{"product_id":"charm-in-literature-from-classical-to-modernism-charmed-life-hardcover","title":"Charm in Literature from Classical to Modernism: Charmed Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Beckman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharm in Literature from Classical to Modernism: Charmed Life\u003c\/i\u003e discusses charm as both an emotional and aesthetic phenomenon. Beginning with the first appearance of literary charm in the Sirens episode of the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard Beckman traces charm throughout canonical literature, examining the metamorphoses of charm through the millennia. The book examines the works of Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton, Pope, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Proust, Joyce, Mann, and others, considering the multiplicity of ways charm is defined, depicted, and utilized by authors. Positioning these poems, dramas, and novels as case studies, Beckman reveals the mercurial yet enduring connotations of charm. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharm in Literature from Classical to Modernism: Charmed Life\u003c\/i\u003e discusses charm as both an emotional and aesthetic phenomenon. Beginning with the first appearance of literary charm in the Sirens episode of the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard Beckman traces charm throughout canonical literature, examining the metamorphoses of charm through the millennia. The book examines the works of Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton, Pope, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Proust, Joyce, Mann, and others, considering the multiplicity of ways charm is defined, depicted, and utilized by authors. Positioning these poems, dramas, and novels as case studies, Beckman reveals the mercurial yet enduring connotations of charm. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Beckman\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus in the Department of English at Temple University, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eJoyce's Rare View: the Nature of Things in Finnegans Wake \u003c\/i\u003e(2007), and has published numerous articles and essays in the \u003ci\u003eJames Joyce Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Modern Literature\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 157\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51794659115296,"sku":"9783030253448","price":89.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/598f0e7d6b3585a3962b992a37b777e1.webp?v=1780730531","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/charm-in-literature-from-classical-to-modernism-charmed-life-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}