Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, ... Zobraziť viac
Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso — the three fates of the deceased become the three pillars of an epic poem. The Divine Comedy, written by Italian poet Dante Alighieri in the fourteenth century, is considered the foremost work in Italian... Zobraziť viac
'Through elaborate and elegant close readings of poems by Rilke, Proust's Remembrance, Nietzsche's philosophical writings and the major works of Rousseau, de Man concludes that all writing concerns itself with its own activity as language, and language... Zobraziť viac
Dantes 'Komödie', die erst Boccaccio 'göttlich' genannt hat, schildert eine Reise durch die drei Reiche des Jenseits. Durch Hölle und Fegefeuer führt den Autor, der zugleich seine eigene Hauptfigur ist, der römische Dichter Vergil. Durch das... Zobraziť viac
‘If you find the subject of food to be both vexing and transfixing, you’ll love What She Ate’ Elle Dorothy Wordsworth believed that feeding her poet brother, William, gooseberry tarts was her part to play in a literary movement... Zobraziť viac
Over the past three decades, Daniel Mendelsohn's essays and reviews have earned him a reputation as `our most irresistible literary critic' (New York Times). This striking new collection... Zobraziť viac
The Amazing Spider-Man. The Incredible Hulk. The Invincible Iron Man. Black Panther. These are just a few of the iconic superheroes to emerge from the mind of Stan Lee. From the mean streets of Depression-era New York City to recipient of the Nationa Zobraziť viac
Do you need a confidence boost in your workplace communication? Whether you speak English as an additional language, or you're a native speaker looking to take your writing to the next level, How to Write Effective Business... Zobraziť viac
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In this second part of "No Man's Land", Gilbert and Gubar focus on texts from the early part of the 20th century to expand on the claim made in the first volume that, for literary men and women, sexual battles were associated with "sexchanges" - or... Zobraziť viac
This is an interdisciplinary collection of articles analyzing seven classic premodern Chinese texts that are provided in translation. Zobraziť viac
Described by Rabindranath Tagore as revelations of my true self, the poems and songs of Gitanjali established the writers literary talent worldwide. They include eloquent sonnets such as the famous 'Where the mind is without fear', ... Zobraziť viac
Few novels have been as inspirational, or have touched as many people’s hearts, as The Little Prince by Antoine de... Zobraziť viac
Bryony Randall explores the concepts of daily time and everyday life through the writing of several major modernist authors, including Dorothy Richardson, Gertrude Stein, H. D. and Virginia Woolf. Modernist texts reveal everyday life and daily time as... Zobraziť viac
Jetzt neu als Broschurausgabe! Dieses einzigartige und provozierende Buch demonstriert, daß große Romane und Theaterstücke eine reiche, bislang ungenutzte Quelle sind für Lösungsmöglichkeiten bei Geschäftsproblemen. Bob Brawer taucht tief ein in die... Zobraziť viac
Brian McHale provides a series of readings of a wide range of postmodernist fiction, from Eco's Foucault's Pendulum to the works of cyberpunk science-fiction, relating the works to aspects of postmodern popular culture. Zobraziť viac
The Mind's Eye focuses on the relationships among art, theology, exegesis, and literature--issues long central to the study of medieval art, yet ripe for reconsideration. Essays by leading scholars from many fields examine the illustration of... Zobraziť viac
"All for one, one for all!"--Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers The Three Musketeers, by French writer Alexandre Dumas, was first released in serial form in 1844, a year before Dumas' publication of The Count of Monte Cristo. The story was an... Zobraziť viac
In this 2005 book, Aaron Jaffe investigates the relationship between two phenomena that arrived on the historical stage in the early twentieth century: modernist literature and celebrity culture. Jaffe uses substantial archival research to show how... Zobraziť viac
This casebook presents 235 representative texts drawn largely from Roman legal sources, especially Justinian's Digest. These cases and the discussion questions that follow provide a good introduction to the basic legal problems associated with the... Zobraziť viac
