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Originally published in 1963. The 'Americanness' of the American
novel is as readily apparent as it is elusive of definition. It is
the purpose of this study not to discover the reluctant formula,
the comprehensive statement of national identity, but to examine
the evidences of this identity in the work of some individual
American writers. This study explores the works of many prominent
American authors including Edgar Allan Poe, Nathanial Hawthorne,
and Mark Twain.
In this fascinating and revealing book, first published in 1968,
Maxwell examines the life and work of Herman Melville. By dividing
extracts of Melville's work in chronological order, the sections
clearly illustrate the various facets of Melville's technique and
thought as it evolves. This title is essential reading for students
of American Literature.
In this fascinating and revealing book, first published in 1952,
Maxwell shows the development of Eliot's poetry and poetic thought
in the light of his political and religious attachments. This study
traces Eliot's style from the earliest poems to the Quartets, and
examines the characteristics of Eliot's earlier work adumbrate that
of his maturity. The Poetry of T. S. Eliot is essential reading for
students of literature.
In this fascinating and revealing book, first published in 1952,
Maxwell shows the development of Eliot's poetry and poetic thought
in the light of his political and religious attachments. This study
traces Eliot's style from the earliest poems to the Quartets, and
examines the characteristics of Eliot's earlier work adumbrate that
of his maturity. The Poetry of T. S. Eliot is essential reading for
students of literature.
In this fascinating and revealing book, first published in 1968,
Maxwell examines the life and work of Herman Melville. By dividing
extracts of Melville's work in chronological order, the sections
clearly illustrate the various facets of Melville's technique and
thought as it evolves. This title is essential reading for students
of American Literature.
Originally published in 1963. The 'Americanness' of the American
novel is as readily apparent as it is elusive of definition. It is
the purpose of this study not to discover the reluctant formula,
the comprehensive statement of national identity, but to examine
the evidences of this identity in the work of some individual
American writers. This study explores the works of many prominent
American authors including Edgar Allan Poe, Nathanial Hawthorne,
and Mark Twain.
This is a detailed, critical history of Irish drama from the
founding of the Irish Literary Theatre to the eighties. Professor
Maxwell pays special attention to the fortunes of the Abbey
Theatre, home of the best-known Irish playwrights, but also takes
account of the Gate Theatre in Dublin and the Group, Arts and Lyric
Theatres in Belfast. The main focus of the book is on the
dramatists. At appropriate chronological points Professor Maxwell
gives extended critical assessment of the work of the major
writers: Yeats, Synge, O'Casey, Denis Johnston, Samuel Beckett,
Brian Friel. He comments also on other dramatists who have given
Irish drama its distinctive voice, from George Fitzmaurice and St
John Ervine, to Thomas Kilroy and Graham Reid. While arguing that
Irish drama has a deeply indigenous nature, the book also evaluates
its dealings with the European drama of Ibsen, the Symbolists and
the Expressionists. A useful chronology, select bibliography and
production photographs complement the text.
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