"This book of new essays by widely-published scholars from the United States, Great Britain, Germany, and Austria examines the artistic, social, political, and historical continuities and discontinuities in Viennese literature during the periods around 1900 and 2000. It takes its impetus from the idea that both turns of the century are turning points in the development of Austrian literature and history. The essays show that in both peri ..."
Johann Beer (Twayne's World Authors Series) by JamesN. Hardin Hardcover, 103 Pages, Published 1983 by Twayne Pub ISBN-13: 978-0-8057-6536-6, ISBN: 0-8057-6536-0
"This award-winning multi-volume series is dedicated to making literature and its creators better understood and more accessible to students and interested readers, while satisfying the standards of librarians, teachers and scholars. Dictionary of Literary Biography provides reliable information in an easily comprehensible format, while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history.Dictionary of Literary Biography systema ..."
German Fiction Writers, 1914-1945 First Series (Dictionary of Literary Biography) by JamesHardin Hardcover, 382 Pages, Published 1987 by Gacl ISBN-13: 978-0-8103-1734-5, ISBN: 0-8103-1734-6
Understanding John McGahern (Understanding Modern European and Latin American Literature) by David Malcolm, JamesHardin Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 2007 by University Of South Carolina Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57003-673-6, ISBN: 1-57003-673-X
""Understanding John McGahern" surveys the life and work of the successful Irish novelist and short story writer whose career was launched with the 1963 publication of "The Barracks". Most widely known for the 1998 film adaptation of "Amongst Women", McGahern (1934-2006) has been enthusiastically received internationally and particularly in France, where some of the best and most extensive scholarship on his work has taken place. In this ..."
"Early Modern German Literature provides an overview of major literary figures and works, socio-historical contexts, philosophical backgrounds, and cultural trends during the 350 years between the first flowering of northern humanism around 1350 and the rise of a distinctly middle-class, anti-classical aesthetics around 1700. Recent scholarship has significantly revised many traditional assumptions about the literature of this period, st ..."
"This volume provides an overview of the major movements, genres, and authors of 19th-century German literature in the period from the death of Goethe in 1832 to the publication of Freud's Interpretation of Dreams in 1899. Although the primary focus is on imaginative literature and its genres, there is also substantial discussion of related topics, including music-drama, philosophy, and the social sciences. Literature is considered in it ..."
Understanding Thomas Mann (Understanding Modern European and Latin American Literature) by Hannelore Mundt, JamesHardin Hardcover, 253 Pages, Published 2004 by Univ Of South Carolina Pr ISBN-13: 978-1-57003-537-1, ISBN: 1-57003-537-7
"Understanding Thomas Mann offers a comprehensive guide to the novels, short stories, novellas, and nonfiction of one of the most renowned and prolific German writers. In addition to analyzing Mann’s most famous works, including Buddenbrooks, Death in Venice, The Magic Mountain, and Doctor Faustus, Hannelore Mundt introduces readers to lesser-known works, among them Joseph and His Brothers, Lotte in Weimar, and The Black Swan. In close r ..."
"Provides coverage of world authors from all eras. Each volume focuses on a specific country or region, featuring entries on approximately 30-40 major literary figures. Essays discuss in detail both the author's major works and the most respected critical evaluations of those works."
Understanding Camilo Jose Cela(1st Edition) (Understanding Modern European and Latin American Literature) by Lucile C. Charlebois, JamesHardin Hardcover, 187 Pages, Published 1998 by University Of South Carolina Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57003-151-9, ISBN: 1-57003-151-7
"In "Understanding Camilo Jose Cela", Lucile C. Charlebois examines the 1989 Nobel laureate's ten most important novels. She shows that in addition to being unequivocally Spanish in their concerns, characters and imagery the novels speak to the larger world with their compendium of insights into the most basic human needs, desires and fears. Drawing upon Cela's childhood, participation in the Spanish Civil War and life in Spain during an ..."
Understanding Boris Pasternak(Updated) (Understanding Modern European and Latin American Literature) by Larissa Rudova, JamesHardin Hardcover, 211 Pages, Published 1997 by University Of South Carolina Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57003-143-4, ISBN: 1-57003-143-6
"In this introduction to the life and work of Boris Pasternak, Larissa Rudova contends that although "Doctor Zhivago" won Boris Pasternak the Nobel Prize in 1958 and made him a cold war celebrity, it alone does not reflect the breadth of his literary achievements. Here she presents a more balanced view of the writer by analyzing, in addition to this famous novel, the poetry that defined his long career and established him as one of Russi ..."
Dictionary of Literary Biography Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century British Literary Biographers by Steven Serafin, JamesHardin Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 1995 by Gale ISBN-13: 978-0-8103-5710-5, ISBN: 0-8103-5710-0
"This award-winning multi-volume series is dedicated to making literature and its creators better understood and more accessible to students and interested readers, while satisfying the standards of librarians, teachers and scholars. Dictionary of Literary Biography provides reliable information in an easily comprehensible format, while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history.Dictionary of Literary Biography systema ..."