The Cambridge Companion to J.M. Coetzee
Title | The Cambridge Companion to J.M. Coetzee PDF eBook |
Author | Jarad Zimbler |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 335 |
Release | 2020-04-30 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1108475345 |
Presents lucid and exemplary critical essays, introducing readers to J. M. Coetzee's works, practices, horizons and relations.
The Cambridge Introduction to J. M. Coetzee
Title | The Cambridge Introduction to J. M. Coetzee PDF eBook |
Author | Dominic Head |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 118 |
Release | 2009-03-26 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1139478435 |
The South African novelist and Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee is widely studied around the world and attracts considerable critical attention. With the publication of Disgrace Coetzee began to enjoy popular as well as critical acclaim, but his work can be as challenging as it is impressive. This book is addressed to students and readers of Coetzee: it is an up-to-date survey of the writer's fiction and context, written accessibly for those new to his work. All of the fiction is discussed, and the brooding presence of the political situation in South Africa, during the first part of his career, is given serious attention in a comprehensive account of the author's main influences. The revealing strand of confessional writing in the latter half of Coetzee's career is given full consideration. This Introduction will help new readers understand and appreciate one of the most important and challenging authors in contemporary literature.
The Cambridge Companion to the African Novel
Title | The Cambridge Companion to the African Novel PDF eBook |
Author | F. Abiola Irele |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 309 |
Release | 2009-07-23 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1139827707 |
Africa's strong tradition of storytelling has long been an expression of an oral narrative culture. African writers such as Amos Tutuola, Naguib Mahfouz, Wole Soyinka and J. M. Coetzee have adapted these older forms to develop and enhance the genre of the novel, in a shift from the oral mode to print. Comprehensive in scope, these new essays cover the fiction in the European languages from North Africa and Africa south of the Sahara, as well as in Arabic. They highlight the themes and styles of the African novel through an examination of the works that have either attained canonical status - an entire chapter is devoted to the work of Chinua Achebe - or can be expected to do so. Including a guide to further reading and a chronology, this is the ideal starting-point for students of African and world literatures.
The Cambridge Companion to James Joyce
Title | The Cambridge Companion to James Joyce PDF eBook |
Author | Derek Attridge |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 409 |
Release | 2004-06-17 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 110749494X |
This second edition of The Cambridge Companion to Joyce contains several revised essays, reflecting increasing emphasis on Joyce's politics, a fresh sense of the importance of his engagement with Ireland, and the changes wrought by gender studies on criticism of his work. This Companion gathers an international team of leading scholars who shed light on Joyce's work and life. The contributions are informative, stimulating and full of rich and accessible insights which will provoke thought and discussion in and out of the classroom. The Companion's reading lists and extended bibliography offer readers the necessary tools for further informed exploration of Joyce studies. This volume is designed primarily as a students' reference work (although it is organised so that it can also be read from cover to cover), and will deepen and extend the enjoyment and understanding of Joyce for the new reader.
The Cambridge Companion to World Literature
Title | The Cambridge Companion to World Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Ben Etherington |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 289 |
Release | 2018-11-22 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1108471374 |
This Companion presents lucid and exemplary critical essays, introducing readers to the major ideas and practices of world literary studies.
The Cambridge Companion to Autobiography
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Autobiography PDF eBook |
Author | Maria DiBattista |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 287 |
Release | 2014-05-29 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1107028108 |
A historical overview of autobiography from the works of Augustine, Montaigne, and Rousseau to the Romantic, Victorian, and modern eras.
The Cambridge Companion to Ian McEwan
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Ian McEwan PDF eBook |
Author | Dominic Head |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 233 |
Release | 2019-07-04 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1108480330 |
Provides a thorough overview of Ian McEwan's fiction, articulating his place in the canon of contemporary fiction.