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Book Synopsis Twentieth-century Swedish Writers Before World War II by : Ann-Charlotte Gavel Adams
Download or read book Twentieth-century Swedish Writers Before World War II written by Ann-Charlotte Gavel Adams and published by Dictionary of Literary Biograp. This book was released on 2002 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on Swedish writers of the early twentieth-century that provides context and an outline of major events and movements that influenced these writers. Discusses literary trends including proletarian realists, often referred to as the autodidacts, the modernists, the variety of literary styles and genres, including literature for children and young adults, the impact of motion pictures and television, and the impact of various political and global issues.
Book Synopsis Twentieth-century Swedish Writers After World War II by : Ann-Charlotte Gavel Adams
Download or read book Twentieth-century Swedish Writers After World War II written by Ann-Charlotte Gavel Adams and published by Dictionary of Literary Biograp. This book was released on 2002 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on Swedish authors of the twentieth-century include prominent Swedish writers from different decades, movements, genres and gender, with preference given to authors published in English translation. Fenno-Swedish writers have also been included since they write in Swedish and are part of the Swedish cultural history. Discusses the establishment of the Nobel Prizes, as well as poets of lyrical modernism, proletarian realists, autodidacts, and contemporary poetry.
Book Synopsis Twentieth-century Norwegian Writers by : Tanya Thresher
Download or read book Twentieth-century Norwegian Writers written by Tanya Thresher and published by Dictionary of Literary Biograp. This book was released on 2004 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents biographies and criticism of some of the most influential Norwegian writers of the twentieth century, producing a representative cross section of the Norwegian literary environment with writers of various decades, movements, and genres - preference has been given to authors whose works have been translated into English.
Book Synopsis Contemporary World Fiction by : Juris Dilevko
Download or read book Contemporary World Fiction written by Juris Dilevko and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-03-17 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This much-needed guide to translated literature offers readers the opportunity to hear from, learn about, and perhaps better understand our shrinking world from the perspective of insiders from many cultures and traditions. In a globalized world, knowledge about non-North American societies and cultures is a must. Contemporary World Fiction: A Guide to Literature in Translation provides an overview of the tremendous range and scope of translated world fiction available in English. In so doing, it will help readers get a sense of the vast world beyond North America that is conveyed by fiction titles from dozens of countries and language traditions. Within the guide, approximately 1,000 contemporary non-English-language fiction titles are fully annotated and thousands of others are listed. Organization is primarily by language, as language often reflects cultural cohesion better than national borders or geographies, but also by country and culture. In addition to contemporary titles, each chapter features a brief overview of earlier translated fiction from the group. The guide also provides in-depth bibliographic essays for each chapter that will enable librarians and library users to further explore the literature of numerous languages and cultural traditions.
Book Synopsis Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater by : Jan Sjåvik
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater written by Jan Sjåvik and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2006-04-19 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The literature of Scandinavia is amazingly rich and varied, consisting of the works produced by the countries of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland, and stretching from the ancient Norse Sagas to the present day. While much of it is unknown outside of the region, some has gained worldwide popularity, including the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, the stories of Isak Dinesen, and the plays of Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg. While obviously including the area's most famous works, the Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater also provides information on lesser known authors and currents trends, literary circles and journals, and historical background. This is accomplished through a list of acronyms, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and several hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries, which together make this reference the most comprehensive and up to date work of its kind related to Scandinavian literature and theater available anywhere.
Book Synopsis Twentieth-century American Nature Writers by : Roger Thompson
Download or read book Twentieth-century American Nature Writers written by Roger Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on distinctly American nature writers from the earliest to the most recent that have consistently sought to convey both their wonder at the natural world and their individual, personal experiences, within it.
Book Synopsis Twentieth-century Russian Émigré Writers by : Maria Rubins
Download or read book Twentieth-century Russian Émigré Writers written by Maria Rubins and published by Dictionary of Literary Biograp. This book was released on 2005 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on twentieth-century Russian writers who emigrated from Russia. Emigration presents a challenge for writers: in a foreign linguistic environment, cut off from their national literary tradition and readership, the writer feels deprived and inadequate. Yet frequently the trauma of exile provides a creative impetus, and many writers have completed their masterpieces in emigration. Discusses the unexpected advantages of the m̌igr ̌writer.
Book Synopsis American Novelists Since World War II. by : James Richard Giles
Download or read book American Novelists Since World War II. written by James Richard Giles and published by Dictionary of Literary Biograp. This book was released on 2003 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains biographical sketches of writers who either began writing novels after 1945 or have done their most important work since then.
Book Synopsis American Philosophers Before 1950 by : Philip Breed Dematteis
Download or read book American Philosophers Before 1950 written by Philip Breed Dematteis and published by Dictionary of Literary Biograp. This book was released on 2003 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on important figures in American philosophy that began or ended their careers elsewhere. Most of these philosophers were influenced by, or reacted against, the mainstream of thought in Great Britain and continental Europe. Discusses the two dominant approaches to philosophy, analytic and postmodern. Discusses the classical period of American philosophy as well as the rise of logical positivism and various forms of linguistic and conceptual analysis.
