In Love in a Dark Time, Colm Tóibín looks at the life and work of some of the greatest and most influential artists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. His subjects range from figures such as Oscar Wilde, born in the 1850s, to Pedro Almodóvar,... Zobraziť viac
Dr Blackall's 1959 book cuts across the usual distinction between 'literature' and 'linguistics' in the study of modern languages. It sheds light on the eighteenth century and the general movement from seventeenth-century language to ease, pliability... Zobraziť viac
Critical introduction to the fascinating genre of Latin love elegy, exploring its Greek and Latin precursors, the individual elegists, the world it presents, and why it has been so important to the concept of love and lament in the history of Western... Zobraziť viac
Rund hundert Jahre nach dem großen Überblick von Albert Hauck erscheint wieder eine Darstellung des mittelalterlichen Christentums aus der Feder eines evangelischen Kirchenhistorikers. Das kirchliche Geschehen wird darin, mit einem besonderen Blick auf... Zobraziť viac
This Handbook is an accessible and authoritative guide to the theory and practice of stylistics. Drawing on linguistics and related subject areas such as psychology and literary criticism, it encompasses both traditional textual analysis and the most... Zobraziť viac
Manfred Pfister's book is the first to provide a coherent and comprehensive framework for the analysis of plays in all their dramatic and theatrical dimensions. The materical on which his analysis is based covers all genres and periods of drama, from... Zobraziť viac
This book addresses the broad spectrum of new and established directions in all branches of American writing and will include the work of scholars and critics who have shaped, and who continue to shape, what has become a major area of literary... Zobraziť viac
This classic study examines the place of literature within Marxist cultural theory, and offers an assessment of the contributions of previous thinkers to Marxist literary theory. Zobraziť viac
The communist secret police services of Central and Eastern Europe kept detailed records not only of their victims but also of the vast networks of informants and collaborators upon whom their totalitarian systems depended. Theserecords, now open to... Zobraziť viac
Addresses the work of women playwrights in Britain throughout the twentieth century. Zobraziť viac
In How to Kill a Dragon Calvert Watkins follows the continuum of poetic formulae in Indo-European languages, from Old Hittite to medieval Irish. He uses the comparative method to reconstruct traditional poetic formulae of considerable complexity that... Zobraziť viac
This volume offers a comprehensive critical and theoretical introduction to the genre of the fairy tale. Zobraziť viac
An international group of scholars explores the historical origins, cultural dissemination and continuing literary and psychological power of fairy tales. Zobraziť viac
From the Royal Shakespeare Company - a modern, definitive edition of Shakespeare's magical vision. With an expert introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate, this unique edition presents a historical overview of The Tempest in performance, takes a detailed look... Zobraziť viac
These new essays by leading scholars explore nineteenth-century women's writing across a spectrum of genres. Zobraziť viac
Considered the most popular books of the 20th century, The Lord of the Rings trilogy is more than a great story. It's a much-needed reminder that Christians are all on an epic quest. In examining the Christian themes in the trilogy, authors Kurt Bruner... Zobraziť viac
This major survey of Old Norse-Icelandic literature and culture comprises 29 chapters written by leading scholars in the field, over a third of whom are Icelanders. At the same time, it conveys a sense of the mainland Scandinavian origins of the... Zobraziť viac
Jacob's Room is Virginia Woolf's first truly experimental novel. It is a portrait of a young man, who is both representative and victim of the social values which led Edwardian society into war. Jacob's life is traced from the time he is a small boy... Zobraziť viac
Presents a coherent and accessible historical account of the major phases of British and American Twentieth-century criticism, from 'decadent' aestheticism to feminist, decontsructonist and post-colonial theories. Special attention is given to new... Zobraziť viac
Catriona Kelly's study, the first to appear in English, traces the history of Petrushka, the Russian equivalent of Punch and Judy. Zobraziť viac
