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Laddar... Masterworks of Early 20th-Century Literatureav David Thorburn
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. Great survey of the Modernist movement-- Conrad to Faulkner. Also included Woolf, Lawrence, and Babel. Recommended reading of discussed books ( ) Dr. Thorburn provides an entertaining, no nonsense overview of a well-selected group of early 20th century novels. In the short time he has at his disposal, he provides some good insight into what makes "modern literature", showing how the narrative style differs from novels of the past, such as those of Jane Austen. Perhaps Dr. Thorburn's greatest accomplishment is to make forbidding works such as Ulysses seem approachable. He also skewers some of the overboard literary criticisms and interpretations of that work and others. While his approach is still intellectual, it is grounded in common sense and a love of reading for the sake of reading--not for the sake of writing another in an endless series of unreadable academic papers. As a lecturer, Dr. Thorburn is not the smoothest. His thoughts frequently get ahead of his tongue and he stumbles over some words, even when reading passages from the text. However, after a couple of lectures, that wasn't a problem for me, since I found him so endearing. I was fortunate as an English major to have a few professors who made reading fun. Dr. Thorburn's many students, past, present, and future, are lucky to have him. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
If you've ever longed to read the great Modernist novels of the early 20th century - perhaps James Joyce's Ulysses, Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse, or William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom! - but have shied away or set them down because of their intimidating style, fragmented narrative, or lack of a clear plot, you no longer need to wait, or be reluctant to return. In this series of 24 lectures, an acclaimed literary scholar and award-winning teacher has created an accessible gateway to this remarkable literary movement. Professor Thorburn will show you not only how an entire generation of Modernist authors - including Joyce, Faulkner, Conrad, Woolf, and Kafka - turned the tradition of literature on its head, creating new techniques to reflect an increasingly complex post-Victorian world, but how to understand and enjoy them. You'll see that even though their works are indeed some of the most challenging you'll ever encounter, they are also among the most rewarding. Choosing short but representative novels and stories, Professor Thorburn offers a compelling overview of Modernism you'll find intriguing - even if you don't have time to read the works along with him. Each work is introduced with a full plot summary to ensure that readers from all backgrounds will easily understand the lectures. Guided by the tenet, "trust ourselves and trust the texts," Professor Thorburn demystifies the world of literary criticism and demonstrates how a thoughtful, careful reader can find exciting and enriching insights in these works. You'll examine these great novels and stories from all angles, through close readings of selected passages and illuminating discussions of structure, form, symbolism, and character. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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Google Books — Laddar... GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)809.04Literature By Topic History, description and criticism of more than two literatures By Period 20th century, 1900-1999Klassifikation enligt LCBetygMedelbetyg:
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