Literary Criticism
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The Secret Ceremonies: Critical Essays on Arthur MachenThe works of Anglo-Welsh author Arthur Machen (1863-1947) made an indelible and ever-expanding impression in the genre of horror and the supernatural, and have always inspired both ardent advocates and determined opponents. In the 1890s, Oscar Wilde, Jerome K. Jerome, and Sir Arthur Conan...
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Nobel Lectures in Literature, Vol 2 (1968-1980)Equally important to our understanding of history and humanity are the great works of literature. The Nobel Prize for literature recognises modern classics and the efforts of authors to bridge gaps between different cultures, time-periods and styles; the prizewinners between 1968 and 1980 are...
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La Verdad de Las Mentiras / The Truth about LiesLa vida es una y tiene l mites. La lectura de novelas los revienta y lo que era una se convierte en mil, infinitas. se es el mayor poder de la literatura y este libro nos hace participar de l. Lolita, Muerte en Venecia,...
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Flores En Las GrietasRichard Fords intimate memories of a moment of happiness with his father, the adolescent phase which he spent in a hotel run by his grandfather after his parents death. The meaning of writing; the creative process; the pleasure of reading; an essential book to...
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American Patriotism and Corporate Identity in Automobile Advertising: «What's Good for General Motors Is Good for the Country and Vice Versa?»The triumphal march of the automobile and its connection with American culture have often been acknowledged in scholarship. By contrast, the culture-specific, value-oriented advertising strategies of the most important US carmaker General Motors (GM) in its home market have received less attention, especially in...
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La Montagne Magique de Thomas Mann: Facettes Et FissuresVoici un petit ouvrage ideal pour toutes celles et tous ceux qui ont gravi, ou qui graviront, les pentes escarpees de La montagne magique de Thomas Mann. Ce guide de montagne decline en effet les principaux themes de l'oeuvre (les facettes) en les illustrant...
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Autour Des Gracques: Etudes CritiquesEnglish summary: Re-edition of four of Carcopino's brilliant and convincing studies of the Roman Republic, including the Gracchi brothers and the death of Scipio Aemilianus. French description: Ce livre est fait de quatre etudes consacrees a quatre problemes precis que M. Carcopino a ete...
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MurAuthor: Jean-Paul SartrePublisher: Gallimard EducationPublished: 04/01/1972Pages: 245Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 7.03h x 4.27w x 0.71dISBN: 9782070368785Language: FrenchThis title is only available via back order
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The Way of HaikuThe Way of Haiku is a guide for learning to write the most popular form of Japanese poetry: haiku. But true to the inviting and personal style of its author, Naomi Beth Wakan, it is also an eye-opening view into the way that reading...
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The Life of Olaudah EquianoUnabridged English value reproduction of The Life of Olaudah Equiano. This classic is a must read because Olaudah writes as if the reader is right there with him, relating his story, feeling his success and his pains. It is the engrossing story in living...
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Ayn Rand: An IntroductionFew 20th century intellectuals have been as influential--and controversial--as the novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand. Her thinking still has a profound impact, particularly on those who come to it through her novels, Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead--with their core messages of individualism, self-worth, and...
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Dragon Ball Culture Volume 3: BattleGoku begins a new adventure, and this time the quest is to conquer thyself. In Dragon Ball Culture Volume 3: Battle, you'll discover the origin of Goku's training mentality. You'll see how Akira Toriyama combines thousands of years of martial arts history and modern...
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The Way of TankaThe Way of Tanka is an approachable yet comprehensive examination of the Japanese form of poetry known as tanka. The author, Naomi Beth Wakan, discusses its roots in early Japanese courts where it was considered the poetry of lovers, as well as its adaptation...
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AnimalConstellating four central topics--ghosts, colors, animals, and bees--in highly attuned prose, Dorothea Lasky explores the powers and complexities of the lyric, "metaphysical I," which she exposes as one of the central expressions of human wildness. In deceptively simple language carrying profound insights directly to...
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Another English: Anglophone Poems from Around the WorldPoetry. Anthology. Poetry Foundation's Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute poets in the world Series; Ilya Kaminsky, Series Editor. In this unprecedented anthology, acclaimed poets from around the world select poems from their countries of origin to share with a wider audience. Readers will find eloquence,...
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Ghostly Apparitions: German Idealism, the Gothic Novel, and Optical MediaDrawing together literature, media, and philosophy, Ghostly Apparitions provides a new model for media archaeology and its transformation of intellectual and literary history. Stefan Andriopoulos examines new media technologies and distinct cultural realms, tracing connections between Kant's philosophy and the magic lantern's phantasmagoria, the...
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Divas, Dames & Daredevils: Lost Heroines of Golden Age Comics"ComicsAlliance" and "ComicsBlend" Best Comic Book of the YearAuthor: Maria Elena BuszekPublisher: Exterminating Angel LLCPublished: 10/01/2013Pages: 240Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 9.07h x 7.08w x 0.60dISBN: 9781935259237Audience: Ages 9-12Review Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 08/19/2013About the AuthorMike Madrid is the author of Divas, Dames & Daredevils: Lost...
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Like Mother, Like Daughter: Stories about the Special Bond Between Mothers and DaughtersMothers and daughters of all ages will love these 101 stories about the special bond they share. How often have you seen a teenage girl pretend to be perturbed, but secretly smile, when she is told that she acts or looks just like her...
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Barefoot SoulsDetailing the lives of Syrian women living in Paris, these poems, capturing the unheard voices of women whose lives are suppressed in unimaginable ways, allow us to explore moments never mentioned in the news reports. Potent and never failing to capture the essence of...
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We Own the Forests and other PoemsHans B rli (1918-89) was born and lived in the wooded country of Hedmark in south eastern Norway. His days seem to have been divided into two separate parts: by day, he lived the physically demanding life of a lumberjack, but by night, he...
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