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Author : Jonathan Freedman
Release : 1998-05-28
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 248/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Henry James by : Jonathan Freedman
Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Henry James written by Jonathan Freedman. This book was released on 1998-05-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive collection of critical essays on the life and work of Henry James.
Author : Ruth Anna Putnam
Release : 1997-04-13
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Rating : 194/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to William James by : Ruth Anna Putnam
Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to William James written by Ruth Anna Putnam. This book was released on 1997-04-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William James (1842–1910) was both a philosopher and a psychologist, nowadays most closely associated with the pragmatic theory of truth. The essays in this Companion deal with the full range of his thought as well as other issues, including technical philosophical issues, religious speculation, moral philosophy and political controversies of his time. The relationship between James and other philosophers of his time, as well as his brother Henry, are also examined. By placing James in his intellectual landscape the volume will be particularly useful to teachers and students outside philosophy in such areas as religious studies, history of ideas, and American studies. New readers and nonspecialists will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to James currently available. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of James.
Author : Timothy Parrish
Release : 2013
Genre : Literary Criticism
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 135/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to American Novelists by : Timothy Parrish
Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to American Novelists written by Timothy Parrish. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides newly commissioned essays from leading scholars and critics on the social and cultural history of the novel in America. It explores the work of the most influential American novelists of the past 200 years, including Melville, Twain, James, Wharton, Cather, Faulkner, Ellison, Pynchon, and Morrison.
Author : Kevin J. Hayes
Release : 2002-04-25
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 276/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Edgar Allan Poe by : Kevin J. Hayes
Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Edgar Allan Poe written by Kevin J. Hayes. This book was released on 2002-04-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of specially-commissioned essays by experts in the field explores key dimensions of Edgar Allan Poe's work and life. Contributions provide a series of alternative perspectives on one of the most enigmatic and controversial American writers. The essays, specially tailored to the needs of undergraduates, examine all of Poe's major writings, his poetry, short stories and criticism, and place his work in a variety of literary, cultural and political contexts. They situate his imaginative writings in relation to different modes of writing: humor, Gothicism, anti-slavery tracts, science fiction, the detective story, and sentimental fiction. Three chapters examine specific works: The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, 'The Fall of the House of Usher', 'The Raven', and 'Ulalume'. The volume features a detailed chronology and a comprehensive guide to further reading, and will be of interest to students and scholars alike.
Author : Adrian Poole
Release : 2009-12-10
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 118/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to English Novelists by : Adrian Poole
Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to English Novelists written by Adrian Poole. This book was released on 2009-12-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Companion, leading scholars and critics address the work of the most celebrated and enduring novelists from the British Isles (excluding living writers): among them Defoe, Richardson, Sterne, Austen, Dickens, the Brontës, George Eliot, Hardy, James, Lawrence, Joyce, and Woolf. The significance of each writer in their own time is explained, the relation of their work to that of predecessors and successors explored, and their most important novels analysed. These essays do not aim to create a canon in a prescriptive way, but taken together they describe a strong developing tradition of the writing of fictional prose over the past 300 years. This volume is a helpful guide for those studying and teaching the novel, and will allow readers to consider the significance of less familiar authors such as Henry Green and Elizabeth Bowen alongside those with a more established place in literary history.
