Literary Criticism : European

A comprehensive guide to Dante’s life and literature, with an emphasis on his Commedia . This text looks at the influences that shaped Dante’s writing, and the reception of his work by later readers, from the 14th century to the present.:.; Introduces Dante through four main approaches: the context of his life and career; his literary and cultural traditions; key themes, episodes and passages in his own work, especially the Commedia ; and the reception and appropriation of his work by later readers, from the fourteenth century to the present.; Written by an expert Dante scholar.; Provides new translations of substantial passages from Dante’s poems and from the world of his contemporaries.; Includes explanatory diagrams of Dante’s 'other-worlds', and a section of illustrations by medieval and modern artists.; Builds a vivid and complex picture of Dante's imagination, intellect and literary presence.; Helpful bibliographies include relevant web resources. more...

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Peter-André Alt examines the political role accorded to queens in the Early Modern Age, using 17th century German and English tragedies. With its interdisciplinary approach, the book also considers the pictorial arts and legal history and advances our und more...

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Gómez-Moriana applies contemporary literary theory to classical texts of the Spanish Golden Age, including Lazirillo de Tormes, Don Quijote, Tirso de Molina’s Don Juan play, and Columbus’s Diary. more...

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White provides a new context for Romantic literature by explaining the key influence of religious dissent. more...

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Through a detailed unpacking of the castaway genreÕs appeal in English literature, Empire Islands forwards our understanding of the sociopsychology of British Empire. Rebecca Weaver-Hightower argues convincingly that by helping generations of readers to make sense ofÑand perhaps feel better aboutÑimperial aggression, the castaway story in effect enabled the expansion and maintenance of European empire. Empire Islands asks why so many colonial authors chose islands as the setting for their stories of imperial adventure and why so many postcolonial writers Òwrite backÓ to those castaway narratives. Drawing on insightful readings of works from Thomas MoreÕs Utopia to Caribbean novels like George LammingÕs Water with Berries, from canonical works such as Robinson Crusoe and The Tempest to the lesser-known A Narrative of the Life and Astonishing Adventures of John Daniel by Ralph Morris, Weaver-Hightower examines themes of cannibalism, piracy, monstrosity, imperial aggression, and the concept of going native. Ending with analysis of contemporary film and the role of the United States in global neoimperialism, Weaver-Hightower exposes how island narratives continue not only to describe but also to justify colonialism. more...

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