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In this compact but highly concentrated study, the author unites clinical and literary critical skills in an attempt to go beyond familiar psychological commentary on Henry James and conduct a detailed and rigorous psychoanalytic investigation into recurring and psychologically significant patterns in his major...

New Quotatoes, Joycean Exogenesis in the Digital Age offers fourteen original essays on the genetic dossiers of Joyce's fiction and the ties that bind the literary archive to the transatlantic print sphere of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Availing of digital media...

Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1+ (15 Punkte), Justus-Liebig-University Giessen (Institut für Anglistik), course: Nature and Literature - From Romanticism to Ecocriticism, language: English, abstract: Bereits Goethe implizierte in seinem Sprichwort, wie...

Literary Nonfiction. NYC-bred artist, community organizer, and self-proclaimed street refugee creates a user manual for civilians and dissidents alike to (hopefully) survive the upcoming decade. Filled with diagrams and sage advice, this book is a must have in any emergency grab bag.Author: Street RefugeeISBN-10:...

Employing a sort of leaping or mosaic structure and incorporating e-mails re penis-enlargement, questionable limericks, jokes, graffiti and a photo of a "penis latte," along with personal anecdote and probes of books and films, Deep Too is a book of non-fiction stories. It is...

Tracing the main developments in New Zealand painting from colonial times to the present, this reference divides the paintings thematically rather than chronologically. The paintings cover the colonial landscape from 1840 to 1870, the later Victorian landscape from 1870 to 1890, images of the...

This memoir invites readers to explore stages of their own spiritual journey. Bianchi graphically describes his path from an Italian immigrant family on the West Coast, through twenty years as a Jesuit, to being a professor of religious studies at Emory University. As he...

Author: Alfred Tennyson Baron TennysonISBN-10: 1425576729ISBN-13: 9781425576721Publisher: University of Michigan LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/19/2011Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.54d

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Terrot Reaveley Glover (1869-1943) was a classical scholar and historian. Originally published in 1946, this book was prepared by Glover during the last months of his life. It contains nine essays on a variety of topics, together with a memoir of the author written...

Originally published in 1900, this volume gathers together a collection of modern Greek songs designed for both classical scholars and lovers of folklore in general. It is consummately edited and contains a wide variety of works divided according to genre; each poem is introduced...

Explore the art of thoughtful living with Robert Louis Stevenson's "An Apology for Idlers and Other Essays." This collection offers a captivating glimpse into the introspective mind of one of the Victorian era's most celebrated authors. Through eloquent prose and keen observation, Stevenson champions...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Bells cast in Hertfordshire are to be found not only in that County but in a large area of East and South-East England and the Midlands. Eight have migrated to Honolulu and one to Chicago. This book deals with the men who cast them...

When first performed, The Eunuch was a great success. Today, with its larger-than-life characters (particularly the boastful soldier Thraso and the toady Gnatho), its farcical and exaggerated humour and its vigorous action, it strikes the modern reader as the funniest and most Plautine of...

The book looks at how conflict and competition between various forms of Hinduism undermines and sustains relations of hierarchy. In the context of Dutch colonialism, world war, the incorporation of Bali into the Indonesian state and the tourist boom, this book examines the complex...

A scandalous bestseller of mid-nineteenth-century France, translated here for the first time into English.Winner of the 2004 Soeurette Diehl Fraser Award for Best Translation presented by the Texas Institute of Letters First published in 1846 under the pen name Daniel Stern, Nelida tells the...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

The Age of Gold was one of the so-called 'commonplaces' inherited by the Renaissance from classical antiquity, a myth (taking many different forms) telling of an era of human happiness without war or want. Most writers used it as a convenient device, predicting its...

Marcel Proust (1871-1922). Major international novelist, essayist and critic. Writings include: Remembrance of Times Past. Volume covers the period 1896-1931. Extras: Posthumous works, critical essays and tributes.Author: Leighton HodsonISBN-10: 0415568986ISBN-13: 9780415568982Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/24/2009Pages: 440Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.11lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.89d

"The Bunyan Country" is a captivating topographical and historical exploration of the landscapes that shaped the life and imagination of John Bunyan, the celebrated author of "The Pilgrim's Progress". Written by the prolific travel writer Charles G. Harper, this work takes readers on a...

Real and imagined versions of the island and the microbe come together to tell a new story about geopolitical relations between two successive Anglophone empires: the British and the American. Bassam Sidiki assembles a vast archive of literary, cultural, and medical documents to argue...

"Beyond Life" serves as a profound and witty exploration of the human condition and the transformative power of literature. Written as a series of nighttime dialogues between the narrator and the novelist John Charteris, the work presents James Branch Cabell's philosophical defense of romance...

"The Artist and the Critic" is a profound exploration of the relationship between creative expression and intellectual discernment. Written by the esteemed theologian and author Lynn Harold Hough, this work examines the essential roles played by the creator and the evaluator in the development...

'Recasting the Bygone Witch: Representations of Lesser-Known Witches in Popular Culture' is an interdisciplinary collection that explores witches across time, culture, and scholarly space. It brings together voices and perspectives from literature, game studies, political science, history, and more to examine the overlooked or...

