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The Mrs. Dalloway Reader, Paperback/Virginia Woolf
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…Catre Magazin -
Alexander the Great, Paperback/Nikos Kazantzakis
Contributor(s): Author: Nikos Kazantzakis Contribution by: Theodora Vasils Nikos Kazantzakis is no stranger to the heroes of Greek antiquity. In this historical novel based on the life of Alexander the…Catre Magazin -
J.M. Barrie and the Lost Boys, Paperback/Andrew Birkin
The true story of J.M. Barrie's guardianship of five orphaned children, originally published in 1979 - and reissued to coincide with the release of }Neverland{ - the film of Barrie's…Catre Magazin -
Feeling Jewish: (A Book for Just about Anyone), Hardcover/Devorah Baum
In this sparkling debut, a young critic offers an original, passionate, and erudite account of what it means to feel Jewish--even when you're not. Self-hatred. Guilt. Resentment. Paranoia. Hysteria. Overbearing…Catre Magazin -
Cambridge Companion to Duns Scotus, Paperback/Thomas Williams
Profile of medieval philosopher and theologist, John Duns Scotus.Catre Magazin -
Work of Literature in an Age of Post-Truth, Paperback/Christopher Schaberg
A defense of the role of a humanities and liberal arts education in an era where these might be viewed as quaint or academic in relation to the urgency and…Catre Magazin -
Rupert Brooke in the First World War, Paperback/Alisa Miller
Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii de carti online, de dragoste si beletristica,…Catre Magazin -
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines, Hardcover/Thomas C. Foster
The classic guide, now available in a hardcover edition--a lively and entertaining introduction to literature and literary basics, including symbols, themes and contexts, that shows you how to make your…Catre Magazin -
The Dialogic Imagination: Four Essays, Paperback/M. M. Bakhtin
These essays reveal Mikhail Bakhtin (1895-1975)—known in the West largely through his studies of Rabelais and Dostoevsky—as a philosopher of language, a cultural historian, and a major theoretician of the…Catre Magazin -
Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of ’70s and ’80s Horror Fiction/Grady Hendrix
Take a tour through the horror paperback novels of the 1970s and '80s . . . if you dare. Page through dozens and dozens of amazing book covers featuring well-dressed…Catre Magazin -
The Grand Canyon Reader, Paperback/Lance Newman
This superb anthology brings together some of the most powerful and compelling writing about the Grand Canyon--stories, essays, and poems written across five centuries by people inhabiting, surviving, and attempting…Catre Magazin -
Tacitus: Agricola, Paperback/Tacitus
The first work of any great historian has always commanded attention, and Tacitus was ancient Rome's very greatest historian. His biography of his father-in-law, governor of Britain in the years…Catre Magazin -
Berlin Childhood Around 1900, Paperback/Walter Benjamin
Begun in Poveromo, Italy, in 1932, and extensively revised in 1938, Berlin Childhood around 1900 remained unpublished during Walter Benjamin's lifetime, one of his "large-scale defeats." Now translated into English…Catre Magazin -
The Company They Keep: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien as Writers in Community, Paperback/Diana Pavlac Glyer
C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, the creators of Narnia and Middle-earth, were close friends, colleagues, and members of the Inklings, a writers group that met in Oxford…Catre Magazin -
Introduccin a la Literatura Infantil En Espaol, Paperback/Lidia Daz
Introduccin a la literatura infantil en espaol is an indispensable textbook for college courses on Children's Literature in Spanish. Today, in its second edition, more and more Colleges are adopting…Catre Magazin -
The New Bloomsday Book: A Guide Through Ulysses, Paperback/Harry Blamires
Since 1966 readers new to James Joyce have depended upon this essential guide to Ulysses . Harry Blamires helps readers to negotiate their way through this formidable, remarkable novel and…Catre Magazin -
Science Fiction and Philosophy: From Time Travel to Superintelligence, Paperback/Susan Schneider
