European Literary History

Synopsis

This Clear And Engaging Book Offers Readers An Introduction To European Literary History From Antiquity Through To The Present Day. Each Chapter Discusses A Short Extract From A Literary Text, Whilst Including A Close Reading And A Longer Essay Examining Other Key Texts Of The Period And Their Place Within European Literature. Offering A View Of Europe As An Evolving Cultural Space And Examining The Mobility And Travel Of Literature Both Within And Out Of Europe This Guide Offers An Introduction To The Dynamics Of Major Literary Genres, International Literary Networks, Publication Cultures And Debates, And The Cultural History Of 'europe' As A Region As Well As A Concept-- Part 1. Antiquity -- Travelling In Greek And Roman Literature : Homer, Odyssey / Rebecca Armstrong And Katherine Clarke -- Experiencing Life And Love : Sappho, Prayer To Aphrodite / Ellen Greene And André Lardinois -- Performing Culture : Sophocles, Antigone / Bernhard Zimmermann -- Making Literature : Horace, Ars Poetica / Koen De Temmerman And Bé Breij -- Remembering The Past : Horace, Ode 3.30 / Nita Krevans And Ruth Scodel -- Part Ii. Middle Ages -- Desiring : Jaufre Rudel, Vida / Roy Rosenstein -- Searching For The Grail : Chrétien De Troyes, Le Conte Du Graal / Frank Brandsma -- Reaching Salvation : Dante Alighieri, Commedia / Roberto Rea -- Telling Tales : Geoffrey Chaucer, Canterbury Tales / Erik Kooper -- Self-fashioning : Christine De Pizan, Le Livre De La Cité Des Dames / Madeleine Jeay -- Part Iii. Early Modern Period -- Staging : Joost Van Den Vondel, Palamedes, Oft Vermoorde Onnooselheyd / Nina Geerdink And Yolanda Rodríguez Pérez -- Reading : Miguel De Cervantes, Don Quixote / Robert Folger And Konstantin Mierau -- Exploring New Worlds : Luís Vaz De Camões, Os Lusíadas / Konstantin Mierau, Alicia C. Montoya And Catriona Seth -- Corresponding : Choderlos De Laclos, Les Liaisons Dangereuses / Catriona Seth -- Educating : Marie Leprince De Beaumont, Magasin Des Enfants / Alicia C. Montoya -- Part Iv. The Long Nineteenth Century -- Feeling : Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Die Leiden Des Jungen Werther / Anke Gilleir -- Defining The Nation : Sir Walter Scott, Ivanhoe / Lotte Jensen -- Circulating Traditions : Hans Christian Andersen, Snedronningen / Marguérite Corporaal And Raphaël Ingelbien -- Selling Literature : Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Lady Audley's Secret / Chris Louttit -- Emancipating : Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina / Marguérite Corporaal And Sophie Levie -- Part V. The Modern Era -- Breaking Boundaries : Gabriele D'annunzio, Il Piacere / Sophie Levie -- Ordering Chaos : Franz Kafka, In Der Strafkolonie / Kai Evers -- Marketing Literature : D.h. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley's Lover / Helleke Van Den Braber And Mathijs Sanders -- Writing The City : Heinrich Böll, Der Engel Schwieg / László Muntéan And Pedro Lange -- Changing Europe : Zadie Smith, White Teeth / Theo D'haen. Edited By Maarten De Pourcq And Sophie Levie. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 357-365) And Indexes.