German novel from the 1890s to the present. Written by an international team of experts, it encompasses both modernist and realist traditions, and also includes a look back to the roots of the modern novel in the Bildungsroman of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The structure is broadly chronological, but thematically-focused chapters examine topics such as gender anxiety, images of the city, war, and women's writing; within each chapter, key works are selected for close attention. Unique in its combination of breadth of coverage and detailed analysis of individual works, and featuring a chronology and guides to further reading, this Companion will be indispensable to students and teachers.
The Cambridge Companion to Tolstoy
Author: Donna Tussing Orwin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521520003
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Best known for his great novels, War and Peace and Anna Karenina, Tolstoy remains one the most important nineteenth-century writers; throughout his career which spanned nearly three quarters of a century, he wrote fiction, journalistic essays and educational textbooks. The specially commissioned essays in The Cambridge Companion to Tolstoy do justice to the sheer volume of Tolstoy s writing. Key dimensions of his writing and life are explored in essays focusing on his relationship to popular writing, the issue of gender and sexuality in his fiction and his aesthetics. The introduction provides a brief, unified account of the man, for whom his art was only one activity among many. The volume is well supported by supplementary material including a detailed guide to further reading and a chronology of Tolstoy s life, the most comprehensive compiled in English to date. Altogether the volume provides an invaluable resource for students and scholars alike.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521520003
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Best known for his great novels, War and Peace and Anna Karenina, Tolstoy remains one the most important nineteenth-century writers; throughout his career which spanned nearly three quarters of a century, he wrote fiction, journalistic essays and educational textbooks. The specially commissioned essays in The Cambridge Companion to Tolstoy do justice to the sheer volume of Tolstoy s writing. Key dimensions of his writing and life are explored in essays focusing on his relationship to popular writing, the issue of gender and sexuality in his fiction and his aesthetics. The introduction provides a brief, unified account of the man, for whom his art was only one activity among many. The volume is well supported by supplementary material including a detailed guide to further reading and a chronology of Tolstoy s life, the most comprehensive compiled in English to date. Altogether the volume provides an invaluable resource for students and scholars alike.
The Cambridge Companion to Walter Benjamin
Author: David S. Ferris
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521797245
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
This Companion offers a comprehensive introduction to the thought of the highly influential twentieth-century critic and theorist Walter Benjamin. The volume provides examinations of the different aspects of Benjamin's work that have had a significant effect on contemporary critical and historical thought. Topics discussed by experts in the field include Benjamin's relation to the avant-garde movements of his time, his theories on language and mimesis, modernity, his significance and relevance to modern cultural studies, and his autobiographical writings. Additional material includes a guide to further reading and a chronology.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521797245
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
This Companion offers a comprehensive introduction to the thought of the highly influential twentieth-century critic and theorist Walter Benjamin. The volume provides examinations of the different aspects of Benjamin's work that have had a significant effect on contemporary critical and historical thought. Topics discussed by experts in the field include Benjamin's relation to the avant-garde movements of his time, his theories on language and mimesis, modernity, his significance and relevance to modern cultural studies, and his autobiographical writings. Additional material includes a guide to further reading and a chronology.