The Cambridge Companion to Cormac McCarthy

The Cambridge Companion to Cormac McCarthy

Author: Steven Frye

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-04-22

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1107018153

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This book provides a sophisticated introduction to the life and work of Cormac McCarthy appropriate for scholars, teachers and general readers.


The Cambridge Companion to American Poetry Since 1945

The Cambridge Companion to American Poetry Since 1945

Author: Jennifer Ashton

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-02-08

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0521766958

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Explores the ways in which American poetry has documented and sometimes helped propel the literary and cultural revolutions of the past sixty-five years.


The Cambridge Companion to Utopian Literature

The Cambridge Companion to Utopian Literature

Author: Gregory Claeys

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-08-05

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 1139828428

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Since the publication of Thomas More's genre-defining work Utopia in 1516, the field of utopian literature has evolved into an ever-expanding domain. This Companion presents an extensive historical survey of the development of utopianism, from the publication of Utopia to today's dark and despairing tendency towards dystopian pessimism, epitomised by works such as George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Chapters address the difficult definition of the concept of utopia, and consider its relation to science fiction and other literary genres. The volume takes an innovative approach to the major themes predominating within the utopian and dystopian literary tradition, including feminism, romance and ecology, and explores in detail the vexed question of the purportedly 'western' nature of the concept of utopia. The reader is provided with a balanced overview of the evolution and current state of a long-standing, rich tradition of historical, political and literary scholarship.


The Cambridge Companion to Allegory

The Cambridge Companion to Allegory

Author: Rita Copeland

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-03-25

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 0521862299

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Traces the development of allegory in the European and American tradition from antiquity to the modern era.


The Cambridge Companion to Apocalyptic Literature

The Cambridge Companion to Apocalyptic Literature

Author: Colin McAllister

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-03-26

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 1108422705

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Apocalytic literature has addressed human concerns for over two millennia. This volume surveys the source texts, their reception, and relevance.


The Cambridge Companion to Herodotus

The Cambridge Companion to Herodotus

Author: Carolyn Dewald

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-06-08

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 9780521830010

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Popularly known as the 'Father of History', Herodotus is the first major prose writer in the history of Western literature whose work has survived in full. At a time when the ancient Greeks' knowledge of the past relied on orally transmitted memories, he was a pioneering historical practitioner who explored the interplay of myth and history and the role of narrative in history. Contributors to this volume analyze Herodotus' Histories and their influence. Taking a thematic approach, they explore the Histories and their context, techniques and themes, representation of the Greeks' relationships with foreigners and reception.