A History of Colombian Literature by Raymond Williams

Jane Eyre's Fairytale Legacy at Home and Abroad: Constructions and Deconstructions of National Identity

Exploring the literary microcosm encouraged by way of Brontë's debut novel, Jane Eyre's Fairytale Legacy at domestic and in another country specializes in the nationalistic stakes of the mythic and fairytale paradigms that have been integrated into the heroic lady bildungsroman culture. Jane Eyre, Abigail Heiniger argues, is a heroic changeling indebted to the local, pre-Victorian fairy lore Charlotte Brontë heard and skim in Haworth, a power that Brontë repudiates in her final novel, Villette.

The Experience of Modernity: Chinese Autobiography of the Early Twentieth Century

Autobiography of the 1st 1/2 the 20 th century was once used variously by way of assorted teams of writers to interrogate, negotiate, or even to application the social and political growth of China. besides the fact that, regardless of the recognition and luck of this style, it has additionally been the main forgotten in literary and historic discussions.

Beyond "Understanding Canada": Transnational Perspectives on Canadian Literature

The dismantling of “Understanding Canada”—an foreign software eradicated by means of Canada’s Conservative govt in 2012—posed an important power setback for Canadianists. but Canadian writers remain celebrated globally by means of well known and educational audiences alike. Twenty students converse to the government’s diplomatic and fiscal about-face and its implications for representations of Canadian writing inside of and out of doors Canada’s borders.

Ghostwriting: W. G. Sebald’s Poetics of History (New Directions in German Studies)

Ghostwriting offers the 1st accomplished research of the fictitious prose narratives of 1 of latest Germany's so much famous authors, the émigré author W. G. Sebald. studying Sebald's recognized released texts within the context of mostly unknown unpublished works, and knowledgeable by way of records and data from Sebald's literary property, this booklet bargains an in depth portrait of his attribute literary options and the way they emerged and matured out of the practices and attitudes he represented in his occupation as a literary student.