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An exploration of the modern European novel from a renowned English literature scholar Reading the Modern European Novel since 1900 is an engaging, in-depth examination of the evolution of the modern European novel. Written in Daniel R. Schwarz's precise and highly readable style, this critical study offers compelling discussions on a wide range of major works since 1900 and examines recurring themes within the context of significant historica...

Schwarz's study is chock full of judicious evaluation of characters, narrative devices, ethical commentary, and helpful information about historical and political contexts including the role of Napoleon, the rise of capitalism, trains, class divisions, transformation of rural life, and the struggle to define human values in a period characterized by debates between and among rationalism, spiritualism, and determinism. One experiences the pleas...

An exploration of the modern European novel from a renowned English literature scholar Reading the Modern European Novel since 1900 is an engaging, in-depth examination of the evolution of the modern European novel. Written in Daniel R.

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An exploration of the writing of Joseph Conrad, including his masterworks and the later, neglected fiction. The author addresses issues raised by recent theory, discussing the ways in which contemporary readers, indeed even himself, have come to read Conrad differently.

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A groundbreaking study of ten difficult years in the life of America's most important newspaper.

What happens when we read imaginative literature? What do we learn from reading such texts? Reading complements our experience, sharpens our perceptions, gives us insight into how other humans live, enables us to understand other cultures and periods, and gives us aesthetic pleasure. In Defense of Reading: Teaching Literature in the Twenty-First Century is a passionate and beautifully written defense of the pleasures of reading. With clarity a...

* Offers a close reading of individual texts with attention to their cultural and canonical context * Examines the history and evolution of the novel to 1900 and defines each author's aesthetic, cultural, political, and historical significance * Covers essential and frequently taught masterworks up to 1900, including Cervantes' Don Quixote, Tolstoy's War and Peace and Anna Karenina, Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground, Crime and Punishment, an...

Daniel R. Schwarz has studied and taught the modern British novel for decades and now brings his impressive erudition and critical acuity to this insightful study of the major authors and novels of the first half of the twentieth century.

The essence of modernism--the aesthetic and intellectual movement that virtually reinvented art and literature at the turn of the 20th century--is the thrust of the latest volume from scholar Daniel R. Schwarz. By pairing particular artists and writers and juxtaposing their works, Schwarz erases the boundaries between visual and written texts.

New!A centenary reissue of a classic Joyce text!

In "Imagining the Holocaust, " Daniel R. Schwarz examines widely read Holocaust narratives which have shaped the way we understand and respond to the events of that time. He begins with first person narratives-- Wiesel's "Night" and Levi's "Survival at Auschwitz" --and then turns to searingly realistic fictions such as Borowski's "This Way to the Gas Chamber, Ladies and Gentlemen, " before turning to the Kafkaesque parables of Appelfeld and th...

An attempt to define a humanistic and pluralistic ideology of reading which takes recent theory into account. By the same author as "The Humanistic Heritage: Critical Theories on the English Novel from James through Hillis Miller", and "Reading Joyce's `Ulysses'".

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How to Succeed in College and Beyond is an insightful, inspired guide to the undergraduate experience that helps students balance the joy of learning with the necessity of career preparation. * Features a wealth of advice for getting the most from an undergraduate education, especially inthe areas of arts and humanities, written by an experienced educator and mentor * Covers the entire undergraduate experience, from high school preparation, ap...

Reissued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Bloomsday, Reading Joyce's 'Ulysses' includes a new preface taking account of scholarly and critical development since its original publication. It shows how the now important issues of post-colonialism, feminism, Irish Studies and urban culture are addressed within the text, as well as a discussion of how the book can be used by both beginners and seasoned readers. Schwarz not only presents a p...

How to Succeed in College and Beyond is an invaluable guide to the undergraduate experience that helps students balance the joy of learning with the necessity of career preparation. This insightful and thoughtful book, written by an award-winning educator and mentor with almost 50 years of experience in the classroom, gives an impassioned argument for the importance and relevance of an arts and humanities education, but does not neglect the s...

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Daniel R. Schwarz has studied and taught the modern British novel for decades and now brings his impressive erudition and critical acuity to this insightful study of the major authors and novels of the first half of the twentieth century.