The Resource Literature in times of crisis, editor, Robert C. Evans
Literature in times of crisis, editor, Robert C. Evans
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- Summary
- "Almost since its inception, literature has emphasized and explored crises of various sorts, including political upheavals, social turmoil, destructive warfare, familial and personal conflicts, and devastating external dangers, especially those involving disease, the environment, the economy, and natural disasters. This book explores a wide range of kinds of crises and the ways they have been written about in literature of various genres and time periods. It also emphasizes the artistry involved in the various works it examines."--Publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxvii, 325 pages
- Contents
-
- Brandon Schneeberger
- Key ancient crises : construction of plot and the story of the Trojan War in the Iliad
- Fabian Horn
- Crises in Sophocles's Antigone
- Kenneth Kitchell -- Crisis and conspiracy in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
- Robert C. Evans
- Charles Brockden Brown's "The man at home" : crisis, isolation, and narrative
- John C. Havard, et al.
- Apocalypse and postapocalype in nineteenth-century literature
- Brett Stifflemire
- About this volume
- Crises in John Steinbeck's The grapes of wrath, especially grampa's death
- Robert C. Evans
- Apocalypse and postapocalypse in fiction and film, 1945-1970
- Brett Stifflemire
- The crisis of the archives : Susan Howe's "Articulation of sound forms in time"
- Joyce Kelley
- Crises in Margaret Atwood's Penelopiad : the dramatic adaptation
- Robert C. Evans
- The film version of Cormac McCarthy's The road : a survey of reviews
- Kelsie Kato
- Robert C. Evans
- Crisis and crises in Homer's Iliad and Pat Barker's The silence of the girls
- Maria Antonietta Struzziero
- Additional works on literature in times of crises
- Bibliography
- About the editor
- Contributors
- Index
- Why study premodern pandemic experience?
- Rebecca Totaro
- "Earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she" : inheritance, reproduction, and plague in Romeo and Juliet
- Matthew Thiele -- Commentary on plague and disease in the early and later modern periods
- Matthew Thiele -- Greek tragedy, black swans, and the coronavirus : the consolation of theatre
- Edwin Wong -- Learning in wartime : Samuel Johnson and spiritual transcendence in The vanity of human wishes
- Isbn
- 9781642657548
- Label
- Literature in times of crisis
- Title
- Literature in times of crisis
- Statement of responsibility
- editor, Robert C. Evans
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Almost since its inception, literature has emphasized and explored crises of various sorts, including political upheavals, social turmoil, destructive warfare, familial and personal conflicts, and devastating external dangers, especially those involving disease, the environment, the economy, and natural disasters. This book explores a wide range of kinds of crises and the ways they have been written about in literature of various genres and time periods. It also emphasizes the artistry involved in the various works it examines."--Publisher description
- Cataloging source
- DON
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1955-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Evans, Robert C.
- Series statement
- Critical insights
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Crises in literature
- Plague in literature
- Apocalypse in literature
- Apocalypse in motion pictures
- Apocalypse in literature
- Apocalypse in motion pictures
- Crises in literature
- Plague in literature
- Label
- Literature in times of crisis, editor, Robert C. Evans
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Brandon Schneeberger
- Key ancient crises : construction of plot and the story of the Trojan War in the Iliad
- Fabian Horn
- Crises in Sophocles's Antigone
- Kenneth Kitchell -- Crisis and conspiracy in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
- Robert C. Evans
- Charles Brockden Brown's "The man at home" : crisis, isolation, and narrative
- John C. Havard, et al.
- Apocalypse and postapocalype in nineteenth-century literature
- Brett Stifflemire
- About this volume
- Crises in John Steinbeck's The grapes of wrath, especially grampa's death
- Robert C. Evans
- Apocalypse and postapocalypse in fiction and film, 1945-1970
- Brett Stifflemire
- The crisis of the archives : Susan Howe's "Articulation of sound forms in time"
- Joyce Kelley
- Crises in Margaret Atwood's Penelopiad : the dramatic adaptation
- Robert C. Evans
- The film version of Cormac McCarthy's The road : a survey of reviews
- Kelsie Kato
- Robert C. Evans
- Crisis and crises in Homer's Iliad and Pat Barker's The silence of the girls
- Maria Antonietta Struzziero
- Additional works on literature in times of crises
- Bibliography
- About the editor
- Contributors
- Index
- Why study premodern pandemic experience?
- Rebecca Totaro
- "Earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she" : inheritance, reproduction, and plague in Romeo and Juliet
- Matthew Thiele -- Commentary on plague and disease in the early and later modern periods
- Matthew Thiele -- Greek tragedy, black swans, and the coronavirus : the consolation of theatre
- Edwin Wong -- Learning in wartime : Samuel Johnson and spiritual transcendence in The vanity of human wishes
- Control code
- 1227647403
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxvii, 325 pages
- Isbn
- 9781642657548
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1227647403
- Label
- Literature in times of crisis, editor, Robert C. Evans
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Brandon Schneeberger
- Key ancient crises : construction of plot and the story of the Trojan War in the Iliad
- Fabian Horn
- Crises in Sophocles's Antigone
- Kenneth Kitchell -- Crisis and conspiracy in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
- Robert C. Evans
- Charles Brockden Brown's "The man at home" : crisis, isolation, and narrative
- John C. Havard, et al.
- Apocalypse and postapocalype in nineteenth-century literature
- Brett Stifflemire
- About this volume
- Crises in John Steinbeck's The grapes of wrath, especially grampa's death
- Robert C. Evans
- Apocalypse and postapocalypse in fiction and film, 1945-1970
- Brett Stifflemire
- The crisis of the archives : Susan Howe's "Articulation of sound forms in time"
- Joyce Kelley
- Crises in Margaret Atwood's Penelopiad : the dramatic adaptation
- Robert C. Evans
- The film version of Cormac McCarthy's The road : a survey of reviews
- Kelsie Kato
- Robert C. Evans
- Crisis and crises in Homer's Iliad and Pat Barker's The silence of the girls
- Maria Antonietta Struzziero
- Additional works on literature in times of crises
- Bibliography
- About the editor
- Contributors
- Index
- Why study premodern pandemic experience?
- Rebecca Totaro
- "Earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she" : inheritance, reproduction, and plague in Romeo and Juliet
- Matthew Thiele -- Commentary on plague and disease in the early and later modern periods
- Matthew Thiele -- Greek tragedy, black swans, and the coronavirus : the consolation of theatre
- Edwin Wong -- Learning in wartime : Samuel Johnson and spiritual transcendence in The vanity of human wishes
- Control code
- 1227647403
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxvii, 325 pages
- Isbn
- 9781642657548
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1227647403
Subject
- Apocalypse in literature
- Apocalypse in literature
- Apocalypse in literature
- Apocalypse in motion pictures
- Apocalypse in motion pictures
- Apocalypse in motion pictures
- Crises in literature
- Crises in literature
- Crises in literature
- Plague in literature
- Plague in literature
- Plague in literature
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