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Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition: Communication from Ancient Times to the Information Age
ISBN: 9780824072001 / Angielski / Twarda / 828 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A reference that surveys rhetoric the strategic presentation of ideas and choice of language in 467 signed entries covering principles, concepts, applications, practical tools, and major thinkers. It provides an overview of rhetoric and its role in contemporary education and communications, discusse
A reference that surveys rhetoric the strategic presentation of ideas and choice of language in 467 signed entries covering principles, concepts, appl...
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636,71 |
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Southern Postcolonialisms: The Global South and the 'New' Literary Representations
ISBN: 9780415480253 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Southern Postcolonialisms is an anthology of critical essays on new literary representations from the Global South that seeks to re-invent/reorient the ideological, disciplinary, aesthetic, and pedagogical thrust of Postcolonial Studies in accordance with the new and shifting politico-economic realities/transactions between the North and the South, as well as within the Global South, in an era of globalization. Since the emergence of Postcolonial Theory in the 1980s, the shape of the world has changed dramatically. Old Cold War boundaries have shifted in the wake of the... Southern Postcolonialisms is an anthology of critical essays on new literary representations from the Global South that seeks to re-invent/reorient... |
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661,20 |
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Critical Companion to Eugene O'Neill
ISBN: 9780816066759 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study explores the personal, historical, and artistic influences that combined to form such dark and influential American masterpieces as 'The Iceman Cometh', 'The Emperor Jones', 'Mourning Becomes Electra', 'Hughie', and - arguably the finest tragedy ever written by an American - 'Long Day's Journey into Night'.
This study explores the personal, historical, and artistic influences that combined to form such dark and influential American masterpieces as 'The Ic...
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612,21 |
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Freedom for Publishing, Publishing for Freedom
ISBN: 9781858660554 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Oxford-based Central and East European Publishing Project was a remarkable initiative to support embattled Central and East European publishers and journals. Throughout the nine years of its existence it helped to punch holes through the cultural iron curtain by encouraging translations and a "common market of the mind" between East and West. The Project's history-- told here by some of its leading participants-- illuminates the nature of the recent changes in Central and Eastern Europe.
The Oxford-based Central and East European Publishing Project was a remarkable initiative to support embattled Central and East European publishers an...
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229,95 |
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The Masculine Century: A Heretical History of Our Time
ISBN: 9780595456444 / Angielski / Miękka / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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92,30 |
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Concise Encyclopedia of the Original Literature of Esperanto
ISBN: 9781595690906 / Angielski / Twarda / 740 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Concise Encyclopedia of the Original Literature of Esperanto is a unique work of international reference, with over 300 individual articles on the most important authors. Its introductory articles to the literature and to each of its periods also tell the fascinating story of the development of the literature from its humble beginnings in 1887 to its worldwide use in every literary genre today. --- The planned, neutral international language Esperanto is used across the world as a second language by people who wish to practice mutual respect for other cultures, not merely advocate it. ---...
Concise Encyclopedia of the Original Literature of Esperanto is a unique work of international reference, with over 300 individual articles on the mos...
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254,43 |
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Scenes of Seduction: Prostitution, Hysteria, and Reading Difference in Nineteenth-Century France
ISBN: 9780231072069 / Angielski / Twarda / 422 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study demonstrates that three subjects traditionally discussed separately - prostitution, hysteria and the popular novel - share a discourse of marginality and of female marginality in particular, central to the 19th-century experience in France.
This study demonstrates that three subjects traditionally discussed separately - prostitution, hysteria and the popular novel - share a discourse of m...
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515,55 |
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Encyclopedia of Adventure Fiction
ISBN: 9780816075737 / Angielski / Twarda / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Adventure stories filled with danger, action, and unusual events have been popular with readers from ancient times to the present day. The new A-to-Z Encyclopedia of Adventure Fiction covers the very best of adventure fiction, from literary classics such as Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities and Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent to tales that have enthralled younger readers for many years, such as Treasure Island and The Wizard of Oz, to the finest of today's adventure stories. Written by a well-known writer of horror and science fiction, this essential reference to the great works and...
