Robert Louis Stevenson by Richard Ambrosini

Robert Louis Stevenson by Richard Ambrosini

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Robert Louis Stevenson was the author of ""Treasure Island"". This work looks, with varied critical approaches, at his literary production and unites to confer scholarly legitimacy on this writer. It says that Stevenson reinvented the ""personal essay"" and the ""walking tour essay,"" in texts of ironic stylistic brilliance.

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Robert Louis Stevenson by Richard Ambrosini

Robert Louis Stevenson: Writer of Boundaries reinstates Stevensonat the center of critical debate and demonstrates the sophistication ofhis writings and the present relevance of his kaleidoscopicachievements. While most young readers know Robert LouisStevenson (1850 - 1894) as the author of Treasure Island, few peopleoutside of academia are aware of the breadth of his literary output. Thecontributors to Robert Louis Stevenson: Writer of Boundaries look, with varied critical approaches, at the whole range of his literaryproduction and unite to confer scholarly legitimacy on this enormouslyinfluential writer who has been neglected by critics
The pick of the papers delivered at an international conference on Robert Louis Stevenson- Dick Ringler, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Richard Ambrosini is professor of English literature at the Universita di Roma Tre, and Richard Dury is professor of English at the Universita di Bergamo.
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ISBN 13 9780299212247
ISBN 10 0299212246
Title Robert Louis Stevenson
Author Richard Ambrosini
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of Wisconsin Press
Year published 2006-04-30
Number of pages 400
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.