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Literaturoznawstwo
ilość książek w kategorii: 127193
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People Have More Fun Than Anybody: A Centennial Celebration of Drawings and Writings by James Thurber
ISBN: 9780156002356 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This volume of previously uncollected work comprises prose pieces and drawings by the only cartoonist who could claim to draw "abstract things like despair, disillusion, despondency, sorrow, lapse of memory, exile...." Seventy-five black-and-white line drawings throughout. Edited and with an Introduction by Michael J. Rosen.
This volume of previously uncollected work comprises prose pieces and drawings by the only cartoonist who could claim to draw "abstract things like de...
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69,17 zł |
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Tennis and the Meaning of Life: A Literary Anthology of the Game
ISBN: 9780156004077 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 420 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The only book of its kind, Tennis and the Meaning of Life is a resplendent collection of the best fiction (and poetry ) written about this sport/obsession. The stories are hilarious and sad, whimsical and philosophical - and thoroughly saturated with the art of the game.
The only book of its kind, Tennis and the Meaning of Life is a resplendent collection of the best fiction (and poetry ) written about this sport/obses...
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82,15 zł |
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How to Read a Poem: And Fall in Love with Poetry
ISBN: 9780156005661 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. How to Read a Poem is an unprecedented exploration of poetry and feeling. In language at once acute and emotional, distinguished poet and critic Edward Hirsch describes why poetry matters and how we can open up our imaginations so that its message can make a difference. In a marvelous reading of verse from around the world, including work by Pablo Neruda, Elizabeth Bishop, Wallace Stevens, and Sylvia Plath, among many others, Hirsch discovers the true meaning of their words and ideas and brings their sublime message home into our hearts. A masterful work by a master poet, this brilliant...
How to Read a Poem is an unprecedented exploration of poetry and feeling. In language at once acute and emotional, distinguished poet and critic Edwar...
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81,97 zł |
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The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic
ISBN: 9780156008723 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 776 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. From Atlantis to Xanadu and beyond, this Baedeker of make-believe takes readers on a tour of more than 1,200 realms invented by storytellers from Homer's day to our own. Here you will find Shangri-La and El Dorado; Utopia and Middle Earth; Wonderland and Freedonia. Here too are Jurassic Park, Salman Rushdie's Sea of Stories, and the fabulous world of Harry Potter. The history and behavior of the inhabitants of these lands are described in loving detail, and are supplemented by more than 200 maps and illustrations that depict the lay of the land in a host of elsewheres. A must-have for the...
From Atlantis to Xanadu and beyond, this Baedeker of make-believe takes readers on a tour of more than 1,200 realms invented by storytellers from Home...
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129,74 zł |
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Kant and the Platypus: Essays on Language and Cognition
ISBN: 9780156011594 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. How do we know a cat is a cat? And why do we call it a cat? How much of our perception of things is based on cognitive ability, and how much on linguistic resources? Here, in six remarkable essays, Umberto Eco explores in depth questions of reality, perception, and experience. Basing his ideas on common sense, Eco shares a vast wealth of literary and historical knowledge, touching on issues that affect us every day. At once philosophical and amusing, Kant and the Platypus is a tour of the world of our senses, told by a master of knowing what is real and what is not.
How do we know a cat is a cat? And why do we call it a cat? How much of our perception of things is based on cognitive ability, and how much on lingui...
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107,93 zł |
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The Sandburg Range
ISBN: 9780156014083 / Angielski / Miękka / 1957 / 492 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A representative selection from the work of one of America's most distinguished writers.
A representative selection from the work of one of America's most distinguished writers.
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109,78 zł |
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Lectures on Literature
ISBN: 9780156027755 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. For two decades, first at Wellesley and then at Cornell, Nabokov introduced undergraduates to the delights of great fiction. Here, collected for the first time, are his famous lectures, which include Mansfield Park, Bleak House, and Ulysses. Edited and with a Foreword by Fredson Bowers; Introduction by John Updike; illustrations.
For two decades, first at Wellesley and then at Cornell, Nabokov introduced undergraduates to the delights of great fiction. Here, collected for the f...
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108,11 zł |
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Lectures on Russian Literature
ISBN: 9780156027762 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The author s observations on the great nineteenth-century Russian writers-Chekhov, Dostoevsky, Gogol, Gorky, Tolstoy, and Turgenev. This volume... never once fails to instruct and stimulate. This is a great Russian talking of great Russians (Anthony Burgess). Edited and with an Introduction by Fredson Bowers; illustrations.
" The author s observations on the great nineteenth-century Russian writers-Chekhov, Dostoevsky, Gogol, Gorky, Tolstoy, and Turgenev. This volume... nev...
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82,15 zł |
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The Gunter Grass Reader
ISBN: 9780156029926 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 307 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Selected from the vast range of his work, the writings included in this anthology trace Gunter Grass's development as a writer, and with it the history of a nation coming to terms with its past.
Excerpts from Grass's major novels-from The Tin Drum to Crabwalk-are included, as are numerous short fictions, essays, and poems, many of which have never appeared before in English. Grass's gifts as an observer of and participant in the social and political landscape are justly celebrated, as are his inimitable sense of humor, his consistent defense of the disadvantaged, and his mastery of the... Selected from the vast range of his work, the writings included in this anthology trace Gunter Grass's development as a writer, and with it the histor...
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86,30 zł |
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The Mrs. Dalloway Reader
ISBN: 9780156030151 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 378 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This first volume of its kind contains the complete text of and guide to Virginia Woolf's masterpiece, plus Mrs. Dalloway's Party and numerous journal entries and letters by Virginia Woolf relating to the book's genesis and writing. The distinguished novelist Francine Prose has selected these pieces as well as essays and appreciations, critical views, and commentary by writers famous and unknown. Now with additional scholarly commentary by Mark Hussey, professor of English at Pace University, this complete volume illuminates the creation of a celebrated story and the genius of its author....
