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Dedalus Ltd Dedalus Book of Russian Decadence: Perversity,
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Legend Press Ltd Charles Dickens & the Mid-Victorian Press,
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Legend Press Ltd Defying Decrepitude
Book SynopsisOne of our most distinguished economists, Sir Alan Peacock, also happens to be a nonagenarian. As an academic and former civil servant, Peacock is well-situated to analyse the costs and benefits of retirement and the courses of action that we can take in anticipation of a lengthening lifespan.In trying to make sense of old age by writing of his later life and memoirs, he explores the Maxims of Francois, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, and views life''s later stages and travails with a wry and clear-eyed detachment. Unafraid to grasp the realities of the decline of physical independence, he steers us through medical practice, bureaucracy and "healthspeak" as well as loss and bereavement.His often light-hearted anecdotes reveal a serious point; that the ageing are assuming a growing responsibility for the aged. Opting to defy decrepitude seems the only sensible course of action.
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Eyewear Publishing Skinless
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Die Windsbraut: Die Geschichte Von Oskar
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germanistik: Sprachwissenschaft –
Book SynopsisGermanistik auf einen Blick. Wer sich einen fundierten Überblick über die Inhalte des Germanistikstudiums verschaffen möchte, liegt mit diesem Werk genau richtig. Alle Teilbereiche der Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft inklusive der älteren Sprache und Literatur werden ausführlich vorgestellt. Zu den Themen gehören u. a.: Grammatik, Semantik, Sprachgeschichte und -erwerb, Gattungen, Literaturgeschichte und -theorie. Ein Praxisteil beschreibt das wissenschaftliche Arbeiten und geht auf zu erwerbende Kompetenzen ein. Optimal auf das BA-Studium zugeschnitten.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Schlüsselkompetenzen: Literatur recherchieren in
Book SynopsisGewusst wie! Von der Auswahl der Datenbanken und Suchmaschinen über den Einsatz der geeigneten Suchbegriffe und die Auswertung der Ergebnisse, bis hin zum korrekten Zitieren und dem Erstellen eigener Literaturlisten der Ratgeber demonstriert Schritt für Schritt, wie man die passende Literatur findet und verarbeitet. Berücksichtigt werden neben gedruckten Quellen, wie Büchern, Zeitschriften und Zeitungen, auch frei verfügbare oder lizenzpflichtige Internet-Ressourcen. Für die 2. Auflage wurde der Band umfassend überarbeitet, aktualisiert und um Kapitel zur Nutzung von Zitationsdatenbanken, Discovery Services und den Umgang mit Open-Access-Publikationen erweitert. Im zweifarbigen Layout mit Checklisten, Infokästen, Übungen und Recherchebeispielen.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Comics und Graphic Novels: Eine Einführung
Book SynopsisDiese Einführung liefert einen Überblick über die historisch-kulturellen, theoretischen und analytischen Dimensionen der Beschäftigung mit Comics und Graphic Novels. So informieren ausgewiesene Experten in Einzelbeiträgen etwa über medientheoretische Aspekte, Fragen der besonderen Produktion, Distribution und Rezeption von Comics, über zentrale Genres und ihre Klassiker und stellen ein handhabbares Instrumentarium zur Comic-Analyse vor. Abgerundet wird der Band durch Ausführungen zu Web-Comics und zu Institutionen der Comic-Forschung, durch ein Glossar und kommentierte Hinweise zur Fachliteratur. Mit Beiträgen von Julia Abel, Jochen Ecke, Barbara Eder, Christian Endres, Lukas Etter, Ole Frahm, Björn Hammel, Urs Hangartner, Matthias Harbeck, Christian Klein, Andreas C. Knigge, Stephan Köhn, Stephan Packard, Andreas Platthaus, Monika Schmitz-Emans, Marie Schröer, Daniel Stein, Ralph Trommer, Antonius Weixler, Lukas WernerTrade Review“... Wichtige Vertreter_innen der deutschsprachigen Comicforschung bringen ganz unterschiedliche Perspektiven auf das Phänomen Comic in den Band ein, sodass Leserinnen und Leser einen guten Einblick von der Vielgestaltigkeit der aktuellen Forschungslandschaft erhalten. Der im Vorwort artikulierte Anspruch wird voll und ganz eingehalten. Dieser reich bebilderte Einführungsband wird noch lange Bestand haben.” (Hansgcorg Schmidt-Bergmann, in: allmende, Jg. 38, Heft 102, 2018)“... Sie führt nicht nur in die vielfältigen Entstehungs-, Verbreitungs- und Rezeptionskontexte ein, sondern vermittelt auch einen systematischen Überblick über Forschungspositionen und Erscheinungsformen. ... Das profunde Sammelwerk stellt somit ein praktisches Nachschlagewerk dar und signalisiert eine neue Etappe in der Etablierung einer disziplinübergreifenden Forschungsrichtung im deutschen Sprachraum.” (Sándor Trippó, in: Germanistik, Jg. 57, Heft 3-4, 2016)Table of ContentsI. Bestimmung und Entwicklung.- II. Analyse und Forschung.- III. Formate und Genres.- Glossar.- Register.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Einführung in die Erzähltextanalyse
Book SynopsisDiese Einführung vermittelt die Grundlagen der Erzähltheorie und gibt eine Anleitung zum praktischen Umgang mit Erzählliteratur. Sie erklärt die verschiedenen Aspekte der Erzähltextanalyse (Zeit, Erzähler, Modus, Stimme etc.) anhand von zahlreichen Textbeispielen und Musterinterpretationen. Dabei legen die Autor/innen einen weiten Begriff von Erzähltext zugrunde, der neben dem Kernbereich der fiktionalen Erzählliteratur auch andere Erzählformen und -medien umfasst. Mit Definitionen, zahlreichen Textbeispielen und Interpretationen. Für die dritte Auflage wurde der Band generell durchgesehen sowie aktualisiert und um Kapitel zur digitalen Textanalyse sowie zur Analyse von Comics erweitert.Table of ContentsWas ist Erzählen?.– Kurze Geschichte der Erzähltheorie.- Drei Zugänge zum Erzähltext.– Die drei Dimensionen des Erzähltextes: Wer erzählt die Geschichte? / Wie erzählt der Erzähler? / Was erzählt der Erzähler?.– Weitere Formen des Erzählens.– Anhang: Literaturverzeichnis, Register, Glossar
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Handbuch Lyrik: Theorie, Analyse, Geschichte
Book SynopsisDie Neuauflage des Standardwerks bringt neue Kapitel zu den Themen Lyrik und Komik, Lyrik und Bibel, Lyrik und Emotion, zum Verlegen und zum Unterrichten von Lyrik sowie zur aktuellen Gegenwartslyrik. Das komparatistisch ausgerichtete Handbuch stellt die Poetiken der Lyrik seit der Antike und die wissenschaftlichen Gattungstheorien vor. Es umreißt Tendenzen der neueren Lyrikforschung und macht mit Grundbegriffen der Interpretation vertraut. Die Themen und Verfahren der Lyrik werden ebenso behandelt wie das Verhältnis zu anderen Genres, inklusive Film und Pop. Auch Aspekte der Lyrikvermittlung kommen zur Sprache. Am Schluss steht ein Epochenüberblick von der Antike bis in die Gegenwart.Trade Review“... Der Band beschreibt einerseits die ‚Klassiker‘ der Lyriktheorie und erörtert die traditionellen Fragestellungen und Begrifflichkeiten in der Lyrikforschung, öffnet sich aber ebenso auf hochaktuelle (Rand)Phänomene und scheut nicht vor populären Beispielen zurück. ... einen umfassenden Überblick über die wesentlichen Kriterien des jeweils verhandelten Begriffs bzw.Phänomens und stellen einen hilfreichen Leitfaden für eine tiefergehende, weiterführende Auseinandersetzung mit den Themenkomplexen bereit.” (Carolin Hennig, in: Germanisch-Romanische Monatsschrift, Jg. 66, Heft 4, 2016)Table of ContentsI. Theorie und Poetik der Lyrik.- II. Lyrikanalyse.- III. Typologie der Lyrik.- IV. Lyrikvermittlung.- V. Geschichte der Lyrik
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Einführung in die Dramenanalyse
Book SynopsisDieser Band bietet eine umfassende Einführung in alle Bereiche des Dramas und der Dramenanalyse. Er erklärt die zentralen Grundbegriffe und – ausgehend von Tragödie und Komödie – die einzelnen dramatischen Genres wie bürgerliches Trauerspiel, Schicksalstragödie, Tragikomödie etc. Im Zentrum stehen die Dramenanalyse und das dafür nötige Handwerkszeug bzw. Analysekategorien wie Aufbau/Handlungsverlauf, Figuren, Sprache, Raum und Zeit. Zahlreiche Kurzinterpretationen illustrieren das Vorgehen bei der Analyse. In den Blick gerückt wird zudem das enge Zusammenspiel von Dramentext und Theater, indem beispielsweise die unterschiedlichen Bühnentypen, die Theatergeschichte (insbesondere seit dem 18. Jahrhundert) und die Institution Theater samt ihrer Berufsbilder vorgestellt werden. Unumgänglich für die Analyse von Dramen und Theatertexten sind darüber hinaus neuere theoretische Konzepte, unter anderem aus dem Gebiet der Theaterwissenschaft, wie Postdramatik, Theatralität, Performativität, Liminalität und Ritual, die gesondert entwickelt werden. Auch das Wissen der Dramendidaktik und Theaterpädagogik findet Berücksichtigung. - Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, Definitionen und Musterinterpretationen. Für die zweite Auflage wurde der Band umfassend überarbeitet und aktualisiert.Table of Contents1. Drama und Theater.- 2. Genres.- 3. Handlung.- 4. Figur.- 5. Sprache.- 6. Raum.- 7. Zeit.- 8. Dramenanalyse.- 9. Deutsche Theatergeschichte.- 10. Drama, Theater und Schule.- 11. Anhang
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Einführung in die Neuere deutsche
Book SynopsisDiese Einführung präsentiert alle Teilbereiche der Neueren deutschen Literaturwissenschaft in einem Band. Sie erklärt grundlegende literaturwissenschaftliche Begriffe und stellt die Epochen von der Frühen Neuzeit bis zur Gegenwart vor sowie die drei literarischen Hauptgattungen. Weiterhin liefert sie einen Überblick über Rhetorik und Poetik sowie über literarische Stilistik. Ein weiteres Kapitel vermittelt Einblicke in literaturtheoretische Fragestellungen, Ansätze und Methoden. Schließlich stellt sie auch editionsphilologische Verfahren sowie Arbeitstechniken des literaturwissenschaftlichen Studiums vor. In zweifarbiger Gestaltung mit Definitionen, Zeittafeln und Beispielinterpretationen sowie mit Aufgaben. – Für die vierte Auflage wurde der Band vollständig überarbeitet und aktualisiert; das Kapitel zur Gegenwartsliteratur wurde erweitert. Das Theoriekapitel wurde vollständig neu organisiert, weitere Kapitel gestrafft. - Mit umfangreichem Download-Angebot: „Literatur und anderen Künsten und Medien“, „Literaturtheorie“ sowie Lösungen der Aufgaben.Table of Contents1. Einleitung.- 2. Literaturgeschichte.- 3. Gattungen.- 4. Rhetorik, Stilistik und Poetik.- 5. Methoden und Theorien.- 6. Praxis.- 7. Anhang
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Springer VS Voneinander lernen MentoringBeziehungen im
Book SynopsisEinleitung.- Mentoring als Instrument zur Förderung von Frauen.- Lernen in Mentoring-Beziehungen.- Forschungsdesign.- Darstellung und Interpretation der Ergebnisse.- Fazit.
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J.B. Metzler Ernst Jandl 19252000
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J.B. Metzler Vers und Prosa
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J.B. Metzler Streitbare Texte
Book Synopsis1. Einleitung: Die vielen Stimmen im Streit ums Ganze.- 2. Das Politische und die Literatur.- 3. Agonistik: Chantal Mouffes Theorie des Politischen.- 4. Robert Menasse: Engagierte Zeitgenossenschaft als Kritik am Zeitgeist.- 5. Juli Zeh: Ermitteln, Verhandeln, Vermitteln.- 6. Fazit: Politisch Schreiben im Gesellschaftsroman – ein uneingelöstes Versprechen.- Bibliographie.
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DISTANZ Verlag GmbH Love Maybe
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DISTANZ Verlag GmbH Villa Aurora
£34.00
DISTANZ Verlag GmbH Rolf Sachs
£36.80
Spector Books Seven Palms: The Thomas Mann House in Pacific
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£23.80
CENTRAL BOOKS Grand Master Or Adventures of Qui Hi
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£38.00
CENTRAL BOOKS Tom Raw the Griffin
Book SynopsisA burlesque poem in twelve cantos, illustrated by twenty-five engravings, descriptive of the adventures of a cadet in the East India Company's service by Civilion Officer.
