Literature by Peter Widdowson
This brilliant guide provides an introductory overview of the history of 'literature' as a cultural concept, reflecting on its contemporary nature, place and function, and what the literary might mean for us today.-
Gothic
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Metre, Rhythm and Verse Form
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The Sublime
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Narrative
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Colonialism/Postcolonialism
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Adaptation and Appropriation
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Intertextuality
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Modernism
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Drama/Theatre/Performance
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Magic(al) Realism
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The Postmodern
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Ecocriticism
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Crime Fiction
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Science Fiction
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Genre
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Rhetoric
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Humanism
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Myth
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The Historical Novel
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Travel Writing
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Autobiography
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The Unconscious
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Realism
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Dramatic Monologue
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Fairy Tale
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Pastoral
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Comedy
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Culture/Metaculture
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Spatiality
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Interdisciplinarity
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Romanticism
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The Author
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Performativity
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Stylistics
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Temporalities
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Memory
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Allegory
Peter Widdowson is Professor of Literature at Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education. He edited Re-Reading English, and is the author of books on Thomas Hardy, E.M. Forster and contemporary literary theory.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415169141 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415169143 |
| Title | Literature |
| Author | Peter Widdowson |
| Series | The New Critical Idiom |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 1998-12-10 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |
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