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Approaches to the Anglo and American Female Epic, 1621-1982
Epic has long been regarded as the exclusive domain of the male literary genius and as an incarnation of patriarchal values. This provocative collection of essays challenges such a hegemonic stereotype by demonstrating the ways in which women writers have successfully adapted the masculine...- $16.95
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Christianity and the Triumph of Humor: From Dante to David Javerbaum
This book traces the development of religious comedy and leverages that history to justify today's uses of religious humor in all of its manifestations, including irreverent jokes. It argues that regulating humor is futile and counterproductive, illustrating this point with a host of comedic...- $54.99
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Hating God: The Untold Story of Misotheism
While atheists such as Richard Dawkins have now become public figures, there is another and perhaps darker strain of religious rebellion that has remained out of sight--people who hate God.In this revealing book, Bernard Schweizer looks at men and women who do not question...- $56.00
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Muslims and Humour: Essays on Comedy, Joking, and Mirth in Contemporary Islamic Contexts
This thought-provoking collection offers a multi-disciplinary approach on the subject of humour, Muslims, and Islam. Beginning with theoretical perspectives and scriptural guidance on permissible and restricted humour, the volume presents a variety of case studies about Muslim comedic practices in various cultural, political, and...- $149.95
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Nothing Sacred: Outspoken Voices in Contemporary Fiction
At a time when the American publishing industry increasingly perceives fiction lovers as rather delicate creatures--easily offended, allergic to ambiguity, afraid to venture outside their comfort zones--Nothing Sacred: Outspoken Voices in Contemporary Fiction was born of the opposite assumption. While the twelve authors represented...- $19.95
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Nothing Sacred: Outspoken Voices in Contemporary Fiction
Exploring uncharted literary territory, Nothing Sacred: Outspoken Voices in Contemporary Fiction offers the reading public a compilation of spellbinding stories on topics as diverse as crumbling male privilege, moonshine whiskey brewing, language policing, immigrant experience, sexual transgression, and plain heresy. At a time when...- $26.99
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Radicals on the Road: The Politics of English Travel Writing in the 1930s
In the 1930s, the discourse of travel furthered widely divergent and conflicting ideologies--socialist, conservative, male chauvinist, and feminist--and the major travel writers of the time revealed as much in their texts. Evelyn Waugh was a declared conservative and fascist sympathizer; George Orwell was a...- $25.00
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