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A dissection of 20th century author W.G. Sebald's fiction and his acclaim. It investigates his universal appeal and explores themes, issues, and influences that dominate the writer's oeuvre. It also considers his career in the German speaking and English speaking worlds.
These collected letters of two key figures from the Modernist period span a period of 42 years. The animated... Læs mere
Understanding Thomas Mann offers a comprehensive guide to the novels, short stories, novellas, and non-fiction of one of the most renowned and prolific German writers. In... Læs mere
Barry Menikoff reveals that Stevenson was a serious student of Scottish history and culture. His true project was to reconsititute his... Læs mere
Introduces Western readers to constructions of the sacred in twentieth-century Iranian poetry. Sifting through the lives... Læs mere
Best known for his play ""Noises Off"", Michael Frayn has garnered widespread critical acclaim and a number of literary honors for his work as a novelist, philosopher, and... Læs mere
Beth Henley remains best known for ""Crimes of the Heart"", a play that won the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award and later was made into a major... Læs mere
Thomas Wolfe remains one of the least understood of the major twentieth-century American writers, but his relationship with... Læs mere
Introduces readers to the ingenuity of a British writer who has garnered an array of awards. This guide examines the key themes, narrative strategies, and cultural commentaries... Læs mere
A reading of physical obsession in O'Connor through linguistic and literary techniques. This book demonstrates that... Læs mere
Drawing on Kenneth Burke's ""Dialectic of Constitutions,"" this work analyzes conversion narratives to illustrate how the authors of these autobiographical texts describe dramatic changes in their identities as a means of influencing the beliefs and action of their readers.
Introduces readers to a veteran novelist best known for his wry explorations of the dialectic between the great American dream and the realities of middle-class American life.