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Oral Epics from Africa
ISBN: 9780253211101 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. "The editors... must be congratulated... Long live the African storytellers " --Africa Today "It is difficult to imagine a more practical introduction to contemporary African epic than this anthology... no other single volume comprehends the full scope of African epic (as opposed to praise poetry) the way this one does.... The stories are engaging, and the free-verse translations are surprisingly readable.... Recommended for all academic collections." --Choice Western culture traces its literary heritage to such well-known epics as the Iliad and the Odyssey and Gilgamesh. But... "The editors... must be congratulated... Long live the African storytellers " --Africa Today "It is difficult to imagine a more practical int... |
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103,69 zł |
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The Epic of Son-Jara: A West African Tradition
ISBN: 9780253207135 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. ..". a major addition to the literature on oral traditions." Journal of Religion in Africa This 750-year-old epic celebrates the exploits of the legendary founder of the Empire of Old Mali. It constitutes a virtual social, political, and cultural charter and embodies deep-rooted aspects of Mande cosmology. The fully annotated translation is accompanied by an introduction that provides a historical and contextual framework for understanding the recitation of this African epic. "..". a major addition to the literature on oral traditions." Journal of Religion in Africa This 750-year-old epic celebrates the exploits of ... |
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72,57 zł |
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'Heelloy': Modern Poetry and Songs of the Somalis
ISBN: 9781874209812 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This is a completely new edition of the only scholarly work on the poetryof popular and mass culture among a people who are renowned for their passion forpoetry. Johnson traces the heello movement from its origins as a youth culture whichin its early days was concerned with themes of love and pleasure. It later becamethe medium for freedom songs in the preindependence period, for the expression ofmodern political ideas, political protest, rallying songs and social comment, manyexamples of which are cited in this volume. Heello became the most dynamic form ofSomali poetry in this century.... This is a completely new edition of the only scholarly work on the poetryof popular and mass culture among a people who are renowned for their pass... |
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134,81 zł |
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Blake's Poetry and Designs
ISBN: 9780393924985 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 656 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In addition to a broad selection of the poems, the volume includes over 100 images (16 in color), emphasizing the centrality of pictorial representations to Blake's verse. Biographical context is provided through dozens of excerpts from Blake's notebook, letters, marginalia, and other writings. "Criticism" offers twenty wide-ranging commentaries by writers from Blake's contemporaries to present-day critics, among them Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Northrop Frye, Allen Ginsberg, Morris Eaves, Harold Bloom, Alicia Ostriker, John Mee, Saree Makdisi, and Julia Wright. A section on Textual...
In addition to a broad selection of the poems, the volume includes over 100 images (16 in color), emphasizing the centrality of pictorial representati...
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125,53 zł |
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The Selected Works of John W. Cahn
ISBN: 9780873394161 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This book represents a collection of 30 selected papers from the work of John W. Cahn. Dr. Cahn is Senior Fellow at the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and is widely recognized as a founder of modern theory and thought in materials science. The range of his research included kinetics and mechanisms of metallurgical phase changes, surfaces, interfaces, defects, quasicrystals, thermodynamics, and other areas impacting the fundamental understanding of materials science.
Each paper includes a 2-4 page review of the impact and... This book represents a collection of 30 selected papers from the work of John W. Cahn. Dr. Cahn is Senior Fellow at the Materials Science and Engineer...
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660,66 zł |
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The Magellan Project
ISBN: 9780615891552 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Old cultures give way to new frontiers. Yet, the past challenges those who would change the world. Chris returns to southwestern Colorado to rekindle old memories. He uncovers an unsolved mystery that involves several old friends. As his life and new relationships evolve, he finds himself drawn into a daunting future that rests on the cutting edge of science and mythology.
Old cultures give way to new frontiers. Yet, the past challenges those who would change the world. Chris returns to southwestern Colorado to rekindle ...
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59,25 zł |
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Materiel Culture : The Archaeology of Twentieth-Century Conflict
ISBN: 9780415233873 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The 20th century probably saw no more conflict than in previous centuries. However, increase global communication and media coverage has heightened our awareness of it. The scale and intensity of war was greater than anything before and the human cost reached unprecedented and previously unimaginable levels. Following the end of the century the materiality of these many conflicts - from local skirmishes to world wars - is becoming accepted onto the heritage agenda as a valid form of cultural resource, for the benefit of future generations. Materiel Culture describes these recent developments,...
The 20th century probably saw no more conflict than in previous centuries. However, increase global communication and media coverage has heightened ou...
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752,12 zł |
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Son-Jara: The Mande Epic: Mandekan/English Edition with Notes and Commentary
ISBN: 9780253343376 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 331 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The epic of Son-Jara (also known as Sunjata or Sundiata) celebrates the exploits of the legendary founder of the Empire of Old Mali and is still widely recited among Mandekan-speaking peoples of West Africa today. As performed by griots, or professional bards, it embodies deeply rooted aspects of Mande cosmology and worldview. This edition of the epic presents the full, linear Mandekan text side by side with John William Johnson s important English translation. Fully annotated and explained, the text provides historical and contextual frameworks for understanding this African epic. A... The epic of Son-Jara (also known as Sunjata or Sundiata) celebrates the exploits of the legendary founder of the Empire of Old Mali and is still wi... |
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212,94 zł |
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