The Cambridge Introduction to the Novel
The Cambridge Introduction to the Novel

Author: Marina MacKay

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-11-25

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1139493574

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Beginning its life as the sensational entertainment of the eighteenth century, the novel has become the major literary genre of modern times. Drawing on hundreds of examples of famous novels from all over the world, Marina MacKay explores the essential aspects of the novel and its history: where novels came from and why we read them; how we think about their styles and techniques, their people, plots, places, and politics. Between the main chapters are longer readings of individual works, from Don Quixote to Midnight's Children. A glossary of key terms and a guide to further reading are included, making this an ideal accompaniment to introductory courses on the novel.

The Cambridge Introduction to Jane Austen
The Cambridge Introduction to Jane Austen

Author: Janet Todd

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-09-14

Total Pages: 3

ISBN-13: 1139458558

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Jane Austen is unique among British novelists in maintaining her popular appeal while receiving more scholarly attention now than ever before. This innovative introduction by a leading scholar and editor of her work explains what students need to know about her novels, life, context and reception. Each novel is discussed in detail, and all the essential information about her life and literary influences, her novels and letters, and her impact on later literature and culture is covered. While the book considers the key areas of current critical focus its analysis remains thoroughly grounded in readings of the texts themselves. Janet Todd outlines what makes Austen's prose style so innovative and gives useful starting points for the study of the major works, with suggestions for further reading. This book is an essential purchase for all students of Austen, as well as for readers wanting to deepen their appreciation of the novels.

The Cambridge Introduction to J. M. Coetzee
The Cambridge Introduction to J. M. Coetzee

Author: Dominic Head

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-03-26

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 1139478435

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The South African novelist and Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee is widely studied around the world and attracts considerable critical attention. With the publication of Disgrace Coetzee began to enjoy popular as well as critical acclaim, but his work can be as challenging as it is impressive. This book is addressed to students and readers of Coetzee: it is an up-to-date survey of the writer's fiction and context, written accessibly for those new to his work. All of the fiction is discussed, and the brooding presence of the political situation in South Africa, during the first part of his career, is given serious attention in a comprehensive account of the author's main influences. The revealing strand of confessional writing in the latter half of Coetzee's career is given full consideration. This Introduction will help new readers understand and appreciate one of the most important and challenging authors in contemporary literature.

The Cambridge Introduction to Literature and the Environment
The Cambridge Introduction to Literature and the Environment

Author: Timothy Clark

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-01-06

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 113949516X

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The degrading environment of the planet is something that touches everyone. This 2011 book offers an introductory overview of literary and cultural criticism that concerns environmental crisis in some form. Both as a way of reading texts and as a theoretical approach to culture more generally, 'ecocriticism' is a varied and fast-changing set of practices which challenges inherited thinking and practice in the reading of literature and culture. This introduction defines what ecocriticism is, its methods, arguments and concepts, and will enable students to look at texts in a wholly new way. Boxed sections explain key critical terms and contemporary debates in the field with 'hands-on' examples and comparisons. Timothy Clark's thoughtful approach makes this an ideal first encounter with environmental readings of literature.

The Cambridge Introduction to Modernism
The Cambridge Introduction to Modernism

Author: Pericles Lewis

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2007-05-03

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 1316224309

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More than a century after its beginnings, modernism still has the power to shock, alienate or challenge readers. Modernist art and literature remain thought of as complex and difficult. This introduction explains in a readable, lively style how modernism emerged, how it is defined, and how it developed in different forms and genres. Pericles Lewis offers students a survey of literature and art in England, Ireland and Europe at the beginning of the twentieth century. He also provides an overview of critical thought on modernism and its continuing influence on the arts today, reflecting the interests of current scholarship in the social and cultural contexts of modernism. The comparative perspective on Anglo-American and European modernism shows how European movements have influenced the development of English-language modernism. Illustrated with works of art and featuring suggestions for further study, this is the ideal introduction to understanding and enjoying modernist literature and art.

The Cambridge Introduction to Satire
The Cambridge Introduction to Satire

Author: Jonathan Greenberg

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 1107030188

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Provides a comprehensive overview for both beginning and advanced students of satiric forms from ancient poetry to contemporary digital media.

The Cambridge Introduction to Eighteenth-Century Poetry
The Cambridge Introduction to Eighteenth-Century Poetry

Author: John Sitter

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-10-06

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 1139502468

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For readers daunted by the formal structures and rhetorical sophistication of eighteenth-century English poetry, this introduction by John Sitter brings the techniques and the major poets of the period 1700–1785 triumphantly to life. Sitter begins by offering a guide to poetic forms ranging from heroic couplets to blank verse, then demonstrates how skilfully male and female poets of the period used them as vehicles for imaginative experience, feelings and ideas. He then provides detailed analyses of individual works by poets from Finch, Swift and Pope, to Gray, Cowper and Barbauld. An approachable introduction to English poetry and major poets of the eighteenth century, this book provides a grounding in poetic analysis useful to students and general readers of literature.

The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare
The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare

Author: Emma Smith

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2007-03-08

Total Pages: 6

ISBN-13: 1139462393

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This lively and innovative introduction to Shakespeare promotes active engagement with the plays, rather than recycling factual information. Covering a range of texts, it is divided into seven subject-based chapters: Character; Performance; Texts; Language; Structure; Sources and History, and it does not assume any prior knowledge. Instead, it develops ways of thinking and provides the reader with resources for independent research through the 'Where next?' sections at the end of each chapter. The book draws on scholarship without being overwhelmed by it, and unlike other introductory guides to Shakespeare it emphasizes that there is space for new and fresh thinking by students and readers, even on the most-studied and familiar plays.

The Cambridge Introduction to Toni Morrison
The Cambridge Introduction to Toni Morrison

Author: Tessa Roynon

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1107003911

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Lively and accessibly written, this Introduction offers readers a guide to the complex and rewarding literature of Toni Morrison.