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Encyclopedia of Literature and Politics Censorship, Revolution, and Writing
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[Three Volumes]
M. Keith Booker
Book Code: GR2928
ISBN: 0-313-32928-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32928-9
1016 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 9/30/2005
List Price: $315.00 (UK Sterling Price: £180.00)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 7 x 10
Subjects: Awards:
  • Library Media Connection Editor's Choice
Reviews:
  • [T]he compilation of a large set on people and titles with strong political relevance may be valuable....Undergraduates and general readers.
    —Choice     May 2006
  • The merging of literary and political concepts makes this set ideal for interdisciplinary projects.
    —Library Media Connection Editor's Choice     Summer 2006
  • The entries are up-to-date, jargon-free, and informative... authoritative and readable... an extremely interesting and ambitious resource.
    —English     August/September 2006
  • This set would be of value to students doing literary, historical, or cultural research. The merging of literary and political concepts makes it ideal for interdisciplinary and cross-curricular projects. Recommended.
    —Library Media Connection     May 2006
  • Academic libraries serving literature and politics courses should find this work well used.
    —Reference Reviews     November/December 2005
  • [E]xplores the complex relationship between literature and politics. The book gives special attention to the conflicts and controversies of the modern world and to works written in English. The Encyclopedia covers authors, critics, theorists, and historical figures; national literatures and important literary movements; broad critical categories; and specific themes, concepts, and genres.
    —Library Media Connection     March 15, 2006
  • [T]his encyclopedia offers readers accurate, accessible overviews of national and regional literatures and entries about a representative group of well-known and lesser-known international literary figures whose work has affected regional politics and been influenced by political concerns.
    —Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
Description: From Isabel Allende to Emile Zola and from Shakespeare to Sartre, literary works have often engaged political issues, and many political writings give close attention to literary concerns. The first work of its kind, this 3-volume encyclopedia explores the complex relationship between literature and politics. International in scope, it covers its field from the ancient Greeks to the present. At the same time, the encyclopedia gives special attention to the conflicts and controversies of the modern world and to works written in English. The encyclopedia benefits from the expert feedback of a distinguished advisory board, including:
  • Timothy A. Brennan
  • Paul Buhle
  • Barbara Foley
  • Laura Hapke
  • Barbara Harlow
  • Andreas Huyssen
  • Fredric Jameson
  • Neil Larsen
  • Jane C. Marcus
  • Bruce Robbins
  • Epifanio San Juan, Jr.
  • And Alan M. Wald.

    The encyclopedia contains more than 500 alphabetically arranged entries written by more than 200 expert contributors. These entries cover authors, critics, theorists, and historical figures; major literary works; national literatures and important literary movements; broad critical categories; and specific themes, concepts, and genres. Included are entries on such writers and theorists as:
  • Anna Akhmatova
  • Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin
  • James Baldwin
  • Angela Carter
  • Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • Philip K. Dick
  • Charles Dickens
  • Ralph Ellison
  • Nadine Gordimer
  • Maxim Gorky
  • Aldous Huxley
  • Henry James
  • James Joyce
  • Denise Levertov
  • Primo Levi
  • Karl Marx
  • Sean O'Casey
  • George Orwell
  • Leslie Marmon Silko
  • Max Weber
  • Raymond Williams
  • And many more.

    In addition, the encyclopedia discusses a number of works, including:
  • Beloved
  • A Bend in the River
  • Brave New World
  • For Whom the Bell Tolls
  • The Grapes of Wrath
  • Invisible Man
  • Midnight's Children
  • Native Son
  • The Republic
  • A Vindication of the Rights of Women
  • And many more.

    There are also entries on such topics as:
  • African American Literature
  • Alientation
  • Apartheid
  • Brazilian Literature
  • Canons and Canonicity
  • Chinese Literature
  • Communist Party
  • Dystopian Literature
  • English Studies and Politics
  • Federal Writers' Project
  • Feminist Criticism and Theory
  • The French Revolution
  • Gender and Literature
  • Gothic Literature
  • The Haitian Revolution
  • Holocaust Literature
  • Latino/a Literature
  • Popular Culture
  • And many more.

  • Features:
  • Synthesizes the research of more than 200 scholars.
  • Provides more than 500 substantive entries.
  • Covers literature and politics from around the world.
  • Ranges from antiquity to the present.
  • Entries cite current scholarship.
  • Includes an extensive bibliography.
  • Offers an alphabetical list of entries.
  • Lists entries grouped in topical categories.
  • Entries are fully cross-referenced.
  • Includes a detailed index.

    Benefits:
  • Aids students in understanding works central to the curriculum.
  • Introduces students to less widely read authors.
  • Helps students use literature to study contemporary political and social issues.
  • Reveals links between literature and history.
  • Helps students understand the contemporary significance of literary works.
  • Serves as a model for student analysis and writing.
  • Fosters interdisciplinary studies.
  • Challenges students to evaluate and assess rhetorical strategies and political views.
  • Exposes students to the literary and political traditions of different cultures and eras.
  • Encourages students to conduct further research.

    High school students and teachers will need this work to examine literature in its political contexts and to use literature to explore such pressing social issues as censorship and propaganda. Public libraries will want this work to support student research and to help general readers learn more about enduring political concerns through literary works. Academic libraries will find this reference a valuable guide for undergraduates studying literature, history, political science, law, and other disciplines.
    • Table of Contents:
    • Preface
    • Alphabetical List of Entries
    • Categorical List of Entries
    • Alphabetical Entries
    • Bibliography
    • Notes on Contributors
    LC Card Number: 2005008522
    LCC Class: PN51
    Dewey Class: 809
    PDF Catalogs:
    Greenwood Literature Spring 2008.pdf
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