литературоведение
В поисках великого может быть
Владимир Яковлевич Бахмутский
«В поисках великого может быть» – своего рода подробный конспект лекций по истории зарубежной литературы известного филолога, заслуженного деятеля искусств РФ, профессора ВГИК Владимира Яковлевича Бахмутского (1919-2004). Устное слово определило...
Литературная классика в соблазне экранизаций. Столетие перевоплощений
Людмила Сараскина
Книга Л. И. Сараскиной посвящена одной из самых интересных и злободневных тем современного искусства – экранизациям классической литературы, как русской, так и зарубежной. Опыты перевоплощения словесного искусства в искусство кино ставят и...
От противного. Разыскания в области художественной культуры
Игорь Смирнов
В книге профессора И. П. Смирнова собраны в основном новые работы, посвященные художественной культуре XX века. В круг его исследовательских интересов в этом издании вошли теория и метатеория литературы; развитие авангарда вплоть до...
Журнал русской культуры «Москва» №05/2018
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Литературно-художественный журнал. На его страницах – проза и поэзия современных авторов, неизвестные и забытые страницы творчества классиков русской литературы, произведения, созданные русскими писателями в эмиграции, размышления о духовном...
Россия в литературе Запада
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Научная монография посвящена актуальной проблеме восприятия России литературным сознанием Запада. В книге затрагиваются некоторые теоретико-методологические проблемы изучения образа «Другого». На разнообразном литературном материале исследованы...
Испытание реализмом. Материалы научно-теоретической конференции «Творчество Юрия Полякова: традиция и новаторство» (к 60-летию писателя)
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В сборник «Испытание реализмом» вошли материалы научно-теоретической конференции, посвященной творчеству известного русского писателя Юрия Михайловича Полякова. Симпозиум состоялся в его альма-матер, Московском государственном областном...
Моя вселенная – Москва». Юрий Поляков: личность, творчество, поэтика
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Книга «Моя вселенная – Москва» посвящена творчеству выдающегося современного писателя, коренного москвича Юрия Полякова и приурочена к 60-летию со дня его рождения. Сборник включает в себя академические научные работы, раскрывающие основные...
Журнал русской культуры «Москва» №06/2018
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Литературно-художественный журнал. На его страницах – проза и поэзия современных авторов, неизвестные и забытые страницы творчества классиков русской литературы, произведения, созданные русскими писателями в эмиграции, размышления о духовном...
Основы теории литературы. Программа курса для студентов, обучающихся по направлению 42.03.02 «Журналистика»
О. Н. Щалпегин
Содержание программы в целом соответствует предшествующим ей образцам (2010 и 2014 гг.). Но она составлена с учетом объективно изменившихся условий преподавания этой гуманитарной дисциплины на факультете журналистики. К таким изменениям следует...
1812 год в жизни А. С. Пушкина
Павел Николаев
Сознательная жизнь А. С. Пушкина пришлась на череду беспрерывных войн, которые вела Россия: Отечественная война 1812 года, заграничные походы русской армии 1813–1814 годов, Русско-иранская (1826–1828) и Русско-турецкая (1828–1829) войны,...
Шарлотта Бронте. Очерк жизни и творчества
Майя Тугушева
Жизнь Шарлотты Бронте – неустанная борьба Свободной Человеческой Личности, сумевшей житейские поражения «переплавить» в творческую победу и завоевавшей право на вечную жизнь в искусстве.
Understanding Richard Hoggart
John K. Walton
Awarded 2013 PROSE Honorable Mention in Media & Cultural Studies With the resurgent interest in his work today, this is a timely reevaluation of this foundational figure in Cultural Studies, a critical but friendly review of both Hoggart's work...
Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World
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Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World reveals the significance and interconnectedness of early civilizations’ pathways. This international collection of readings providing a description and comparative analysis of several...
The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Eighteenth-Century Writers and Writing 1660 - 1789
Paul Baines
The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Eighteenth-Century Writers and Writing1660-1789 features coverage of the lives and works of almost 500 notable writers based in the British Isles from the return of the British monarchy in 1660 until the...
British Literature 1640-1789
Robert DeMaria, Jr.
