Language Testing: Theories and Practices

By: O'Sullivan, Barry

Book Overview

The hero's descent into the Underworld is not only one of the oldest stories in western literature; it is also one of the most often retold. Why do so many modern poets-British and American, black and white, male and female, from the metropole and from the margins-stage Underworld descents in their works? Through a series of contextualized close readings, this study traces the cultural work performed by modern deployments of the classical narrative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230230636
• ISBN13: 9780230230637
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"