BookRags.com Literature Guides Literature Guides Criticism/Essays Criticism/Essays Biographies Biographies My Bibliography Periodic Table U.S. Presidents Shakespeare Sonnet Shake-Up
Research Anything:        
History | Encyclopedias | Films | News | Create a Bibliography | More... Login | Register | Help
Not What You Meant?  There are 24 definitions for Galatea.

Search "Galatea 2.2"

 


Galatea 2.2 by Richard Powers

Print-Friendly
About 37 pages (10,965 words) in 7 products

"Galatea 2.2" Search Results
Contents:
Summaries and Analysis


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
summary from source:
Galatea 2.2 Information
2,211 words, approx. 7 pages
Galatea 2.2 is a novel by Richard Powers. The novel is pseudo-autobiographical: the narrator is named Richard Powers and there is discussion of the four novels he wrote before Galatea 2.2 along with other references to his real biography. Richard Powers...


News and Journals
summary from source:

The Boston Globe
Vox Consort Delights With Stylish `galatea'
11/23/2004: 516 words, approx. 2 pages
The Vox Consort, a newish early-music ensemble, offered a delightful performance of Handel's little opera "Acis and Galatea" on Sunday afternoon. The group arrived on the scene highly recommended by its mentor, Simon Carrington, a founding member of the King's Singers and later...
summary from source:

The Boston Globe
'acis And Galatea' Has Ageless Appeal
11/07/1987: 554 words, approx. 2 pages
BANCHETTO MUSICALE, Martin Pearlman, music director, in a concert in Jordan Hall last night. Acis and Galatea" delighted the public of Handel's day; in the composer's lifetime it was even more popular than "Messiah." Now, 270 years after it was composed, it can...


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
summary from source:
Critical Review by Gerald Howard
1,609 words, approx. 5 pages
Below, Howard provides an overview of Galatea 2.2, discussing in particular Powers's focus on consciousness.
summary from source:
Critical Review by Paul Gediman
1,588 words, approx. 5 pages
In the following positive review, Gediman provides a thematic analysis of Galatea 2.2.
summary from source:
Critical Review by Richard Eder
1,259 words, approx. 4 pages
Eder is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American critic. In the following positive review, he discusses characterization and theme in Galatea 2.2, stating that he finished the work "not totally sure of the destination but with a vivid memory of points along the way."
 


Galatea 2.2 Study Pack

Get the complete Galatea 2.2 Study Pack, which includes everything on this page. Approximately 37 pages (at 300 words per page) in 7 products.
This Study Pack Contains:
Complete Short Guide
1 Encyclopedia Article
5 Literature Criticism Essays
Multiple Formats Available:

· online web format
· "print-friendly" format
· downloadable PDF format
· downloadable Word/RTF format
Available Immediately Online
 

Galatea 2.2 by Richard Powers

Print-Friendly
About 37 pages (10,965 words) in 7 products


Join BookRagslearn moreJoin BookRags


About BookRags | Customer Service | Report an Error | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy