The Oxford Guide to Contemporary World Literature
Title | The Oxford Guide to Contemporary World Literature PDF eBook |
Author | John Sturrock |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 516 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Literature, Modern |
ISBN | 9780192833181 |
opinion, the Guide offers a discriminating - and sometimes controversial - view of a broad range of contemporary literatures.
The Oxford Guide to Contemporary Writing
Title | The Oxford Guide to Contemporary Writing PDF eBook |
Author | John Sturrock |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2023 |
Genre | Literature, Modern |
ISBN | 9781383009064 |
This new guide opens up the exciting world of contemporary writing in 28 areas of the globe to ordinary readers. It provides accessible, discriminating information with biographical and background details and commentary.
The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation
Title | The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation PDF eBook |
Author | Peter France |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 692 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9780199247844 |
This book, written by a team of experts from many countries, provides a comprehensive account of the ways in which translation has brought the major literature of the world into English-speaking culture. Part I discusses theoretical issues and gives an overview of the history of translation into English. Part II, the bulk of the work, arranged by language of origin, offers critical discussions, with bibliographies, of the translation history of specific texts (e.g. the Koran, the Kalevala), authors (e.g. Lucretius, Dostoevsky), genres (e.g. Chinese poetry, twentieth-century Italian prose) and national literatures (e.g. Hungarian, Afrikaans).
The New Guide to Modern World Literature
Title | The New Guide to Modern World Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Seymour-Smith |
Publisher | New York : P. Bedrick Books |
Pages | 1430 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 9780872260009 |
A comprehensive account of twentiethcentury world literature. Important writers are put into historical, critical, biographical, and sociological context.
The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction
Title | The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction PDF eBook |
Author | M.A. Orthofer |
Publisher | Columbia University Press |
Pages | 423 |
Release | 2016-04-19 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0231518501 |
A user-friendly reference for English-language readers who are eager to explore contemporary fiction from around the world. Profiling hundreds of titles and authors from 1945 to today, with an emphasis on fiction published in the past two decades, this guide introduces the styles, trends, and genres of the world's literatures, from Scandinavian crime thrillers and cutting-edge Chinese works to Latin American narco-fiction and award-winning French novels. The book's critical selection of titles defines the arc of a country's literary development. Entries illuminate the fiction of individual nations, cultures, and peoples, while concise biographies sketch the careers of noteworthy authors. Compiled by M. A. Orthofer, an avid book reviewer and the founder of the literary review site the Complete Review, this reference is perfect for readers who wish to expand their reading choices and knowledge of contemporary world fiction. “A bird's-eye view of titles and authors from everywhere―a book overfull with reminders of why we love to read international fiction. Keep it close by.”—Robert Con Davis-Udiano, executive director, World Literature Today “M. A. Orthofer has done more to bring literature in translation to America than perhaps any other individual. [This book] will introduce more new worlds to you than any other book on the market.”—Tyler Cowen, George Mason University “A relaxed, riverine guide through the main currents of international writing, with sections for more than a hundred countries on six continents.”—Karan Mahajan, Page-Turner blog, The New Yorker
The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation
Title | The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation PDF eBook |
Author | Peter France |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 680 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0198183593 |
"The Guide offers both an essential reference work for students of English and comparative literature and a stimulating overview of literary translation in English."--BOOK JACKET.
The Routledge Companion to World Literature
Title | The Routledge Companion to World Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Theo D'haen |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 544 |
Release | 2011-09-14 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 113665576X |
In the age of globalization, the category of "World Literature" is increasingly important to academic teaching and research. The Routledge Companion to World Literature offers a comprehensive pathway into this burgeoning and popular field. Separated into four key sections, the volume covers: the history of World Literature through significant writers and theorists from Goethe to Said, Casanova and Moretti the disciplinary relationship of World Literature to areas such as philology, translation, globalization and diaspora studies theoretical issues in World Literature including gender, politics and ethics a global perspective on the politics of World Literature. The forty-eight outstanding contributors to this companion offer an ideal introduction to those approaching the field for the first time, or looking to further their knowledge of this extensive field.