Spanning the period from the British Civil War to the French Revolution, the fourth edition of this successful anthology increases its coverage of canonical writings, plays, and of the development of British Literature in the American colonies....
A History of Modern Drama, Volume II
David Krasner
A History of Modern Drama: Volume II explores a remarkable breadth of topics and analytical approaches to the dramatic works, authors, and transitional events and movements that shaped world drama from 1960 through to the dawn of the new...
The Life of William Wordsworth
John Worthen
By examining the family and financial circumstances of Wordsworth’s early years, this illuminating biography reshapes our understanding of the great Romantic poet’s most creative period of life and writing. Features new research into...
Old English Literature
John D. Niles
This review of the critical reception of Old English literature from 1900 to the present moves beyond a focus on individual literary texts so as to survey the different schools, methods, and assumptions that have shaped the discipline. Examines...
Is Shakespeare any Good?
Richard Bradford
Is Shakespeare any Good? reveals why certain literary works and authors are treated as superior to others, and questions the literary establishment’s criteria for creating an imperium of “great” writers. Enables readers to articulate and...
Postcolonial Studies
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This new anthology brings together the most diverse and recent voices in postcolonial theory to emerge since 9/11, alongside classic texts in established areas of postcolonial studies. Brings fresh insight and renewed political energy to...
Literary Theory
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Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction, Third Edition, presents a comprehensive introduction to the full range of contemporary approaches to the study of literature and culture, from formalism, structuralism, and historicism to ethnic,...
Roman Letters
Noelle K. Zeiner-Carmichael
Roman Letters offers a rich selection of original translations of ancient Roman letters spanning from the 1st century BCE to the 2nd century CE. Chronologically arranged and grouped according to author or collection, the letters cover various...
Postcolonialism
Robert J. C. Young
This seminal work—now available in a 15th anniversary edition with a new preface—is a thorough introduction to the historical and theoretical origins of postcolonial theory. Provides a clearly written and wide-ranging account of postcolonialism,...
Verse
Charles O. Hartman
Verse is a seminal introduction to prosody for any student learning to read or write poetry, from secondary to graduate school. Discusses iambic pentameter and other kinds of metrical verse, scansion, rhythm and rhyme, free verse, song, and...
Romanticism
Frederick Burwick
Compiles 70 of the key terms most frequently used or discussed by authors of the Romantic period – and most often deliberated by critics and literary historians of the era. Offers an indispensable resource for understanding the ideas and...
The Wiley Guide to Writing Essays About Literature
Prof. Paul Headrick
This outstanding practical guide to writing analytical essays on literature develops interpretive skills through focused exercises and modeled examples. The program is tailored to meet the specific needs of beginning undergraduates. Features...
30 Great Myths about the Romantics
Duncan Wu
Brimming with the fascinating eccentricities of a complex and confusing movement whose influences continue to resonate deeply, 30 Great Myths About the Romantics adds great clarity to what we know – or think we know – about one of the most...
The Idea of Anglo-Saxon England 1066-1901
John D. Niles
The Idea of Anglo Saxon England, 1066-1901 presents the first systematic review of the ways in which Anglo-Saxon studies have evolved from their beginnings to the twentieth century Tells the story of how the idea of Anglo-Saxon England evolved...
The Adventure of the Human Intellect
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The Adventure of the Human Intellect presents the latest scholarship on the beginnings of intellectual history on a broad scope, encompassing ten eminent ancient or early civilizations from both the Old and New Worlds. Borrows themes from The...
Sexuality in Greek and Roman Culture
Marilyn B. Skinner
This agenda-setting text has been fully revised in its second edition, with coverage extended into the Christian era. It remains the most comprehensive and engaging introduction to the sexual cultures of ancient Greece and Rome. Covers a wide...
A Handbook to the Reception of Greek Drama
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A Handbook to the Reception of Greek Drama offers a series of original essays that represent a comprehensive overview of the global reception of ancient Greek tragedies and comedies from antiquity to the present day. Represents the first volume...
A Companion to Modern Chinese Literature
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This wide-ranging Companion provides a vital overview of modern Chinese literature in different geopolitical areas, from the 1840s to now. It reviews major accomplishments of Chinese literary scholarship published in Chinese and English and...
