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The Routledge History of Literature in English What readers said about the first edition: ‘The writing is lucid and eminently accessible while still allowing for a substantial degree of sophistication…. The book wears its learning lightly, conveying a wealth of information without visible effort.’ HANS BERTENS, University of Utrecht
Timeline. c. 2500 BCE. Beginning of literature in Sumerian . 2285 BCE - 2250 BCE. Life of Enheduanna, daughter of Sargon of Akkad, and world's first author known by name. c. 2150 BCE - c. 1400 BCE. The tales of Gilgamesh written which inform The Epic of Gilgamesh. c. 1900 BCE - c. 1600 BCE. Composition of The Descent of Inanna .
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May 31, 2019 · Literature, narrative, and history writing A historical field and a literary field. 5Oddly enough, literary studies are somewhat absent from the current debate, as are historians of books and publishing. And yet their contributions have been crucial to understanding the construction of literary institutions, qualification mechanisms, and the ...
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Nov 19, 2015 · During the first half of the nineteenth century, the kinds of writings widely understood to count as literature—its repertoire, in effect—narrowed, so that literature came to be associated with a particular set of imaginative genres rather than the tapestry of learned culture it had designated before.
Sep 24, 2003 · A book such as Alice in Wonderland, written for a girl, but nowadays understandable only by adults, the translation of proper nouns can reveal the audience for which translators have addressed their works. This article looks at the translation of proper nouns. These cultural traits are first names, historical references, place names and names of languages: should these be changed to facilitate ...
Feb 5, 2015 · For the first time, an author wanted to distance themselves from popular literature and create a ‘higher level’ of fiction writing. From the New Yorker: “In reaction, they created a different kind of literature: one centred on inwardness, privacy, and incommunicability.”. And thus, literary fiction as a single, semi-definable, category ...
Feb 29, 2024 · Benefits of Literature. Studies show reading literature may help. promote empathy and social skills (Castano and Kidd) alleviate symptoms of depression (Billington et al.) business leaders succeed (Coleman) prevent dementia by stimulating the mind (Thorpe) These are just a few of the studied benefits of literature.
