×


 x 

Shopping cart
William Calin - Minority Literatures and Modernism - 9780802083654 - V9780802083654
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

Minority Literatures and Modernism

€ 45.40
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Minority Literatures and Modernism Paperback. Calin explores the 20th-century renaissance of literature in the minority languages of Scots, Breton, and Occitan, and demonstrates that all three literatures have evolved in a like manner, repudiating their romantic folk heritage. Series: University of Toronto Romance Series. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.

A quiet renaissance has been unfolding in certain parts of Europe - a renaissance of literature written in minority languages. In this book, William Calin explores the renaissance through an examination of twentieth-century works in Scots, Breton, and Occitan minority languages flourishing inside the borders of the United Kingdom and France.

For each of the three bodies of literature Calin considers major authors whose works include novels, poetry and plays, and shows that all three literatures have evolved in a like manner, repudiating their romantic folk heritage and turning instead to modern and postmodern concerns. Drawing on current critical theories ... Read more

Calin's pioneering study is the first comparative scrutiny of these minority literatures and the first to bring all three together into the mainstream of present-day criticism. His work demonstrates the intrinsic importance in their twentieth-century renewal, as well as their contribution to global culture, in both aesthetic and broadly human terms.

Show Less

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Series
University of Toronto Romance Series
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802083654
SKU
V9780802083654
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About William Calin
William Calin is a graduate research professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Florida.

Reviews for Minority Literatures and Modernism

Goodreads reviews for Minority Literatures and Modernism


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!