1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910954493703321

Autore

Damrosch David

Titolo

How to read world literature / / David Damrosch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

9786612007644

9781444304602

1444304607

9781444356793

1444356798

9781444304596

1444304593

9781405168267

1405168269

9781282007642

1282007645

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

viii, 139 p. : ill., maps

Collana

How to study literature

Disciplina

809

Soggetti

Literature - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-135) and index.

Nota di contenuto

What is "literature"? -- Reading across time -- Reading across cultures -- Reading in translation -- Going abroad -- Going global.

Sommario/riassunto

How to Read World Literature addresses the unique challenges faced by a reader confronting foreign literature. Accessible and enlightening, Damrosch offers readers the tools to navigate works as varied as Homer, Sophocles, Kalidasa, Du Fu, Dante, Murasaki, Moliere, Kafka, Soyinka, and Walcott. Offers a unique set of "modes of entry" for readers encountering foreign literatureProvides readers with the tools to think creatively and systematically about key issues such as reading across time and cultures, reading translated works, and emerging global perspectivesCovers a wide variety of genres, from lyric and epic poetry to drama and prose fiction and discusses how these forms have been used in different eras and cultures.



2.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00233089

Autore

MOONEY, Michael

Titolo

Vico in the tradition of rethoric / Michael Mooney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 1985

ISBN

06-910543-1-2

Descrizione fisica

XXIV, 318 p. ; 22 cm.

Disciplina

195

Soggetti

VICO GIAMBATTISTA

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia