Romanticism and Transcendentalism, 1820-1865 (Research Guide to American Literature)
Added by: titito | Karma: 1198.68 | Non-Fiction, Literature Studies | 9 May 2010
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Romanticism and Transcendentalism, 1820-1865 (Research Guide to American Literature)
An engaging, full-color illustrated guide to the romantic and transcendentalist era in American literature, this updated volume provides important information on the foundations of romantic thought, romanticism and the new nation, gothic romance and sentimentalism, transcendentalism, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville, and romanticism and poetic voice. New to this edition is a section discussing American idealism.
Homer: Comprehensive Research and Study Guide (Bloom's Major Poets)
Added by: titito | Karma: 1198.68 | Non-Fiction, Literature Studies | 5 May 2010
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Homer: Comprehensive Research and Study Guide (Bloom's Major Poets)Homer, the legendary Greek poet, is often credited with having created "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey". Scholars debate whether or not such a figure actually existed, yet what remains certain is the importance of these two works as foundational texts of Western literature.
Added by: titito | Karma: 1198.68 | Non-Fiction, Literature Studies | 5 May 2010
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Maya Angelou (Bloom's Major Poets)A literature of black women's courage and experience is at the heart of Angelou's writing.
This title, Maya Angelou, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Views series, examines the major works of Maya Angelou through full-length critical essays by expert literary critics. In addition, this title features a short biography on Maya Angelou, a chronology of the author’s life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.
Added by: rszyma | Karma: 716.66 | Non-Fiction, Literature Studies | 3 May 2010
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British Writers, Retrospective Supplement III
British Writers began with a series of essays originally published by the British Council, and regular supplements have followed. The goal of the supplements has been consistent with the original idea of the series: to provide clear, informative essays aimed at the general reader. These essays often rise to a high level of craft and critical vision, but they are meant to introduce a writer of some importance in the history of British or Anglophone literature, and to provide a sense of the scope and nature of the career under review.
A lively and accessible introduction to Shakespeare's tragedies, this book begins with a discussion of tragedy before Shakespeare and considers each of Shakespeare's tragedies chronologically. It includes helpful text boxes and detailed chapters on Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello and King Lear, among other plays.
Added by: wwallace | Karma: 957.65 | Non-Fiction, Literature Studies | 6 March 2010
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Ivan Turgenev (Bloom's Modern Critical Views)
A prolific writer of short stories, character sketches, dramas, and novels, Ivan Turgenev responded to the social issues of the time. The author wrote in 19th century Russia, and has been said to work with the competing ideologies of a humanistic aesthetic and a rising materialistic social paradigm. His profound influence on English and American writers has led him to be called the novelist's novelist.
American Women Poets 1650-1950 (Bloom's Modern Critical Views)
Added by: wwallace | Karma: 957.65 | Non-Fiction, Literature Studies | 6 March 2010
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American Women Poets 1650-1950 (Bloom's Modern Critical Views)
This volume gathers together what Harold Bloom considers the best criticism on the principal American women poets. Examined is the work of Anne Bradstreet, Emily Dickinson, Gertrude Stein, H.D. (Hilda Doolittle), Marianne Moore, and Louise Bogan.
This title, American Women Poets (16501950), part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Views series, examines the major works of American Women Poets (1650-1950) through full-length critical essays by expert literary critics.
