The Cambridge Companion to the Italian Novel
Title | The Cambridge Companion to the Italian Novel PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Bondanella |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2003-07-31 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780521669627 |
The Cambridge Companion to the Italian Novel provides a broad ranging introduction to the major trends in the development of the Italian novel from its early modern origin to the contemporary era. Contributions cover a wide range of topics including the theory of the novel in Italy, the historical novel, realism, modernism, postmodernism, neorealism, and film and the novel. The contributors are distinguished scholars from the United Kingdom, the United States, Italy, and Australia. Novelists examined include some of the most influential and important of the twentieth century inside and outside Italy: Luigi Pirandello, Primo Levi, Umberto Eco and Italo Calvino. This is a unique examination of the Italian Novel, and will prove invaluable to students and specialists alike. Readers will gain a keen sense of the vitality of the Italian novel throughout its history and a clear picture of the debates and criticism that have surrounded its development.
Cambridge Companion to The Italian Novel
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Release | 2003 |
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ISBN | 9785216696261 |
The Cambridge Companion to Modern Italian Culture
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Modern Italian Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Zygmunt G. Barânski (ed) |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 396 |
Release | 2001-08-16 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780521559829 |
This collection of essays provides a comprehensive account of the culture of modern Italy. Contributions focus on a wide range of political, historical and cultural questions. The volume provides information and analysis on such topics as regionalism, the growth of a national language, social and political cultures, the role of intellectuals, the Church, the left, feminism, the separatist movements, organised crime, literature, art, design, fashion, the mass media, and music. While offering a thorough history of Italian cultural movements, political trends and literary texts over the last century and a half, the volume also examines the cultural and political situation in Italy today and suggests possible future directions in which the country might move. Each essay contains suggestions for further reading on the topics covered. The Cambridge Companion to Modern Italian Culture is an invaluable source of materials for courses on all aspects of modern Italy.
The Cambridge Companion to Cervantes
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Cervantes PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony J. Cascardi |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 265 |
Release | 2002-10-17 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0521663873 |
Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605) is one of the classic texts of Western literature and the foundation of European fiction. Yet Cervantes himself remains an enigmatic figure. The Cambridge Companion to Cervantes offers a comprehensive treatment of Cervantes life and work, including his lesser known writing. The essays, by some of the most outstanding scholars in the field, cover the historical and political context of Cervantes writing, his place in Renaissance culture, and the role of his masterpiece, Don Quixote, in the formation of the modern novel. They draw on contemporary critical perspectives to shed new light on Cervantes work, including the Exemplary Novels , the plays and dramatic interludes, and the long romances, Galatea and Persiles. The volume provides useful supporting material for students; suggestions for further reading, a detailed chronology, a complete list of his published writings, an overview of translations and editions, and a guide to electronic resources.
The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Literary Studies
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Literary Studies PDF eBook |
Author | Neil Lazarus |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 358 |
Release | 2004-07-15 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780521534185 |
Offers a lucid introduction to postcolonial studies, one of the most important strands in recent literary theory and cultural studies.
The Cambridge Companion to the Modern German Novel
Title | The Cambridge Companion to the Modern German Novel PDF eBook |
Author | Graham Bartram |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 326 |
Release | 2004-04-05 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9780521483926 |
The Cambridge Companion to the Modern German Novel, first published in 2004, provides a broad ranging introduction to the major trends in the development of the German novel from the 1890s to the present. Written by an international team of experts, it encompasses both modernist and realist traditions, and also includes a look back to the roots of the modern novel in the Bildungsroman of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The structure is broadly chronological, but thematically-focused chapters examine topics such as gender anxiety, images of the city, war, and women's writing; within each chapter, key works are selected for close attention. Unique in its combination of breadth of coverage and detailed analysis of individual works, and featuring a chronology and guides to further reading, this Companion will be indispensable to students and teachers.
The Cambridge Companion to the Irish Novel
Title | The Cambridge Companion to the Irish Novel PDF eBook |
Author | John Wilson Foster |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 2006-12-14 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780521679961 |
This is the perfect overview of the Irish novel from the seventeenth century to the present day.