The Oxford Guide to Contemporary Writing
Title | The Oxford Guide to Contemporary Writing PDF eBook |
Author | John Sturrock |
Publisher | |
Pages | 520 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN |
Contemporary writing is arguably the most exciting and attractive reading matter for a vast majority of readers--but by its nature it is the least charted. What, for instance, are the most interesting novels written in Israel in the last few years? Who are the leading contemporary writers in Australia? Or, for that matter, in the United States? Now, The Oxford Guide to Contemporary Writing--uniquely international in range and up to date in coverage--provides in 28 insightful and eminently readable chapters an accessible, informative, and fluent account of all that is most significant and worth reading in the mass of writing since 1960. Truly international in scope, The Oxford Guide to Contemporary Writing covers the recent literature of cultures as various as Australian and Spanish-American, French, Israeli, and Canadian, New Zealand and Russian, as well as American, English, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish. Here are discussions of the movements, noteworthy publishing events, and literary happenings in world cultures, with frank and lively opinions on the individuals and artists involved, including James Wood on the English, ("Intelligence is [A.S.] Byatt's greatest problem as a writer. She has never learned how to subjugate it"); John Taylor on the French (he dubs Debord's Panegyric the "most remarkably pure autobiography of recent times"); Rhys Williams on the literature of German-speaking countries ("This was the generation of the student movement, but also of urban terrorism"); Mark Morris on Japan (who explains the difference between shosetsu, roughly akin to the novel, and junbungaku, or "pure literature"). Not merely an annotated bibliography of authors and titles, The Oxford Guide to Contemporary Literature is an intriguing narrative in its own right, and a provocative source for new reading ideas and divergent literary paths to tread. Written by experts, but demanding no specialist knowledge of the reader, it concentrates on fiction and poetry, but is generously inclusive in its scope; each chapter provides a wealth of biographical and background information, informed criticism, suggestions for further reading, and an often controversial view of contemporary writing and its development. Sturrock's aim in compiling The Guide has been to create a volume that is helpful, but not definitive: the judgements it contains may invite disagreement, but they are offered in a spirit of incitement and excitement about reading and writing, a roadmap to previously unknown or obscure authors worth tracking down, or whole literatures worth a closer look. The Oxford Guide to Contemporary Literature will be an invaluable companion for anyone for whom a good book is time well spent.
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 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 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 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 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.