A Handbook of Modernism Studies
Jean-Michel Rabate
Featuring the latest research findings and exploring the fascinating interplay of modernist authors and intellectual luminaries, from Beckett and Kafka to Derrida and Adorno, this bold new collection of essays gives students a deeper grasp of...
A Companion to the Harlem Renaissance
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A Companion to the Harlem Renaissance presents a comprehensive collection of original essays that address the literature and culture of the Harlem Renaissance from the end of World War I to the middle of the 1930s. Represents the most...
A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien
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This is a complete resource for scholars and students of Tolkien, as well as avid fans, with coverage of his life, work, dominant themes, influences, and the critical reaction to his writing. An in-depth examination of Tolkien’s entire work by a...
Exploring Religion in Ancient Egypt
Stephen Quirke
Exploring Religion in Ancient Egypt offers a stimulating overview of the study of ancient Egyptian religion by examining research drawn from beyond the customary boundaries of Egyptology and shedding new light on entrenched assumptions....
A Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualities
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A Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualities presents a comprehensive collection of original essays relating to aspects of gender and sexuality in the classical world. Views the various practices and discursive contexts of sexuality systematically...
Reading the Eighteenth-Century Novel
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Reading the Eighteenth-Century Novel is a lively exploration of the evolution of the English novel from 1688-1815. A range of major works and authors are discussed along with important developments in the genre, and the impact of novels on...
A New Companion to Victorian Literature and Culture
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The Victorian period was a time of rapid cultural change, which resulted in a huge and varied literary output. A New Companion to Victorian Literature and Culture offers experienced guidance to the literature of nineteenth-century Britain and...
A Concise Companion to the Study of Manuscripts, Printed Books, and the Production of Early Modern Texts
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Bringing together a broad range of case studies written by a team of international scholars, this Concise Companion establishes how manuscripts and printed books met the needs of two different approaches to literacy in the early modern period....
A Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome on Screen
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A comprehensive treatment of the Classical World in film and television, A Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome on Screen closely examines the films and TV shows centered on Greek and Roman cultures and explores the tension between pagan and...
A Companion to Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean
Jeremy McInerney
A Companion to Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean presents a comprehensive collection of essays contributed by Classical Studies scholars that explore questions relating to ethnicity in the ancient Mediterranean world. Covers topics of...
A Companion to the Flavian Age of Imperial Rome
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A Companion to the Flavian Age of Imperial Rome provides a systematic and comprehensive examination of the political, economic, social, and cultural nuances of the Flavian Age (69–96 CE). Includes contributions from over two dozen Classical...
A Companion to Greek Democracy and the Roman Republic
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A Companion to Greek Democracy and the Roman Republic offers a comparative approach to examining ancient Greek and Roman participatory communities. Explores various aspects of participatory communities through pairs of chapters—one Greek, one...
A History of Roman Art
Steven L. Tuck
A History of Roman Art provides a wide-ranging survey of the subject from the founding of Rome to the rule of Rome's first Christian emperor, Constantine. Incorporating the most up-to-date information available on the topic, this new textbook...
World Literature in Theory
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World Literature in Theory provides a definitive exploration of the pressing questions facing those studying world literature today. Coverage is split into four parts which examine the origins and seminal formulations of world literature, world...
The Postcolonial Studies Dictionary
Pramod K. Nayar
This new Dictionary features a thoughtfully collated collection of over 150 jargon-free definitions of key terms and concepts in postcolonial theory. Features a brief introduction to postcolonial theory and a list of suggested further reading...
A Companion to Greek Architecture
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A Companion to Greek Architecture provides an expansive overview of the topic, including design, engineering, and construction as well as theory, reception, and lasting impact. Covers both sacred and secular structures and complexes, with...
A Companion to Virginia Woolf
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A Companion to Virginia Woolf is a thorough examination of her life, work, and multiple contexts in 33 essays written by leading scholars in the field. Contains insightful and provocative new scholarship and sketches out new directions for...
A Feminist Companion to Shakespeare
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The question is not whether Shakespeare studies needs feminism, but whether feminism needs Shakespeare. This is the explicitly political approach taken in the dynamic and newly updated edition of A Feminist Companion to Shakespeare. Provides the...