Featuring numerous updates and enhancements, Science Fiction and Philosophy, 2nd Edition, presents a collection of readings that utilize concepts developed from science fiction to explore a variety of classic and…Catre Magazin -
Post-Colonial Studies Reader, Paperback/Bill Ashcroft
Second edition providing an ideal introduction to the many and varied approaches to post-colonial studies. Contains contributions for the leading figures in the field.Catre Magazin -
Against World Literature: On the Politics of Untranslatability, Paperback/Emily Apter
Against World Literature: On the Politics of Untranslatability argues for a rethinking of comparative literature focusing on the problems that emerge when large-scale paradigms of literary studies ignore the politics…Catre Magazin -
Gothic, Paperback/Fred Botting
This enduringly popular book has become a classic in the expanding and increasingly popular field of Gothic Studies. This long awaited new edition contains a new chapter on ‘Contemporary Gothic’,…Catre Magazin -
Ulysses Unbound: A Reader’s Companion to James Joyce’s Ulysses, Paperback/Terence Killeen
Ulysses Unbound provides a comprehensive and comprehensible guide to James Joyce's masterpiece. Each of its eighteen episodes is discussed individually. A summary of each episode is provided and an account…Catre Magazin -
Cambridge Companion to Modernism, Paperback/Michael Levenson
A current, comprehensive and interdisciplinary appraisal of the modernist movement, with contributions from 14 leading scholars. 2nd edition, with 4 completely new chapters.Catre Magazin -
Strght Tlk Abt Reading, Paperback/Susan J. Hall
Today's parents are increasingly concerned about the reading and spelling skills taught in schools and are taking charge of their children's education. Full of ideas and suggestions----from innovative preschool exercises…Catre Magazin -
A New Literary History of Modern China, Hardcover/David Der Wang
Literature, from the Chinese perspective, makes manifest the cosmic patterns that shape and complete the world--a process of "worlding" that is much more than mere representation. In that spirit, A…Catre Magazin -
Cambridge Companion to Homer, Paperback/Robert Fowler
Examines the composition of the }Iliad{ and the }Odyssey{ and their susequent influence.Catre Magazin -
Cambridge Companion to Mary Shelley, Paperback/Esther Schor
A discussion of her work by leading scholars.Catre Magazin -
Lexicon Urthus, Second Edition, Paperback/Michael Andre-Driussi
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…Catre Magazin -
The Oxford Dictionary of Original Shakespearean Pronunciation, Hardcover/David Crystal
This dictionary is the first comprehensive description of Shakespearean original pronuniciation (OP), enabling practitioners to deal with any queries about the pronunciation of individual words. It includes all the words…Catre Magazin -
The Fall of Language in the Age of English, Paperback/Minae Mizumura
Winner of the Kobayashi Hideo Award, The Fall of Language in the Age of English lays bare the struggle to retain the brilliance of one's own language in this period…Catre Magazin -
Brief History of English Literature, Paperback/John Peck
2nd edition of the pacy and readable introductory history of English Literature aimed at undergraduates and the general reader.Catre Magazin -
Finders Keepers, Paperback/Seamus Heaney
A collection of Nobel Laureate, Seamus Heaney's prose over three decades. Essays and lectures including }Preoccupations, The Government Of The Tongue{ and }The Redress Of Poetry{. "A glittering parade of…Catre Magazin -
Novel: An Alternative History, 1600-1800, Hardcover/Steven Moore
The follow-up to Moore's acclaimed first volume on the history of the novel, this picks up where the story left off - beginning with Cervante's }Don Quixote{; examining the flowering…Catre Magazin -
From Alienation to Forms of Life: The Critical Theory of Rahel Jaeggi, Paperback/Amy Allen
The wide-ranging work of Rahel Jaeggi, a leading voice of the new generation of critical theorists, demonstrates how core concepts and methodological approaches in the tradition of the Frankfurt School…Catre Magazin -
Poetry as Experience, Paperback/Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe
