This new edition of David Lodge's Modern Criticism and Theory
is fully revised and expanded to take account of the developments in
theoretical contemporary literary criticism since the publication of
the first edition in 1988. Building on the strengths of the first
edition, this volume is designed to introduce the reader to the guiding
concepts of present literary and cultural debate by presenting
substantial extracts from the most seminal thinkers. As with the
original edition there is a selection of the most important and
representative work from the major schools in contemporary criticism.
Concise
introductions with updated suggestions for further reading give a
context for each essay and the editors have provided footnotes that
help explain the most difficult references. Both students and general
readers are encouraged to identify for themselves links between essays,
as the selection is ordered both historically and thematically.
The short film is a unique narrative art form that, while lending itself to experimentation, requires tremendous discipline in following traditional filmic considerations. This book takes the student and novice screenwriter through the storytelling process- from conception, to visualization, to dramatization, to characterization and dialogue- and teaches them how to create a dramatic narrative that is at once short (approximately half an hour in length) and complete. This edition has been expanded to include a chapter on character development, plus a new section that includes chapters on melodrama, docudrama, hyperdrama, and experimental drama- genres well suited to the short film.
This revised edition of Encyclopedia of the Renaissance (1987) has approximately 2,100 entries, 200 of which are new. Length ranges from a paragraph to two pages, with diverse entries such as Erasmus, Desiderius; Libraries; and Spanish Inquisition. The fact that the scope has been widened to encompass the Reformation means that many articles have been expanded. Other revisions reflect recent scholarship with enhanced coverage of, for example, literacy, families, and the role of women. Editors Speake, a prolific reference book editor, and Bergin, a Yale University professor now deceased, were also responsible for the first edition.
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