Author: A. David Moody
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107493706
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
In this Companion, an international team of leading T. S. Eliot scholars contribute studies of different facets of the writer's work to build up a carefully co-ordinated and fully rounded introduction. Five chapters give a complete account of Eliot's poems and plays from several distinct points of view. The major aspects and issues of his life and thought are assessed: his American origins and his becoming English; his position as a philosopher; his literary, social, and political criticism; and the evolution of his religious sense. Later chapters place his work in a number of historical perspectives; and the final chapter provides an expert review of the whole field of Eliot studies and is supplemented by a listing of the most significant publications. There is a useful chronological outline. Taken as a whole, the Companion comprises an essential handbook for students and other readers of Eliot.
The Cambridge Companion to T. S. Eliot
Author: A. David Moody
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107493706
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
In this Companion, an international team of leading T. S. Eliot scholars contribute studies of different facets of the writer's work to build up a carefully co-ordinated and fully rounded introduction. Five chapters give a complete account of Eliot's poems and plays from several distinct points of view. The major aspects and issues of his life and thought are assessed: his American origins and his becoming English; his position as a philosopher; his literary, social, and political criticism; and the evolution of his religious sense. Later chapters place his work in a number of historical perspectives; and the final chapter provides an expert review of the whole field of Eliot studies and is supplemented by a listing of the most significant publications. There is a useful chronological outline. Taken as a whole, the Companion comprises an essential handbook for students and other readers of Eliot.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107493706
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
In this Companion, an international team of leading T. S. Eliot scholars contribute studies of different facets of the writer's work to build up a carefully co-ordinated and fully rounded introduction. Five chapters give a complete account of Eliot's poems and plays from several distinct points of view. The major aspects and issues of his life and thought are assessed: his American origins and his becoming English; his position as a philosopher; his literary, social, and political criticism; and the evolution of his religious sense. Later chapters place his work in a number of historical perspectives; and the final chapter provides an expert review of the whole field of Eliot studies and is supplemented by a listing of the most significant publications. There is a useful chronological outline. Taken as a whole, the Companion comprises an essential handbook for students and other readers of Eliot.
The New Cambridge Companion to T. S. Eliot
Author: Jason Harding
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107037018
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Drawing on the latest scholarship and criticism, this volume provides an authoritative, accessible introduction to T. S. Eliot's complete oeuvre. It extends the focus of the original 1994 Companion, addressing issues such as gender and sexuality and challenging received accounts of his at times controversial critical reception.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107037018
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Drawing on the latest scholarship and criticism, this volume provides an authoritative, accessible introduction to T. S. Eliot's complete oeuvre. It extends the focus of the original 1994 Companion, addressing issues such as gender and sexuality and challenging received accounts of his at times controversial critical reception.
The Cambridge Companion to T.S. Eliot
Author: Anthony David Moody
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521421270
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
An essential introduction and handbook for students and other readers of T. S. Eliot.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521421270
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
An essential introduction and handbook for students and other readers of T. S. Eliot.
The Cambridge Companion to The Waste Land
Author: Gabrielle McIntire
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107050677
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
This Companion offers fresh critical perspectives on T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land that will be invaluable to scholars, students, and general readers.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107050677
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
This Companion offers fresh critical perspectives on T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land that will be invaluable to scholars, students, and general readers.
The Cambridge Companion to Ezra Pound
Author: Ira B. Nadel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139825089
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
This Companion contains fifteen chapters by leading international scholars, who together reflect diverse but complementary approaches to the study of Ezra Pound's poetry and prose. They consider the poetics, foreign influences, economics, politics and publication history of Pound's entire corpus, and reveal his importance in developing some of the key movements in twentieth-century poetry. The book also situates Pound's work in the context of Modernism, illustrating his influence on contemporaries like T. S. Eliot and James Joyce. Taken together, the chapters offer a sustained examination of one of the most versatile, influential and certainly controversial poets of the modern period.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139825089
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
This Companion contains fifteen chapters by leading international scholars, who together reflect diverse but complementary approaches to the study of Ezra Pound's poetry and prose. They consider the poetics, foreign influences, economics, politics and publication history of Pound's entire corpus, and reveal his importance in developing some of the key movements in twentieth-century poetry. The book also situates Pound's work in the context of Modernism, illustrating his influence on contemporaries like T. S. Eliot and James Joyce. Taken together, the chapters offer a sustained examination of one of the most versatile, influential and certainly controversial poets of the modern period.
