ilość książek w kategorii: 979
Preserving the Spell: Basile's the Tale of Tales and Its Afterlife in the Fairy-Tale Tradition
ISBN: 9780226242965 / Angielski / Twarda / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fairy tales are supposed to be magical, surprising, and exhilarating, an enchanting counterpoint to everyday life that nonetheless helps us understand and deal with the anxieties of that life. Today, however, fairy tales are far from marvelous--in the hands of Hollywood, they have been stripped of their power, offering little but formulaic narratives and tame surprises. If we want to rediscover the power of fairy tales--as Armando Maggi thinks we should--we need to discover a new mythic lens, a new way of approaching and understanding, and thus re-creating, the transformative potential...
Fairy tales are supposed to be magical, surprising, and exhilarating, an enchanting counterpoint to everyday life that nonetheless helps us understand...
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258,55 zł |
Writers on... Food: A Book of Quotes, Poems and Literary Reflections
ISBN: 9781473320833 / Angielski / Miękka / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 'Writers on...' series is a collection of extracts, anecdotes, quotations and occasional philosophical musings from the world's most influential authors. It celebrates writers who have an individual, creative outlook on the world; on subjects from 'drink' to 'death', and 'love' to 'libraries'. Starting with ancient civilisations and moving towards the present day, this collection of intellectual and often humorous reflections provides a fascinating insight into a vast array of topics. What all these issues have in common though, is that in some way they have all enthused, influenced,... The 'Writers on...' series is a collection of extracts, anecdotes, quotations and occasional philosophical musings from the world's most influentia... |
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135,28 zł |
Writers on... Sex: A Book of Quotes, Poems and Literary Reflections
ISBN: 9781473320826 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 'Writers on...' series is a collection of extracts, anecdotes, quotations and occasional philosophical musings from the world's most influential authors. It celebrates writers who have an individual, creative outlook on the world; on subjects from 'drink' to 'death', and 'love' to 'libraries'. Starting with ancient civilisations and moving towards the present day, this collection of intellectual and often humorous reflections provides a fascinating insight into a vast array of topics. What all these issues have in common though, is that in some way they have all enthused, influenced,... The 'Writers on...' series is a collection of extracts, anecdotes, quotations and occasional philosophical musings from the world's most influentia... |
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111,12 zł |
She-Wolf: A Cultural History of Female Werewolves
ISBN: 9780719089343 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. She-wolf explores the cultural history of the female werewolf, from her first appearance in medieval literature to recent incarnations in film, television and popular literature. The book includes contributors from various disciplines, and offers a cross-period, interdisciplinary exploration of a perennially popular cultural production. The essays in this collection explore the particular challenges female werewolves pose - to gender construction, to ideals of femininity and corporeality, to racial and sexual norms, and to our concepts of 'human' and 'monster'. The book's historical scope is...
She-wolf explores the cultural history of the female werewolf, from her first appearance in medieval literature to recent incarnations in film, televi...
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484,79 zł |
The Vampire in Folklore, History, Literature, Film and Television: A Comprehensive Bibliography
ISBN: 9780786499366 / Angielski / Miękka / 388 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This comprehensive bibliography covers writings about vampires and related creatures from the 19th century to the present. More than 6,000 entries document the vampire's penetration of Western culture, from scholarly discourse, to popular culture, politics and cook books.
Sections by topic list works covering various aspects, including general sources, folklore and history, vampires in literature, music and art, metaphorical vampires and the contemporary vampire community. Vampires from film and television--from Bela Lugosi's Dracula to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, True Blood and the...
This comprehensive bibliography covers writings about vampires and related creatures from the 19th century to the present. More than 6,000 entries doc...
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217,76 zł |
Psychopomps: a novella of adventure & redemption
ISBN: 9781508402046 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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36,20 zł |
Überlieferungsgeschichten
ISBN: 9783110428445 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 570 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Von R. W. Brednich, Hauptherausgeber der Enzyklopadie des Marchens und Bestsellerautor sagenhafter Geschichten, werden hier 26 kulturhistorische Studien vorgelegt, die sich speziell unter medialen Gesichtspunkten der europaischen Lied-, Erzahl- und Bilduberlieferung von der fruhen Neuzeit bis zur Gegenwart widmen. Als exemplarische Uberlieferungsgeschichten spiegeln sie facettenreich Traditionsfelder und Tradierungsprozesse der Alltagskultur. Von R. W. Brednich, Hauptherausgeber der Enzyklopadie des Marchens und Bestsellerautor sagenhafter Geschichten, werden hier 26 kulturhisto... |
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283,77 zł |
Star Myths of the World, Volume Two
ISBN: 9780996059039 / Angielski / Miękka / 728 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Explore the incredible spiritual message of the myths of ancient Greece in an entirely new light, as you learn to speak the language of celestial metaphor in which they are in fact speaking to us. This book is the second in a multi-volume series which demonstrates that virtually all the sacred traditions of humanity share a common, celestial foundation: they are Star Myths, based upon the constellations and heavenly cycles which are used as esoteric allegories to convey profound spiritual truths. You will be amazed at the new understanding that this approach offers to the ancient myths....
