A fascinating exploration of the relationship between writers and tyranny, from the winner of the first Man Booker International Prize... Zobraziť viac
One of the world’s greatest literary cities, London has streets full of stories and buildings steeped in history. The biggest and most beloved names in English literature have all been here, and you can still see or visit their ... Zobraziť viac
Morphology is the study of how words are put together. A lively introduction to the subject, this textbook is intended for undergraduates with relatively little background in linguistics. Providing data from a wide variety of languages, ... Zobraziť viac
This final volume in Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar's landmark trilogy argues that twentieth-century women of letters-from Virginia Woolf, Marianne Moore, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and H.D. to Zora Neale Hurston, Sylvia Plath, Toni Morrison, and... Zobraziť viac
Part of a special set of 10 hardcover classics, designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith, that innovatively use foil and a special new binding material to create a highly collectible set... Zobraziť viac
1 November 2006. Alexander Litvinenko is brazenly poisoned in central London. Twenty two days later he dies, killed from the inside. The poison? Polonium; a rare, lethal and highly radioactive substance... Zobraziť viac
*A GUARDIAN 'BOOKS OF 2021' PICK*'One of the most electrifying writers at work in America today, among the sharpest and most supple thinkers of her generation' - Olivia LaingSo often deployed as a jingoistic, even menacing rallying cry, or limited by a fo Zobraziť viac
An exploration of Shakespeare's works in the cultural and historical context of their time. As well as providing an original way of understanding Shakespeare's achievements, it analyzes the cultural process. Zobraziť viac
Chronicles the art of conversation in Western civilization from its beginnings in ancient Greece to its apex in eighteenth-century Britain to its endangered state in America. This book shows why good conversation matters and why it is in decline. It... Zobraziť viac
Cette monographie porte sur les topo? poétiques et les images littéraires dans l’oeuvre romanesque de Patrick Chamoiseau. L’imaginaire, notion étudiée par Ernst Robert Curtius (La Littérature européenne et le Moyen Âge latin, 1957)... Zobraziť viac
Forced by circumstances into perverse cruelty to one another, Johannes & Victoria live their lives apart until, in the last tragic pages, we see that Victoria cannot live without her Johannes. Zobraziť viac
The remains of Tai Fu's lost collection Kuang-i chi preserve three hundred short tales of encounters with the other world. This study analyses these tales. Zobraziť viac
This wide-ranging volume looks at the reception history of the Bible's many texts; Part I surveys the outline, form, and content of twelve key biblical books that have been influential in the history of interpretation. Part II offers a series of in-... Zobraziť viac
This Companion gives an up-to-date overview of HeaneyâEUR(TM)s career thus far, with detailed readings of all his major publications. Designed for students, this volume will also have much to interest and inform the general reader and admirer of... Zobraziť viac
The Cambridge Companion to Nabokov provides a concise introduction to the fascinating creative world of one of the twentieth centurys most important writers. Fourteen individual essays cover such topics as Nabokovs storytelling techniques, his... Zobraziť viac
Writers, Readers, and Reputations explores the literary world in which the modern best-seller first emerged. Writers were promoted as celebrities, advertising both products and themselves. Philip Waller's detailed and entertaining study is a... Zobraziť viac
Drawing on biblical commentary from throughout the ages, the author shines a legal light on the stories from Genesis. What he reveals is how our shared tradition has formed our attitude toward modern day justice and why we are all engaged in a never-... Zobraziť viac
"Teaching Literature" is an inspirational guidebook for all teachers of English and American literature in higher education.Written by leading academic, prolific author and cultural journalist, Elaine ShowalterOriginal and provocative reflections on... Zobraziť viac
In a remarkable adventure, Jacques Copeau brought the troupe of the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier to the Garrick Theatre in New York City in the fall of 1917. During the next two theater seasons, he staged more than forty different plays in repertory in... Zobraziť viac
