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Apocalyptic literature
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Comparative literature
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Celtic literature
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belles-lettres
belles-lettres [from the French for literature, literally "fine letters" ], literature that is appreciated for the beauty, artistry, and originality of its style and tone rather than for its ideas and informational content. Earlier the term was synonymous with literature, referring... Read more |
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African literature
African literature literary works of the African continent. African literature consists of a body of work in different languages and various genres, ranging from oral literature to literature written in colonial languages (French, Portuguese, and English). See also African languages ; South... Read more |
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George Edward Bateman Saintsbury
George Edward Bateman Saintsbury , 1845-1933, English critic and historian. His many works on English and French literature, notable for their breadth of knowledge and spirited style, include A Short History of English Literature (1898), A History of Criticism (1900-1904), and A History of the... Read more |
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Irving Babbitt
Irving Babbitt , 1865-1933, American scholar, b. Dayton, Ohio. At Harvard as professor of French literature from 1912 until his death, he was a vigorous critic of romanticism, deprecating especially the influence of Rousseau on modern thought and art. He and Paul Elmer More initiated a movement,... Read more |
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modern Greek literature
modern Greek literature literature written in Greek in the modern era, primarily beginning during the period of rebellion against the rule of the Ottoman Empire. The Rebirth of Greek Literature Under Turkish rule, Greek literature virtually ceased, except in Crete. In the late 18th cent. two... Read more |
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Gay and lesbian studies
GAY STUDIES. Gay studies in the early twenty-first century is a lively interdisciplinary field encompassing studies of literature, anthropology, sociology, psychology, the visual arts, indeed all fields in which nonheteronormative sexuality—and its institutionalized suppression |
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French Canadian literature
French Canadian literature the body of literature of the French-speaking population of Canada. Except for the narratives of French explorers (such as Samuel de Champlain and Pierre Esprit Radisson ) and missionaries, no notable writing was produced before the British conquest of New France in... Read more |
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SCHOLAR OF FRENCH LITERATURE, QUEER THEORY TO SPEAK AT CLARK UNIVERSITY
...Representing Gay Identity in Contemporary French Film...professor of French, Comparative...image of gays and lesbians in French cinema today...1995); "Alcibiades at the Door: Gay ... |