Now in its fourth edition, this critically acclaimed reference work has been thoroughly revised and expanded to include over seventy important new terms and usages from this volatile and fast-changing field.
Written in 1915, The Shadow-Line is based upon events and experiences from twenty-seven years earlier to which Conrad returned obsessively in his fiction. A young sea captain's first command brings with it a succession of crises: his sea is becalmed, the crew laid low by fever, and his deranged first mate is convinced that the ship is haunted by the malignant spirit of a previous captain. This is indeed a work full of "sudden passions," in which Conrad is able to show how the full intensity of existence can be experienced by the man who, in the words of the older Captain Giles, is prepared to "stand up to his bad luck, to his mistakes, to his conscience." A subtle and penetrating analysis of the nature of manhood, The Shadow-Line investigates varieties of masculinity and desire in a subtext that counters the tale's seemingly conventional surface.
This study explores attitudes of theorists who see reading and writing as inescapably moulded and informed by historical circumstance. It examines new historicism, cultural materialism and Marxism, and their productive engagement with varieties of formalism and textualism.
Taking words from a variety of sources, and from a range of different languages and cultures, it is little wonder that contemporary literary theory poses peculiar difficulties of usage and understanding. This new edition of Hawthorn's acclaimed glossary, contains a large body of new terms, revises many of the previous entries (sometimes very substantially), and includes both an expanded bibliography and detailed recommendations for further reading. The cross-referencing is extensive, allowing a good appreciation of the context of particular terms; and bibliographic guidance enables the reader readily to trace their origin and development.
Dieses Handbuch bietet einen verständlichen Einstieg in die zeitgenössische Literaturtheorie und erklärt Schlüsselbegriffe anhand literarischer Beispiele. Es deckt ein breites Spektrum theoretischer Ansätze ab, darunter Strukturalismus, Marxismus, Psychoanalyse, Rezeptionsästhetik, Semiotik, Dekonstruktion und New Historicism.
Straightforward advice is given on such matters as the analysis of prose passages, taking notes and revision, and a large section is included on essay writing, in this guide to studying the novel.