wyszukanych pozycji: 7
Robinson Crusoe: Myths and Metamorphoses
ISBN: 9781349136797 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. Robinson Crusoe explores Defoe's story, the legend it captured, the universal desire which underlies the myth and a range of modern re-writings which reveal a continued fascination with the problematic character of this narrative. Whether envisaged as an heroic rejection of the old world order, a piece of pre-colonialist propaganda or a tale raising archetypal problems of 'otherness' and 'inequality', the mythic value of Crusoe has become a pretext over many centuries for an examination of some of the fundamental problems of existence. This collection of essays examines, from a wide range of...
Robinson Crusoe explores Defoe's story, the legend it captured, the universal desire which underlies the myth and a range of modern re-writings which ...
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191,40 zł |
Francophone Film: A Struggle for Identity
ISBN: 9780719058615 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Introduces the reader to the rich film production of the French-speaking countries outside France, commonly called Francophonia, comprised of Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec, the Caribbean, the Maghreb and many sub-Saharan countries. Brings together films that might otherwise be divided by questions of race, gender, genre, period or national boundary. Individual countries, film-makers and films are treated separately in order to emphasise their specific identities or those which are represented in their films. Provides detailed analysis of key films within the historical context allowing for...
Introduces the reader to the rich film production of the French-speaking countries outside France, commonly called Francophonia, comprised of Belgium,...
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136,50 zł |
Robinson Crusoe - Myths and Metamorphoses
ISBN: 9780333631737 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. Robinson Crusoe explores Defoe's story, the legend it captured, the universal desire which underlies the myth and a range of modern re-writings which reveal a continued fascination with the problematic character of this narrative. Whether envisaged as an heroic rejection of the old world order, a piece of pre-colonialist propaganda or a tale raising archetypal problems of 'otherness' and 'inequality', the mythic value of Crusoe has become a pretext over many centuries for an examination of some of the fundamental problems of existence. This collection of essays examines, from a wide range of...
Robinson Crusoe explores Defoe's story, the legend it captured, the universal desire which underlies the myth and a range of modern re-writings which ...
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459,42 zł |
Paternity and Fatherhood: Myths and Realities
ISBN: 9781349138180 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 283 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. What kind of connotation does the word 'father' have in everyday language? How have states and governments defined and manipulated the paternal role? What is a 'father-figure'? What can literature tell us about absent or overbearing fathers? How far is the cultural construct of fatherhood linked to biological paternity, and what is biological paternity? These are some of the questions explored through the chapters in this book, which together offer a fascinatingly complex view of fatherhood across the centuries.
What kind of connotation does the word 'father' have in everyday language? How have states and governments defined and manipulated the paternal role? ...
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382,84 zł |
Echoes of Narcissus
ISBN: 9781571814166 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In Greek mythology the beautiful Narcissus glimpsed his own reflection in the waters of a spring and fell in love. But his was an impossible passion and, filled with despair, he pined away. Over the years the myth has inspired painters, writers, and film directors, as well as philosophers and psychoanalysts. The tragic story of Narcissus, in love with himself, and of Echo, the nymph in love with him, lies at the heart of this collection of essays exploring the origins of the myth and some of its many cultural manifestations and meanings relating to the self and the self's relationship to the...
In Greek mythology the beautiful Narcissus glimpsed his own reflection in the waters of a spring and fell in love. But his was an impossible passion a...
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144,97 zł |
Echoes of Narcissus
ISBN: 9781571817617 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In Greek mythology the beautiful Narcissus glimpsed his own reflection in the waters of a spring and fell in love. But his was an impossible passion and, filled with despair, he pined away. Over the years the myth has inspired painters, writers, and film directors, as well as philosophers and psychoanalysts. The tragic story of Narcissus, in love with himself, and of Echo, the nymph in love with him, lies at the heart of this collection of essays exploring the origins of the myth and some of its many cultural manifestations and meanings relating to the self and the self's relationship to... In Greek mythology the beautiful Narcissus glimpsed his own reflection in the waters of a spring and fell in love. But his was an impossible passi... |
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513,51 zł |
Paternity and Fatherhood: Myths and Realities
ISBN: 9780333642375 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. What kind of connotation does the word father have in everyday language? How have states and governments defined and manipulated the paternal role? What is a father-figure? What can literature tell us about absent or overbearing fathers? How far is the cultural construct of fatherhood linked to biological paternity, and what is biological paternity? These are some of the questions explored in this book, which together offer a view of fatherhood across the centuries.
What kind of connotation does the word father have in everyday language? How have states and governments defined and manipulated the paternal role? Wh...
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600,99 zł |