European writers
By: William T.H. Jackson, editor, George Stade, editor in chief.
Contributors: Jackson, W. T. H. 1915-; Stade, George.; Barzun, Jacques, 1907-
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 1983
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 14
Subjects: European literature -- History and criticism
Description: This reference work is comprised of two volumes treating the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, three volumes on the Romantics, and four volumes dealing with twentieth century authors. Scholar's new to literary history and criticism should find the balanced, well written essays on included authors a solid introduction.
Notes: Includes bibliographies.
Vols. 5-7, Jacques Barzun, editor, George Stade, editor in chief; v. 8-13, George Stade, editor in chief.
Vols. 8-13 have subtitle: The twentieth century.
Vols. 12-14 have imprint: New York : Scribner ; Toronto : Collier Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International.
Table of contents: title: v. 1-2. The Middle Ages and the Renaissance: Prudentius to medieval drama. Petrarch to Renaissance short fiction; title: v. 3-4. The Age of Reason and the Enlightenment: René Descartes to Montesquieu. Voltaire to André Chénier; title: v. 5-7. The Romantic century: Goethe to Pushkin. Hugo to Fontane. Baudelaire to the well made play; title: v. 8. Sigmund Freud to Paul Valéry; title: v. 9. Pío Baroja to Franz Kafka; title: v. 10. Yevgeny Zamyatin to Pär Lagerkvist; title: v. 11. Walter Benjamin to Yuri Olesha; title: v. 12. George Seferis to Yannis Ritsos; title: v. 13. Jean Anouilh to Milan Kundera; title: v. 14. Index.