£33.25
Koan Libros Bajo El Cielo Nocturno
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Bloomsbury India Kannagi Through the Ages: From the Epic to the
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Bloomsbury India Kazi Nazrul Islam's Journalism: A Critique
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Bloomsbury India Retrieving the Crip Outsider
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Bloomsbury India Retemporalising the Cultural in India
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Bloomsbury India Posthumanism and India
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Bloomsbury India Modernist Transitions: Cultural Encounters
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Bloomsbury India Shakespeare and the Political
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Bloomsbury India Women and the Romance of the Word
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Bloomsbury India Print and the Novel in 19th Century Kerala
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Bloomsbury India A Genre of Her Own
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Bloomsbury India Interpreting Literature from Northeast India
Book SynopsisThis book reflects the nascent sensibilities at work in literature emanating from Northeast India. It takes into account the generic diversity in works derived from the region and discusses fiction, poetry, drama, folk narratives, film adaptations as well as early missionary narratives. It covers a wide spectrum of themes such as landscape, partition, World War, history, nationalism, violence and territoriality, memory and identity. The book looks at works in English and vernacular from Northeast India states. It contextualizes developments within intellectual history and display aspects that relate to the continuing force in the ongoing study of the relationship between literature and culture studies, within a broader framework.
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Bloomsbury Academic India Envisioning Voice and the Aphasic Ears
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Bloomsbury India Time, Doubt and Wonder in the Humanities: Between
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Oxford University Press Proceedings of the British Academy Volume 162 2008 Lectures
Book SynopsisThis volume contains 10 Lectures delivered at the British Academy in 2008. From an exploration of the relationship between reason and identity, to an examination of social integration as the world becomes a more diverse place, to a consideration of the works of four great literary figures: King Alfred, Shakespeare, Wordsworth and W H Auden.Table of ContentsWas Shakespeare an Essex Man? ; Ending the Russian Revolution: Reflections on Soviet History and its Interpreters ; Living Apart, Living Together? The Role of Intergroup Contact in Social Integration ; Deities, Deviles and Dams: Elizabeth I, Dover Harbour and the Family of Love ; Wordsworth and the Druids ; Instruments of Development: Randomization in the Tropics, and the Search for the Elusive Keys to Economic Development ; Continuity and Change in a Wessex Landscape: 1500BC - AD500 ; Auden Unparadised ; The Alfredian Project and its Aftermath: Rethinking the Literary History of the 9th and 10th centuries
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Oxford University Press Representing Homelessness
Book SynopsisThis multidisciplinary volume combines academic research with first-hand accounts of homelessness. It describes how people affected by homelessness are perceived as objects through the process of Othering. It also provides examples of how such Othering can be overcome through collaboration, and by providing a platform for people affected by homelessness.The volume argues that stereotypical representations of homelessness, while useful for charity fundraising, do more harm than good. It concludes that organisations tasked with dealing with homelessness must include greater representation from people with direct lived experience' of homelessness.Table of ContentsList of Figures Notes on Contributors OWEN CLAYTON: Introduction: 's Skid Row 10: OWEN CLAYTON:
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Oxford University Press Lives and Deaths of Werther