Explore the incredible spiritual message of the myths of ancient Greece in an entirely new light, as you learn to speak the language of celestial meta...
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304,50 zł |
Stealing Helen: The Myth of the Abducted Wife in Comparative Perspective
ISBN: 9780691165127 / Angielski / Twarda / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It's a familiar story: a beautiful woman is abducted and her husband journeys to recover her. This story's best-known incarnation is also a central Greek myth--the abduction of Helen that led to the Trojan War. Stealing Helen surveys a vast range of folktales and texts exhibiting the story pattern of the abducted beautiful wife and makes a detailed comparison with the Helen of Troy myth. Lowell Edmunds shows that certain Sanskrit, Welsh, and Old Irish texts suggest there was an Indo-European story of the abducted wife before the Helen myth of the Iliad became... It's a familiar story: a beautiful woman is abducted and her husband journeys to recover her. This story's best-known incarnation is also a central... |
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242,39 zł |
Rapunzel 1790 A New Translation of the 1790 Tale by Friedrich Schulz
ISBN: 9781507639566 / Angielski / Miękka / 66 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Friedrich Schulz first published his version of Rapunzel in German in his 1790 series of books: "Kleine Romane." This version of the tale shows the fairy as a benevolent mother figure whose only desire is to protect Rapunzel. The tale is very different than either of the Grimm versions from1812 or 1857 and contains by far the most explicit sexual references of any of the versions.The Brothers Grimm first published their version of Rapunzel in the 1812 Kinder- und Hausmarchen Gesammelt duch die Bruder Grimm as No. 12., Rapunzel. In Johannes Bolte and Georg Polivka Anmerkungen zu den Kinder-...
Friedrich Schulz first published his version of Rapunzel in German in his 1790 series of books: "Kleine Romane." This version of the tale shows the fa...
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36,20 zł |
La estrategia de los fantasmas: Enunciación y crisis de sentido en los relatos orales de aparecidos en el norte del Perú
ISBN: 9781511793834 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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40,74 zł |
Turandot's Sisters: A Study of the Folktale at 851
ISBN: 9781138864177 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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204,63 zł |
The Poetic Edda
ISBN: 9781781394922 / Angielski / Miękka / 434 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Poetic Edda contains, I powerful verse, the Norse myths from the creation of the world to its destruction.
The Poetic Edda contains, I powerful verse, the Norse myths from the creation of the world to its destruction.
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119,63 zł |
From Fairy Tale to Film Screenplay: Working with Plot Genotypes
ISBN: 9781137552020 / Angielski / Twarda / 197 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book offers a detailed exploration of the plot genotype, the functional structure behind the plots of classical fairy tales. By understanding how plot genotypes are used, the reader or creative writer will obtain a much better understanding of many other types of fiction, including short stories, dramatic texts and Hollywood screenplays.
This book offers a detailed exploration of the plot genotype, the functional structure behind the plots of classical fairy tales. By understanding how...
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195,42 zł |
Morphology of the Cantar de Mio Cid
ISBN: 9781882528554 / Angielski / Twarda / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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338,09 zł |
Dracula: Color Illustrated, Formatted for E-Readers
ISBN: 9781515335061 / Angielski / Miękka / 708 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Unabridged & Original version with all 708 pages Includes: 15 Illustrations and Biography Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing. Dracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion...
Unabridged & Original version with all 708 pages Includes: 15 Illustrations and Biography Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram ...
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113,23 zł |
Drinking with Ghosts Revisiting Apartheid's Dirty War
ISBN: 9781928246008 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Offers a fascinating exploration of the dark corners of South AfricaAEs past. Michael SchmidtAEs revelations move from South AfricaAEs nuclear programme under apartheid to the problems of todayAEs deeply unequal society, tracing the threads of secrecy, privilege and the violence that is needed to maintain it.
Offers a fascinating exploration of the dark corners of South AfricaAEs past. Michael SchmidtAEs revelations move from South AfricaAEs nuclear program...
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139,78 zł |
A Streetcar Named Desire: York Notes for A-level everything you need to catch up, study and prepare for and 2023 and 2024 exams and assessments
ISBN: 9781447982265 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This updated edition is ideal to support students when studying and revising for the new A level English Literature exams.
This updated edition is ideal to support students when studying and revising for the new A level English Literature exams.
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44,00 zł |
King Lear: York Notes for A-level everything you need to catch up, study and prepare for and 2023 and 2024 exams and assessments
ISBN: 9781447982241 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This updated edition is ideal to support students when studying and revising for the new A level English Literature exams.
This updated edition is ideal to support students when studying and revising for the new A level English Literature exams.
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44,00 zł |
James Joyce: Poems
ISBN: 9781841597973 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Includes poems such as Chamber Music, and Pomes Penyeach.
Includes poems such as Chamber Music, and Pomes Penyeach.
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51,70 zł |