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.
The Cambridge Companion to Autobiography
The Cambridge Companion to Canadian Literature
Author: Eva-Marie Kröller
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521891318
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
This book offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to major writers, genres and topics in Canadian literature. Contributors pay attention to the social, political and economic developments that have informed literary events. Broad surveys of fiction, drama, and poetry are complemented by chapters on Aboriginal writing, francophone writing, autobiography, literary criticism, writing by women, and the emergence of urban writing in a country traditionally defined by its regions. Also discussed are genres that have a special place in Canadian literature, such as nature-writing, exploration- and travel-writing, and short fiction.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521891318
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
This book offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to major writers, genres and topics in Canadian literature. Contributors pay attention to the social, political and economic developments that have informed literary events. Broad surveys of fiction, drama, and poetry are complemented by chapters on Aboriginal writing, francophone writing, autobiography, literary criticism, writing by women, and the emergence of urban writing in a country traditionally defined by its regions. Also discussed are genres that have a special place in Canadian literature, such as nature-writing, exploration- and travel-writing, and short fiction.
The Cambridge Companion to Hobbes
Author: Tom Sorell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521422444
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The most convenient, accessible guide to Hobbes available.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521422444
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The most convenient, accessible guide to Hobbes available.
The Cambridge Companion to Goethe
Author: Lesley Sharpe
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521665605
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to Goethe provides a stimulating and accessible survey of this many-sided figure. The volume places Goethe in the context of the Germany and Europe of his lifetime. His literary work is covered in individual chapters on poetry, drama (with a separate chapter on Faust), prose fiction and autobiography. A wide-ranging survey of reception inside and outside Germany and an extensive guide to further reading round off this volume, which will appeal to students and specialists alike.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521665605
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to Goethe provides a stimulating and accessible survey of this many-sided figure. The volume places Goethe in the context of the Germany and Europe of his lifetime. His literary work is covered in individual chapters on poetry, drama (with a separate chapter on Faust), prose fiction and autobiography. A wide-ranging survey of reception inside and outside Germany and an extensive guide to further reading round off this volume, which will appeal to students and specialists alike.
The Cambridge Companion to Malcolm X
Author: Robert E. Terrill
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139825453
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Malcolm X is one of the most important figures in the twentieth-century struggle for equality in America. With the passing of time, and changing attitudes to race and religion in American society, the significance of a public figure like Malcolm X continues to evolve and to challenge. This Companion presents new perspectives on Malcolm X's life and legacy in a series of specially commissioned essays by prominent scholars from a range of disciplines. As a result, this is an unusually rich analysis of this important African American leader, orator, and cultural icon. Intended as a source of information on his life, career and influence and as an innovative substantive scholarly contribution in its own right, the book also includes an introduction, a chronology of the life of Malcolm X, and a select bibliography.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139825453
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Malcolm X is one of the most important figures in the twentieth-century struggle for equality in America. With the passing of time, and changing attitudes to race and religion in American society, the significance of a public figure like Malcolm X continues to evolve and to challenge. This Companion presents new perspectives on Malcolm X's life and legacy in a series of specially commissioned essays by prominent scholars from a range of disciplines. As a result, this is an unusually rich analysis of this important African American leader, orator, and cultural icon. Intended as a source of information on his life, career and influence and as an innovative substantive scholarly contribution in its own right, the book also includes an introduction, a chronology of the life of Malcolm X, and a select bibliography.
The Cambridge Companion to Anthony Trollope
Author: Carolyn Dever
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521886368
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
A state-of-the-field review of critical perspectives on the work of Anthony Trollope.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521886368
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
A state-of-the-field review of critical perspectives on the work of Anthony Trollope.
The Cambridge Companion to Dante
Author: Rachel Jacoff
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521844304
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
A fully updated 2007 edition of this useful and accessible coursebook on Dante's works, context and reception history.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521844304
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
A fully updated 2007 edition of this useful and accessible coursebook on Dante's works, context and reception history.
The Cambridge Companion to Gay and Lesbian Writing
Author: Hugh Stevens
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521888441
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
In the last two decades, lesbian and gay studies have transformed literary studies. The Cambridge Companion to Gay and Lesbian Writing introduces readers to important concepts, methods and cultural and historical debates relevant to the study of sexuality and literature.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521888441
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
In the last two decades, lesbian and gay studies have transformed literary studies. The Cambridge Companion to Gay and Lesbian Writing introduces readers to important concepts, methods and cultural and historical debates relevant to the study of sexuality and literature.
The Cambridge Companion to Autobiography
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Languages : en
Pages :
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A historical overview of the genre from the foundational works of Augustine, Montaigne, and Rousseau through the great autobiographies of the Romantic, Victorian, and modern eras. Sixteen essays from distinguished scholars and critics explore the diverse forms, audiences, styles, and motives that are loosely collected under the rubric of autobiography.
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Languages : en
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Book Description
A historical overview of the genre from the foundational works of Augustine, Montaigne, and Rousseau through the great autobiographies of the Romantic, Victorian, and modern eras. Sixteen essays from distinguished scholars and critics explore the diverse forms, audiences, styles, and motives that are loosely collected under the rubric of autobiography.
The Cambridge Companion to Abelard
Author: Jeffrey E. Brower
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521775960
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521775960
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
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