Book Synopsis Twentieth-century European Cultural Theorists by : Paul Hansom
Download or read book Twentieth-century European Cultural Theorists written by Paul Hansom and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents biographies of the men and women who wrestled with the complex theoretical problems of twentieth-century culture. With few exceptions the theorists treated in this volume focus their critical attention on the idea an nature of the human "subject," and how that subject is created and maintained
Book Synopsis American Philosophers, 1950-2000 by : Philip Breed Dematteis
Download or read book American Philosophers, 1950-2000 written by Philip Breed Dematteis and published by Dictionary of Literary Biograp. This book was released on 2003 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on American philosophers engaged with philosophical topics; focuses on the rise of analytic philosophy as the dominant philosophical movement in the English-speaking world for most of the twentieth century. Also covers libertarianism, a political philosophy that holds that individuals are the sole legitimate owners of their own minds and bodies and that they should be free to do as they please.
Book Synopsis Twentieth-century French Dramatists by : Mary Anne O'Neil
Download or read book Twentieth-century French Dramatists written by Mary Anne O'Neil and published by Dictionary of Literary Biograp. This book was released on 2006 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on twentieth-century French playwrights who were largely influenced by non-French traditions, during the greatest age of French theater since the mid 1700s. French drama of the twentieth-century was cosmopolitan, experimental and eclectic and attempted to appeal to a wider audience than in the past. Dramatists came not only from Paris but from the provinces and the French states of the Caribbean as well as from Francophone countries such as Belgium.
Book Synopsis Twentieth-century American Dramatists by : Christopher J. Wheatley
Download or read book Twentieth-century American Dramatists written by Christopher J. Wheatley and published by Dictionary of Literary Biograp. This book was released on 2002 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Represents the diversity and productivity of American drama since 1900. The careers of playwrights whose works achieved notable popularity as well as critical success are presented in some detail. Emphasis is placed on biography and a synthesis of the critical reception of authors' works.
Book Synopsis Folktales and Fairy Tales [4 volumes] by : Anne E. Duggan Ph.D.
Download or read book Folktales and Fairy Tales [4 volumes] written by Anne E. Duggan Ph.D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-02-12 with total page 1751 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encyclopedic in its coverage, this one-of-a-kind reference is ideal for students, scholars, and others who need reliable, up-to-date information on folk and fairy tales, past and present. Folktales and fairy tales have long played an important role in cultures around the world. They pass customs and lore from generation to generation, provide insights into the peoples who created them, and offer inspiration to creative artists working in media that now include television, film, manga, photography, and computer games. This second, expanded edition of an award-winning reference will help students and teachers as well as storytellers, writers, and creative artists delve into this enchanting world and keep pace with its past and its many new facets. Alphabetically organized and global in scope, the work is the only multivolume reference in English to offer encyclopedic coverage of this subject matter. The four-volume collection covers national, cultural, regional, and linguistic traditions from around the world as well as motifs, themes, characters, and tale types. Writers and illustrators are included as are filmmakers and composers—and, of course, the tales themselves. The expert entries within volumes 1 through 3 are based on the latest research and developments while the contents of volume 4 comprises tales and texts. While most books either present readers with tales from certain countries or cultures or with thematic entries, this encyclopedia stands alone in that it does both, making it a truly unique, one-stop resource.
Book Synopsis A History of Finnish Literature by : Jaakko Ahokas
Download or read book A History of Finnish Literature written by Jaakko Ahokas and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1973 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of a series that offers mainly linguistic and anthropological research and teaching/learning material on a region of great cultural and strategic interest and importance in the post-Soviet era.
Book Synopsis Twentieth-century American Nature Poets by : J. Scott Bryson
Download or read book Twentieth-century American Nature Poets written by J. Scott Bryson and published by Dictionary of Literary Biograp. This book was released on 2008 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This award-winning multi-volume series is dedicated to making literature and its creators better understood and more accessible to students and interested readers, while satisfying the standards of librarians, teachers and scholars. Dictionary of Literary Biography provides reliable information in an easily comprehensible format, while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history. Dictionary of Literary Biography systematically presents career biographies and criticism of writers from all eras and all genres through volumes dedicated to specific types of literature and time periods. For a listing of Dictionary of Literary Biography volumes sorted by genre click here. 01
Book Synopsis Twentieth-century Spanish Fiction Writers by : Martha Eulalia Altisent
Download or read book Twentieth-century Spanish Fiction Writers written by Martha Eulalia Altisent and published by Dictionary of Literary Biograp. This book was released on 2006 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on a variety of Spanish authors who shaped the development of Spanish fiction in the twentieth century. Entries focus on the interconnections between life and writing and trace the writers' personal response to the cultural, intellectual and political concerns of the day, as well as to the traditions and literary styles that shaped their imagination. Provides a condensed assessment of the authors' aesthetic and personal preferences as shown through their writings.
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