The Cambridge Introduction To The Novel
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Author | : Marina MacKay |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 2010-11-25 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1139493574 |
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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.
Author | : Janet Todd |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 3 |
Release | : 2006-09-14 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1139458558 |
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Jane Austen is unique among British novelists in maintaining her popular appeal while receiving more scholarly attention now than ever before. This innovative introduction by a leading scholar and editor of her work explains what students need to know about her novels, life, context and reception. Each novel is discussed in detail, and all the essential information about her life and literary influences, her novels and letters, and her impact on later literature and culture is covered. While the book considers the key areas of current critical focus its analysis remains thoroughly grounded in readings of the texts themselves. Janet Todd outlines what makes Austen's prose style so innovative and gives useful starting points for the study of the major works, with suggestions for further reading. This book is an essential purchase for all students of Austen, as well as for readers wanting to deepen their appreciation of the novels.
Author | : Dominic Head |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 118 |
Release | : 2009-03-26 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1139478435 |
Download The Cambridge Introduction to J. M. Coetzee Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The South African novelist and Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee is widely studied around the world and attracts considerable critical attention. With the publication of Disgrace Coetzee began to enjoy popular as well as critical acclaim, but his work can be as challenging as it is impressive. This book is addressed to students and readers of Coetzee: it is an up-to-date survey of the writer's fiction and context, written accessibly for those new to his work. All of the fiction is discussed, and the brooding presence of the political situation in South Africa, during the first part of his career, is given serious attention in a comprehensive account of the author's main influences. The revealing strand of confessional writing in the latter half of Coetzee's career is given full consideration. This Introduction will help new readers understand and appreciate one of the most important and challenging authors in contemporary literature.
Author | : Pericles Lewis |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 197 |
Release | : 2007-05-03 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1316224309 |
Download The Cambridge Introduction to Modernism Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
More than a century after its beginnings, modernism still has the power to shock, alienate or challenge readers. Modernist art and literature remain thought of as complex and difficult. This introduction explains in a readable, lively style how modernism emerged, how it is defined, and how it developed in different forms and genres. Pericles Lewis offers students a survey of literature and art in England, Ireland and Europe at the beginning of the twentieth century. He also provides an overview of critical thought on modernism and its continuing influence on the arts today, reflecting the interests of current scholarship in the social and cultural contexts of modernism. The comparative perspective on Anglo-American and European modernism shows how European movements have influenced the development of English-language modernism. Illustrated with works of art and featuring suggestions for further study, this is the ideal introduction to understanding and enjoying modernist literature and art.
Author | : Jonathan Greenberg |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Humor |
ISBN | : 1107030188 |
Download The Cambridge Introduction to Satire Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Provides a comprehensive overview for both beginning and advanced students of satiric forms from ancient poetry to contemporary digital media.
Author | : Brian Nelson |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2015-06-11 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0521887089 |
Download The Cambridge Introduction to French Literature Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
An engaging, highly accessible and informative introduction to French literature from the Middle Ages to the present.
Author | : Tessa Roynon |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 159 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1107003911 |
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Lively and accessibly written, this Introduction offers readers a guide to the complex and rewarding literature of Toni Morrison.
Author | : Emma Smith |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 6 |
Release | : 2007-03-08 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1139462393 |
Download The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This lively and innovative introduction to Shakespeare promotes active engagement with the plays, rather than recycling factual information. Covering a range of texts, it is divided into seven subject-based chapters: Character; Performance; Texts; Language; Structure; Sources and History, and it does not assume any prior knowledge. Instead, it develops ways of thinking and provides the reader with resources for independent research through the 'Where next?' sections at the end of each chapter. The book draws on scholarship without being overwhelmed by it, and unlike other introductory guides to Shakespeare it emphasizes that there is space for new and fresh thinking by students and readers, even on the most-studied and familiar plays.
Author | : John G. Peters |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 2006-09-14 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1139457926 |
Download The Cambridge Introduction to Joseph Conrad Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Joseph Conrad is one of the most intriguing and important modernist novelists. His writing continues to preoccupy twenty-first-century readers. This introduction by a leading scholar is aimed at students coming to Conrad's work for the first time. The rise of postcolonial studies has inspired interest in Conrad's themes of travel, exploration, and racial and ethnic conflict. John Peters explains how these themes are explored in his major works, Nostromo, Lord Jim and Heart of Darkness, as well as his short stories. He provides an essential overview of Conrad's fascinating life and career and his approach to writing and literature. A guide to further reading is included which points to some of the most useful secondary criticism on Conrad. This is a most comprehensive and concise introduction to studying Conrad, and will be essential reading for students of the twentieth-century novel and of modernism.
Author | : John Sitter |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2011-10-06 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1139502468 |
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For readers daunted by the formal structures and rhetorical sophistication of eighteenth-century English poetry, this introduction by John Sitter brings the techniques and the major poets of the period 1700–1785 triumphantly to life. Sitter begins by offering a guide to poetic forms ranging from heroic couplets to blank verse, then demonstrates how skilfully male and female poets of the period used them as vehicles for imaginative experience, feelings and ideas. He then provides detailed analyses of individual works by poets from Finch, Swift and Pope, to Gray, Cowper and Barbauld. An approachable introduction to English poetry and major poets of the eighteenth century, this book provides a grounding in poetic analysis useful to students and general readers of literature.