ilość książek w kategorii: 981
Lord Peter and Little Kerstin: Medieval Ballads from Sweden
ISBN: 9780957612006 / Angielski / Miękka / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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77,10 zł |
Metamorphoses of Helen: Authority, Difference, and the Epic
ISBN: 9780801480805 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mihoko Suzuki sheds light on a literary tradition that seemingly holds Helen of Troy and her descendants responsible for causing epic conflicts, while it appropriates the woman's perspective as a source of insight and poetic power."A superb study of the uses and abuses of female characters in the epic tradition and their complex, sympathetic treatment by male poets." Choice"
Mihoko Suzuki sheds light on a literary tradition that seemingly holds Helen of Troy and her descendants responsible for causing epic conflicts, while...
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201,50 zł |
Approaches to Teaching the Works of Italo Calvino
ISBN: 9781603291231 / Angielski / Twarda / 159 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Italo Calvino, whose works reflect the major literary and cultural trends of the second half of the twentieth century, is known for his imagination, humor, and technical virtuosity. He explores topics such as neorealism, folktale, fantasy, and social and political allegory and experiments with narrative style and structure. Students take delight in Calvino's wide-ranging and inventive work, whether in Italian courses or in courses in comparative or world literature, literary criticism, cultural studies, philosophy, or even architecture. Given the range of his writing, teaching... Italo Calvino, whose works reflect the major literary and cultural trends of the second half of the twentieth century, is known for his imagination... |
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482,53 zł |
Warrior Lore: Scandinavian Ballads
ISBN: 9780957612013 / Angielski / Miękka / 78 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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77,10 zł |
The Hobbit and Tolkien's Mythology: Essays on Revisions and Influences
ISBN: 9780786479603 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At the 2013 Celebrating The Hobbit conference at Valparaiso University - marking the 75th anniversary of the book's publication and the first installment of Peter Jackson's Hobbit movies - two plenary papers were presented: Anchoring the Myth: The Impact of The Hobbit on Tolkien's Legendarium by John D. Rateliff provided numerous examples of The Hobbit's influence on Tolkien's legendarium; and Tolkien's French connections by Verlyn Flieger discussed French influences on the development of Bilbo Baggins and his adventures. In discussions with the plenary speakers and other presenters, it...
At the 2013 Celebrating The Hobbit conference at Valparaiso University - marking the 75th anniversary of the book's publication and the first installm...
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186,81 zł |
Uncle Bud Long: The Birth of a Kentucky Folk Legend
ISBN: 9780813151694 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. According to the scant historical records available, Uncle Bud Long, his daughter Janey, and her son Frankie lived near Clark's Landing, Kentucky, for about twenty years early in this century. Mr. Clarke has collected the tales of the Longs' strange ways from old-time residents of the community, both those who knew the Longs and those who inherited the stories by word of mouth. Here he skillfully weaves them into a loose narrative and, in addition, analyzes the ways in which the anecdotes have been transmuted in the process of retelling. This analysis of the stories of Uncle Bud... According to the scant historical records available, Uncle Bud Long, his daughter Janey, and her son Frankie lived near Clark's Landing, Kentucky, ... |
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70,53 zł |
The Return of Astraea: An Astral-Imperial Myth in Calderón
ISBN: 9780813152134 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In classical mythology Astraea, the goddess of justice, chastity, and truth, was the last of the immortals to leave Earth with the decline of the ages. Her return was to signal the dawn of a new Golden Age. This myth not only survived the Christian Middle Ages but also became a commonplace in the Renaissance when courtly poets praised their patrons and princes by claiming that Astraea guided them. The literary cult of Astraea persisted in the sixteenth century as writers saw in Elizabeth I of England the imperial Astraea who would lead mankind to peace through universal rule. This... In classical mythology Astraea, the goddess of justice, chastity, and truth, was the last of the immortals to leave Earth with the decline of the a... |
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115,86 zł |
Owen Wister and the West, 30
ISBN: 9780806146751 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Westerns are rarely only about the West. From the works of James Fenimore Cooper to Gary Cooper, stories set in the American West have served as vehicles for topical commentary. More than any other pioneer of the genre, Owen Wister turned the Western into a form of social and political critique, touching on such issues as race, the environment, women's rights, and immigration. In Owen Wister and the West, a biographical-literary account of Wister's life and writings, Gary Scharnhorst shows how the West shaped Wister's career and ideas, even as he lived and worked in the East. Westerns are rarely only about the West. From the works of James Fenimore Cooper to Gary Cooper, stories set in the American West have served as vehic...
