Robert Martin Adams (1915–1996)
Autor von The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 4th Edition, Volume 2
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The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 4th Edition, Volume 2 (1979) — Herausgeber — 250 Exemplare
Candide [Norton Critical Edition, 1st ed.] (1966) — Herausgeber; Herausgeber; Mitwirkender; Übersetzer — 152 Exemplare
Ben Jonson's Plays and Masques [Norton Critical Edition, 1st ed.] (1979) — Herausgeber; Mitwirkender — 74 Exemplare
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 4th Edition, Volume 1 (1974) — Herausgeber — 20 Exemplare
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Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 17) — Mitwirkender — 2 Exemplare
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- Geburtstag
- 1915
- Todestag
- 1996
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- New York, New York, USA
- Sterbeort
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
- Ausbildung
- Columbia University (BA, MA, PhD)
- Berufe
- editor
professor - Organisationen
- Hudson Review
University of California, Los Angeles
Cornell University
Rutgers University
University of Wisconsin
Columbia University - Kurzbiographie
- Founding editor of the Norton Anthology of English Literature. "He taught at the University of Wisconsin, Rutgers, Cornell and U.C.L.A. His scholarly interested ranged from Milton to Joyce, and his translations of many classic works of French literature continue to be read to this day." [Source: NYRB]
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Candide (Norton Critical Editions) von Voltaire
very depressing
Eccellente raccolta di riflessioni, che spiegano il senso del paesaggio per Adams. Il saggio che dà titolo al libro è imprescindibile.
An interesting evaluation of the societal structures which led to the collapse of five of the Western world's most powerful cultures - eastern and western Rome, 18th century France, pre-Communist Russia, and the British empire.
He stumbles, badly, however, when venturing to apply the lessons learned from these prior world powers to the early 1980s United States. He's dismissive of alternative energy sources, weirdly obsessed with the Mafia, condemns, ever so mildly, the "alternative lifestyle" of homosexuality, and seems to think the death penalty is needed merely for its vengefulness. It's difficult to see how these examples even apply to the lessons learned from the previous 121 pages of analysis.
Read the introduction and first three chapters, skip the moralizing of the final chapter - it caused me to dock this book by a star and a half.… (mehr)
He stumbles, badly, however, when venturing to apply the lessons learned from these prior world powers to the early 1980s United States. He's dismissive of alternative energy sources, weirdly obsessed with the Mafia, condemns, ever so mildly, the "alternative lifestyle" of homosexuality, and seems to think the death penalty is needed merely for its vengefulness. It's difficult to see how these examples even apply to the lessons learned from the previous 121 pages of analysis.
Read the introduction and first three chapters, skip the moralizing of the final chapter - it caused me to dock this book by a star and a half.… (mehr)
Given the amount of time covered and the amount of material I thought it a great read. As a reader most of the history was familiar and the same with the literature, but there was also stuff I didnt know and authors I havent read, some that I never heard of, a introduction to the deep world of English culture. The author also makes good use of humour to keep the reader smirking at what can be a dry topic.
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