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Conversations with Karl Ove KnausgaardNorwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard (b. 1968) made a literary mark on his home country in 1998, when his debut novel won the prestigious Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature. His fame continued to grow with the publication of his six-volume autobiographical series Min Kamp,...
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Cartoons and Caricatures of Mark Twain in Context: Reformer and Social Critic, 1869-1910The first book-length treatment of Mark Twain's public persona as depicted in newspaper and magazine illustrations Cartoons and Caricatures of Mark Twain in Context: Reformer and Social Critic, 1869-1910 examines the production, reception, and history of Twain's reputation as a social and political satirist....
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Black Sun: Depression and MelancholiaJulia Kristeva examines melancholia across art, literature, philosophy, the history of religion and culture, and psychoanalysis. She describes the depressive as one who perceives the sense of self as a crucial pursuit and a nearly unattainable goal and explains how the love of a...
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American FantasyTHE WORLD BECOMES MORE COMPLEX EVERY MINUTE.Between political unrest, deepening inequality, and ambiguity across relationships, the future is thrown into uncertainty with no room to break free. Even the freedom to choose how to move forward is bogged down by complacent, repetitive discourse on...
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Against World Literature: On the Politics of UntranslatabilityAgainst World Literature: On the Politics of Untranslatability argues for a rethinking of comparative literature focusing on the problems that emerge when large-scale paradigms of literary studies ignore the politics of the "Untranslatable"--the realm of those words that are continually retranslated, mistranslated, transferred from...
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A Choice of Anglo-Saxon VerseAuthor: Richard HamerPublisher: Faber & FaberPublished: 08/20/2015Pages: 256Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 7.70h x 5.20w x 0.70dISBN: 9780571325399Audience: 07 - 09About the AuthorRichard Hamer is Tutor in English Literature at Christ Church, Oxford.
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William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Edited and Annotated by Gideon RappaportAuthor: Gideon RappaportPublisher: One Mind Good PresssPublished: 01/08/2024Pages: 402Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 2.05lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.09dISBN: 9798218345914This title is not returnable
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William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Edited and Annotated by Gideon RappaportAuthor: Gideon RappaportPublisher: One Mind Good PresssPublished: 12/04/2023Pages: 402Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.69lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.25dISBN: 9798218112592This title is not returnable
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The Water of Life: Russian Tales in Jungian PerspectiveC.G. Jung's psychology provides a unique understanding of the seven tales in this volume. The archetypal images therein are many-layered. We can see them from the mythological viewpoint as dragons, demons and witches; we find them in rivers of fire, in kingdoms at the...
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The Terrible Children of ModernityPeter Sloterdijk is among the most acclaimed and widely read philosophers of the past half-century. Called "Germany's most controversial thinker" by the New Yorker, he has challenged and provoked readers worldwide with extraordinarily ambitious and wide-ranging works of philosophical and cultural critique. In The...
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The Racist Fantasy: Unconscious Roots of HatredWhat stands out about racism is its ability to withstand efforts to legislate or educate it away. In The Racist Fantasy, Todd McGowan argues that its persistence is due to a massive unconscious investment in a fundamental racist fantasy. As long as this fantasy...
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The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common ParadiseIn 2020, Olivia Laing began to restore an 18th century walled garden in Suffolk, an overgrown Eden of unusual plants. The work brought to light a crucial question for our age: Who gets to live in paradise, and how can we share it while...
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The Colonial Construction of Indian Country: Native American Literatures and Federal Indian LawA guide to the colonization and projected decolonization of Native America In The Colonial Construction of Indian Country, Eric Cheyfitz mounts a pointed historical critique of colonialism through careful analysis of the dialogue between Native American literatures and federal Indian law. Illuminating how these...
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LuciferAn influential and controversial work by Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679), the colossus of Dutch literature, regarded as a major influence on Milton's Paradise Lost. An angel returns from Eden, his wings singed by the beauty of Adam and Eve's world, longing for the...
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Kahlil Gibran Classics Collection: The Prophet, The Madman, Sand and Foam, The Broken Wings, A Tear and a Smile, Twenty Drawings, The Forerunner & SpiA priceless collection of Kahlil Gibran most notable works including 37 original illustrations. Books included in this collection: The Prophet The Madman Sand and Foam The Broken Wings A Tear and a Smile Twenty Drawings The Forerunner Spirits Rebellious Kahlil Gibran is the third-best-selling...
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How Russian Literature Became GreatHow Russian Literature Became Great explores the cultural and political role of a modern national literature, orchestrated in a Slavonic key but resonating far beyond Russia's borders. Rolf Hellebust investigates a range of literary tendencies, philosophies, and theories from antiquity to the present: Roman...
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Greatest Comedies of Shakespeare (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)Explore Shakespeare's comedic genius in 'Greatest Comedies of Shakespeare.' This collection features five of his most beloved plays: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream''The Merchant of Venice''The Comedy of Errors''Twelfth Night''As You Like It'In these timeless tales, you'll encounter enchanting fairies, witty disguises, mistaken identities, and...
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Glad to the Brink of Fear: A Portrait of Ralph Waldo EmersonAn engaging reassessment of the celebrated essayist and his relevance to contemporary readers More than two centuries after his birth, Ralph Waldo Emerson remains one of the presiding spirits in American culture. Yet his reputation as the starry-eyed prophet of self-reliance has obscured a...
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Dyke (geology)Through intertwined threads of autofiction, lyric science writing, and the tale of a newly queer Hawaiian volcano, Sabrina Imbler delivers a coming out story on a geological time scale. This is a small book that tackles large, wholly human questions-what it means to live...
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Dante's New Lives: Biography and AutobiographyFrom two leading scholars, a thrilling and rich investigation of the life and work of Dante Alighieri. Numerous books have attempted to chronicle the life of Dante Alighieri, yet essential questions remain unanswered. How did a self-taught Florentine become the celebrated author of the...
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