This first volume of its kind contains the complete text of and guide to Virginia Woolf's masterpiece, plus Mrs. Dalloway's Party and numerous journal...
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142,54 zł |
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Virginia Woolf: An Inner Life
ISBN: 9780156032292 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Virginia Woolf is one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century literature. She was original, passionate, vivid, dedicated to her art. Yet most writing about her still revolves around her social life and the Bloomsbury set.
In this fresh, absorbing book, Julia Briggs puts the writing back at the center of Woolf s life, reads that life through her work, and mines the novels themselves to create a compelling new form of biography. Analyzing Woolf s own commentary on the creative process through her letters, diaries, and essays, Julia Briggs has produced a book that is a... Virginia Woolf is one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century literature. She was original, passionate, vivid, dedicated to her art. Yet ...
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140,60 zł |
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On Literature
ISBN: 9780156032391 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this collection of essays and addresses delivered over the course of his illustrious career, Umberto Eco seeks "to understand the chemistry of his] passion" for the word. From musings on Ptolemy and "the force of the false" to reflections on the experimental writing of Borges and Joyce, Eco's luminous intelligence and encyclopedic knowledge are on dazzling display throughout. And when he reveals his own ambitions and superstitions, his authorial anxieties and fears, one feels like a secret sharer in the garden of literature to which he so often alludes.
Remarkably accessible and... In this collection of essays and addresses delivered over the course of his illustrious career, Umberto Eco seeks "to understand the chemistry of his...
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86,30 zł |
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Airman's Odyssey
ISBN: 9780156037334 / Angielski / Miękka / 1984 / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Three classic adventure stories, reminders of both the romance and the reality of the pioneer era of aviation: Night Flight; Wind, Sand and Stars; and Flight to Arras. Introduction by Richard Bach. Translated by Lewis Galantiere and Stuart Gilbert.
" Three classic adventure stories, reminders of both the romance and the reality of the pioneer era of aviation: Night Flight; Wind, Sand and Stars; and...
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121,09 zł |
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Aspects of the Novel
ISBN: 9780156091800 / Angielski / Miękka / 1956 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A highly original and intelligent investigation of the novel from celebrated writer and gentle genius E. M. Forster E. M. Forster s renowned guide to writing sparkles with wit and insight for contemporary writers and readers. With lively language and excerpts from well-known classics, Forster takes on the seven elements vital to a novel: story, people, plot, fantasy, prophecy, pattern, and rhythm. He not only defines and explains such terms as round versus flat characters (and why both are needed for an effective novel), but also provides examples of writing from such... A highly original and intelligent investigation of the novel from celebrated writer and gentle genius E. M. Forster E. M. Forst... |
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73,50 zł |
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The Book of American Negro Poetry: Revised Edition
ISBN: 9780156135399 / Angielski / Miękka / 1969 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A landmark anthology of forty poets that brought serious attention to writers such as Countee Cullen and Langston Hughes. The poetry, the prefaces, and Johnson s critical notes have made this book a classic. Indices.
" A landmark anthology of forty poets that brought serious attention to writers such as Countee Cullen and Langston Hughes. The poetry, the prefaces, an...
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86,48 zł |
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Contemporary Writers: Essays on Twentieth-Century Books and Authors
ISBN: 9780156214506 / Angielski / Miękka / 1976 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Here, in more than forty essays, are Woolf's thoughts on her contemporaries in the art of fiction; reviewing and criticism; and one of her favorite themes, female novelists. Among the writers reviewed are Dorothy Richardson, E. M. Forster, Aldous Huxley, D. H. Lawrence, H. G. Wells, and Theodore Dreiser. Preface by Jean Guiguet.
Here, in more than forty essays, are Woolf's thoughts on her contemporaries in the art of fiction; reviewing and criticism; and one of her favorite th...
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73,50 zł |
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Disinherited Mind: Essays in Modern German Literature and Thought
ISBN: 9780156261005 / Angielski / Miękka / 1975 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Heller examines the sense of values embodied in the works of key German writers and thinkers from Goethe to Kafka, particularly the consciousness of life's depreciation.
Heller examines the sense of values embodied in the works of key German writers and thinkers from Goethe to Kafka, particularly the consciousness of l...
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82,15 zł |
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Fables of Identity: Studies in Poetic Mythology
ISBN: 9780156297301 / Angielski / Miękka / 1963 / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In this outstanding collection of sixteen essays, the world-renowned critic and scholar discusses various works in the central tradition of English mythopoeic poetry, paying particular attention to the centrality of Romanticism.
In this outstanding collection of sixteen essays, the world-renowned critic and scholar discusses various works in the central tradition of English my...
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87,81 zł |
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In Search of the Present: 1990 Nobel Lecture
ISBN: 9780156445566 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The speech delivered by Paz in acceptance of the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature, in which he discusses gratitude, separateness, and modernity. Published in a handsome bilingual edition. Translated by Anthony Stanton.
The speech delivered by Paz in acceptance of the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature, in which he discusses gratitude, separateness, and modernity. Publis...
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65,85 zł |
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Lectures on Don Quixote
ISBN: 9780156495400 / Angielski / Miękka / 1984 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A fastidiously shaped series of lectures based on a chapter-by-chapter synopsis of the Spanish classic. Rejecting the common interpretation of Don Quixote as a warm satire, Nabokov perceives the work as a catalog of cruelty through which the gaunt knight passes. Edited and with a Preface by Fredson Bowers; photographs.
A fastidiously shaped series of lectures based on a chapter-by-chapter synopsis of the Spanish classic. Rejecting the common interpretation of Don Qui...
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82,15 zł |
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