Most critics of aestheticism focus on the Yellow Book, the glossy Victorian journal with the shocking yellow cover that counted among its contributors Aubrey Beardsley and Max Beerbohm. But one of the best-known aesthetes, Oscar Wilde, launched his own... Zobraziť viac
This is a comprehensive narrative history of Korean literature. It provides a wealth of information for scholars, students and lovers of literature. Combining both history and criticism the study reflects the latest scholarship and offers a systematic... Zobraziť viac
Acknowledged by T. S. Eliot as crucial to understanding "The Waste Land," Jessie Weston's book has continued to attract readers interested in ancient religion, myth, and especially Arthurian legend. Weston examines the saga of the Grail, which, in many... Zobraziť viac
This book provides an accessible introduction to aesthetics, especially in relation to literature, and is particularly useful for readers new to literary theory and contemporary philosophy. Anne Sheppard discusses what it is that all works of art have... Zobraziť viac
An exquisite, lovingly crafted meditation on plants, trees, and our place in the natural world, in the tradition of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass and Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek “I was tired of speed. I wanted to live tree... Zobraziť viac
The great Victorian novelist's complete surviving journals - first publication of new George Eliot text. Zobraziť viac
Companion to the work of playwright Tom Stoppard who also co-authored screenplay of Shakespeare in Love. Zobraziť viac
Arguably the most influential of all contemporary English-speaking philosophers, Richard Rorty has transformed the way many philosophers think about the discipline and the traditional ways of practicing it. The essays in this volume offer a balanced... Zobraziť viac
An anthology of 28 lively and readable short stories--many unavailable since their first appearance--by 19th-century women writers. The collection is arranged chronologically, allowing readers to assess developments of short-story style and... Zobraziť viac
This major new introduction to comparative literature is for the students coming to the subject for the first time. Through an examination of a series of case studies and new theoretical developments, Bassnett reviews the current state of comparative... Zobraziť viac
Available in paperback for the first time, Jenny Strauss Clay's landmark study of the Odyssey argues that Athena's wrath is central to both the structure and the theme of the epic poem. Clay demonstrates that an appreciation of the thematic role of... Zobraziť viac
Der italienisch-sprachige Band bietet einen Kommentar zu den Fragmenten und Testimonien von zwölf griechischen Komödiendichtern des 4. Jahrhunderts v.Chr.: Kalliades, Kallikrates, Klearchos, Kratinos der Jüngere, Krobylos, Heniochos, Herakleides,... Zobraziť viac
In the first edition of "White Mythologies" (1990) Robert Young challenged the status of history, asking whether in this postmodern era we should consider it a Western myth, with an uncertain status. Is it, he asked, possible to write history that... Zobraziť viac
This is a fully revised edition of Beaton's acclaimed 1994 introduction to the poetry and fiction published in Greece since national independence since 1821. It is the first full-length study to be devoted to the literature of this period seen as a... Zobraziť viac
Gregg Crane tells the story of the American novel from its beginnings in the early republic to the end of the nineteenth century and discusses the genre's major figures, themes and developments. This comprehensive and stimulating introduction will... Zobraziť viac
In Joseph Conrad: A Biography, acclaimed writer Jeffrey Meyers presents the definitive account of the life of Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), author of Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Nostromo, and many other landmarks in modern literature. Meyers' biography,... Zobraziť viac
This book traces the development of allegory in the European and American tradition from antiquity to the modern era. The essays explore allegory as a literary practice in poetry and fiction, as a technique of interpreting sacred and philosophical... Zobraziť viac
A new edition of Paul Fussell's literate, literary, and illuminating account of the Great War, now a classic text of literary and cultural criticism. Zobraziť viac
Medieval BoundariesRethinking Difference in Old French LiteratureSharon Kinoshita"From beginning to end, Kinoshita drives home her innovative thesis: that the formation of French literary texts between 1150 and 1225 cannot adequately be understood... Zobraziť viac
This book focuses on how metamorphosis figures in three formative configurations in the Western tradition: the classical, the biblical, and the scientific. It brings the history of transformative change from the eighteenth century to the present. Zobraziť viac
