Details

Subject(s)

• American fiction—19th century—History and criticism [Browse]
• European literature—19th century [Browse]
• American literature—19th century [Browse]
• English literature—19th century [Browse]
• Literature—Stories, plots, etc [Browse]
• Literature—History and criticism [Browse]
• Literature—History and criticism—Theory, etc [Browse]
• Literature—History and criticism—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Literature, Modern—History and criticism—Theory, etc [Browse]
• Literature, Modern—19th century [Browse]
• Literature, Modern—19th century—History and criticism [Browse]

Editor

• Trudeau, Lawrence J., 1955- [Browse]

Summary note

Presents literary criticism on the works of nineteenth-century writers of all genres, nations, and cultures. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including published journals, magazines, books, reviews, diaries, broadsheets, pamphlets, and scholarly papers. Criticism includes early views from the author's lifetime as well as later views, including extensive collections of contemporary analysis.

Notes

• "ISSN 0732-1864."
• "Criticism of the works of novelists, philosophers, and other creative writers who died between 1800 and 1899, from the first published critical appraisals to current evaluations."

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Contents

• William Godwin, 1756-1836 : English novelist, philosopher, essayist, historian, children's writer, and journalist
• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832 : Entry devoted to the travel essay Italian Journey (1816-17)
• Friedrich Hebbel, 1813-1863 : German poet, critic, diarist, and playwright.

ISBN

9781414492957 (electronic book)

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