Author: Mark Hawkins-Dady
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135314179
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
Reader's Guide Literature in English provides expert guidance to, and critical analysis of, the vast number of books available within the subject of English literature, from Anglo-Saxon times to the current American, British and Commonwealth scene. It is designed to help students, teachers and librarians choose the most appropriate books for research and study.
History of 20th-century Literature
Author: Simon Beesley
Publisher: Hamlyn (UK)
ISBN: 9780600598077
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
"Primo Levi, Colette, Angela Carter, Sinclair Lewis, Boris Pasternak, D. H. Lawrence and Agatha Christie are a few of the luminaries featured....Divided into categories such as "Magic Realism" (including Marquez are Rushdie), "African-American Writing" (Baldwin, Wright, and Ellison), "Metafictions" (Calvino, Eco), "Cult Fiction" (Richard Brautigan, John Kennedy Toole) and "Feminine Perspectives" (Iris Murdoch, Murial Spark), and replete with movie stills and photographs of many authors and their times, this accessible study treats highlights of mainstream world literature."--Publishers Weekly.
Publisher: Hamlyn (UK)
ISBN: 9780600598077
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
"Primo Levi, Colette, Angela Carter, Sinclair Lewis, Boris Pasternak, D. H. Lawrence and Agatha Christie are a few of the luminaries featured....Divided into categories such as "Magic Realism" (including Marquez are Rushdie), "African-American Writing" (Baldwin, Wright, and Ellison), "Metafictions" (Calvino, Eco), "Cult Fiction" (Richard Brautigan, John Kennedy Toole) and "Feminine Perspectives" (Iris Murdoch, Murial Spark), and replete with movie stills and photographs of many authors and their times, this accessible study treats highlights of mainstream world literature."--Publishers Weekly.
History of the Twentieth Century
Author: Martin Gilbert
Publisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 0795337329
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 723
Book Description
A chronological compilation of twentieth-century world events in one volume—from the acclaimed historian and biographer of Winston S. Churchill. The twentieth century has been one of the most unique in human history. It has seen the rise of some of humanity’s most important advances to date, as well as many of its most violent and terrifying wars. This is a condensed version of renowned historian Martin Gilbert’s masterful examination of the century’s history, offering the highlights of a three-volume work that covers more than three thousand pages. From the invention of aviation to the rise of the Internet, and from events and cataclysmic changes in Europe to those in Asia, Africa, and North America, Martin examines art, literature, war, religion, life and death, and celebration and renewal across the globe, and throughout this turbulent and astonishing century.
Publisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 0795337329
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 723
Book Description
A chronological compilation of twentieth-century world events in one volume—from the acclaimed historian and biographer of Winston S. Churchill. The twentieth century has been one of the most unique in human history. It has seen the rise of some of humanity’s most important advances to date, as well as many of its most violent and terrifying wars. This is a condensed version of renowned historian Martin Gilbert’s masterful examination of the century’s history, offering the highlights of a three-volume work that covers more than three thousand pages. From the invention of aviation to the rise of the Internet, and from events and cataclysmic changes in Europe to those in Asia, Africa, and North America, Martin examines art, literature, war, religion, life and death, and celebration and renewal across the globe, and throughout this turbulent and astonishing century.
The Cambridge History of Twentieth-Century English Literature
Author: Laura Marcus
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521820776
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 912
Book Description
Publisher Description
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521820776
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 912
Book Description
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The Routledge Concise History of Twentieth-century British Literature
Author: Ashley Dawson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415572452
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
In The Routledge Concise History of Twentieth-Century British Literature Ashley Dawson identifies the key British writers and texts, shaped by era-defining cultural and historical events and movements from the period. He provides: Analysis of works by a diverse range of influential authors Examination of the cultural and literary impact of crucial historical, social, political and cultural events Discussion of Britain's imperial status in the century and the diversification of the nation through Black and Asian British Literature Readers are also provided with a comprehensive timeline, a glossary of terms, further reading and explanatory text boxes featuring further information on key figures and events.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415572452
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
In The Routledge Concise History of Twentieth-Century British Literature Ashley Dawson identifies the key British writers and texts, shaped by era-defining cultural and historical events and movements from the period. He provides: Analysis of works by a diverse range of influential authors Examination of the cultural and literary impact of crucial historical, social, political and cultural events Discussion of Britain's imperial status in the century and the diversification of the nation through Black and Asian British Literature Readers are also provided with a comprehensive timeline, a glossary of terms, further reading and explanatory text boxes featuring further information on key figures and events.
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.
Horror of the 20th Century
Author: Robert E. Weinberg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The most renowned writers, illustrators, publishers, actors, and filmmakers are drawn together in this exquisite portrayal of horror. Every media from comics, paperbacks, hardcovers, and movies is represented in full color.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The most renowned writers, illustrators, publishers, actors, and filmmakers are drawn together in this exquisite portrayal of horror. Every media from comics, paperbacks, hardcovers, and movies is represented in full color.
Who's who in Twentieth Century Literature
Author: Martin Seymour-Smith
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 9780297770855
Category : Literature, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 9780297770855
Category : Literature, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Twentieth-Century and Contemporary American Literature in Context
Author: Linda De Roche
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781440853609
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781440853609
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Reader's Guide to Literature in English
Author: Mark Hawkins-Dady
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135314179
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
Reader's Guide Literature in English provides expert guidance to, and critical analysis of, the vast number of books available within the subject of English literature, from Anglo-Saxon times to the current American, British and Commonwealth scene. It is designed to help students, teachers and librarians choose the most appropriate books for research and study.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135314179
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
Reader's Guide Literature in English provides expert guidance to, and critical analysis of, the vast number of books available within the subject of English literature, from Anglo-Saxon times to the current American, British and Commonwealth scene. It is designed to help students, teachers and librarians choose the most appropriate books for research and study.
English Writers
Author: B. A. Sheen
Publisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781590332603
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
English Writers - A Bibliography with Vignettes
Publisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781590332603
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
English Writers - A Bibliography with Vignettes