The Icon Debate: Religious Images in Russia in the 15th and 16th Centuries
ISBN: 9783631669693 / Angielski / Twarda / 428 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book explores the subject of Russian icons and their changes as well as the discussion on art that unfolded in Russia in the 15th and 16th centuries. Taking the representation of the Old Testament Trinity, attributed to Andrei Rublev, as its point of departure, it discusses and analyses the key issues of the iconography of the Holy Trinity and the process of the emergence and the dissemination of the imagery of God the Father and the New Testament Trinity in Russia. These issues are framed in the context of the debate that took place at the time within the Muscovite Orthodoxy, which... The book explores the subject of Russian icons and their changes as well as the discussion on art that unfolded in Russia in the 15th and 16th cent... |
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487,16 zł |
La memoria transgeneracional; Presencia y persistencia de la guerra civil en la narrativa española contemporánea
ISBN: 9783034322638 / Angielski / Miękka / 386 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Coincidiendo con el ochenta aniversario del comienzo de la Guerra Civil Espanola, la publicacion La memoria transgeneracional se plantea observar la transmision transgeneracional, en Espana, de la memoria del conflicto de 1936 1939, a traves de la mirada proporcionada por la literatura de tercera generacion. Su primera seccion se centra alrededor de un acercamiento interdisciplinar a la -memoria- como objeto de estudio, y de la contextualizacion de la memoria traumatizada en Espana a partir del ano 1939. Por medio de la observacion de un corpus de novelas recien publicadas (entre las...
Coincidiendo con el ochenta aniversario del comienzo de la Guerra Civil Espanola, la publicacion La memoria transgeneracional se plantea obse...
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Nina Bouraoui, Autofiction and the Search for Selfhood
ISBN: 9783034318471 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The motif of the 'identity quest' features strongly in much contemporary French women's writing, but nowhere more so than in the work of Nina Bouraoui. Author of numerous books since 1991 and winner of the 2005 Prix Renaudot, Bouraoui persistently explores the question of self-expression in her work, experimenting with a variety of self-representational modes and emphasising the importance of language to the construction of her sense of self. Considering the textual identities produced through Bouraoui's work in the period 1999-2011, this book examines how self-referential writing... The motif of the 'identity quest' features strongly in much contemporary French women's writing, but nowhere more so than in the work of Nina Boura... |
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428,65 zł |
Russian Emigre Short Stories from Bunin to Yanovsky
ISBN: 9780241299739 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A landmark anthology that will introduce many extraordinary, unknown Russian writers to an English-language readership for the first time
Fleeing Russia amid the chaos of the Russian Revolution and subsequent Civil War, many writers went on to settle in Paris, Berlin and elsewhere and forged new lives in exile. Much of their subsequent work, published in Russian language magazines and books, is entirely unknown in the West and has only been recently discovered in Russia itself. As well as including stories by the most famous emigre writers, Vladimir Nabokov and Ivan Bunin,... A landmark anthology that will introduce many extraordinary, unknown Russian writers to an English-language readership for the first time
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Short Stories in Russian: New Penguin Parallel Text
ISBN: 9780143118343 / Rosyjski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A dual-language edition of Russian stories--many appearing in English for the first time This new volume of ten short stories, with parallel translations, offers students at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature without constantly having to refer to a dictionary. The stories--many of which appear here in English for the first time--are by well-established writers like Vladimir Sorokin, Ludmila Ulitskaya, Sergey Lukyanenko, and Ludmilla Petrushevskaya as well as emerging voices like Alexander Ilichevsky, Evgeny Grishkovets, and Julia...
A dual-language edition of Russian stories--many appearing in English for the first time This new volume of ten short stories, with parall...
