Browsing by Subject "History and criticism"
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A brief history of American literature
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2011)Covers fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction, as well as looking at other forms of literature including folktales, spirituals, the detective story, the thriller and science fiction. -
A companion to American literature and culture
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2010)Highlights the diverse voices that constitute American literature, embracing oral traditions, slave narratives, regional writing, literature of the environment, and more; Demonstrates that American literature was multicultural ... -
A companion to literature and film
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2004)This book provides state-of-the-art research on world literature, film, and the complex theoretical relationship between them. 25 essays by international experts cover the most important topics in the study of literature ... -
A companion to literature, film, and adaptation
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2012)This is a comprehensive collection of original essays that explore the aesthetics, economics, and mechanics of movie adaptation, from the days of silent cinema to contemporary franchise phenomena. Featuring a range of ... -
A companion to the American short story
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A history of English literature
(Macmillan International; Red Globe Press, 2013)Building on the book's established reputation and success, the third edition has been revised and updated throughout. It now provides a full final chapter on the contemporary scene, with more on genres and the impact of ... -
A history of experimental film and video : from the canonical avant-garde to contemporary British practice
(British Film Institute, 1999)The new edition includes a review of current scholarship in avant-garde film history and includes updated reading and viewing lists. It also features a new introduction and concluding chapter, which assess the rise of video ... -
American literature : a history
(Routledge, 2014)This comprehensive history of American Literature traces its development from the earliest colonial writings of the late 1500s through to the present day. This lively, engaging and highly accessible guide: offers lucid ... -
Asian cinema and the use of space : interdisciplinary perspectives
(Routledge, 2015)This interdisciplinary study forwards a productive pairing of Asian cinemas and space, where space is used as a discursive tool to understand cinemas of Asia. Concentrating on the performative potential of cinematic space ... -
History of english literature
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Jewish translation history : a bibliography of bibliographies and studies
(John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2002)A classified bibliographic resource for tracing the history of Jewish translation activity from the Middle Ages to the present day, providing the researcher with over a thousand entries devoted solely to the Jewish role ... -
Literature and social media
(Routledge, 2020)The book takes a 360˚ approach to the subject, combining analysis of current forms and practices with an examination of how social media fosters ongoing collaborative discourse amongst both informal and formal literary ... -
Perspectives on literature and translation : creation, circulation, reception
(Routledge, 2013)This volume explores the relationship between literature and translation from three perspectives: the creative dimensions of the translation process; the way texts circulate between languages; and the way texts are received ... -
The Cambridge companion to Native American literature
(Cambridge University Press, 2005)Invisible, marginal, expected - these words trace the path of recognition for American Indian literature written in English since the late eighteenth century. This Companion chronicles and celebrates that trajectory by ... -
The Cambridge introduction to the American short story
(Cambridge University Press, 2006)This book offers a comprehensive and accessible guide to this rich literary tradition. It will be invaluable to students and readers looking for critical approaches to the short story and wishing to deepen their understanding ... -
The Oxford handbook of adaptation studies
(Oxford University Press, 2017)This collection of forty new essays, written by the leading scholars in adaptation studies and distinguished contributors from outside the field, is the most comprehensive volume on adaptation ever published. Written to ... -
Translation and the poet’s life : the ethics of translating in English culture, 1646-1726
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Using computers in the translation of literary style : challenges and opportunities
(Routledge, 2020)This volume argues for an innovative interdisciplinary approach to the analysis and translation of literary style, based on a mutually supportive combination of traditional close reading and ‘distant’ reading, involving ...