We are at once in a compound crisis and an era of what Cornelius Castoriadis called "the retreat from autonomy." It will be necessary to change, quite radically, the social imaginary so as to provoke a new Age of Utopian Dreaming in which the...

The meaning these texts are intended to convey is rather monotonous; they all say, in one form or another, "I don't like you." Hence, the whole point of producing them is to communicate this age-old message in new and unprecedented ways. We might be...

Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of 19th-century literature and culture with 'New Monthly Magazine, Volume 17'. This meticulously preserved volume offers a fascinating glimpse into the literary landscape of its time, featuring a diverse collection of essays, short stories, and articles that capture...

This book illuminates how science fiction studies can support diversity, equity, and inclusion in science and engineering. Shortly before science fiction got its name, a new paradigm connected whiteness and masculinity to the advancement of civilization. In order to show how science fiction authors...

In Letter's Day Out, each letter of the alphabet embarks on a delightful adventure, meeting new friends along the way. With vibrant illustrations, this charming picture book brings every letter from A to Z to life, making it perfect for children ages 0-3.Author: Ketki...

Did he find his llfe In the game of soccer?Or he used to explore life by mingling withthe people around him? Probably bothWhile watching soccer, been played invarious parts of the world, he became a diehard fan of Arsenal Football Club ofLondon, being impressed...

The book "" Dutch Courage and Other Stories, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations....

The book "" The Duke Decides, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole...

The book "" Cinq Mars (Volume VI), has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This...

A warm glow meets a wilder imagination. Alice Sit-By-The-Fire invites you to drift into drawn-room conversations and candlelit adventures that feel both intimate and timeless. This collection of edwardian short stories captures the quiet aeriness of domestic storytelling, blending affectionate glimpses of everyday life...

This volume is a pioneering study in the theory and history of the imitation of music in fiction and constitutes an important contribution to current intermediality research. Starting with a comparison of basic similarities and differences between literature and music, the study goes on...

In Picaresque Fiction Today Luigi Gussago delineates the legacy and further development of the picaresque in a selection of novels by contemporary Italian and Anglophone writers along several thematic and stylistic lines.Author: Luigi GussagoISBN-10: 900431122XISBN-13: 9789004311220Publisher: BrillLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/08/2016Pages: 306Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 9.40h x...

The Sense of a Beginning is the first comprehensive exploration of the openings of novels. With a title that deliberately echoes Frank Kermode's famous book on endings, the book addresses the formal challenge of opening lines, especially in modernism, and illustrates their significance to...

Of course the machine can support human thinking, but can the machine also replace it? At which point does the application of mechanistic models for the description and comprehension of life phenomena reach its limits? This volume discusses the provoking and problematic role machines...

This edited volume is an inquiry into the representation of intimate relationships in a diverse array of media including cinema, arts, literature, picture books, advertising and popular music. It examines artistic portrayal of intimate relationships as a subversion of the boundaries between the representable...

This edited book focuses on practices of work in late modern society, taking an 'issue-based' and interdisciplinary approach to English Studies which acknowledges the impact of globalization on the position of English in the daily existence of millions of people around the world. Envisioning...

Showcasing New Zealand's Finest Arts and LiteratureLandfall, New Zealand's longest-running arts and literary journal, presents a vibrant mix of new fiction, poetry, biographical and critical essays, and cultural commentary. Each issue features vital new work by the country's best writers, alongside reviews of the...

America is built on the foundation of RACISM and protest. Some people don't understand what it is like to always be on guard. I would like to share with the rest of the world some of the things that I have experienced in regards...

In what is considered to be a classic in the field, (From Tension to Tonic: The Plays of Edward Albee) Paolucci here covers the plays that followed, up to Occupant.In Edward Albee: The Later Plays the author's close analysis employs both innovative and traditional...

Literary Nonfiction. Jewish Studies. "Sometimes it takes years and years to see a pattern, but watch a tin of paint when it falls and spreads unmercifully across the carpet. You can't stop it. The stain just gets bigger and bigger and bigger, like secrets,...

Literary Nonfiction. Essays. First published in 1965, this iconic collection by a great philosopher contains essays on David Lindsay, L.H. Myers, George Bernard Shaw, Ayn Rand & Henry Williamson, among others. Wilson's eclectic style is displayed in essays that range over John Cowper Powys...

John Stuart Mill's 1861 Utilitarianism remains one of the most widely known and influential works of moral philosophy ever written. It is also a model of critical thinking - one in which Mill's reasoning and interpretation skills are used to create a well-structured, watertight,...

This issue of Culture and Cosmos stems out of the 'Land, Sea and Sky: a "3-scape" approach to Archaeology' session of the 2013 meeting of the Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG), at the University of Bournemouth. It features articles by Daniel Brown, Pamela Armstrong, Olwyn...

This issue of CULTURE AND COSMOS presents a collection of articles that delve into the intersections between textuality and cultural astronomy and astrology. Clifford J. Cunningham and Günter Oestmann discuss a robust collection of verse concerning the discovery of new astronomical bodies at the...