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Representation, Subversion, and Eugenics in Günter Grass's the Tin Drum
ISBN: 9781571132871 / Angielski / Twarda / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1999, Gunter Grass, a prominent and controversial figure in the ongoing discussion of the German past and reunification, finally gained recognition as Germany's greatest living author, a writer of international importance and acclaim. Grass's 1959 novel The Tin Drum remains one of the most important works of literature for the construction of postwar German identity. Peter Arnds offers a completely new reading of the novel, analyzing an aspect of Grass's literary treatment of German history that has never been examined in detail: the Nazi...
In receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1999, Gunter Grass, a prominent and controversial figure in the ongoing discussion of the German past a...
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Black African Literature in English, 1992-1996
ISBN: 9780852555651 / Angielski / Twarda / 704 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume lists all the important work produced on anglophone black African literature between 1992 and 1996. Containing about 9000 entries, it covers books, periodical articles, papers in edited collections and selective coverage of other relevant sources.
This volume lists all the important work produced on anglophone black African literature between 1992 and 1996. Containing about 9000 entries, it cove...
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783,64 |
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Reading Michael Chabon
ISBN: 9780313355509 / Angielski / Twarda / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon is considered one of the most distinguished contemporary American novelists. "Reading Michael Chabon," the first full-length volume on the writer, views his career as bridging the gap between literary and popular culture. Designed for book club members and high school and college students, this reference guide will help readers keep track of Chabon's intricate plots and draw thematic connections between and among his major novels. It will also help them understand his fiction as cultural commentary on contemporary masculinity and Jewish... Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon is considered one of the most distinguished contemporary American novelists. "Reading Michael Chabon,"... |
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242,31 |
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Encyclopedia of Frontier Literature
ISBN: 9780874368888 / Angielski / Twarda / 538 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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335,11 |
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Cumulative Paperback Index, 1939-1959: A Comprehensive Bibliographic Guide to 14,000 Mass-Market Paperback Books of 33 Publishers Issued Under 69 Impr
ISBN: 9780893700225 / Angielski / Miękka / 388 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This was the first bibliography and guide to the American mass market paperback book, and it remains one of the most definitive. The major index is by author, and lists: author, title, publisher, book number, year of publication, and cover price. The title index lists titles and authors only. The publisher index provides a history of that imprint, with addresses, number ranges, and general physical description of the books issued. This is the place that all study of the American paperback must begin.
This was the first bibliography and guide to the American mass market paperback book, and it remains one of the most definitive. The major index is by...
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107,86 |
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Where the Wild Books Are: A Field Guide to Ecofiction
ISBN: 9780874178111 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As interest in environmental issues grows, many writers of fiction have embraced themes that explore the connections between humans and the natural world. Ecologically themed fiction ranges from profound philosophical meditations to action-packed entertainments. Where the Wild Books Are offers an overview of nearly 2,000 works of nature-oriented fiction. The author includes a discussion of the precursors and history of the genre, and of its expansion since the 1970s. He also considers its forms and themes, as well as the subgenres into which it has evolved, such as speculative... As interest in environmental issues grows, many writers of fiction have embraced themes that explore the connections between humans and the natural... |
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117,50 |
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The A to Z of Lesbian Literature
ISBN: 9780810876095 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The A to Z of Lesbian Literature serves two primary functions: to provide further information to those who are already familiar with the field and to explain it to those who are just getting acquainted. Several hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on important writers like Sappho, Colette, Mary Wollstonecraft, and many others who are less well known are included. Other entries deal with the styles, themes, literary movements, publishers, and outstanding works of the genre.
The A to Z of Lesbian Literature serves two primary functions: to provide further information to those who are already familiar with the field and to ...
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220,40 |
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The A to Z of Modern Chinese Literature
ISBN: 9780810876149 / Angielski / Miękka / 500 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The A to Z of Modern Chinese Literature presents a broad perspective on the development and history of literature in modern China. It offers a chronology, introduction, bibliography, and over 300 cross-referenced dictionary entries on authors, literary and historical developments, trends, genres, and concepts that played a central role in the evolution of modern Chinese literature.
The A to Z of Modern Chinese Literature presents a broad perspective on the development and history of literature in modern China. It offers a chronol...
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German Novelists of the Weimar Republic: Intersections of Literature and Politics
ISBN: 9781571134691 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Weimar Republic was a turbulent and fateful time in German history. Characterized by economic and political instability, polarization, and radicalism, the period witnessed the efforts of many German writers to play a leading political role, whether directly, in the chaotic years of 1918-1919, or indirectly, through their works. The novelists chosen range from such now-canonical authors as Alfred Doblin, Hermann Hesse, and Heinrich Mann to bestselling writers of the time such as Erich Maria Remarque, B. Traven, Vicki Baum, and Hans Fallada. They also span the political spectrum, from the...
The Weimar Republic was a turbulent and fateful time in German history. Characterized by economic and political instability, polarization, and radical...
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The Fiction of Robert Antoni: Writing in the Estuary
ISBN: 9789766402297 / Angielski / Miękka / 221 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The Fiction of Robert Antoni: Writing in the Estuary" is the first full-length study of the work of this important Trinidadian/ Bahamian Caribbean writer. When his first novel, "Divina Trace", appeared in 1992, one critic compared it to a collaboration between James Joyce and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. But Antoni's fiction is startlingly original. Each of his subsequent books is quite different from the one before, but all have their common origin in generations of experience in the West Indies, much of which was passed down to Antoni through a rich family tradition of storytelling. The novels...