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168,72 zł |
Reading Robin Hood: Content, Form and Reception in the Outlaw Myth
ISBN: 9780719095269 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reading Robin Hood explores and explains stories about the mythic outlaw - a figure who always represents the values of natural law and stands up for true justice - from the middle ages to the present.
While a few books have described the outlaw myth, usually in its earlier forms, and occasional academic essays have commented on elements of the Robin Hood story, this is the first in-depth analysis of the whole sequence and the varying elements of the adventures of Robin Hood. First, it explores the medieval tradition from early poems into the long-surviving sung ballads - and also two... Reading Robin Hood explores and explains stories about the mythic outlaw - a figure who always represents the values of natural law and stands up for ...
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450,71 zł |
Cinderella Across Cultures: New Directions and Interdisciplinary Perspectives
ISBN: 9780814341551 / Angielski / Miękka / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Cinderella story is retold continuously in literature, illustration, music, theatre, ballet, opera, film, and other media, and folklorists have recognized hundreds of distinct forms of Cinderella plots worldwide. The focus of this volume, however, is neither Cinderella as an item of folklore nor its alleged universal meaning. In Cinderella across Cultures, editors Martine Hennard Dutheil de la Roch?re, Gillian Lathey, and Monika Wozniak analyze the Cinderella tale as a fascinating, multilayered, and ever-changing story constantly reinvented in different media and traditions.... The Cinderella story is retold continuously in literature, illustration, music, theatre, ballet, opera, film, and other media, and folklorists have... |
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217,18 zł |
The Nibelungenlied
ISBN: 9781781395080 / Angielski / Miękka / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Nibelungenlied, comparable to the Illiad in scope, is one of the great epic poems of world literature. An unknown poet powerfully combines ancient legends of a mythical world of dragons, magic rings, invisibility cloaks, treachery, and wholesale bloodshed that inspired Wagners Ring cycle and numerous authors since. This edition, in the original meter contains translators notes.
The Nibelungenlied, comparable to the Illiad in scope, is one of the great epic poems of world literature. An unknown poet powerfully combines ancien...
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97,64 zł |
The Phoenix: An Unnatural Biography of a Mythical Beast
ISBN: 9780226195490 / Angielski / Twarda / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Arising triumphantly from the ashes of its predecessor, the phoenix has been an enduring symbol of resilience and renewal for thousands of years. But how did this mythical bird become so famous that it has played a part in cultures around the world and throughout human history? How much of its story do we actually know? Here to offer a comprehensive biography and engaging (un)natural history of the phoenix is Joseph Nigg, esteemed expert on mythical creatures--from griffins and dragons to sea monsters. Beginning in ancient Egypt and traveling around the globe and through the centuries,...
Arising triumphantly from the ashes of its predecessor, the phoenix has been an enduring symbol of resilience and renewal for thousands of years. But ...
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140,52 zł |
The Tar Baby: A Global History
ISBN: 9780691172637 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A richly nuanced cultural history of an enigmatic and controversial folktale Perhaps the best-known version of the tar baby story was published in 1880 by Joel Chandler Harris in Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings, and popularized in Song of the South, the 1946 Disney movie. Other versions of the story, however, have surfaced in many other places throughout the world, including Nigeria, Brazil, Corsica, Jamaica, India, and the Philippines. The Tar Baby offers a fresh analysis of this deceptively simple story about a fox, a rabbit, and a doll made of... A richly nuanced cultural history of an enigmatic and controversial folktale Perhaps the best-known version of the tar baby story was ... |
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148,47 zł |
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series
ISBN: 9781535251594 / Angielski / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hans Christian Andersen; often referred to in Scandinavia as H. C. Andersen; 2 April 1805 - 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories, called eventyr in Danish, express themes that transcend age and nationality. Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of...