Adventure stories filled with danger, action, and unusual events have been popular with readers from ancient times to the present day. The new A-to-Z ...
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308,55 |
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Lexicon Urthus, Second Edition
ISBN: 9780964279506 / Angielski / Twarda / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lexicon Urthus is an alphabetical dictionary for the complete Urth Cycle by Gene Wolfe: The Shadow of the Torturer; The Claw of the Conciliator; The Sword of the Lictor; The Citadel of the Autarch; the sequel Urth of the New Sun; the novella Empires of Foliage and Flower; the short stories "The Cat," "The Map," and "The Old Woman Whose Rolling Pin Is the Sun"; and Gene Wolfe's own commentaries in The Castle of the Otter. The first edition was nominated for a World Fantasy Award. This second edition includes over 1,200 entries. When the first edition was published, Science Fiction Age said:...
Lexicon Urthus is an alphabetical dictionary for the complete Urth Cycle by Gene Wolfe: The Shadow of the Torturer; The Claw of the Conciliator; The S...
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173,22 |
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Lexicon Urthus, Second Edition
ISBN: 9780964279513 / Angielski / Miękka / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lexicon Urthus is an alphabetical dictionary for the complete Urth Cycle by Gene Wolfe: The Shadow of the Torturer; The Claw of the Conciliator; The Sword of the Lictor; The Citadel of the Autarch; the sequel Urth of the New Sun; the novella Empires of Foliage and Flower; the short stories "The Cat," "The Map," and "The Old Woman Whose Rolling Pin Is the Sun"; and Gene Wolfe's own commentaries in The Castle of the Otter. The first edition was nominated for a World Fantasy Award. This second edition, available for the first time in paperback, includes 300 new entries. When the first edition...
Lexicon Urthus is an alphabetical dictionary for the complete Urth Cycle by Gene Wolfe: The Shadow of the Torturer; The Claw of the Conciliator; The S...
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100,00 |
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Masterplots II: African American Literature, Revised Edition
ISBN: 9781587654381 / Angielski / Twarda / 2160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over 360 essays and analyses of the important works of African American writers of all genres, including long fiction, short fiction, poetry, drama and nonfiction are given the Masterplots treatment in this revised set. New material covered includes memoirs by Maya Angelou and Jamaica Kincaid, novels by Ralph Ellison, Terry McMillan and Toni Morrison, poetry by Cornelius Eady, and young adult literature by Gwendolyn Brooks.
Over 360 essays and analyses of the important works of African American writers of all genres, including long fiction, short fiction, poetry, drama an...
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1640,74 |
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Critical Companion to Henry James
ISBN: 9780816068869 / Angielski / Twarda / 516 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Henry James is considered by many to be the greatest American novelist. His shorter works--such as The Turn of the Screw and Daisy Miller--are staples of the high school curriculum, and his longer, more complicated novels--including The Bostonians, The Portrait of a Lady, The Ambassadors, and many more--are some of the greatest and most influential novels ever written.Critical Companion to Henry James covers the life and works of Henry James as well as the related people, places, and topics that shaped his writing. Other features in this new title include a chronology of James's life,... Henry James is considered by many to be the greatest American novelist. His shorter works--such as The Turn of the Screw and Daisy Miller--are stap... |
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308,55 |
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STUDENT'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GREAT AMERICAN WRITERS SET, 5-VOLUMES
ISBN: 9780816060870 / Angielski / Twarda / 2576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The five-volume Student's Encyclopedia of Great American Writers is the landmark new reference to the greatest writers in American literature, written specifically for high school students and correlated to the NCTE standards. Featuring more than 180 of the authors taught most often in the high school curriculum, this comprehensive set contains alphabetical entries, from 2,000 to 20,000 words each, divided into sections on the author's life and on the author's major works. An additional section in each entry provides topics for discussion and writing, many of which refer to other writers or...
The five-volume Student's Encyclopedia of Great American Writers is the landmark new reference to the greatest writers in American literature, written...
