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Author: Julian Preece
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002-02-21
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780521663915
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOffers a rounded contemporary appraisal of Central Europe's most distinctive Modernist.
Author: Carolin Duttlinger
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-06-27
Total Pages: 175
ISBN-13: 110724420X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFranz Kafka (1883–1924) is one of the most influential of modern authors, whose darkly fascinating novels and stories - where themes such as power, punishment and alienation loom large - have become emblematic of modern life. This Introduction offers a clear and accessible account of Kafka's life, work and literary influence and overturns many myths surrounding them. His texts are in fact far more engaging, diverse, light-hearted and ironic than is commonly suggested by clichés of 'the Kafkaesque'. And, once explored in detail, they are less difficult and impenetrable than is often assumed. Through close analysis of their style, imagery and narrative perspective, Carolin Duttlinger aims to give readers the confidence to (re-)discover Kafka's works without constant recourse to the mantras of critical orthodoxy. In addition, she situates Kafka's texts within their wider cultural, historical and political contexts illustrating how they respond to the concerns of their age, and of our own.
Author: Graham Bartram
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2004-04-05
Total Pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780521483926
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Cambridge Companion to the Modern German Novel, first published in 2004, provides a broad ranging introduction to the major trends in the development of the German novel from the 1890s to the present. Written by an international team of experts, it encompasses both modernist and realist traditions, and also includes a look back to the roots of the modern novel in the Bildungsroman of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The structure is broadly chronological, but thematically-focused chapters examine topics such as gender anxiety, images of the city, war, and women's writing; within each chapter, key works are selected for close attention. Unique in its combination of breadth of coverage and detailed analysis of individual works, and featuring a chronology and guides to further reading, this Companion will be indispensable to students and teachers.
Author: Philip R. Hardie
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002-05-02
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9780521775281
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOvid was one of the greatest writers of classical antiquity, and arguably the single most influential ancient poet for post-classical literature and culture. In this Cambridge Companion, chapters by leading authorities from Europe and North America discuss the backgrounds and contexts for Ovid, the individual works, and his influence on later literature and art. Coverage of essential information is combined with exciting critical approaches. This Companion is designed both as an accessible handbook for the general reader who wishes to learn about Ovid, and as a series of stimulating essays for students of Latin poetry and of the classical tradition.
Author: Edward James
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012-01-26
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 1107493730
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFantasy is a creation of the Enlightenment, and the recognition that excitement and wonder can be found in imagining impossible things. From the ghost stories of the Gothic to the zombies and vampires of twenty-first-century popular literature, from Mrs Radcliffe to Ms Rowling, the fantastic has been popular with readers. Since Tolkien and his many imitators, however, it has become a major publishing phenomenon. In this volume, critics and authors of fantasy look at its history since the Enlightenment, introduce readers to some of the different codes for the reading and understanding of fantasy, and examine some of the many varieties and subgenres of fantasy; from magical realism at the more literary end of the genre, to paranormal romance at the more popular end. The book is edited by the same pair who produced The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction (winner of a Hugo Award in 2005).
Author: Carolin Duttlinger
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 365
ISBN-13: 1107085497
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAccessible essays place Kafka in historical, political and cultural context, providing new and often unexpected perspectives on his works.
Author: Carolin Duttlinger
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-06-27
Total Pages: 175
ISBN-13: 0521760380
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn accessible, comprehensive introduction to the work, life and times of one of the twentieth century's most important writers.
Author: David Herman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2007-07-19
Total Pages: 19
ISBN-13: 0521856965
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Cambridge Companion to Narrative provides a unique and valuable overview of current approaches to narrative study. An international team of experts explores ideas of storytelling and methods of narrative analysis as they have emerged across diverse traditions of inquiry and in connection with a variety of media, from film and television, to storytelling in the 'real-life' contexts of face-to-face interaction, to literary fiction. Each chapter presents a survey of scholarly approaches to topics such as character, dialogue, genre or language, shows how those approaches can be brought to bear on a relatively well-known illustrative example, and indicates directions for further research. Featuring a chapter reviewing definitions of narrative, a glossary of key terms and a comprehensive index, this is an essential resource for both students and scholars in many fields, including language and literature, composition and rhetoric, creative writing, jurisprudence, communication and media studies, and the social sciences.
Author: Eva-Marie Kröller
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017-06-08
Total Pages: 371
ISBN-13: 1107159628
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA fully revised second edition of this multi-author account of Canadian literature, from Aboriginal writing to Margaret Atwood.
Author: Steven Crowell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012-02-16
Total Pages: 429
ISBN-13: 0521513340
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese essays demonstrate the contemporary vitality of existential thought, engaging critically with the main concepts and figures of existentialism.
