Slovak Jewish writer Leopold Lahola escaped deportation to a concentration camp and fought in the resistance, only to find himself forced into exile by the postwar communist regime. Zobraziť viac
'A sweeping, scintillatingly original, exciting exploration of writer, spy, power player, lover Aphra Behn' Kate Williams, historian and author of Rival Queens: The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots'Hilton to showcase[s] her skill for both historical... Zobraziť viac
This is the only collection of its kind to focus on one of the most important aspects of the cultural history of the Romantic period, its sources, and its afterlives.Multidisciplinary in approach, the volume examines the variety of areas of enquiry and... 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... Zobraziť viac
A true detective story from the age of Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers: the literary crime that fooled the world - and the daring young booksellers who uncovered it... Zobraziť viac
Professor Farah Karim-Cooper grew up loving the Bard, perhaps because Romeo and Juliet felt Pakistani to her. But why was being white as a 'snowy dove' essential to Juliet's beauty? ... Zobraziť viac
When Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared in print on Christmas Eve 1925, his creator had no idea that this bear, and the fellow inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Wood, would go on to capture the imaginations of people of all ages all over the world for... Zobraziť viac
The giant of literary theory analyses the novel: Conrad, James, Atwood, Oe, Mailer, Grass, Grossman, Garcia Marquez, Gibson, Knausgaard and more... Zobraziť viac
The monograph provides a missing source of information on a crucial element in the sound structure of the Czech language: the prosodic phrase. The introductory chapters offer a concise lead-in even to non-specialists: they explain the nature and typical.. Zobraziť viac
Fascinating, funny, and irreverent, this light-hearted memento mori will help you create your very own bucket list—for after you’ve kicked the bucket... Zobraziť viac
Irreverent, witty and wise, But the Girl is a coming-of-age story about not wanting to leave your family behind... Zobraziť viac
This volume is the companion to Charles J. Alber's Enduring the Revolution: Ding Ling and the Politics of Literature in Guomindang China. It is the first serious attempt to reconstruct Ding Ling's biography during the last few decades of her life. Most... Zobraziť viac
A comprehensive survey of Malory's Morte Darthur, one of the most important texts of the Middle Ages.Malory's Morte Darthur is now a canonical and widely-taught text. Recent decades have seen a transformation and expansion of critical approaches in... Zobraziť viac
Routledge Applied Linguistics is a series of comprehensive textbooks, providing students and researchers with the support they need for advanced study in the core areas of English language and applied linguistics... Zobraziť viac
This accessible and engaging text introduces the field of pragmatics, the study of the relationship between linguistic meaning and context. Assuming no prior knowledge, Siobhan Chapman surveys the development ... Zobraziť viac
Professional Writing offers a comprehensive interdisciplinary introduction to professional writing for different media, synthesizing methods and ideas developed in linguistics, journalism, public relations and marketing... Zobraziť viac
Für alle, die sich fragen, wie eine internetgeschädigte Susan Sontag geschrieben hätte - Jia Tolentino ist die Stimme ihrer Generation. Sie setzt sich schonungslos mit den Konflikten, Widersprüchen und... Zobraziť viac
Do Spisů 1, nazvaných podle jedné ze sbírek Nezděné město, uspořádal autor do deseti oddílů celou svou dosavadní básnickou tvorbu z let 1940–2000. Zobraziť viac
The text of the Fourth Edition of the Norton Critical Edition of Emma is based on the 1816 edition published by John Murray. George Justice has lightly and judiciously emended the text for faithfulness and clarity. The novel is accompanied by detailed... Zobraziť viac
Queering the Gothic is the first multi-authored book concerned with the developing interface between Gothic criticism and queer theory. Considering a range of Gothic texts produced between the eighteenth century and the present, the contributors... Zobraziť viac
