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World Literature and Its Times: Spanish and Portuguese Literature and Their Times
Contributor(s): Moss, Joyce (Author)
ISBN: 0787637300     ISBN-13: 9780787637309
Publisher: Gale Cengage
OUR PRICE:   $314.69  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: November 2001
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Annotation: "World Literature and Its Times helps students and researchers make connections between the political/social climate during which books were written and the works themselves. Each volume focuses on major fiction, poetry and nonfiction from a particular country or region, presenting approximately 50 works in detailed essays running approximately 10 pages. Future volumes will cover Italian, Russian, Jewish, Asian, French, Indian and German literatures.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | European - Spanish & Portuguese
Dewey: 860.09
LCCN: 2001054742
Series: World Literature & Its Times
Physical Information: 1.54" H x 8.74" W x 11.28" (3.52 lbs) 590 pages
 
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World Literature and Its Times helps students and researchers make connections between political/social climate during which books were written and the works themselves. Each volume focuses on major fiction, poetry and nonfiction from a particular country and region, representing approximately 50 works. The detailed essays are approximately 10 pages in length and offer the following features:

  • Introductory profile -- an overview that discuss genre, time, place and other important elements with a synopsis and introduction that places the work in the context of the authors life
  • Events in history -- a report on the social, political and cultural climate relevant to the work, including primary source documents, charts, timelines and other illustrative materials
  • Literary work in focus -- three sections that place the work in context with an in-depth summary, related history and historical sources
  • Sources for more information -- full citations offering additional sources of information

Additional features include illustrations; maps; author and title tables of contents; sidebars; timelines; advisor information; and an alphabetical index of authors, titles, events and personalities.

The series contains eight volumes covering the following literatures:

  • Latin American literature
  • African literature
  • British & Irish literature (2 volumes - The Victorian Era to the