The Cambridge Introduction To The Eighteenth Century Novel

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A clearly written account of the development of the novel over the course of the long eighteenth century.

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Genre : Literary Criticism
Author : April London
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release : 2012-04-05
File : 261 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780521895354


The Cambridge Companion To The Eighteenth Century Novel

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In the past twenty years our understanding of the novel's emergence in eighteenth-century Britain has drastically changed. Drawing on new research in social and political history, the twelve contributors to this Companion challenge and refine the traditional view of the novel's origins and purposes. In various ways each seeks to show that the novel is not defined primarily by its realism of representation, but by the new ideological and cultural functions it serves in the emerging modern world of print culture. Sentimental and Gothic fiction and fiction by women are discussed, alongside detailed readings of work by Defoe, Swift, Richardson, Henry Fielding, Sterne, Smollett, and Burney. This multifaceted picture of the novel in its formative decades provides a comprehensive and indispensable guide for students of the eighteenth-century British novel, and its place within the culture of its time.

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Genre : Literary Criticism
Author : John Richetti
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release : 1996-09-05
File : 308 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0521429455


The Cambridge Introduction To The Novel

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Beginning its life as the sensational entertainment of the eighteenth century, the novel has become the major literary genre of modern times. Drawing on hundreds of examples of famous novels from all over the world, Marina MacKay explores the essential aspects of the novel and its history: where novels came from and why we read them; how we think about their styles and techniques, their people, plots, places, and politics. Between the main chapters are longer readings of individual works, from Don Quixote to Midnight's Children. A glossary of key terms and a guide to further reading are included, making this an ideal accompaniment to introductory courses on the novel.

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Genre : Literary Criticism
Author : Marina MacKay
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release : 2010-11-25
File : 229 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781139493574


The Cambridge Companion To Postcolonial Literary Studies

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Offers a lucid introduction to postcolonial studies, one of the most important strands in recent literary theory and cultural studies.

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Genre : Literary Criticism
Author : Neil Lazarus
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release : 2004-07-15
File : 358 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0521534186


The Cambridge Introduction To Postmodern Fiction

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A lucid exploration of the key features of postmodernism and the most important authors from Beckett to DeLillo.

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Genre : Literary Criticism
Author : Bran Nicol
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release : 2009-10-08
File : 240 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780521861571


The Cambridge Introduction To French Literature

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An engaging, highly accessible and informative introduction to French literature from the Middle Ages to the present.

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Genre : Literary Criticism
Author : Brian Nelson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release : 2015-06-11
File : 321 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780521887083


The Cambridge Introduction To British Fiction 1900 1950

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A comprehensive overview of both modernist and popular British fiction of the first half of the twentieth century.

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Genre : Literary Criticism
Author : Robert L. Caserio
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release : 2019-04-18
File : 305 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781107029286


The Cambridge Introduction To Theatre And Literature Of The Absurd

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This accessible Introduction provides an in-depth overview of absurdism and its key figures in theatre and literature, from Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter to Tom Stoppard. Essential reading for students, this book provides the necessary tools to develop the study of some of the twentieth century's most influential works.

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Genre : Drama
Author : Michael Y. Bennett
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release : 2015-10-26
File : 177 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781107053922


The Cambridge Introduction To American Poetry Since 1945

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Contemporary American poetry can often seem intimidating and daunting in its variety and complexity. This engaging and accessible book provides the first comprehensive introduction to the rich body of American poetry that has flourished since 1945 and offers a useful map to its current landscape. By exploring the major poets, movements, and landmark poems at the heart of this era, this book presents a compelling new version of the history of American poetry that takes into account its variety and breadth, its recent evolution in the new millennium, its ever-increasing diversity, and its ongoing engagement with politics and culture. Combining illuminating close readings of a wide range of representative poems with detailed discussion of historical, political, and aesthetic contexts, this book examines how poets have tirelessly invented new forms and styles to respond to the complex realities of American life and culture.

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Genre : Literary Criticism
Author : Andrew Epstein
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release : 2022-12-15
File : 277 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781108652735


The Eighteenth Century

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Genre : History
Author : Kevin L. Cope
Publisher : AMS Press
Release : 2007-09
File : 712 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0404622313