A Routledge Literary Sourcebook on Charles Dickens's David Copperfield

A Routledge Literary Sourcebook on Charles Dickens's David Copperfield
Author: Richard J. Dunn
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2004
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780415275422

Whether read from beginning to end or used as a reference tool, this sourcebook reveals the varied life of 'David Copperfield' in the hands of generations of readers, critics and adaptors, and introduces the work in its social, biographical and literary contexts.

A Routledge Literary Sourcebook on the Poems of John Keats

A Routledge Literary Sourcebook on the Poems of John Keats
Author: John R. Strachan
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2003
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0415234778

John Keats was one of the central figures of English Romanticism and is still one of England's most popular poets. This sourcebook brings together texts and documents that provide a gateway towards an understanding of the man, his life and his work.

Crossroads in Literature and Culture

Crossroads in Literature and Culture
Author: Jacek Fabiszak
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 513
Release: 2012-11-05
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3642219942

The book contains a selection of papers focusing on the idea of crossing boundaries in literary and cultural texts composed in English. The authors come from different methodological schools and analyse texts coming from different periods and cultures, trying to find common ground (the theme of the volume) between the apparently generically and temporarily varied works and phenomena. In this way, a plethora of perspectives is offered, perspectives which represent a high standard both in terms of theoretical reflection and in-depth analysis of selected texts. Consequently, the volume is addressed to a wide scope of both scholars and students working in the field of English and American literary and cultural studies; furthermore, it will be of interest also to students interested in theoretical issues linked with investigations into literature and culture.

Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities
Author: Ruth F. Glancy
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2006
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780415287609

Often criticised for its melodramatic 'soap-opera' plot, Dickens' bold treatment of the violence and terrors of the French Revolution is still widely read and enjoyed today. This text looks at critical themes in the novel, as well as looking closely at the context in which it is set

Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities
Author: Ruth Glancy
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2013-10-23
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1317797124

Since its publication in 1859, A Tale of Two Cities has remained the best-known fictional recreation of the French Revolution, and one of Charles Dickens’s most exciting novels. A Tale of Two Cities blends a moving love story with the familiar figures of the Revolution—Bastille prisoners, a starving Parisian mob, and an indolent aristocracy. Taking the form of a sourcebook, this guide to Dickens's dramatic novel offers: extensive introductory comment on the contexts and many interpretations of the text, from publication to the present annotated extracts from key contextual documents, reviews, critical works and the text itself cross-references between documents and sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism suggestions for further reading. This volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of A Tale of Two Cities and seeking not only a guide to the novel, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds Dickens' text.

Jane Austen

Jane Austen
Author: Robert P. Irvine
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2005
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780415314343

Robert P. Irvine's guide to Jane Austen and her work is essential reading for students of English Literature. It is suitable both for students at introductory level, as extended reading, or for those beginning a detailed study of Austen.

Charles Dickens's Bleak House

Charles Dickens's Bleak House
Author: Janice M. Allan
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2004
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780415247726

This guidebook examines Dickens' novel within its literary and cultural contexts providing an ideal orientation in the novel, its reception history and the critical material which surrounds it.

Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart
Author: David Whittaker
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2007-11-08
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1134286481

Offering an insight into African culture that had not been portrayed before, Things Fall Apart is the tragic story of an individual set in the wider context of colonialism, as well as a powerful and complex political statement of cross-cultural encounters. This guide offers an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of Things Fall Apart, surveying the many interpretations of the text from publication to the present and the critical material that surrounds it.