Author: Eric BulsonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107156211
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
This Companion focuses on the novel as a global genre and examines its role, impact and development.
The Cambridge Companion to the Novel
Author: Eric BulsonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107156211
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
This Companion focuses on the novel as a global genre and examines its role, impact and development.
The Cambridge Companion to the History of the Book
Author: Leslie HowsamPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107023734
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
An accessible and wide-ranging study of the history of the book within local, national and global contexts.
The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of New York
Author: Cyrus R. K. PatellPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139825410
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
New York holds a special place in America's national mythology as both the gateway to the USA and as a diverse, vibrant cultural center distinct from the rest of the nation. From the international atmosphere of the Dutch colony New Amsterdam, through the expansion of the city in the nineteenth century, to its unique appeal to artists and writers in the twentieth, New York has given its writers a unique perspective on American culture. This Companion explores the range of writing and performance in the city, celebrating Herman Melville, Walt Whitman, Edith Wharton, Eugene O'Neill, and Allen Ginsberg among a host of authors who have contributed to the city's rich literary and cultural history. Illustrated and featuring a chronology and guide to further reading, this book is the ideal guide for students of American literature as well as for all who love New York and its writers.
The Cambridge Companion to Proust
Author: Richard BalesPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139826115
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to Proust, first published in 2001, aims to provide a broad account of the major features of Marcel Proust's great work A la recherche du temps perdu (1913–27). The specially commissioned essays, by acknowledged experts on Proust, address a wide range of issues relating to his work. Progressing from background and biographical material, the chapters investigate such essential areas as the composition of the novel, its social dimension, the language in which it is couched, its intellectual parameters, its humour, its analytical profundity and its wide appeal and influence. Particular emphasis is placed on illustrating the discussion of issues by frequent recourse to textual quotation (in both French and English) and close analysis. This is the only contributory volume of its kind on Proust currently available. Together with its supportive material, a detailed chronology and bibliography, it will be of interest to scholars and students alike.
The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of New York
Author: Cyrus R. K. PatellPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521514711
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
A portrait of the diverse literary cultures of New York from its beginnings as a Dutch colony to the present.
The Cambridge Companion to the Twentieth-Century English Novel
Author: Robert L. CaserioPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521884160
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
A survey of the development of the novel since 1900, with detailed information about individual novels, themes and subgenres.
The Cambridge Companion to Popular Fiction
Author: David GloverPublisher: 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 Henry James
Author: Jonathan FreedmanPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521499248
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
A comprehensive collection of critical essays on the life and work of Henry James.
The Cambridge Companion to Nathaniel Hawthorne
Author: Richard H. MillingtonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521002042
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to Nathaniel Hawthorne offers students and teachers an introduction to Hawthorne s fiction and the lively debates that shape Hawthorne studies today. In newly commissioned essays, twelve eminent scholars of American literature introduce readers to key issues in Hawthorne scholarship and deepen our understanding of Hawthorne s writing. Each of the major novels is treated in a separate chapter, while other essays explore Hawthorne s art in relation to a stimulating array of issues and approaches. The essays reveal how Hawthorne s work explores understandings of gender relations and sexuality, of childhood and selfhood, of politics and ethics, of history and modernity. An Introduction and a selected bibliography will help students and teachers understand how Hawthorne has been a crucial figure for each generation of readers of American literature.
The Cambridge Companion to Literature on Screen
Author: Deborah CartmellPublisher: 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.