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The essays collected in this book examine different aspects of change in literature and culture of the Anglophone world. The contributors analyse literary theory as well as individual literary works ranging from John Dryden’s poetry, through the 18th-century English novel, to the 20th-century drama and prose. The contributions also focus on visual arts and film, the socio-political context, and concern various aspects of British and American history, culture and economy.



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Cognitive poetics – Literary anthropology – 18th-century British novel – John Dryden – W.B. Yeats – Harold Pinter – Modern appropriations of Shakespeare – The Guantanamo Bay detention camp – World War II – Black Muslims – Salsa dance – American economy – Hannah Höch – Wilderness protection – Grub Street – C.S. Lewis

Revolution, Evolution and Endurance in Anglophone

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    A Hardback by Elżbieta Rokosz-Piejko, Małgorzata Martynuska

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      Publisher: Peter Lang AG
      Publication Date: 26/12/2016
      ISBN13: 9783631676240, 978-3631676240
      ISBN10: 3631676247

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The essays collected in this book examine different aspects of change in literature and culture of the Anglophone world. The contributors analyse literary theory as well as individual literary works ranging from John Dryden’s poetry, through the 18th-century English novel, to the 20th-century drama and prose. The contributions also focus on visual arts and film, the socio-political context, and concern various aspects of British and American history, culture and economy.



      Table of Contents

      Cognitive poetics – Literary anthropology – 18th-century British novel – John Dryden – W.B. Yeats – Harold Pinter – Modern appropriations of Shakespeare – The Guantanamo Bay detention camp – World War II – Black Muslims – Salsa dance – American economy – Hannah Höch – Wilderness protection – Grub Street – C.S. Lewis

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