Lacoue-Labarthe's Poetry as Experience addresses the question of a lyric language that would not be the expression of subjectivity. In his analysis of the historical position of Paul Celan's poetry,…Catre Magazin -
The Poetic Edda: Second Edition, Revised, Paperback/Lee M. Hollander
The Poetic Edda comprises a treasure trove of mythic and spiritual verse holding an important place in Nordic culture, literature, and heritage. Its tales of strife and death form a…Catre Magazin -
Rhetorics of Fantasy, Paperback/Farah Mendlesohn
Transcending arguments over the definition of fantasy literature, Rhetorics of Fantasy introduces a provocative new system of classification for the genre. Utilizing nearly two hundred examples of modern fantasy, author…Catre Magazin -
Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary, Vol. 2, Paperback/Alexander Schmidt
In more than 300 years of Shakespearean scholarship, only one book, the famous Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary, has investigated the meaning of every word that Shakespeare wrote. The lifetime…Catre Magazin -
Cambridge Companion to American Crime Fiction, Paperback/Catherine Ross Nickerson
Examines the range of American crime fiction from the colonial era through to TV programmes like }The Wire{ and }The Sopranos{.Catre Magazin -
Rendezvous with Death, Hardcover/Tony Geraghty
Artists and writers in the thick of it 1914-1918. From the celebrated author of }Who Dares Wins{ comes this insight into The Great War service and sacrifice of Britain's finest…Catre Magazin -
World of All Souls, Hardcover/Deborah Harkness
From the author of the }All Souls{ trilogy comes a comprehensive guide to the series, filled with facts about the characters, maps, recipes, and science behind the creatures, magic and…Catre Magazin -
How to Live Together: Novelistic Simulations of Some Everyday Spaces, Paperback/Roland Barthes
In The Preparation of the Novel , a collection of lectures delivered at a defining moment in Roland Barthes's career (and completed just weeks before his death), the critic spoke…Catre Magazin -
Warm South, Hardcover/Robert Holland
The history of the Mediterranean influence on British design, eating, gardening, films, books, travel and more is considered on the timeline of the trend's development, tracing the Mediterranean's evolving position…Catre Magazin -
Children’s Fantasy Literature, Paperback/Michael Levy
Traces the development of children's fantasy literature, from the 16th to the 21st century. Covers authors such as Lewis Caroll, J.K. Rowling, C.S. Lewis, Roald Dahl and L. Frank Baum,…Catre Magazin -
Teaching Information Literacy Reframed: 50+ Framework-Based Exercises for Creating Information-Literate Learners, Paperback/Joanna M. Burkhardt
The six threshold concepts outlined in the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education are not simply a revision of ACRL's previous Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. They…Catre Magazin -
Proust’s Way: A Field Guide to in Search of Lost Time, Paperback/Roger Shattuck
For any reader who has been humbled by the language, the density, or the sheer weight of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time, Roger Shattuck is a godsend. Winner…Catre Magazin -
Complete Poems of Philip Larkin, Paperback/Philip Larkin
A new edition bringing together all of Larkin's poems in addition to some unpublished pieces from the poet's typescripts and workbooks, and verse tucked away in his letters.Catre Magazin -
I-Novel, Paperback/Minae Mizumura
Minae Mizumura 's An I-Novel is a semi-autobiographical work that takes place over the course of a single day in the 1980s. This formally daring novel radically broke with Japanese…Catre Magazin -
Collected Poems, Hardback/Sonia Sanchez
Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii de carti online, de dragoste si beletristica,…Catre Magazin -
A Literary Guide to Washington, DC: Walking in the Footsteps of American Writers from Francis Scott Key to Zora Neale Hurston, Paperback/Kim Roberts
The site of a thriving literary tradition, Washington, DC, has been the home to many of our nation's most acclaimed writers. From the city's founding to the beginnings of modernism,…Catre Magazin -
Poetics of Relation, Paperback/Edouard Glissant
