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Cover of The Literature of the United States of America
by Marshall Walker
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 1988

American literature over the last four hundred years has developed distinctive qualities and traditions, partly engendered by the land itself. The rich variety of literature flourished as the land was colonised and cultivated. In this new edition Marshall Walker has updated his wide-ranging study...
Cover of The Holocaust
by John Cochrane, Frank McDonough
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2008

The Holocaust is a subject of enormous historical importance. The murder of approximately 6 million Jews stands apart as a perhaps the most horrendous episode in world history. In this fresh introduction, McDonough examines the racial war-within-a-war, outlining controversies and examining how it has been popularised and institutionalised.
Cover of A History of English Literature
by Michael Alexander
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017

This comprehensive text traces the development of one of the world’s richest literatures from the Old English period through to the present day, discussing a wide range of key authors without losing its clarity or verve. Building on the book's established reputation and success, the third edition...
Cover of Ford: 'Tis Pity She's a Whore
by Martin White
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2012

'Tis Pity She's a Whore is one of the most controversial plays ever staged in the English theatre. In this illuminating Handbook, Martin White: • offers an in-depth, moment-by-moment analysis of the play, looking at how it might be performed on stage • provides vital contextual material on John...
Cover of A History of Literary Criticism
by Michael Morony
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 1991

The author traces the course of literary criticism from its foundations in classical and medieval precepts to the theorising of the present day. He explores the texts which have been milestones in the history of critical thought, placing them firmly in the context of their time.
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Wordsworth and Coleridge

Lyrical Ballads

by John Blades
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017

Written in an age of revolutions, Lyrical Ballads represents a radical new way of thinking - not only about literature but also about our fundamental perceptions of the world. The poetry of Wordsworth and Coleridge continues to be among the most appealing and challenging in the rich tradition of English...
Cover of Shakespeare - Hamlet
by Huw Griffiths
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2004

Hamlet is one of the best known works of English literature throughout the world, and its central character one of Shakespeare's most recognisable and enduring creations. Hamlet's first critics in the seventeenth century were, however, concerned with the play's apparent lack of decorum, whilst the...
Cover of Pater to Forster, 1873-1924
by Ruth Robbins
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2017

Was the late nineteenth century 'Victorian' or 'modern'? Why did the New Woman disappear from literary history? Where did T. S. Eliot's poetics of the city come from? In this essential guide, Ruth Robbins explores an era often named an 'age of transition' which exists uneasily between the apparent...
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by Mark Currie
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2010

How have developments in literary and cultural theory transformed our understanding of narrative? What has happened to narrative in the wake of poststructuralism? What is the role and function of narrative in the contemporary world? In this revised, updated and expanded new edition of an established...
Cover of Studying Dialect
by Rob Penhallurick
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018

This book provides an accessible yet comprehensive introduction to the study of the dialects of English as they are spoken around the world, from the earliest dialect dictionaries of the sixteenth century to contemporary research emerging from the field of geolinguistics. Organised into ten thematic...
Cover of Germans and Jews Since The Holocaust
by Pól Ó Dochartaigh
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2015

From the very moment of the liberation of camps at Auschwitz, Belsen and Buchenwald, Germans have been held accountable for the crimes committed in the Holocaust. The Nazi regime unleashed the most systematic attempt in history to wipe out an entire people, murdering men, women and children for the...
Cover of Essentials of Political Ideas
by Andrew Heywood
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2018

This new textbook from best-selling politics author Andrew Heywood investigates the ideas that have dominated political thinking across the globe, and examines the different ways in which they have been interpreted and reinterpreted. Written in an accessible and engaging style, it covers the key ideological...
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Racism in Europe

1870-2000

by Neil MacMaster
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2017

The study of modern racism has tended to treat anti-Semitism and anti-black racism as separate and unconnected phenomena. This innovative study argues that a full understanding of the origins and development of racism in Europe after 1870 needs to examine the structure and interrelationships between...
Cover of New Historicism and Cultural Materialism
by J. Brannigan
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2016

New historicism and cultural materialism emerged in the early 1980s as prominent literary theories and came to represent a revival of interest in history and in historicising literature. Their proponents rejected both formalist criticism and earlier attempts to read literature in its historical context...
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