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The Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature is an encyclopaedic bibliography of literature in English published by the Cambridge University Press. It was first published in the 1940s, and a revised edition was issued from 1969 with the prefix New. [1] A third series was launched in 1999, without the prefix, but by 2022 only volume 4 had ...
Bitter is a young adult novel written by Nigerian writer Akwaeke Emezi and published by Knopf on 15 February 2022. A prequel to Emezi's Pet , Bitter tells the story of a Black teenage girl living in a city troubled by constant protests and violence .
English Literature, 1500–1600: Arthur F. Kinney English Literature, 1650–1740: Steven N. Zwicker English Literature, 1740–1830: Thomas Keymer and Jon Mee English Literature, 1830–1914: Joanne Shattock English Novelists: Adrian Poole English Poetry, Donne to Marvell: Thomas N. Corns English Poets: Claude Rawson English Renaissance Drama
Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
Cambridge criticism is a school in literary theory that focuses on the close examination of the literary text and the link between literature and social issues. [1] Members of this group exerted influence on English literary studies during the 1920s.
Adriaen Brouwer [1] (c. 1605 – January 1638) was a Flemish painter active in Flanders and the Dutch Republic in the first half of the 17th century. [2] [3] Brouwer was an important innovator of genre painting through his vivid depictions of peasants, soldiers and other "lower class" individuals engaged in drinking, smoking, card or dice playing, fighting, music making etc. in taverns or ...
In Roman literature, Erichtho (from Ancient Greek: Ἐριχθώ) is a legendary Thessalian witch who appears in several literary works. She is noted for her horrifying appearance and her impious ways. Her first major role was in the Roman poet Lucan's epic Pharsalia, which details Caesar's Civil War.
The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod Eleventh Grade Burns cover. The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod is a 5-book young adult series by Z Brewer. The first book, Eighth Grade Bites, was first published in 2007. The first three books sold over 200,000 copies. [1] There was also a prequel series, The Slayer Chronicles. [2]