A novella by Frenz Kafka; published in 1915. Characters Gragor Samsa The name “Gregor Samsa” appears to derive partly from literary works Kafka had read.…
Chronicles (Verse) Lazanon’s Brut written about 1205 by Lazamon, a monk pf Arley Kings. Alliterative verse with more than 30000 lines. tells the history of…
Nelson Algren (1909-81) American Novelist Known for his work: The Man with the Golden Arm, written in 1949 Walk on the Wild Side written in 1956.…
Forms of Fiction: The Romances of Lyly, Greene and Lodge. The Pastoral Romances of Sir Philip Sidney. The Picaresque Novel by Nashe the Realistic Novel…
Sir Thomas Malory (1415-1471) His works Le Morte d’ Arthur It is a compilation of tales of romance about King Arthur and his Knights of…
Religious Writings Ayenbite of Inwyt (Remorse of Conscience) 1340 Translation of French Somme le Roi (Book of Vices and Virtue) A treatise on Christian morality. Written…
British Novel/Fiction/Short Stories Major Elizabethan to Romantic Fiction/Novel/Short Story Sir Thomas Malory – Morte d’Arthur Sir Thomas More- Utopia Sir Philip sidney – Arcadia Sir…
Brian Aldiss (1925-) English novelist and critic. Popular as a science fiction writer. Works: Frankenstein Unbound (1973) Paul Auster Recently in 2002 his novel “The…
Gothic Novels: Horace Walpole (1717-1797) Born on 24th September, 1717 in Arlington Street, Westminister, London. Was tutored at home before entered into the Eton College…
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