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Conversations with Vladimir Nabokov
ISBN: 9781496810953 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume brings together candid, revealing interviews with one of the twentieth century's master prose writers. Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) was a Russian American scientist, poet, translator, and professor of literature. Critics throughout the world celebrated him for developing the luminous and enigmatic style which advanced the boundaries of modern literature more than any author since James Joyce. In a career that spanned over six decades, he produced dozens of iconic works, including Lolita, Pale Fire, Ada, and his classic autobiography, Speak,... This volume brings together candid, revealing interviews with one of the twentieth century's master prose writers. Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) was... |
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587,13 zł |
The Idiot
ISBN: 9781539438045 / Angielski / Miękka / 766 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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111,22 zł |
Crimen y Castigo
ISBN: 9781542993869 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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72,72 zł |
Pavlo Tychyna: The Complete Early Poetry Collections
ISBN: 9781911414209 / Angielski / Miękka / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pavlo Tychyna (1891-1967) is arguably the greatest Ukrainian poet of the twentieth century and has been described as a “tillerman’s Orpheus” by Ukrainian poet and literary critic Vasyl Barka. With his innovative poetics, deep spirituality and creative word play, Tychyna deserves a place among the pantheon of his European contemporaries such as T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Rainer Maria Rilke, Federico Garcia Lorca, and Osip Mandelstam. His early collections Clarinets of the Sun (1918), The Plow (1920), Instead of Sonnets and Octaves (1920),... Pavlo Tychyna (1891-1967) is arguably the greatest Ukrainian poet of the twentieth century and has been described as a “tillerman’s Orp... |
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The Ethnic Avant-Garde: Minority Cultures and World Revolution
ISBN: 9780231173537 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During the 1920s and 1930s, American minority artists and writers collaborated extensively with the Soviet avant-garde, seeking to build a revolutionary society that would end racial discrimination and advance progressive art. Making what Claude McKay called "the magic pilgrimage" to the Soviet Union, these intellectuals placed themselves at the forefront of modernism, using radical cultural and political experiments to reimagine identity and decenter the West.
Shining rare light on these efforts, The Ethnic Avant-Garde makes a unique contribution to interwar literary, political,... During the 1920s and 1930s, American minority artists and writers collaborated extensively with the Soviet avant-garde, seeking to build a revolutiona...
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War and Peace
ISBN: 9780198800545 / Angielski / Twarda / 1392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tolstoy's epic masterpiece intertwines the lives of private and public individuals during the time of the Napoleonic wars and the French invasion of Russia. The fortunes of the Rostovs and the Bolkonskys, of Pierre, Natasha, and Andrei, are intimately connected with the national history that is played out in parallel with their lives. Balls and soirees alternate with councils of war and the machinations of statesmen and generals, scenes of violent battles with everyday human passions in a work whose extraordinary imaginative power has never been surpassed. The prodigious cast of characters,...
Tolstoy's epic masterpiece intertwines the lives of private and public individuals during the time of the Napoleonic wars and the French invasion of R...
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96,92 zł |
Crime and Punishment: (OWC Hardback)
ISBN: 9780198709701 / Angielski / Twarda / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A new translation of Dostoevsky's epic masterpiece, Crime and Punishment (1866). The impoverished student Raskolnikov decides to free himself from debt by killing an old moneylender, an act he sees as elevating himself above conventional morality. Like Napoleon he will assert his will and his crime will be justified by its elimination of "vermin" for the sake of the greater good. But Raskolnikov is torn apart by fear, guilt, and a growing conscience under the influence of his love for Sonya. Meanwhile the police detective Porfiry is on his trial. It is a powerfully psychological...
A new translation of Dostoevsky's epic masterpiece, Crime and Punishment (1866). The impoverished student Raskolnikov decides to free himself...
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Editing Turgenev, Dostoevsky, and Tolstoy: Mikhail Katkov and the Great Russian Novel
ISBN: 9780875807669 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fathers and Sons by Turgenev. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy. Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky. These are a few of the great works of Russian prose that first appeared in the Russian Herald, a journal founded and edited by Mikhail Katkov. Yet because of his conservative politics and intrusive editing practices, Katkov has been either ignored or demonized by scholars in both Russia and the West. In Putin's Russia, he is now being hailed as the "savior of the fatherland" due to his aggressive Russian nationalism. In Editing Turgenev, Dostoevsky, and Tolstoy,...
