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" The growth of literature. "
H. Munro Chadwick, Nora K. Chadwick.
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BL
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839326
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Chadwick, H. Munro, (Hector Munro),1870-1947
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The growth of literature.\ H. Munro Chadwick, Nora K. Chadwick.
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[Cambridge] :: Cambridge University Press,, 2010.
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Cambridge library collection. Literary studies
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1 online resource (xxvi, 932 pages)
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051171100X
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: 9780511711008
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9781108016186
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Includes index.
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Originally published in 1940.
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First published between 1932 and 1940, this is a three-volume study of the historical development of literature. It explores the oral and written literatures of regions from Iceland and the British Isles, to Russia, the Balkans, Africa, India and the Pacific, placing them in their historical context and examining similarities between them. The authors discuss both ancient and recent texts, illustrating the connections within each group and considering the question of whether all literary growth is influenced by common factors. Praised on publication as 'a work that is not, probably could not be, superseded' (International Journal of Comparative Sociology), the book remains a benchmark for those studying comparative literature or the history of literary criticism. Volume 3, which includes a summary of the literary categories used in the book, surveys the oral literature of the Tatar and Polynesian peoples, along with that of a selection of African ethnic groups.
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Comparative literature.
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Folk literature-- History and criticism.
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Literature, Ancient-- History and criticism.
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Literature, Medieval-- History and criticism.
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Oral tradition.
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Comparative literature.
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Folk literature.
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Literature, Ancient.
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Literature, Medieval.
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Oral tradition.
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809
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PN871.C53 2010eb
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Chadwick, Nora K., (Nora Kershaw),1891-1972
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