Literary Criticism : European

This witty and accessible book traces the history of Arthurian romance from medieval to modern times, explaining its enduring appeal.:.; Traces the history of Arthurian romance from medieval to modern times.; Covers art and films as well as the great literary works of Arthurian romance.; Draws out the changing political, moral and emotional uses of the story.; Explains the enduring appeal of the Arthurian legend.; Written by an author with vast knowledge of medieval literature. more...

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''Leon Hugo, a distinguished Shaw scholar from the country in which The Black Girl in Search of God is set, is the ideal critic to examine Shaw's most famous prose tale--an allegory on a par with Voltaire's Candide. ''--Stanley Weintraub, Pennsylvania State University ''An astute reading of the text . more...

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British Identities, Heroic Nationalisms, and the Gothic Novel, 1764-1824 considers three interlocking developments of this period: the emergence of the Gothic novel at a time when national upheavals required the construction of a new nationalist identity, the Gothic novel's redefinition of heroes and heroism in that nationalist debate, and changes within class and gender as well as audience and author relations. The scope of this study extends beyond the confines of the novel proper to include chapbooks and illustrated redactions. more...

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This anthology describes the European book culture of premodern times with regard to the material publication of handwriting and early print, their contents and forms of use, as well as the preconceptions associated with them. The relationship to and diff more...

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Eliot's intellectual and moving novels and their Victorian context made accessible for students. more...

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