English Literature: A Very Short Introduction

English Literature: A Very Short Introduction PDF Author: Jonathan Bate
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199569266
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
English Literature: A Very Short Introduction discusses why literature matters, how narrative works, and what is distinctly English about English literature. Jonathan Bate considers how we determine the content of the field, and looks at the three major kinds of imaginative literature - English poetry, English drama and The English novel.

Children's Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Children's Literature: A Very Short Introduction PDF Author: Kimberley Reynolds
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199560242
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 161

Book Description
In this lively discussion Kim Reynolds looks at what children's literature is, why it is interesting, how it contributes to culture, and how it is studied as literature. Providing examples from across history and various types of children's literature, she introduces the key debates, developments, and people involved.

Russian Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Russian Literature: A Very Short Introduction PDF Author: Catriona Kelly
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191577502
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
This book is intended to capture the interest of anyone who has been attracted to Russian culture through the greats of Russian literature, either through the texts themselves, or encountering them in the cinema, or opera. Rather than a conventional chronology of Russian literature, the book will explore the place and importance of literature of all sorts in Russian culture. How and when did a Russian national literature come into being? What shaped its creation? How have the Russians regarded their literary language? The book will uses the figure of Pushkin, 'the Russian Shakespeare' as a recurring example as his work influenced every Russian writer who came after hime, whether poets or novelists. It will look at such questions as why Russian writers are venerated, how they've been interpreted inside Russia and beyond, and the influences of such things as the folk tale tradition, orthodox religion, and the West ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Chinese Literature

Chinese Literature PDF Author: Sabina Knight
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 019539206X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 158

Book Description
This book tells the story of Chinese literature, from prehistory to the present, in terms of literary culture's key role in supporting social and political concerns. A welcome guide for teachers, students, and lay readers, Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction honours traditional Chinese understandings of literature as encompassing history and philosophy, as well as the evolution of poetry and poetics, storytelling, drama, and the novel.

Spanish Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Spanish Literature: A Very Short Introduction PDF Author: Jo Labanyi
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199208050
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 161

Book Description
This title explores the rich literary history of Spain which resonates with contemporary debates on transnationalism and cultural diversity. It introduces readers to the ways in which Spanish literature has been read in and outside Spain explaining misconceptions, outlining insights of scholarship and suggesting new readings.

Italian Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Italian Literature: A Very Short Introduction PDF Author: Peter Hainsworth
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199231796
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 145

Book Description
In this Very Short Introduction to Italian Literature, Peter Hainsworth and David Robey examine Italian literature from the Middle Ages up to the present day, looking at themes and issues which have recurred throughout its history and continue to be of importance today.

Modern Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Modern Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction PDF Author: Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199912963
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 150

Book Description
This Very Short Introduction chronicles the trends and traditions of modern Latin American literature, arguing that Latin American literature developed as a continent-wide phenomenon, not just an assemblage of national literatures, in moments of political crisis. With the Spanish American War came Modernismo, the end of World War I and the Mexican Revolution produced the avant-garde, and the Cuban Revolution sparked a movement in the novel that came to be known as the Boom. Within this narrative, the author covers all of the major writers of Latin American literature, from Andr?s Bello and Jos? Mar?a de Heredia, through Borges and Garc?a M?rquez, to Fernando Vallejo and Roberto Bola?o.

Classical Literature

Classical Literature PDF Author: William Allan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199665451
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 161

Book Description
William Allan's Very Short Introduction provides a concise and lively guide to the major authors, genres, and periods of classical literature. Drawing upon a wealth of material, he reveals just what makes the 'classics' such masterpieces and why they continue to influence and fascinate today.

French Literature: A Very Short Introduction

French Literature: A Very Short Introduction PDF Author: John D. Lyons
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191614238
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 152

Book Description
The heritage of literature in the French language is rich, varied, and extensive in time and space; appealing both to its immediate public, readers of French, and also to a global audience reached through translations and film adaptations. The first great works of this repertory were written in the twelfth century in northern France, and now, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, include authors writing in many parts of the world, ranging from the Caribbean to Western Africa. French Literature: A Very Short Introduction introduces this lively literary world by focusing on texts - epics, novels, plays, poems, and screenplays - that concern protagonists whose adventures and conflicts reveal shifts in literary and social practices. From the hero of the medieval Song of Roland to the Caribbean heroines of I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem or the European expatriate in Japan in Fear and Trembling, these problematic protagonists allow us to understand what interests writers and readers across the wide world of French. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Comparative Literature

Comparative Literature PDF Author: Ben Hutchinson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198807279
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 161

Book Description
Considering literature comparatively can help readers realize how much can be learned by looking beyond the horizon of their own cultures, discovering not only more about other literatures, but also about their own. Ben Hutchinson offers a history of comparative literature, placing it at the heart of literary criticism.
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