Fathers and Sons by Turgenev. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy. Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky. These are a few of the great works of...
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The Selected Lyric Poetry Of Maksym Rylsky
ISBN: 9781911414414 / Angielski / Miękka / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Maksym Rylsky (1895-1964) is one of the most outstanding Ukrainian poets of the the 20th century and master of the genres of the modern sonnet and the long narrative poem. He was closely associated with the Neoclassicist group of Ukrainian poets, who employed traditional poetic forms with rhyme and meter, wrote in a clear and accessible contemporary idiom, and often referenced Ancient Greek and Roman mythology as well as numerous other authors from world literature in their poetry. Rylsky was also a prolific translator from English, French, German, and Polish as well as a... Maksym Rylsky (1895-1964) is one of the most outstanding Ukrainian poets of the the 20th century and master of the genres of the modern ... |
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101,81 zł |
The Selected Lyric Poetry Of Maksym Rylsky
ISBN: 9781911414421 / Angielski / Twarda / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Maksym Rylsky (1895-1964) is one of the most outstanding Ukrainian poets of the the 20th century and master of the genres of the modern sonnet and the long narrative poem. He was closely associated with the Neoclassicist group of Ukrainian poets, who employed traditional poetic forms with rhyme and meter, wrote in a clear and accessible contemporary idiom, and often referenced Ancient Greek and Roman mythology as well as numerous other authors from world literature in their poetry. Rylsky was also a prolific translator from English, French, German, and Polish as well as a... Maksym Rylsky (1895-1964) is one of the most outstanding Ukrainian poets of the the 20th century and master of the genres of the mo... |
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134,40 zł |
The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk
ISBN: 9781786822871 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk traces a young couple as they navigate the Pogroms, the Russian Revolution, and each other.
The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk traces a young couple as they navigate the Pogroms, the Russian Revolution, and each other.
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Nabokov's Women: The Silent Sisterhood of Textual Nomads
ISBN: 9781498503303 / Angielski / Twarda / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume studies the enigmatic but silent heroines Nabokov brings to the page. Chapter 4, "Nabokov's Mermaid: 'Spring in Fialta'" by Elena Rakhimova-Sommers, is not available in the ebook format due to digital rights restrictions. You can find the earlier version of the chapter in the journal Nabokov Studies.
This volume studies the enigmatic but silent heroines Nabokov brings to the page. Chapter 4, "Nabokov's Mermaid: 'Spring in Fialta'" by Elena Rakhi...
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484,79 zł |
Russian Science Fiction Literature and Cinema: A Critical Reader
ISBN: 9781618117229 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This critical reader aims to provide precisely such a resource for students, scholars, and the merely curious who wish to delve deeper into landmarks of the genre, discover innumerable lesser-known gems in the process, and understand why science fiction came to play such a crucial role in Russian society, politics, technology, and culture for more than a century.
This critical reader aims to provide precisely such a resource for students, scholars, and the merely curious who wish to delve deeper into landmarks ...
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533,21 zł |
Russian Science Fiction Literature and Cinema: A Critical Reader
ISBN: 9781618117236 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This critical reader aims to provide precisely such a resource for students, scholars, and the merely curious who wish to delve deeper into landmarks of the genre, discover innumerable lesser-known gems in the process, and understand why science fiction came to play such a crucial role in Russian society, politics, technology, and culture for more than a century.
This critical reader aims to provide precisely such a resource for students, scholars, and the merely curious who wish to delve deeper into landmarks ...
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156,16 zł |
The Frontier: 28 Contemporary Ukrainian Poets
ISBN: 9781911414483 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This anthology reflects a search of the Ukrainian nation for its identity, the roots of which lie deep inside Ukrainian-language poetry. Some of the included poets are well-known locally and internationally.
This anthology reflects a search of the Ukrainian nation for its identity, the roots of which lie deep inside Ukrainian-language poetry. Some of the i...
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122,18 zł |