Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited
A Reader's Companion
Seiten
2023
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8910-4 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8910-4 (ISBN)
A comprehensive and detailed encyclopedia for readers of Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited. It contains 175 entries on all aspects of the novel, covering such topics as the novel’s main characters; cultural, literary, and political references; themes; homosexuality; the novel’s critical reception; and its film adaptions.
This is a comprehensive and detailed encyclopedia for readers of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited, one of the most popular and critically acclaimed novels of the twentieth century. It contains 175 entries on all aspects of the novel, covering such topics as the novel's main characters; cultural, literary, and political references; themes; organization; homosexuality; the novel's critical reception; and its film adaptions. It also pays particular attention to the importance of Catholicism in the story, discussing such subjects as sin, good and evil, divine grace, time, art, and love. A helpful list of recommended readings is included.
This is a comprehensive and detailed encyclopedia for readers of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited, one of the most popular and critically acclaimed novels of the twentieth century. It contains 175 entries on all aspects of the novel, covering such topics as the novel's main characters; cultural, literary, and political references; themes; organization; homosexuality; the novel's critical reception; and its film adaptions. It also pays particular attention to the importance of Catholicism in the story, discussing such subjects as sin, good and evil, divine grace, time, art, and love. A helpful list of recommended readings is included.
Ronald R. Gray has taught English at universities in the United States, Japan, South Korea and China. He lives in Gongju, South Korea.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vi
Introduction 1
A Brief Biography of Evelyn Waugh 9
Evelyn Waugh’s Fictional Works, Biographies,
and Collected Editions 17
The Encyclopedia 19
Bibliography of Recommended Readings 179
Index 183
| Erscheinungsdatum | 20.04.2023 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 263 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-8910-5 / 1476689105 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-8910-4 / 9781476689104 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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