Literary Criticism
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Dialogue on the Threshold: Heidegger and TraklIn the early 1950s, German philosopher Martin Heidegger proclaimed the Austrian expressionist Georg Trakl to be the poet of his generation and of the hidden Occident. Trakl, a guilt-ridden lyricist who died of a cocaine overdose in the early days of World War I,...
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Jamón and Halal: Lessons in Tolerance from Rural AndalucíaContemporary Spain reflects broader patterns of globalization and has been the site of tensions between nationalists and immigrants. This case study examines a rural town in Spain's Andalucía in order to shed light on the workings of coexistence. The town of Órgiva's diverse population...
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Evangeline: A Tale of AcadieThis 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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...
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The Death Arts in Renaissance England: A Critical AnthologyAuthor: William E. EngelPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 09/08/2022Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.70lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.00dISBN: 9781108479271
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Different Speeds, Same Furies: Powell, Proust and Other Literary FormsAn exploration of Marcel Proust and Anthony Powell's greatest literary achievements. There are few writers about whom opinions diverge so widely as Anthony Powell, whose Dance to the Music of Time sequence is one of the most ambitious literary constructions in the English language....
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Passive Voices (on the Subject of Phenomenology and Other Figures of Speech)At least since Aristotle's Peri hermeneias, there has been talk of the pathos of language, of language as "symbols of the affections in the soul." The way these affections are registered, however, suggests that they are themselves structured like language. For Aristotle and others,...
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Crossing Boundaries and Confounding Identity: Chinese Women in Literature, Art, and FilmCrossing Borders and Confounding Identity advances our understanding of the diversity of Chinese women's experiences and achievements, from the Han Dynasty to the present. With a particular emphasis on literature and the arts, the chapters offer insights into the work of current Chinese women...
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European Modernity and the Passionate South: Gender and Nation in Spain and Italy in the Long Nineteenth CenturyIn the long nineteenth century, dominant stereotypes presented people of the Mediterranean South as particularly passionate and unruly, therefore incapable of adapting to the moral and political duties imposed by European civilization and modernity. This book studies, for the first time in comparative perspective,...
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Letting Go Is All We have to Hold Onto: Mind-Altering JokesAll humor is philosophy. But Austrian linguist Ludwig Wittgenstein went further: "An entire treatise of philosophy could be written that consists entirely of jokes." Author Evan Hodkins similarly said: "The next religion will consist of an expansive catalog of humor." And Mexican poet Cesar...
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Epistemic Ruptures, Insurgent PhilosophyWhat happens when philosophy refuses to limit the horizon of emancipatory thought to the academic systematization of specialized knowledge? Brimming with literary originality, polemic depth and a startling range of philosophical insight, Epistemic Ruptures, Insurgent Philosophy is a powerful work of existential liberation critique...
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Smooth Operating and Other Social ActsThrough a cultural study of writings about slavery in the United States, Smooth Operating and Other Social Acts uncovers a mode of behavior adopted by African Americans for relief from the brutality of black bondage. Roland Leander Williams grants that African Americans have been...
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Memories and AdventuresThis autobiography explores Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's life from his school years to literary success and beyond. Known as 'the great northern diver' to his crewmates, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) fell into the Arctic Ocean on three occasions during his voyage as doctor...
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Volume 7 of the Collected Works of Marie-Louise von Franz: Aurora ConsurgensThe Collected Works of Marie-Louise von Franz is a 28 volume Magnum Opus from one of the leading minds in Jungian Psychology. Volume 7 turns to Aurora Consurgens - A Document Attributed to Thomas Aquinas on the Problem of Opposites in Alchemy - A...
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Kriegsbüchlein für unsere KinderKriegsbüchlein für unsere Kinder wurde in der gesamten Menschheitsgeschichte als bedeutendes Werk angesehen, und um sicherzustellen, dass dieses Werk niemals verloren geht, haben wir Schritte unternommen, um seine Erhaltung zu gewährleisten, indem wir dieses Buch in einem zeitgemä en Format für aktuelle und zukünftige...
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Qalam Bolta hai: (Essays)Author: Hasham-Ur-RamazanPublisher: Taemeer PublicationsPublished: 01/11/2023Pages: 130Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.28dISBN: 9788119022137Language: Urdu
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The New McGuffey First ReaderThe New McGuffey First Reader has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current...
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Letters of the Motor GirlLetters of the Motor Girl has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current...
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NewshoundNewshound has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This...
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Marion Arleigh's PenanceMarion Arleigh's Penance has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future...
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Marius the Epicurean (Volume 1)Marius the Epicurean (Volume 1) has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current...
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