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  • af Andrew Blades
    133,95 kr.

    Exploring the range and diversity of twentieth-century American literature, this volume discusses classic works of drama, prose and poetry, as well as key topics such as the American city, masculinities, race and the American home. Key texts include: Tender is the Night, Light in August,'A True Account of Talking to the Sun at Fire Island' and Long Day's Journey into Night.

  • af Carole Maddern
    128,95 kr.

  • af Beth Palmer
    128,95 kr.

    An accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the era, this Companion explores influential dramatic works by Ibsen, Shaw and Wilde; the poetry of mourning; novelistic genres, including social problem novels and sensation fiction; and the literature of the fin de siècle's aesthetes and decadents. Cultural and historical debates - focussing on empire, national identity, science and evolution, print culture and gender - supply essential context alongside discussion of relevant critical theory.

  • af Susan Chaplin
    133,95 kr.

    An exploration of Gothic literature from its origins in Horace Walpole's 1764 classic The Castle of Otranto, through Romantic and Victorian Gothic to modernist and postmodernist takes on the form. The volume surveys key debates such as Female Gothic, the Gothic narrator and nation and empire, and focuses on a wide range of texts including The Mysteries of Udolpho, Frankenstein,Jane Eyre, Dracula,The Magic Toyshop and The Shining.

  • af John Gilroy
    128,95 kr.

    The literature of the Romantic era is steeped in the politics of revolution and reaction. This Companion looks at first and second generation poets such as Wordsworth, Blake, Byron and Shelley and explores their engagement with the turbulent history of their times. Other genres such as drama, fiction and travel writing are also discussed, with close attention paid to texts by Walpole, Austen and Mary Wollstonecraft. Combining thematic analysis with modern critical perspectives, the volume also includes key contextual sections focusing on "Imagination, Truth and Reason", "Heroes and Anti-heroes" and "Faith, Myth and Doubt".

  • af Lucy Pearson
    133,95 kr.

    This volume discusses the many ages of Children's Literature, from fairy tales and early didactic literature through to the classics of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and the modern day. Genres such as realism, fantasy, young adult literature and picture books are examined alongside debates on race, ideology, criticism and the future of Children's Literature. Featuring discussions of key texts such asAlice's Adventures in Wonderland,Swallows and Amazons, Forever, The Illustrated Mum, Where the Wild Things Are andThe Cat in the Hat.

  • af Rowland Hughes
    133,95 kr.

    This volume examines the literature and culture of nineteenth-century America, covering genres such as the early American novel, realist fiction and historical romance, short stories and poetry, as well as key debates such as the American landscape, global identity, women's writing and the city, all set against the backdrop of revolution, independence, civil war and consolidation. Texts discussed include: The Scarlet Letter, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Leaves of Graves, The White Heron and selected slave narratives.

  • - 1890-1950
    af Gary Day
    128,95 kr.

  • - Literature from 1660-1790
    af Penny Pritchard
    128,95 kr.

    From Restoration poets and playwrights Dryden, Rochester and Behn, through to the great eighteenth-century novelists and satirists Richardson, Burney and Defoe, this volume discusses the key literary developments of the age. Covering important topics of debate, such as trade, expansion and slavery, nature, liberty, and print culture, this York Notes Companion also incorporates relevant critical theory throughout for a complete and wide-ranging introduction.

  • - 1950 to 1990
    af William May
    128,95 kr.

    The literature of the second half of the twentieth century is characterised by a tension between conservatism and innovation. This volume examines the key writers and genres that explore this idea, including the postmodern novels of Julian Barnes, Angela Carter and Graham Swift, the modern lyrics of Philip Larkin, Sylvia Plath and Stevie Smith, and the inventive dramas of Samuel Beckett, Caryl Churchill and Tom Stoppard. Chapters focussing on "Nostalgia and Nationality", "Class and Education" and "Sex and Identity" provide important historical and social context, and combine with a range of key critical approaches to provide an indispensable guide to the era.

  • - Writing Post-1990
    af Fiona Tolan
    128,95 kr.