Edouard Glissant, long recognized in the French and francophone world as one of the greatest writers and thinkers of our times, is increasingly attracting attention from English-speaking readers. Born in…Catre Magazin -
Further Up & Further in: Understanding Narnia, Hardcover/Joseph Pearce
Further Up & Further In: Understanding narnia by acclaimed Catholic author Joseph Pearce invites readers to return with the eyes of an adult to C.S. Lewis' magical land entered through…Catre Magazin -
On Empson, Hardcover/Michael Wood
From one of today's most distinguished critics, a beautifully written exploration of one of the twentieth century's most important literary critics Are literary critics writers ? As Michael Wood says,…Catre Magazin -
In the Beginning, She Was, Paperback/Luce Irigaray
In this new book, crucial for understanding her journey, Luce Irigaray goes further than in Speculum and questions the work of the Pre-Socratics at the root of our culture. Reminding…Catre Magazin -
Mastering Poetry, Paperback/Sara Thorne
Contains a wide range of poems and detailed commentaries designed to develop and enhance the vital analytical skills and critical appreciation needed for studying and reading poetry.Catre Magazin -
The Anxiety of Influence: A Theory of Poetry, 2nd Edition, Paperback/Harold Bloom
Harold Bloom's The Anxiety of Influence has cast its own long shadow of influence since it was first published in 1973. Through an insightful study of Romantic poets, Bloom puts…Catre Magazin -
The Wheel of Time Companion: The People, Places, and History of the Bestselling Series, Paperback/Robert Jordan
The definitive encyclopedia for the blockbuster #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, now in trade paperback Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time(R) by Robert Jordan…Catre Magazin -
Theorizing Fieldwork in the Humanities, Paperback/Shalini Puri
This volume, the first of its kind, launches a conversation amongst humanities scholars doing fieldwork on the global south. It both offers indispensable tools and demonstrates the value of such…Catre Magazin -
Adaptation and Appropriation, Paperback/Julie Sanders
From the apparently simple adaptation of a text into film, theatre or a new literary work, to the more complex appropriation of style or meaning, it is arguable that all…Catre Magazin -
The Cambridge Companion to American Gothic, Paperback/Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock
The Cambridge Companion to American Gothic offers an accessible overview to both the breadth and depth of the American Gothic tradition. This subgenre features works from many of America's best-known…Catre Magazin -
Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien’s the Hobbit, Paperback/Corey Olsen
Contributor(s): Author: Corey Olsen "An admirable and thought-provoking consideration of the underlying themes of The Hobbit, following the there-and-back-again progress from its famous first line on through to Bilbo's return…Catre Magazin -
Dictee, Paperback/Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
Dictee is the best-known work of the versatile and important Korean American artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. A classic work of autobiography that transcends the self, Dictee is the story…Catre Magazin -
100 Best Novels in Translation, Hardcover/Boyd Tonkin
Treasures of world literature from the popular to the obscure are indicated here by the creator of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, featuring fresh perspectives on Proust, Dostoyevsky, Kundera and…Catre Magazin -
Woman, Native, Other: Writing Postcoloniality and Feminism, Paperback/T. Minh-Ha Trinh
... methodologically innovative... precise and perceptive and conscious... `` --Text and Performance Quarterly Woman, Native, Other is located at the juncture of a number of different fields and disciplines, and…Catre Magazin -
Short Oxford History of English Literature, Paperback/Andrew Sanders
The most comprehensive and scholarly history of English literature on the market and a set text for Open University. Explores from Anglo-Saxon through to the present day.Catre Magazin -
Interrupted Music: The Making of Tolkien’s Mythology, Paperback/Verlyn Flieger