The Cambridge Introduction to T. S. Eliot
Author: John Xiros Cooper
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 113945790X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
T. S. Eliot is not only one of the most important poets of the twentieth century; as literary critic and commentator on culture and society, his writing continues to be profoundly influential. Every student of English must engage with his writing to understand the course of modern literature. This book provides the perfect introduction to key aspects of Eliot's life and work, as well as to the wider contexts of modernism in which he wrote. John Xiros Cooper explains how Eliot was influenced by the intellectual climate of both twentieth-century Britain and America, and how he became a key cultural figure on both sides of the Atlantic. The continuing controversies surrounding his writing and his thought are also addressed. With a useful guide to further reading, this is the most informative and accessible introduction to T. S. Eliot.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 113945790X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
T. S. Eliot is not only one of the most important poets of the twentieth century; as literary critic and commentator on culture and society, his writing continues to be profoundly influential. Every student of English must engage with his writing to understand the course of modern literature. This book provides the perfect introduction to key aspects of Eliot's life and work, as well as to the wider contexts of modernism in which he wrote. John Xiros Cooper explains how Eliot was influenced by the intellectual climate of both twentieth-century Britain and America, and how he became a key cultural figure on both sides of the Atlantic. The continuing controversies surrounding his writing and his thought are also addressed. With a useful guide to further reading, this is the most informative and accessible introduction to T. S. Eliot.
The Cambridge Companion to American Modernism
Author: Walter Kalaidjian
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521829953
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Original essays by twelve distinguished international scholars offer critical overviews of the major genres, literary culture, and social contexts that define the current state of scholarship. This Companion also features a chronology of key events and publication dates covering the first half of the twentieth century in the United States. The introductory reference guide concludes with a current bibliography of further reading organized by chapter topics.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521829953
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Original essays by twelve distinguished international scholars offer critical overviews of the major genres, literary culture, and social contexts that define the current state of scholarship. This Companion also features a chronology of key events and publication dates covering the first half of the twentieth century in the United States. The introductory reference guide concludes with a current bibliography of further reading organized by chapter topics.
The Cambridge Companion to English Poets
Author: Claude Julien Rawson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521874343
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 581
Book Description
This volume provides essays by twenty-nine leading scholars and critics on the best English poets from Chaucer to Larkin.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521874343
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 581
Book Description
This volume provides essays by twenty-nine leading scholars and critics on the best English poets from Chaucer to Larkin.
The Cambridge Companion to American Poets
Author: Mark Richardson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107123828
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 491
Book Description
This Companion brings together essays on some fifty-four American poets, from Anne Bradstreet to contemporary performance poetry. This book also examines such movements in American poetry as modernism, the Harlem (or New Negro) Renaissance, "confessional" poetry, the Black Mountain School, the New York School, the Beats, and L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107123828
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 491
Book Description
This Companion brings together essays on some fifty-four American poets, from Anne Bradstreet to contemporary performance poetry. This book also examines such movements in American poetry as modernism, the Harlem (or New Negro) Renaissance, "confessional" poetry, the Black Mountain School, the New York School, the Beats, and L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry.
The Cambridge Companion to Literature and the Posthuman
Author: Bruce Clarke
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107086205
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
This book gathers diverse critical treatments from fifteen scholars of the posthuman and posthumanism together in a single volume.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107086205
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
This book gathers diverse critical treatments from fifteen scholars of the posthuman and posthumanism together in a single volume.