Literature as History
Title | Literature as History PDF eBook |
Author | Mario T. García |
Publisher | University of Arizona Press |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 2016-11-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0816533555 |
Literature as History represents a unique way to rethink history. Mario T. García, a leader in the field of Chicano history and one of the foremost historians of his generation, explores how Chicano historians can use Chicano and Latino literature as important historical sources.
A Little History of Literature
Title | A Little History of Literature PDF eBook |
Author | John Sutherland |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 2013-11-05 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0300188366 |
From The Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter, this rollicking romp through the world of literature reveals how writings from all over the world can transport us and help us to make sense of what it means to be human.
An Æthiopian History Written in Greek by Heliodorus
Title | An Æthiopian History Written in Greek by Heliodorus PDF eBook |
Author | Heliodorus (of Emesa.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 1895 |
Genre | Ethiopia |
ISBN |
Literature in the Ashes of History
Title | Literature in the Ashes of History PDF eBook |
Author | Cathy Caruth |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 2013-12-23 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1421411555 |
These stories of trauma cannot be limited to the catastrophes they name, and the theory of catastrophic history may ultimately be written in a language that already lingers in a time that comes to us from the other side of the disaster.
A History of American Literature
Title | A History of American Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Gray |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 933 |
Release | 2011-09-23 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1444345680 |
Updated throughout and with much new material, A History of American Literature, Second Edition, is the most up-to-date and comprehensive survey available of the myriad forms of American Literature from pre-Columbian times to the present. The most comprehensive and up-to-date history of American literature available today Covers fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction, as well as other forms of literature including folktale, spirituals, the detective story, the thriller, and science fiction Explores the plural character of American literature, including the contributions made by African American, Native American, Hispanic and Asian American writers Considers how our understanding of American literature has changed over the past?thirty years Situates American literature in the contexts of American history, politics and society Offers an invaluable introduction to American literature for students at all levels, academic and general readers
A New History of German Literature
Title | A New History of German Literature PDF eBook |
Author | David E. Wellbery |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 1038 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780674015036 |
'A New History of German Literature' offers some 200 essays on events in German literary history.
A New History of French Literature
Title | A New History of French Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Denis Hollier |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 1202 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780674615663 |
An introduction to the history of French literature, covering from 842 to 1990.