Author: Ernest Dressel North
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Catalogue of an Exhibition of One Hundred Famous First Editions in English and French Literature from December 1st to 14th, 1909
Author: Ernest Dressel North
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Encyclopedia of the Essay
Author: Tracy Chevalier
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135314101
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
This groundbreaking new source of international scope defines the essay as nonfictional prose texts of between one and 50 pages in length. The more than 500 entries by 275 contributors include entries on nationalities, various categories of essays such as generic (such as sermons, aphorisms), individual major works, notable writers, and periodicals that created a market for essays, and particularly famous or significant essays. The preface details the historical development of the essay, and the alphabetically arranged entries usually include biographical sketch, nationality, era, selected writings list, additional readings, and anthologies
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135314101
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
This groundbreaking new source of international scope defines the essay as nonfictional prose texts of between one and 50 pages in length. The more than 500 entries by 275 contributors include entries on nationalities, various categories of essays such as generic (such as sermons, aphorisms), individual major works, notable writers, and periodicals that created a market for essays, and particularly famous or significant essays. The preface details the historical development of the essay, and the alphabetically arranged entries usually include biographical sketch, nationality, era, selected writings list, additional readings, and anthologies
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of Congress
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Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760–1850
Author: Christopher John Murray
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135455791
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1303
Book Description
In 850 analytical articles, this two-volume set explores the developments that influenced the profound changes in thought and sensibility during the second half of the eighteenth century and the first half of the nineteenth century. The Encyclopedia provides readers with a clear, detailed, and accurate reference source on the literature, thought, music, and art of the period, demonstrating the rich interplay of international influences and cross-currents at work; and to explore the many issues raised by the very concepts of Romantic and Romanticism.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135455791
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1303
Book Description
In 850 analytical articles, this two-volume set explores the developments that influenced the profound changes in thought and sensibility during the second half of the eighteenth century and the first half of the nineteenth century. The Encyclopedia provides readers with a clear, detailed, and accurate reference source on the literature, thought, music, and art of the period, demonstrating the rich interplay of international influences and cross-currents at work; and to explore the many issues raised by the very concepts of Romantic and Romanticism.
French Dramatists, 1789-1914
Author: Barbara T. Cooper
Publisher: Dictionary of Literary Biograp
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Essays on French dramatists writing during a period when Paris and the provinces saw thousands of dramatic works in a myriad of genres. These plays offered not only entertainment, but broached serious political and social issues as well, during a time of government censorship. Includes information on the various forms of theatrical entertainment, and the various types of playwriting, including melodrama, romantic drama, tragedies, comedies and realistic dramas.
Publisher: Dictionary of Literary Biograp
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Essays on French dramatists writing during a period when Paris and the provinces saw thousands of dramatic works in a myriad of genres. These plays offered not only entertainment, but broached serious political and social issues as well, during a time of government censorship. Includes information on the various forms of theatrical entertainment, and the various types of playwriting, including melodrama, romantic drama, tragedies, comedies and realistic dramas.
The Encyclopedia Americana
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 856
Book Description
A thirty-volume encyclopedia covering important world events while providing major new treatments of selected topics in various academic fields.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 856
Book Description
A thirty-volume encyclopedia covering important world events while providing major new treatments of selected topics in various academic fields.
Reference Guide to World Literature
Author: Tom Pendergast
Publisher: Saint James Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1174
Book Description
Covers writers from the ancient Greeks to 20th-century authors. Includes biographical-bibliographical entries on nearly 500 writers and approximately 550 entries focusing on significant works of world literature. Each author entry provides a detailed overview of the writer's life and works. Work entries cover a particular piece of world literature in detail.
Publisher: Saint James Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1174
Book Description
Covers writers from the ancient Greeks to 20th-century authors. Includes biographical-bibliographical entries on nearly 500 writers and approximately 550 entries focusing on significant works of world literature. Each author entry provides a detailed overview of the writer's life and works. Work entries cover a particular piece of world literature in detail.
The Encyclopedia Americana: Civilization to Coronium
Author:
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
Drama Criticism, Volume 27
Author: Jelena O. Krstovic
Publisher: Drama Criticism
ISBN: 9780787681111
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Annotation Each volume of this resource covers four to eight significant dramatists or plays. For each play or playwright featured, a full range of critical opinion is presented, along with a biographical sketch, a chronological list of the writer's major works and more.
Publisher: Drama Criticism
ISBN: 9780787681111
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Annotation Each volume of this resource covers four to eight significant dramatists or plays. For each play or playwright featured, a full range of critical opinion is presented, along with a biographical sketch, a chronological list of the writer's major works and more.
'American Book Publishing Record' Cumulative
Author: R. R. Bowker LLC
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1260
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1260
Book Description