The Cambridge Companion to Arthur Miller, Second Edition
Author : Christopher Bigsby
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File Size : 17,89 MB
Release : 2012
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The Cambridge Companion to Arthur Miller, Second Edition
Author : Christopher Bigsby
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File Size : 35,12 MB
Release : 2012
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Book Description
Arthur Miller is regarded as one of the most important playwrights of the twentieth century, and his work continues to be widely performed and studied around the world. This updated Companion includes Miller's work since the publication of the first edition in 1997 - the plays Mr Peters' Connections, Resurrection Blues, and Finishing the Picture - and key productions of his plays since his death in 2005. The chapter on Miller and the cinema has been completely revised to include new films, and demonstrates that Miller's work remains an important source for filmmakers. In addition to detailed analyses of plays including Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, Miller's work is also placed within the context of the social and political climate of the time. The volume closes with a bibliographic essay which reviews the key studies of Miller and also contains a detailed chronology of the work of this influential dramatist.
The Cambridge Companion to Arthur Miller
Author : Christopher Bigsby
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : pages
File Size : 45,70 MB
Release : 2010-04-22
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1139826220
Book Description
Arthur Miller is regarded as one of the most important playwrights of the twentieth century, and his work continues to be widely performed and studied around the world. This updated Companion includes Miller's work since the publication of the first edition in 1997 - the plays Mr Peters' Connections, Resurrection Blues, and Finishing the Picture - and key productions of his plays since his death in 2005. The chapter on Miller and the cinema has been completely revised to include new films, and demonstrates that Miller's work remains an important source for filmmakers. In addition to detailed analyses of plays including Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, Miller's work is also placed within the context of the social and political climate of the time. The volume closes with a bibliographic essay which reviews the key studies of Miller and also contains a detailed chronology of the work of this influential dramatist.
The Cambridge Companion to American Literature of the 1930s
Author : William Solomon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : pages
File Size : 14,62 MB
Release : 2018-09-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 110869229X
Book Description
This Companion offers a compelling survey of American literature in the 1930s. These thirteen new essays by accomplished scholars in the field provide re-examinations of crucial trends in the decade: the rise of the proletarian novel; the intersection of radical politics and experimental aesthetics; the documentary turn; the rise of left-wing theatres; popular fictional genres; the impact of Marxist thought on African-American historical writing; the relation of modernist prose to mass entertainment. Placing such issues in their political and economic contexts, this Companion constitutes an excellent introduction to a vital area of critical and scholarly inquiry. This collection also functions as a valuable reference guide to Depression-era cultural practice, furnishing readers with a chronology of important historical events in the decade and crucial publication dates, as well as a wide-ranging bibliography for those interested in reading further into the field.
The Cambridge Companion to Seneca
Author : Shadi Bartsch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 39,98 MB
Release : 2015-02-16
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1316239896
Book Description
The Roman statesman, philosopher and playwright Lucius Annaeus Seneca dramatically influenced the progression of Western thought. His works have had an unparalleled impact on the development of ethical theory, shaping a code of behavior for dealing with tyranny in his own age that endures today. This Companion thoroughly examines the complete Senecan corpus, with special emphasis on the aspects of his writings that have challenged interpretation. The authors place Seneca in the context of the ancient world and trace his impressive legacy in literature, art, religion, and politics from Neronian Rome to the early modern period. Through critical discussion of the recent proliferation of Senecan studies, this volume compellingly illustrates how the perception of Seneca and his particular type of Stoicism has evolved over time. It provides a comprehensive overview that will benefit students and scholars in classics, comparative literature, history, philosophy and political theory, as well as general readers.
The Cambridge Companion to Frankenstein
Author : Andrew Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 15,73 MB
Release : 2016-08-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1316760464
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to Frankenstein consists of sixteen original essays on Mary Shelley's novel by leading scholars, providing an invaluable introduction to Frankenstein and its various critical contexts. Theoretically informed but accessibly written, this volume relates Frankenstein to various social, literary, scientific and historical contexts, and outlines how critical theories such as ecocriticism, posthumanism, and queer theory generate new and important discussion in illuminating ways. The volume also explores the cultural afterlife of the novel including its adaptations in various media such as drama, film, television, graphic novels, and literature aimed at children and young adults. Written by an international team of leading experts, the essays provide new insights into the novel and the various critical approaches which can be applied to it. The volume is an essential guide to students and academics who are interested in Frankenstein and who wish to know more about its complex literary history.
The Cambridge Companion to Creative Writing
Author : David Morley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 15,70 MB
Release : 2012-02-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521768497
Book Description
A lively, practical guide to creative writing as discipline and craft, ideal for students and teachers.
The Cambridge Companion to Bede
Author : Scott DeGregorio
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : pages
File Size : 28,21 MB
Release : 2010-05-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1139825429
Book Description
As the major writer and thinker of the Anglo-Saxon period, the Venerable Bede is a key figure in the study of the literature and thought of this time. This Companion, written by an international team of specialists, is a key introductory guide to Bede, his writings, and his world. The first part of the volume focuses on Bede's cultural and intellectual milieu, covering his life, the secular-political contexts of his day, the foundations of the Latin learning he inherited and sought to perpetuate, the ecclesiastical and monastic setting of early Northumbria, and the foundation of his home institution, Wearmouth-Jarrow. The book then considers Bede's writing in detail, treating his educational, exegetical and historical works. Concluding with a detailed assessment of Bede's influence and reception from the time of his death up to the modern age, the Companion enables the reader to view Bede's writings within a wider cultural context.
The Cambridge Companion to English Poets
Author : Claude Julien Rawson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 48,99 MB
Release : 2011-01-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521874343
Book Description
This volume provides essays by twenty-nine leading scholars and critics on the best English poets from Chaucer to Larkin.
The Cambridge Companion to the Epic
Author : Catherine Bates
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 29,6 MB
Release : 2010-04-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521880947
Book Description
This Companion surveys over four thousand years of epic poetry in a series of accessible essays.
