Author: Mario T. García
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816533555
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Literature as History represents a unique way to rethink history. Mario T. García, a leader in the field of Chicano history and one of the foremost historians of his generation, explores how Chicano historians can use Chicano and Latino literature as important historical sources.
Literature as History
Author: Mario T. García
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816533555
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Literature as History represents a unique way to rethink history. Mario T. García, a leader in the field of Chicano history and one of the foremost historians of his generation, explores how Chicano historians can use Chicano and Latino literature as important historical sources.
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816533555
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Literature as History represents a unique way to rethink history. Mario T. García, a leader in the field of Chicano history and one of the foremost historians of his generation, explores how Chicano historians can use Chicano and Latino literature as important historical sources.
A Little History of Literature
Author: John Sutherland
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300188366
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
From The Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter, this rollicking romp through the world of literature reveals how writings from all over the world can transport us and help us to make sense of what it means to be human.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300188366
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
From The Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter, this rollicking romp through the world of literature reveals how writings from all over the world can transport us and help us to make sense of what it means to be human.
Literature in the Ashes of History
Author: Cathy Caruth
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421411555
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
These stories of trauma cannot be limited to the catastrophes they name, and the theory of catastrophic history may ultimately be written in a language that already lingers in a time that comes to us from the other side of the disaster.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421411555
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
These stories of trauma cannot be limited to the catastrophes they name, and the theory of catastrophic history may ultimately be written in a language that already lingers in a time that comes to us from the other side of the disaster.
A History of American Literature
Author: Richard Gray
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444345680
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 933
Book Description
Updated throughout and with much new material, A History of American Literature, Second Edition, is the most up-to-date and comprehensive survey available of the myriad forms of American Literature from pre-Columbian times to the present. The most comprehensive and up-to-date history of American literature available today Covers fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction, as well as other forms of literature including folktale, spirituals, the detective story, the thriller, and science fiction Explores the plural character of American literature, including the contributions made by African American, Native American, Hispanic and Asian American writers Considers how our understanding of American literature has changed over the past?thirty years Situates American literature in the contexts of American history, politics and society Offers an invaluable introduction to American literature for students at all levels, academic and general readers
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444345680
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 933
Book Description
Updated throughout and with much new material, A History of American Literature, Second Edition, is the most up-to-date and comprehensive survey available of the myriad forms of American Literature from pre-Columbian times to the present. The most comprehensive and up-to-date history of American literature available today Covers fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction, as well as other forms of literature including folktale, spirituals, the detective story, the thriller, and science fiction Explores the plural character of American literature, including the contributions made by African American, Native American, Hispanic and Asian American writers Considers how our understanding of American literature has changed over the past?thirty years Situates American literature in the contexts of American history, politics and society Offers an invaluable introduction to American literature for students at all levels, academic and general readers
A New History of German Literature
Author: David E. Wellbery
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674015036
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1038
Book Description
'A New History of German Literature' offers some 200 essays on events in German literary history.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674015036
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1038
Book Description
'A New History of German Literature' offers some 200 essays on events in German literary history.
The History of English Literature
Author: Peter Conrad
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
English Literature in Context
Author: Paul Poplawski
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107141672
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 757
Book Description
From Anglo-Saxon runes to postcolonial rap, this undergraduate textbook covers the social and historical contexts of the whole of the English literature.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107141672
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 757
Book Description
From Anglo-Saxon runes to postcolonial rap, this undergraduate textbook covers the social and historical contexts of the whole of the English literature.
A History of Icelandic Literature
Author: Stefán Einarsson
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421435462
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
Originally published in 1957. Stefán Einarsson covers almost a thousand years of Icelandic literature in tracing the influence of the sagas and eddic poems. The book begins with background on Icelandic literature, outlining its literary roots in Scandinavia. Following this, Einarsson provides a thorough survey of Icelandic literature through the 1950s.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421435462
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
Originally published in 1957. Stefán Einarsson covers almost a thousand years of Icelandic literature in tracing the influence of the sagas and eddic poems. The book begins with background on Icelandic literature, outlining its literary roots in Scandinavia. Following this, Einarsson provides a thorough survey of Icelandic literature through the 1950s.
The Crossroads of American History and Literature
Author:
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271043180
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271043180
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
History in Literature
Author: Edward Quinn
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438110359
Category : History in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Alphabetically arranged articles discuss the major events, figures and movements of the twentieth century and how they have been depicted in literature.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438110359
Category : History in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Alphabetically arranged articles discuss the major events, figures and movements of the twentieth century and how they have been depicted in literature.