Hans Christian Andersen; often referred to in Scandinavia as H. C. Andersen; 2 April 1805 - 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific wr...
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38,60 zł |
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series
ISBN: 9781535251112 / Angielski / Miękka / 82 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hans Christian Andersen; often referred to in Scandinavia as H. C. Andersen; 2 April 1805 - 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories, called eventyr in Danish, express themes that transcend age and nationality. Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of...
Hans Christian Andersen; often referred to in Scandinavia as H. C. Andersen; 2 April 1805 - 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific wr...
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38,60 zł |
The Headless Horseman of Booger Holler and Other Dover Tales
ISBN: 9781945003004 / Angielski / Miękka / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Collected through firsthand interviews, author Mindy Campbell Hudson brings local lore to life in The Headless Horseman of Booger Holler and Other Dover Tales with stories of Dover, Arkansas's own legends, history, and supernatural tales. Complete with photographs of historical Dover, this collection of tales captures the legacy and traditions of rural Arkansas and sets it against the larger scope of folklore studies, providing an insightful and at times humorous glimpse into the past. Collected through firsthand interviews, author Mindy Campbell Hudson brings local lore to life in The Headless Horseman of Booger Holler and Other ... |
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68,84 zł |
Njord and Skadi: A Myth Explored
ISBN: 9781910191033 / Angielski / Miękka / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Njord and Skadi: A Myth Explored delves into the story of the Norse giantess Skadi and her unhappy marriage to the sea-god Njord. As compensation, after the gods killed her father, Skadi is given a choice of husbands from among the gods, but she has to choose by looking at just their feet. She chooses the finest-looking feet, believing them to belong to Baldr, but finds to her dismay that she chose the Vanir god Njord instead. Not surprisingly, the marriage does not work out, and they each return to their respective domains, with Skadi keeping her status as a... Njord and Skadi: A Myth Explored delves into the story of the Norse giantess Skadi and her unhappy marriage to the sea-go... |
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112,96 zł |
Antike Mythologie in Der Kinder- Und Jugendliteratur Der Gegenwart: Unsterbliche Goetter- Und Heldengeschichten?
ISBN: 9783631714577 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 495 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Die interdisziplinar ausgerichtete Studie stutzt sich auf die Untersuchung eines umfangreichen Korpus phantastischer Kinder- und Jugendliteratur der Gegenwart. Ausgewahlt wurden hierbei Romane und Filme, die Strukturelemente und Motive aus der antiken Mythologie aufgreifen und zu bestimmenden Elementen machen. Seit dem Erscheinen von Rick Riordans Percy-Jackson-Reihe im Jahre 2005 haben mythopoetische Texte dieser Art auf dem internationalen Buchmarkt Konjunktur. Die Untersuchung geht der Frage nach, welche mythologischen Strukturen und Motive pragend fur das Textkorpus sind und wie diese... Die interdisziplinar ausgerichtete Studie stutzt sich auf die Untersuchung eines umfangreichen Korpus phantastischer Kinder- und Jugendliteratur de... |
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539,85 zł |
Reading Robin Hood: Content, Form and Reception in the Outlaw Myth
ISBN: 9781526123770 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reading Robin Hood explores and explains stories about the mythic outlaw - a figure who always represents the values of natural law and stands up for true justice - from the middle ages to the present. While a few books have described the outlaw myth, usually in its earlier forms, and occasional academic essays have commented on elements of the Robin Hood story, this is the first in-depth analysis of the whole sequence and the varying elements of the adventures of Robin Hood. First, it explores the medieval tradition from early poems into the long-surviving sung ballads - and also two...
Reading Robin Hood explores and explains stories about the mythic outlaw - a figure who always represents the values of natural law and stands up for ...
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111,35 zł |
The Monster in Theatre History: This Thing of Darkness
ISBN: 9781138210899 / Angielski / Twarda / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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680,04 zł |