An eagerly awaited exploration of Tolkien's Silmarillion The content of Tolkien's mythology, the Silmarillion, has been the subject of considerable exploration and analysis for many years, but the logistics of…Catre Magazin -
Literary Theory – an Anthology, Third Edition, Paperback/Julie Rivkin
The new edition of this bestselling literary theory anthology has been thoroughly updated to include influential texts from innovative new areas, including disability studies, eco-criticism, and ethics. Covers all the…Catre Magazin -
Double Falsehood, Paperback/William Shakespeare
3rd edition. The only fully annotated edition available, edited by Brean Hammond. With a fully illustrated introduction provided a comprehensive overview of the debates and opinions surrounding the play.Catre Magazin -
Unthought: The Power of the Cognitive Nonconscious, Paperback/N. Katherine Hayles
N. Katherine Hayles is known for breaking new ground at the intersection of the sciences and the humanities. In Unthought , she once again bridges disciplines by revealing how we…Catre Magazin -
Under the Same Moon, Hardcover/Edna Longley
Marking the centenary death of poet, Edward Thomas, Edna Longley provides a close reading of his poetry and his influence on emergent 'modern poetry' as a critic and lyricist.Catre Magazin -
Ulysses Annotated: Notes for James Joyce’s Ulysses, Paperback/Don Gifford
Don Gifford's annotations to Joyce's great modern classic comprise a specialized encyclopedia that will inform any reading of Ulysses. The suggestive potential of minor details was enormously fascinating to Joyce,…Catre Magazin -
The Cambridge Companion to Literature and Science, Paperback/Steven Meyer
In 1959, C. P. Snow lamented the presence of what he called the 'two cultures': the apparently unbridgeable chasm of understanding and knowledge between modern literature and modern science. In…Catre Magazin -
The Wheel of Time Companion: The People, Places, and History of the Bestselling Series, Hardcover/Robert Jordan
Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time(R) by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. Over the course…Catre Magazin -
Hamlet in Purgatory, Paperback/Stephen Greenblatt
In Hamlet in Purgatory , renowned literary scholar Stephen Greenblatt delves into his longtime fascination with the ghost of Hamlet's father, and his daring and ultimately gratifying journey takes him…Catre Magazin -
The World of All Souls: The Complete Guide to a Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, and the Book of Life, Hardcover/Deborah Harkness
A fully illustrated guide to Deborah Harkness's #1 New York Time s bestselling All Souls trilogy--``an irresistible . . . wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy`` ( People ) A Discovery of…Catre Magazin -
The Flame Imperishable: Tolkien, St. Thomas, and the Metaphysics of Faerie, Hardcover/Jonathan S. McIntosh
J. R. R. Tolkien was a profoundly metaphysical thinker, according to this new study of his works. The Flame Imperishable follows the thought of Aquinas as a guide in laying…Catre Magazin -
Letters of Sylvia Plath Volume I, Hardcover/Sylvia Plath
Trade paperback. This selection of early correspondence from the American author and poet features complete and unabridged letters to 47 different recipients, including Ted Hughes, revealing new facets of the…Catre Magazin -
Tacitus Annals I: A Selection, Paperback/Dummy
This is the OCR-endorsed publication from Bloomsbury for the Latin AS and A-Level (Group 1) prescription of Annals Book I sections 16-30 and the A-Level (Group 2) prescription of Annals…Catre Magazin -
Robota, Paperback/Doug Chiang
A captivating tale of action, romance, and betrayal, Robota features breathtaking illustrations that add a cinematic scope to every page. Orson Scott Card, author of the award-winning bestseller Ender's Game,…Catre Magazin -
Electronic Literature, Paperback/Scott Rettberg
Electronic Literature considers new forms and genres of writing that exploit the capabilities of computers and networks – literature that would not be possible without the contemporary digital context. In…Catre Magazin -
Fall at Home, Hardcover/Don Paterson
Master of the aphorism form Don Paterson's best one-liners from the moving to the mischievous are brought together here, with forty pages of new observations and asides.Catre Magazin