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Book Synopsis The Oxford Companion to American Literature by : James David Hart
Download or read book The Oxford Companion to American Literature written by James David Hart and published by New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1948 with total page 906 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic reference to the authors and writings, past and present, popular and polite that is embraced by American literature.
Book Synopsis The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature by : William L. Andrews
Download or read book The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature written by William L. Andrews and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-02-15 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A breathtaking achievement, this Concise Companion is a suitable crown to the astonishing production in African American literature and criticism that has swept over American literary studies in the last two decades. It offers an enormous range of writers-from Sojourner Truth to Frederick Douglass, from Zora Neale Hurston to Ralph Ellison, and from Toni Morrison to August Wilson. It contains entries on major works (including synopses of novels), such as Harriet Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Richard Wright's Native Son, and Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. It also incorporates information on literary characters such as Bigger Thomas, Coffin Ed Johnson, Kunta Kinte, Sula Peace, as well as on character types such as Aunt Jemima, Brer Rabbit, John Henry, Stackolee, and the trickster. Icons of black culture are addressed, including vivid details about the lives of Muhammad Ali, John Coltrane, Marcus Garvey, Jackie Robinson, John Brown, and Harriet Tubman. Here, too, are general articles on poetry, fiction, and drama; on autobiography, slave narratives, Sunday School literature, and oratory; as well as on a wide spectrum of related topics. Compact yet thorough, this handy volume gathers works from a vast array of sources--from the black periodical press to women's clubs--making it one of the most substantial guides available on the growing, exciting world of African American literature.
Book Synopsis The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature by : James D. Hart
Download or read book The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature written by James D. Hart and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise version contains brief biographies of important authors, plot summaries of individual works, descriptions of important literary movements, and a wealth of information on other aspects of American literary life and history from the Colonial period to the modern era.
Book Synopsis The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature by : Margaret Drabble
Download or read book The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature written by Margaret Drabble and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the bestselling Oxford Companion to English Literature, this is an indispensable, compact guide to all aspects of English literature. For this revised edition, existing entries have been fully updated and 60 new entries have been added on contemporary writers, such as Peter Acroyd,Martin Amis, Toni Morrison, and Jeanette Winterson. Detailed new appendices include a chronology of English literature, and a listing of major literary prize-winners.
Book Synopsis Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language by : Thomas Burns McArthur
Download or read book Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language written by Thomas Burns McArthur and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 1102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Sanskrit to Scouse, this book provides a single-volume source of information about the English language. The guide is intended both for reference and and for browsing. The international perspective takes in language from Cockney to Creole, Aboriginal English to Zummerzet, Estuary English to Caribbean English and a historical range from Beowulf to Ebonics, Chaucer to Chomsky, Latin to the World Wide Web. There is coverage of a wide range of topics from abbreviation to Zeugma, Shakespeare to split infinitive and substantial entries on key subjects such as African English, etymology, imperialism, pidgin, poetry, psycholinguistics and slang. Box features include pieces on place-names, the evolution of the alphabet, the story of OK, borrowings into English, and the Internet. Invaluable reference for English Language students, and fascinating reading for the general reader with an interest in language.
Book Synopsis A Concise Companion to Modernism by : David Bradshaw
Download or read book A Concise Companion to Modernism written by David Bradshaw and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise Companion offers an innovative approach tounderstanding the Modernist literary mind in Britain, focusing onthe intellectual and cultural contexts, which shaped it. Offers an innovative approach to understanding the Modernistliterary mind in Britain. Helps readers to grasp the intellectual and cultural contextsof literary Modernism. Organised around contemporary ideas such as Freudianism andeugenics rather than literary genres. Relates literary Modernism to the overarching issues of theperiod, such as feminism, imperialism and war.
Book Synopsis The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature by : James David Hart
Download or read book The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature written by James David Hart and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink by : Andrew F. Smith
Download or read book The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink written by Andrew F. Smith and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a panoramic view of the history and culture of food and drink in America with fascinating entries on everything from the smell of asparagus to the history of White Castle, and the origin of Bloody Marys to jambalaya, the Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink provides a concise, authoritative, and exuberant look at this modern American obsession. Ideal for the food scholar and food enthusiast alike, it is equally appetizing for anyone fascinated by Americana, capturing our culture and history through what we love most--food!Building on the highly praised and deliciously browseable two-volume compendium the Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, this new work serves up everything you could ever want to know about American consumables and their impact on popular culture and the culinary world. Within its pages for example, we learn that Lifesavers candy owes its success to the canny marketing idea of placing the original flavor, mint, next to cash registers at bars. Patrons who bought them to mask the smell of alcohol on their breath before heading home soon found they were just as tasty sober and the company began producing other flavors.Edited by Andrew Smith, a writer and lecturer on culinary history, the Companion serves up more than just trivia however, including hundreds of entries on fast food, celebrity chefs, fish, sandwiches, regional and ethnic cuisine, food science, and historical food traditions. It also dispels a few commonly held myths. Veganism, isn't simply the practice of a few "hippies," but is in fact wide-spread among elite athletic circles. Many of the top competitors in the Ironman and Ultramarathon events go even further, avoiding all animal products by following a strictly vegan diet. Anyone hungering to know what our nation has been cooking and eating for the last three centuries should own the Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink. DT Nearly 1,000 articles on American food and drink, from the curious to the commonplace DT Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of historical photographs and color images DT Includes informative lists of food websites, museums, organizations, and festivals
Book Synopsis The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-century Literature in English by : Jenny Stringer
Download or read book The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-century Literature in English written by Jenny Stringer and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Survey of twentieth century English-language writers and writing from around the world, celebrating all major genres, with entries on literary movements, periodicals, more than 400 individual works, and articles on approximately 2,400 authors.
