A History of English Literature
Author : John Buchan
Publisher :
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 31,62 MB
Release : 1925
Category : English literature
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Author : John Buchan
Publisher :
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 31,62 MB
Release : 1925
Category : English literature
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Author : Thomas Babington Macaulay
Publisher :
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 42,60 MB
Release : 1850
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Author : Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay
Publisher :
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 19,60 MB
Release : 1860
Category : English literature
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Author : Charles Osborne
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 38,24 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Music
ISBN : 1475700490
W HAT I H A V E attempted in this book is a survey of song; the kind of song which one finds variously described as 'concert', 'art', or sometimes even 'classical song'. 'Concert song' seems the most useful, certainly the least inexact or misleading, of some descriptions, especially since 'art song' sounds primly off putting, and 'classical song' really ought to be used only to refer to songs written during the classical period, i. e. the 18th century. Concert song clearly means the kind of songs one hears sung at concerts or recitals. Addressing myself to the general music-lover who, though he possesses no special knowledge of the song literature, is never theless interested enough in songs and their singers to attend recitals of Lieder or of songs in various languages, I have naturally confined myself to that period of time in which the vast majority of these songs was composed, though not necessarily only to those composers whose songs have survived to be remembered in recital programmes today. I suppose this to be roughly the three centuries covered by the years 1650-1950, though most of the songs we, as audiences, know and love were composed in the middle of this period, in other words in the 19th century.
Author : Alfred Tennyson
Publisher : W W Norton & Company Incorporated
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 42,63 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780393979268
Tennyson s central poem is presented with an extensive introduction that provides background information on the poet and poem as well as an overview of In Memoriam s formal and thematic peculiarities, including Tennyson s use of the stanza and the poem s rhyme scheme."
Author : George Thomas Kurian
Publisher :
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 40,45 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780816041978
Which authors were contemporaries of Charles Dickens? Which books, plays, and poems were published during World War II? Who won the Pulitzer Prize in the year you were born? Timetables of World Literature is a chronicle of literature from ancient times through the 20th century. It answers the question "Who wrote what when?" and allows readers to place authors and their works in the context of their times. A chronology of the best in global writing, this valuable resource lists more than 12,000 titles and 9,800 authors, includes all genres of literature from more than 58 countries, and covers 41 languages. It is divided into seven sections, spanning the Classical Age (to 100 CE), the Middle Ages (100–1500 CE), and the 16th through the 20th centuries. Comprehensive in scope, Timetables of World Literature provides students, researchers, and browsers with basic facts and a worldwide perspective on literature through time. Four extensive indexes by author, title, language/nationality, and genre make research quick and easy. Features include: Birth and death dates as well as nationalities of authors and other literary figures Winners of major literary prizes and awards, such as the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Pulitzer Prizes, for each year Brief discussions of literary developments in each period or century, and the relationship of literature to the social and political climate Timelines of key historical events in each century.
Author : Sir Paul Harvey
Publisher :
Page : 888 pages
File Size : 46,13 MB
Release : 1932
Category : American literature
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Author : Michael Alexander
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 44,29 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780333913970
This text provides a comprehensive survey of one of the richest and oldest literatures in the world. Presented as a narrative, and usable as a work of reference, this text offers an account of literature from the beginnings of English until the year 2000.
Author : Charles Francis Horne
Publisher :
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 27,14 MB
Release : 1894
Category : Biography
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Author : John Lennard
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 25,54 MB
Release : 2006-01-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0191608378
The Poetry Handbook is a lucid and entertaining guide to the poet's craft, and an invaluable introduction to practical criticism for students. Chapters on each element of poetry, from metre to gender, offer a wide-ranging general account, and end by looking at two or three poems from a small group (including works by Donne, Elizabeth Bishop, Geoffrey Hill, and Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott), to build up sustained analytical readings. Thorough and compact, with notes and quotations supplemented by detailed reference to the Norton Anthology of Poetry and a companion website with texts, links, and further discussion, The Poetry Handbook is indispensable for all school and undergraduate students of English. A final chapter addresses examinations of all kinds, and sample essays by undergraduates are posted on the website. Critical and scholarly terms are italicised and clearly explained, both in the text and in a complete glossary; the volume also includes suggestions for further reading. The first edition, widely praised by teachers and students, showed how the pleasures of poetry are heightened by rigorous understanding and made that understanding readily available. This second edition — revised, expanded, updated, and supported by a new companion website - confirm The Poetry Handbook as the best guide to poetry available in English.