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The Charterhouse of Parma
Balzac considered it the most important French novel of his time. André Gide later deemed it the greatest of all French novels, and Henry James judged it to be a masterpiece. Now, in a major literary event, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and distinguished translator Richard Howard presents a new rendition of Stendhal's epic tale of romance, adventure, and court intrigue set in early nineteenth-century Italy. The Charterhouse of Parma chronicles the exploits of Fabrizio del Dongo, an ardent young aristocrat who joins Napoleon's army just before the Battle of Waterloo. Yet perhaps the novel's most unforgettable characters are the hero's beautiful aunt, the alluring Duchess of Sanseverina, and he...
Masterplots
A digest of plots and critical evaluation "from works written by authors from Europe, Russia, and Asia"--Publisher's catalog.
How to be Well Read
'Generous, enjoyable and well informed.' Observer '500 expertly potted plots and personal comments on a wide range of pop and proper prose fiction.' The Times ___________________________________________________________ Ranging all the way from Aaron's Rod to Zuleika Dobson, via The Devil Rides Out and Middlemarch, literary connoisseur and sleuth John Sutherland offers his very personal guide to the most rewarding, most remarkable and, on occasion, most shamelessly enjoyable works of fiction ever written. He brilliantly captures the flavour of each work and assesses its relative merits and demerits. He shows how it fits into a broader context and he offers endless snippets of intriguing infor...
Reading the European Novel to 1900
"Schwarz's study is chock full of judicious evaluation of characters, narrative devices, ethical commentary, and helpful information about historical and political contexts including the role of Napoleon, the rise of capitalism, trains, class divisions, transformation of rural life, and the struggle to define human values in a period characterized by debates between and among rationalism, spiritualism, and determinism. One experiences the pleasure of watching a master critic as he re-reads, savors, and passes on his hard-won wisdom about how we as humans read and why. Daniel Morris, Professor of English, Purdue University Written by one of literature's most esteemed scholars and critics, Rea...
Characters in 19th-century Literature
This companion to the popular Characters in 20th-Century Literature (1990) elucidates the function and significance of some 2,200 characters from nearly 200 works of 100 of the 19th century's major novelists, dramatists, and short story writers--including minority and women writers who until recently have been overlooked. In addition to detailed character analyses offering both traditional and modern critical interpretations, separate plot summaries of each work are provided.
Selected Essays of R.P. Blackmur
In the years since Blackmur's death in 1965, literary criticism has changed significantly. Partly in reaction to the 30-year sway of formalist New Criticism exemplified by Blackmur, John Crowe Ransom, and Allen Tate, it has become fashionable to embrace structuralist and poststructuralist literary theory in an affort to shift attention from the art object and the artist's voice to the cultural and linguistic systems or codes that govern discourse. In the process, Blackmur has become part of literary history, respected but unread. In this carefully edited selection of Blackmur's essays, Donoghue, a keen critic of modern writing, has rediscovered Blackmur's impressive independence and insight. ISBN 0-88001-083-5: $17.50.
Masterpieces of World Literature in Digest Form
Contains detailed plot summaries of 510 famous novels, plays, and epics.
