Ronald Carter, John Mcrae

Gebundenes Buch

The Routledge History of Literature in English

Britain and Ireland

Beschreibung

The Routledge History of Literature in English covers the main developments in the history of British and Irish literature from AD 600 to the present day. Accompanying language notes explore the interrelationships between language and literature, emphasising the growth of literary writing, its traditions, conventions and changing characteristics. Extensive quotations from poetry, prose and drama underpin the narrative. With a new chapter on novels, drama and poetry in the 21st century and an extensive companion website, The Routledge History of Literature in English will be an invaluable reference for any student of English literature and language.

Autor

Ronald Carter is Research Professor of Modern English Language in the School of English Studies, University of Nottingham, UK and is well-known for his work at the interface of language and literary studies. He has written, co-written and edited over forty books, most recently a second edition of Language and Creativity (Routledge Classics) (2015). John McRae was formerly Special Professor of Language in Literature Studies and is now Teaching Associate at the University of Nottingham, UK. He has been a Visiting Professor and Lecturer in more than seventy countries. His publications include Literature with a Small 'L' (1991/1997), The Language of Poetry (Routledge, 1998) and the only critical edition of Teleny by Oscar Wilde and others (1986-2000).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• 3. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 622
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 1089g
• ISBN-13: 9780415839747
• ISBN-10: 0415839742
• Artikelnr.: 47355309

Rezensionen

"Brought fully up-to-date with a chapter on twenty-first developments, and featuring a number of useful and exciting extras such as an extensive companion website, this third edition of the widely acclaimed Routledge History of Literature in English fully confirms its reputation of solid yet accessible scholarship, and as the indispensable first-hand reference for any serious student of literature in English."
Theo D'haen, University of Leuven, Belgium

"Immensely accessible, comprehensive and reader-friendly, the 3^rd edition of The Routledge History of Literature in English provides interested readers with a thorough exploration of British and Irish literature. With a new added chapter

chronicling writings from the twenty-first century, this ideal volume is-to date-unique, unrivalled."
Suriyan Panlay, Thammasat University, Thailand

"The third edition of this extensive and clearly written volume will be welcome to readers keen to historicize the development of English from Caedmon's Hymn to the writing of Kazuo Ishiguro. By assessing the reach of English both globally and within the shifting landscape of the British Isles, the authors address questions of dialect, regionalism and nationhood alongside those of genre, form, lexicon and aesthetics. The focus on social and political context in conversation with close readings of specific texts makes this a helpful introduction to the writing and reading of English today."
Emma Mason, University of Warwick, UK