
The Growth of Literature 3 Volume Paperback Set
Cambridge University Press
Published on 31. October 2010
Book
2463 pages
978-1-108-01619-3 (ISBN)
Description
First published between 1932 and 1940, this is a three-volume study of the historical development of literature. It explores the oral and written literatures of regions from Iceland and the British Isles, to Russia, the Balkans, Africa, India and the Pacific, placing them in their historical context and examining similarities between them. The authors discuss both ancient and recent texts, illustrating the connections within each group and considering the question of whether all literary growth is influenced by common factors. Praised on publication as '... a work that is not, probably could not be, superseded' (International Journal of Comparative Sociology), the book remains a benchmark for those studying comparative literature or the history of literary criticism.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 322 mm
Width: 250 mm
Thickness: 132 mm
Weight
3540 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-01619-3 (9781108016193)
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H. Munro Chadwick | Nora K. Chadwick
The Growth of Literature 2 part set
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10/2010
Cambridge University Press
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Content
Part I. Russian Oral Literature; Part I; Part II. Yugoslav Oral Poetry; Part II. Yugoslav Oral Poetry; Part III. Early Indian Literature; Part IV. Early Hebrew Literature; Part I. The Oral Literature of the Tatars; Part II. The Oral Literature of Polynesia; Part III. Notes on the Oral Literature of Some African Peoples; Part III; 1. Abyssinia; 2; The Galla; 3. The Northern Bantu; 4. The Yoruba; 5. The Tuareg; A note on English ballad poetry; Part 4. A General Survey; Part 4. A General Survey.