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Available
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Publication
Facts on File, Inc.
Pages
457
Description
Chronicles world literature from the Classical Age through the twentieth century, discussing literary developments and the relationship between literature and the political and social climate of each historical period.
Description
Grade 9 Up-A useful resource for locating information about who wrote what, when, and who else published during the period. More than 12,000 titles and 9800 authors are represented, as are all genres of literature. The book is arranged chronologically, beginning with the Classical Age (to A.D. 100) and ending with the year 2000. Each of the chapters (or eras) contains a brief discussion of literary developments, major writers, and social and political factors. Notable births, deaths, and publications for a certain year are followed by works in English, French, German, and other languages. Beginning with the 20th century, literary prizes and awards are noted by year, including Newbery and Caldecott winners. In most cases, titles are in the original language of the author. American and Irish publications in English are distinguished from those in British English as are titles in Belgian French and the many countries of origin with literature written in Spanish. Works are indexed by title, author, genre, and language. This will be a useful resource for quick facts, recommendations, and research, and for browsing by literature aficionados.
Timetables of World Literature is a chronicle of works of literature spanning seven periods in time: "The Classical Age (to A.D. 100)"; "The Middle Ages (100-1500)"; and the sixteenth through twentieth centuries. The chronology lists more than 12,000 titles and 9,800 authors and includes a variety of genres: novels, plays, poems, autobiographies and biographies, essays, meditations, romance, science fiction, mysteries, and history. Each of the seven sections into which the chronology is divided begins with a brief overview of the literature of the period followed by several short biographical summaries of the major writers. Following the biographies is a time line of historical events.
After the overview, each section lists births and deaths of notable authors and literary figures, literary events, such as the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize in literature, and important publications arranged alphabetically by language, then nationality. These lists are arranged by year, although the sections that cover the classical and medieval eras do not list every year of the relevant time periods. A brief bibliography and several helpful indexes follow the chronological portion of the work. A title index lists all the works by title, with the author's last name in parentheses. This is followed by an author index, a detailed genre index, and a language index.
This volume is a good resource for high-school, academic, or public libraries, especially where there is an emphasis on world literature.
Which authors were contemporaries of Charles Dickens? Which books, plays, and poems were published during World War II? Who won the Pulitzer Prize in the year you were born? Timetables of World Literature is a chronicle of literature from ancient times through the 20th century. It answers the question "Who wrote what when?" and allows readers to place authors and their works in the context of their times.
A chronology of the best in global writing, this valuable resource lists more than 12,000 titles and 9,800 authors, includes all genres of literature from more than 58 countries, and covers 41 languages. It is divided into seven sections, spanning the Classical Age (to 100 CE), the Middle Ages (100–1500 CE), and the 16th through the 20th centuries.
Comprehensive in scope, Timetables of World Literature provides students, researchers, and browsers with basic facts and a worldwide perspective on literature through time. Four extensive indexes by author, title, language/nationality, and genre make research quick and easy.
Features include:
Birth and death dates as well as nationalities of authors and other literary figures
Winners of major literary prizes and awards, such as the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Pulitzer Prizes, for each year
Brief discussions of literary developments in each period or century, and the relationship of literature to the social and political climate
Timelines of key historical events in each century.
Timetables of World Literature is a chronicle of works of literature spanning seven periods in time: "The Classical Age (to A.D. 100)"; "The Middle Ages (100-1500)"; and the sixteenth through twentieth centuries. The chronology lists more than 12,000 titles and 9,800 authors and includes a variety of genres: novels, plays, poems, autobiographies and biographies, essays, meditations, romance, science fiction, mysteries, and history. Each of the seven sections into which the chronology is divided begins with a brief overview of the literature of the period followed by several short biographical summaries of the major writers. Following the biographies is a time line of historical events.
After the overview, each section lists births and deaths of notable authors and literary figures, literary events, such as the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize in literature, and important publications arranged alphabetically by language, then nationality. These lists are arranged by year, although the sections that cover the classical and medieval eras do not list every year of the relevant time periods. A brief bibliography and several helpful indexes follow the chronological portion of the work. A title index lists all the works by title, with the author's last name in parentheses. This is followed by an author index, a detailed genre index, and a language index.
This volume is a good resource for high-school, academic, or public libraries, especially where there is an emphasis on world literature.
Which authors were contemporaries of Charles Dickens? Which books, plays, and poems were published during World War II? Who won the Pulitzer Prize in the year you were born? Timetables of World Literature is a chronicle of literature from ancient times through the 20th century. It answers the question "Who wrote what when?" and allows readers to place authors and their works in the context of their times.
A chronology of the best in global writing, this valuable resource lists more than 12,000 titles and 9,800 authors, includes all genres of literature from more than 58 countries, and covers 41 languages. It is divided into seven sections, spanning the Classical Age (to 100 CE), the Middle Ages (100–1500 CE), and the 16th through the 20th centuries.
Comprehensive in scope, Timetables of World Literature provides students, researchers, and browsers with basic facts and a worldwide perspective on literature through time. Four extensive indexes by author, title, language/nationality, and genre make research quick and easy.
Features include:
Birth and death dates as well as nationalities of authors and other literary figures
Winners of major literary prizes and awards, such as the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Pulitzer Prizes, for each year
Brief discussions of literary developments in each period or century, and the relationship of literature to the social and political climate
Timelines of key historical events in each century.
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
457 p.; 11.2 inches
ISBN
0816041970 / 9780816041978
Call number
FIC B