[PDF] The Cambridge Companion To Tennessee Williams eBook

Author : Matthew C. Roudané
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 23,20 MB
Release : 1997-12-11
Category : Drama
ISBN : 110749382X

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This is a collection of thirteen original essays from a team of leading scholars in the field. In this wide-ranging volume, the contributors cover a healthy sampling of Williams's works, from the early apprenticeship years in the 1930s through to his last play before his death in 1983, Something Cloudy, Something Clear. In addition to essays on such major plays as The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, among others, the contributors also consider selected minor plays, short stories, poems, and biographical concerns. The Companion also features a chapter on selected key productions as well as a bibliographic essay surveying the major critical statements on Williams.

Author : Matthew C. Roudané
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 21,31 MB
Release : 1997-12-11
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780521498838

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This is a collection of thirteen original essays from a team of leading scholars in the field. In this wide-ranging volume, the contributors cover a healthy sampling of Williams's works, from the early apprenticeship years in the 1930s through to his last play before his death in 1983, Something Cloudy, Something Clear. In addition to essays on such major plays as The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, among others, the contributors also consider selected minor plays, short stories, poems, and biographical concerns. The Companion also features a chapter on selected key productions as well as a bibliographic essay surveying the major critical statements on Williams.

Author : Margreta de Grazia
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 15,58 MB
Release : 2001-04-05
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780521658812

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This book offers a comprehensive, readable and authoritative introduction to the study of Shakespeare, by means of nineteen newly commissioned essays. An international team of prominent scholars provide a broadly cultural approach to the chief literary, performative and historical aspects of Shakespeare's work. They bring the latest scholarship to bear on traditional subjects of Shakespeare study, such as biography, the transmission of the texts, the main dramatic and poetic genres, the stage in Shakespeare's time and the history of criticism and performance. In addition, authors engage with more recently defined topics: gender and sexuality, Shakespeare on film, the presence of foreigners in Shakespeare's England and his impact on other cultures. Helpful reference features include chronologies of the life and works, illustrations, detailed reading lists and a bibliographical essay.

Author : William J. Leatherbarrow
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 26,48 MB
Release : 2002-07-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780521654739

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Key dimensions of Dostoevskii's writing and life are explored in this collection of specially commissioned essays. Contributors examines topics such as Dostoevskii's relation to folk literature, money, religion, the family and science. The essays are well supported by supplementary material including a chronology of the period and detailed guides to further reading. Altogether the volume provides an invaluable resource for scholars and students.

Author : Kevin J. Hayes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 17,27 MB
Release : 2002-04-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521797276

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This collection of specially-commissioned essays by experts in the field explores key dimensions of Edgar Allan Poe's work and life. Contributions provide a series of alternative perspectives on one of the most enigmatic and controversial American writers. The essays, specially tailored to the needs of undergraduates, examine all of Poe's major writings, his poetry, short stories and criticism, and place his work in a variety of literary, cultural and political contexts. They situate his imaginative writings in relation to different modes of writing: humor, Gothicism, anti-slavery tracts, science fiction, the detective story, and sentimental fiction. Three chapters examine specific works: The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, 'The Fall of the House of Usher', 'The Raven', and 'Ulalume'. The volume features a detailed chronology and a comprehensive guide to further reading, and will be of interest to students and scholars alike.

Author : Lesley Sharpe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 26,83 MB
Release : 2002-05-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780521665605

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The Cambridge Companion to Goethe provides a stimulating and accessible survey of this many-sided figure. The volume places Goethe in the context of the Germany and Europe of his lifetime. His literary work is covered in individual chapters on poetry, drama (with a separate chapter on Faust), prose fiction and autobiography. A wide-ranging survey of reception inside and outside Germany and an extensive guide to further reading round off this volume, which will appeal to students and specialists alike.

Author : Ritchie Robertson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 28,25 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521653701

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Specially-commissioned essays explore key dimensions of Thomas Mann's writing and life.

Author : Morris Eaves
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 48,99 MB
Release : 2003-01-23
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780521786775

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Poet, painter, and engraver William Blake died in 1827 in obscure poverty with few admirers. The attention paid today to his remarkable poems, prints, and paintings would have astonished his contemporaries. Admired for his defiant, uncompromising creativity, he has become one of the most anthologized and studied writers in English and one of the most studied and collected British artists. His urge to cast words and images into masterpieces of revelation has left us with complex, forceful, extravagant, some times bizarre works of written and visual art that rank among the greatest challenges to plain understanding ever created. This Companion aims to provide guidance to Blake s work in fresh and readable introductions: biographical, literary, art historical, political, religious, and bibliographical. Together with a chronology, guides to further reading, and glossary of terms, they identify the key points of departure into Blake s multifarious world and work.

Author : Sharon Monteith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 33,79 MB
Release : 2013-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 110703678X

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Featuring essays written by an international team of experts, this Companion maps the dynamic literary landscape of the American South.

Author : James Walter McFarlane
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 37,94 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780521423212

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In the history of modern theatre, Ibsen is one of the dominating figures. The sixteen chapters of this 1994 Companion explore his life and work, providing an invaluable reference work for students. In chronological terms they range from an account of Ibsen's earliest pieces, through the years of rich experimentation, to the mature 'Ibsenist' plays that made him famous towards the end of the nineteenth century. Among the thematic topics are discussions of Ibsen's comedy, realism, lyric poetry and feminism. Substantial chapters account for Ibsen's influence on the international stage and his challenge to theatre and film directors and playwrights today. Essential reference materials include a full chronology, list of works and essays on twentieth-century criticism and further reading.