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The story of literature : from antiquity to the present / Daniel Andersson [and others].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Compact knowledgePublication details: Potsdam, Germany : H.F. Ullmann, ©2010.Description: 216 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9783833152580
  • 3833152583
  • 9780841608924
  • 084160892X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 809 22
LOC classification:
  • PN523 .S76 2010
Other classification:
  • I109
Contents:
Origin and antiquity : myths, legends and epics -- The Middle Ages : church and chivalry -- Renaissance : humanism, nationalism, religious reform -- Baroque : drama and grandeur -- Enlightenment to classicism : reason and knowledge -- Romanticism to realism : esthetics and emotions -- Realism to naturalism -- Modernism : avant-garde -- 1950 to present day : experimentation and mass market.
Summary: The greatest works of world literature at a glance, from ancient times to the present day. Search for immortality with Gilgamesh, accompany Dante on his journey through the three realms of the afterlife, or battle with Don Quixote against the windmills. Discover the backgrounds, influences and currents of a unique art form during this exciting journey through the epochs of world literature.
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Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Waimate Event Centre - Long term storage Non Fiction 809 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A00556596

Includes index.

Includes authors index.

Origin and antiquity : myths, legends and epics -- The Middle Ages : church and chivalry -- Renaissance : humanism, nationalism, religious reform -- Baroque : drama and grandeur -- Enlightenment to classicism : reason and knowledge -- Romanticism to realism : esthetics and emotions -- Realism to naturalism -- Modernism : avant-garde -- 1950 to present day : experimentation and mass market.

The greatest works of world literature at a glance, from ancient times to the present day. Search for immortality with Gilgamesh, accompany Dante on his journey through the three realms of the afterlife, or battle with Don Quixote against the windmills. Discover the backgrounds, influences and currents of a unique art form during this exciting journey through the epochs of world literature.

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