"The Fiction of Robert Antoni: Writing in the Estuary" is the first full-length study of the work of this important Trinidadian/ Bahamian Caribbean wr...
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Historical Dictionary of Westerns in Literature
ISBN: 9780810860926 / Angielski / Twarda / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When in 1902 Owen Wister, a member of the Eastern blueblood aristocracy and friend of novelist Henry James, became a best-selling novelist with the publication of The Virginian, few readers would have guessed that a new kind of American literature was being born. While Owen Wister was enjoying his success, Edwin S. Porter in New Jersey was filming the first cinema Western The Great Train Robbery, which would usher in a new era both of movies in general and of Western movies in particular. Both events would lead to a century of cultural fascination with stories of the old West. The Historical...
When in 1902 Owen Wister, a member of the Eastern blueblood aristocracy and friend of novelist Henry James, became a best-selling novelist with the pu...
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C.S. Lewis and a Problem of Evil: An Investigation of a Pervasive Theme
ISBN: 9780227173381 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. C. S. Lewis was concerned about an aspect of the problem of evil he called subjectivism: the tendency of one's perspective to move towards self-referentialism and utilitarianism. In C. S. Lewis and a Problem of Evil, Jerry Root provides a holistic reading of Lewis by walking the reader through all of Lewis's published work as he argues Lewis's case against subjectivism. Furthermore, the book reveals that Lewis consistently employed fiction to make his case, as virtually all of his villains are portrayed as subjectivists. Lewis's warnings are prophetic; this book is not merely an exposition of...
C. S. Lewis was concerned about an aspect of the problem of evil he called subjectivism: the tendency of one's perspective to move towards self-refere...
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172,68 |
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Introducing Romanticism: A Graphic Guide
ISBN: 9781848311787 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Covering the transformative power of Romanticism on art, philosophy, literature, music, and politics, Introducing Romanticism provides an accessible overview of its many interlockingand often contradictorystrands. It is the ideal introduction for both students and general readers. "Covering the transformative power of Romanticism on art, philosophy, literature, music, and politics, Introducing Romanticism provides an ac... |
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Migration Literature and Hybridity: The Different Speeds of Transcultural Change
ISBN: 9780230251465 / Angielski / Twarda / 257 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Using three literary analyses to show what happens once we leave behind the theoretical poverty of celebratory readings of contemporary migration and hybridity literature, this book offers a way out of the theoretical deadlock of putting hybridity against purity or flux against fixity.
Using three literary analyses to show what happens once we leave behind the theoretical poverty of celebratory readings of contemporary migration and ...
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201,24 |
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Plain ugly: The unattractive body in Early Modern culture
ISBN: 9780719068744 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Plain ugly examines depictions of physically repellent characters in a striking range of early modern literary and visual texts, offering fascinating insights into the ways in which ugliness and deformity were perceived and represented, particularly with regard to gender and the construction of identity.
The book focuses closely on English literary culture but also engages with wider European perspectives, drawing on a wide array of primary sources including Italian and other European visual art. Offering illuminating close readings of texts from both high and low culture, it will... Plain ugly examines depictions of physically repellent characters in a striking range of early modern literary and visual texts, offering fascinating ...
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438,22 |
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Crossovers: A Secret Chronology of the World (Volume 1)
ISBN: 9781935558101 / Angielski / Miękka / 460 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the depths of ancient ages, when Atlantis fell, to the Regency, Victorian, and Edwardian eras, and to the burgeoning 20th century, "Crossovers" is a massive timeline of stories in which characters, situations, or universes are linked together to build the Crossover Universe.
From the depths of ancient ages, when Atlantis fell, to the Regency, Victorian, and Edwardian eras, and to the burgeoning 20th century, "Crossovers" i...
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Critical Companion to Maya Angelou: A Literary Reference to Her Life and Work
ISBN: 9780816080939 / Angielski / Twarda / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Critical Companion to Maya Angelou is a comprehensive and up-to-date resource for students interested in this prolific poet.
Coverage includes: -A concise but thorough biography of Angelou -Entries on all of Angelou's major works, including all six of her book-length autobiographies, her major poems and poetry collections, her major essays and essay collections, her children's books, and more. Entries on the autobiographical works contain subentries on the main figures in the work -Entries on related people, places, and topics, such as Harlem, Michelle Obama, racism, San... Critical Companion to Maya Angelou is a comprehensive and up-to-date resource for students interested in this prolific poet. Coverage includes: |
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The Oxford History of Literary Translation in English: Volume 2 1550-1660
ISBN: 9780199246212 / Angielski / Twarda / 612 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE OXFORD HISTORY OF LITERARY TRANSLATION IN ENGLISH
General Editors: Peter France and Stuart Gillespie This groundbreaking five-volume history runs from the Middle Ages to the year 2000. It is a critical history, treating translations wherever appropriate as literary works in their own right, and reveals the vital part played by translators and translation in shaping the literary culture of the English-speaking world, both for writers and readers. It thus offers new and often challenging perspectives on the history of literature in English. As well as examining the translations and... THE OXFORD HISTORY OF LITERARY TRANSLATION IN ENGLISH
General Editors: Peter France and Stuart Gillespie This groundbreaking five-volume histo... |
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Historical Dictionary of Children's Literature
ISBN: 9780810860803 / Angielski / Twarda / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Historical Dictionary of Children's Literature relates the history of children's literature through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, a bibliography, and over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on authors, books, and genres.
The Historical Dictionary of Children's Literature relates the history of children's literature through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixe...
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Crossovers: A Secret Chronology of the World (Volume 2)
ISBN: 9781935558118 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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