NEW & NOTEWORTHY ~ THE NEW YORK TIMES With a Foreword by Susan Orlean, twenty-three of today's living literary legends, including Donna Tartt, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Andrew Sean Greer, Laila Lalami, and Michael Chabon, reveal the books that made them think... Zobraziť viac
Cílem této monografie je naznačit symboliku, praktické využití a kontextový význam termínů, metafor a dalších pojmenování z oblasti přírodních věd v díle Otokara Březiny. Zobraziť viac
Práce se zabývá především anglickým termínem wit v jeho moderním i historickém kontextu. Dále se zabývá literárními a estetickými důsledky pojmů wit a esprit a jejich použitím v teoretických spisech několika kritiků v období... Zobraziť viac
Kniha se detailně zaměřuje na tvorbu současných frankofonních afrických autorů ze subsaharské Afriky a kriticky je analyzuje v patřičném historickém, společenském, kulturním a literárním kontextu. Na dobře vymezeném ... Zobraziť viac
V současné době je šivejština jedinou ústní variantou mandžuštiny, která se ve skutečnosti užívá. S 20 000 až 30 000 mluvčích je také nejrozšířenějším mluveným tunguzským jazykem. Národ Šive, který žije na severozápadní... Zobraziť viac
No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of Much Ado About Nothing on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Zobraziť viac
Beginning theory has been helping students navigate through the thickets of literary and cultural theory for over two decades. This new and expanded fourth edition continues to offer readers the best single-volume introduction to the field. The... Zobraziť viac
“Mary Oliver would probably never admit to anything so grandiose as an effort to connect the conscious mind and the heart (that’s what she says poetry can do), but that is exactly what she accomplishes in this stunning little handbook.”—Los Angeles... Zobraziť viac
Timed for the 200th anniversary of John Keats's death, these intimate essays show why we love Keats still, and why his odes continue to speak powerfully to our own desires. Zobraziť viac
From the author of 1599, a fresh perspective on the history of the United States - and a timely reminder of Shakespeare's indelible influence. Zobraziť viac
High King Agamemnon faces the most crushing dilemma ofhis life. Kill his beloved eldest daughter? Or forfeit victory in the TrojanWar? A father’s secret plot clashes with a girl’s romantic dreams inthis chilling classic play from AncientGreece. The... Zobraziť viac
For film buffs and literature lovers alike, this is an essential guide to 52 great reads, and the cinema classics they inspired. Zobraziť viac
This critical edition publishes—for the first time anywhere—the original manuscript and revised versions of Pudd’nhead Wilson. Mark Twain's story of the antebellum South, first published in 1894, continues to prompt conversations about race and the... Zobraziť viac
‘An exquisitely-written, generous, funny, thoughtful book about the everyday joys of being alive. I love it.’ Dolly Alderton ‘J. B. Priestley is one of our literary icons of the 20th Century and it is time that we all... Zobraziť viac
**LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2021****SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE 2021** **SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE****FINALIST FOR THE 2022 PLUTARCH AWARD**D. H. Lawrence is no longer censored, but he is still... Zobraziť viac
Edward III comes to life in a new version by playwright Octavio Solis. Written after England’s victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588, Edward III follows the exploits of King Edward III and his son Edward, the Black Prince of Wales. England... Zobraziť viac
A new verse translation of the poems of Petrarch, tanslated from the Italian. A world classic. Zobraziť viac
Why am I trying to become what I don’t want to be … when all I want is out there, waiting for me the minute I say I know who I am. Willy Loman is an ageing travelling salesman haunted, driven and yet held back by empty dreams of prosperity and... Zobraziť viac
Challenges the ableism of fairy tales and offers new ways to celebrate the magic of all bodies. Zobraziť viac