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1724,00 |
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Don't Know Much About(r) Literature: What You Need to Know But Never Learned about Great Books and Authors
ISBN: 9780061719806 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From Homer to Harry Potter, from Chaucer to Charlotte's Web, acompelling book of quizzes on history's most influential literary worksand writers
Do you freeze when someone mentions Faulkner? When the conversation turns to the Odyssey, do you want to take a hike? Have no fear. For years, Kenneth C. Davis's New York Times bestselling... From Homer to Harry Potter, from Chaucer to Charlotte's Web, acompelling book of quizzes on history's most influential literary worksand w... |
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57,76 |
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Don't Know Much about Literature: What You Need to Know But Never Learned about Great Books and Authors
ISBN: 9780061775055 / Angielski / Miękka / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From Homer to Harry Potter, from Chaucer to Charlotte's Web, acompelling book of quizzes on history's most influential literary worksand writers
Do you freeze when someone mentions Faulkner? When the conversation turns to the Odyssey, do you want to take a hike? Have no fear. For years, Kenneth C. Davis's New York Times bestselling... From Homer to Harry Potter, from Chaucer to Charlotte's Web, acompelling book of quizzes on history's most influential literary worksand w... |
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65,47 |
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Hooked on Horror III: A Guide to Reading Interests
ISBN: 9781591585404 / Angielski / Twarda / 513 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hundreds of new horror titles are described and organized according to reading preferences in this new volume of Fonseca and Pulliam's award-winning readers' advisory guide. Focusing on titles published in the last decade, along with a few older classics, the authors cover more than a dozen popular subgenres of horror fiction, including vampires and werewolves, techno-horror, ghosts and haunted houses, and small town horror. Lively annotations and commentary help you find the right book for your most demanding horror fans. More than 500 annotations are new to this edition. Hundreds of... Hundreds of new horror titles are described and organized according to reading preferences in this new volume of Fonseca and Pulliam's award-winnin... |
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360,89 |
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A Bibliography of the Works of Samuel Johnson: Treating His Published Works from the Beginnings to 1984, Volume II: 1760-1816
ISBN: 9780198122708 / Angielski / Twarda / 982 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This bibliography by the distinguished Johnson scholar, the late J. D. Fleeman, records Johnson's literary output in chronological order and traces the development of his career and reputation as a professional writer. Detailed analysis of the works illustrates the practices of the 18th-century book trade, and identifies valuable and unjustly neglected editions. The bibliography also charts the course of Johnson's posthumous literary reputation with lists of new editions up to 1984, the bicentenary of his death.
This bibliography by the distinguished Johnson scholar, the late J. D. Fleeman, records Johnson's literary output in chronological order and traces th...
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829,89 |
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A Reference Guide to Modern Fantasy for Children
ISBN: 9780313228865 / Angielski / Twarda / 690 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A very thorough guide to the fantasies and fantasists selected, this is unlike any other guide to the genre. . . . Only English and Amerian authors of full-length fantasies are included, just 36, with entries for titles, characters, places, and magical objects, and of course the authors. Authors' entries describe major themes of all their full-length works, following biographical notes. Book-title entries give plot synopses and information about the first editions of the books. . . . People who remember something of a fantasy sequence and want to find it again will find this the most... A very thorough guide to the fantasies and fantasists selected, this is unlike any other guide to the genre. . . . Only English and Amerian authors... |
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386,66 |
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A Thomas Wolfe Companion
ISBN: 9780313238291 / Angielski / Twarda / 227 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This valuable reference work provides an overview of Wolfe's life and works in a readily accessible format. A biographical sketch of the writer's life is followed by short essays on his works. These focus on structure, themes, symbols, attitudes, and ideas, as well as special problems occasioned by decisions and practices of Wolfe's editors. Additional features of the book include a descriptive and analytic bibliography, including publishing history, editions, controversy, and critical analysis for the various entries, as well as a discussion of Wolfe scholars and scholarship. A helpful,... This valuable reference work provides an overview of Wolfe's life and works in a readily accessible format. A biographical sketch of the writer's l... |
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283,55 |
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British Literary Magazines: The Victorian and Edwardian Age, 1837-1913
ISBN: 9780313243356 / Angielski / Twarda / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Product information not available. Product information not available. |
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329,95 |
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