European literature from romanticism to postmodernism : a reader in aesthetic practice / edited by Martin Travers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Travers, Martin.

Series:

Continuum Collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature, Modern--History and criticism.

Literature, Modern.

European literature--History and criticism.

European literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

European Literature from Romanticism to Postmodernism is an anthology of key theoretical writings by the major representatives of the schools and movements of recent European literature. Each chapter is devoted to one particular school of movement from within the broad body of literature, from romanticism, realism and modernism though to the literature of political engagement of the 1920's and 1930's, and the more recent initiative of postmodernism. These texts are approached both on their own terms as individual formulations of the goals and procedures (literary, aesthetic and political) that

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I: Romanticism; Part II: Realism; Part III: Modernism; Part IV: The Literature of Political Engagement; Part V: Postmodernism; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611784218

9781281784216

1281784214

9780826439604

0826439608

OCLC:

320323392