Book Synopsis The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America by : Nathaniel Ward
Download or read book The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America written by Nathaniel Ward and published by Boston : J. Munroe. This book was released on 1843 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing by : Rosemary Herbert
Download or read book The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing written by Rosemary Herbert and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Entertaining and authoritative, this alphabetically arranged companion is an indispensable reference guide to crime and mystery writing. Unique in its biographical and critical treatment of major detective writers, it is a comprehensive digest to the gen
Book Synopsis A Concise Companion to the Romantic Age by : Jon Klancher
Download or read book A Concise Companion to the Romantic Age written by Jon Klancher and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-06 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Concise Companion to the Romantic Age provides newperspectives on the relationships between literature and culture inBritain from 1780 to 1830 Provides original essays from a variety of multi-disciplinaryscholars on the Romantic era Includes fresh insights into such topics as religiouscontroversy and politics, empire and nationalism, and therelationship of Romanticism to modernist aesthetics Ranges across the Romantic era's literary, visual, andnon-fictional genres
Book Synopsis The Oxford Companion to English Literature by : Sir Paul Harvey
Download or read book The Oxford Companion to English Literature written by Sir Paul Harvey and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 888 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Cambridge Handbook of American Literature by : Jack Salzman
Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of American Literature written by Jack Salzman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1986-08-29 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cambridge Handbook of American Literature offers a compact and accessible guide to the major landmarks of American literature.
Download or read book His Own Where written by June Jordan and published by The Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This June Jordan treasure is a rare piece of fiction from one of America's most vital poets and political essayists—a tender story of young love in the face of generational opposition, a modern-day Romeo and Juliet that sings and sways.” —Walter Mosley Nominated for a National Book Award in 1971, His Own Where is the story of Buddy, a fifteen-year-old boy whose world is spinning out of control. He meets Angela, whose angry parents accuse her of being "wild." When life falls apart for Buddy and his father, and when Angela is attacked at home, they take action to create their own way of staying alive in Brooklyn. In the process, the two find refuge in one another and learn that love is real and necessary. His Own Where was one of The New York Times' Most Outstanding Books and was on the American Library Association's list of Best Books in 1971. June Jordan was a poet, essayist, journalist, dramatist, activist, and educator known for challenging oppression through her inspirational words and actions. She was the founder of Poetry for the People at the University of California, Berkeley, where she taught for many years. The author of over twenty books, her poetry is collected in Directed by Desire; her selected essays in Some of Us Did Not Die. Sapphire is the author of American Dreams, Black Wings & Blind Angels, and Push, which was made into the 2009 award-winning motion picture Precious.
Book Synopsis The Oxford Medical Companion by : John Nicholas Walton
Download or read book The Oxford Medical Companion written by John Nicholas Walton and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1994 with total page 1078 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This rich, intelligent guide to the state of medical science is a thoroughly revised and edited version of Walton's massive Oxford Companion to Medicine. Accessible, convenient and up to date, it is an invaluable reference for doctors, students, and medical professionals of all kinds. 70 halftones and line drawings.
Book Synopsis A Companion to American Literature by : Susan Belasco
Download or read book A Companion to American Literature written by Susan Belasco and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-04-02 with total page 4743 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, chronological overview of American literature in three scholarly and authoritative volumes A Companion to American Literature traces the history and development of American literature from its early origins in Native American oral tradition to 21st century digital literature. This comprehensive three-volume set brings together contributions from a diverse international team of accomplished young scholars and established figures in the field. Contributors explore a broad range of topics in historical, cultural, political, geographic, and technological contexts, engaging the work of both well-known and non-canonical writers of every period. Volume One is an inclusive and geographically expansive examination of early American literature, applying a range of cultural and historical approaches and theoretical models to a dramatically expanded canon of texts. Volume Two covers American literature between 1820 and 1914, focusing on the development of print culture and the literary marketplace, the emergence of various literary movements, and the impact of social and historical events on writers and writings of the period. Spanning the 20th and early 21st centuries, Volume Three studies traditional areas of American literature as well as the literature from previously marginalized groups and contemporary writers often overlooked by scholars. This inclusive and comprehensive study of American literature: Examines the influences of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and disability on American literature Discusses the role of technology in book production and circulation, the rise of literacy, and changing reading practices and literary forms Explores a wide range of writings in multiple genres, including novels, short stories, dramas, and a variety of poetic forms, as well as autobiographies, essays, lectures, diaries, journals, letters, sermons, histories, and graphic narratives. Provides a thematic index that groups chapters by contexts and illustrates their links across different traditional chronological boundaries A Companion to American Literature is a valuable resource for students coming to the subject for the first time or preparing for field examinations, instructors in American literature courses, and scholars with more specialized interests in specific authors, genres, movements, or periods.