Book SynopsisGoethe''s epistolary novel The Sorrows of Young Werther, first published in 1774, has produced a global echo that rivals contemporary bestsellers. While in the German context, the book was always outshined by its famous author, patriotic writers in Italy and China saw their lives mirrored in Werther''s struggle, inspiring them to rewrite Goethe''s novel in revolutionary terms. Meanwhile, French Romantics embraced Werther''s expressive language to explore the dark corners of their souls. The same happened in Japan, where modernists invoked the text to show that ''the most beautiful moment of life that is, love blossoms in the proximity of death.'' Kaminski investigates how interpretations, translations, and literary adaptations of Goethe''s novel have manipulated the text in ways that left deep marks on world literature.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Joys and Sorrows of Interpretation 2: The Translator, Translated 3: Revolutionary Afterlives 4: Thanatological Revenants Closing Remarks Bibliography
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Columbia University Press The Columbia Guide to the Latin American Novel
Book SynopsisExplores the cultural, political, and historical events that have shaped the Latin American and Caribbean novel since the end of World War II. This book covers novels written in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, and Haitian Creole, and traces the profound influence of modernization, revolution, and democratization on the writing of this era.Trade ReviewThis volume deserves a place in the libraries of institutions where Latin American literature forms part of the curriculum. -- Peter Wellburn Reference ReviewsTable of ContentsPreface Part One. Introduction, Chronological Survey, and Regional Survey Introduction to the Latin American and Caribbean Novel Chronological Survey Regional Survey Conclusion: The Post-1945 Novel, the Desire to Be Modern, and Redemocratization Part Two. Nations, Topics, Biographies, Novels (A-Z) Annotated Bibliography Index
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Columbia University Press Loud Sparrows Contemporary Chinese ShortShorts
Book SynopsisA collection of ninety-one short-shorts, a form of short-storytelling. Presenting diverse voices and perspectives by writers, the stories are culled from newspapers, magazines, literary journals, and personal collections.Trade ReviewBeautiful and thought-provoking. Los Angeles Times The pieces are varied, lively, often charming, and occasionally brilliant. -- Perry Link New York Review of Books It's well worth dipping into (repeatedly). The Complete Review Beautiful and thought-provoking... A breeze of aesthetic freedom flows through all of them, making them fun to read. -- Susan Salter Los Angeles Times Funny, touching, intriguing and sometimes very beautifully... They are tiny vignettes of Chinese life in all its entire chaotic splendour. -- Jenny Niven Time Out Beijing Loud Sparrows is a delightful collection of short-shorts. -- Steve Noyes The Vancouver SunTable of ContentsForeword, by Bei DaoIntroductionI. GroomingA Lover’s Ear, by Yuan QiongqiongMothballs, by Chen KehuaA Shaved Head, by Wang MengLover, by Chen KehuaLosing the Feet, by Zhong JufangFad, by Zhang ZhengII. ChangeWrong Number, by Liu YichangLearning to Talk, by Wang MengA Seat, by Liu GuofangSelf-Murder, by Cai NanLast Stop, Mongkok, by Che ZhengxuanParting, by Wang KuishanThe Beat, by Liu XinwuIII. Choices“Left” with No Chance, by Chang GangSunday Morning, by Xi XiJailbreak, by Ku LingA Cup of Tea, by Yu YingmaoIn the Haystack, by Cao NaiqianReturning Home on a Stormy Night, by He WeipingTied Together by Fate, by Chen HuiyingIV. GovernanceThe Busy Secretary, by Zhan JingCloth Shoes, by Ah ChengPromotion Report, by Chen HengchuPurchase Request for a Kettle, by Xu ShijieA Capable Man Can’t Handle a Small Case, by Liu JingEars, by Sun XueminV. GamesWhat’s Up, Lao Cao? , by Chen ShixuGeneral, by Liu JianchaoNumber Eight, by Wu YiminObserve, by Ah ChengConfinement, by Yuan BingfaHere’s How the Flu Spreads, by Qin YongThe Upholder of Unity, by Wang MengVI. ControversyA Tail, by Wang ZengqiBlack Hen, White Hen, by Ji DongliangMy One Comment Too Many, by Yi MingGan Xiaocao’s Bamboo Pole, by Deng HongweiRight to the Heart of the Matter, by Wang MengSexual Harassment, by Lin Li-chunVII. AnticipationsBed-Wetting, by Zhang JishuThe Principle of Rebound, by Xu HaiweiAccidental Confidante, by Bai XiaoyiMatching Sets, by Wei JinshuHome, by Xiu XiangmingRendez-vous, by Si LiVIII. CreaturesCat, by Yuan QiongqiongPets, by Ah ChengSea Turtle, by Zhang KangkangFlies, by Yuan QiongqiongThe Crow and the Fox, by Liang DazhiWaiting for a Windfall, by Wang YanyanLittle Stray Cat, by Zhong LingIX. SharingDivision, by Zhou RuiPostcards, by Ye SiThe Cycle, by Ah ChengBlack Umbrella, by Yi RuofenSmall-Hands Chen, by Wang ZengqiIt Was the Pumpkin That Brought Me Here, by Luo FengIn-Law, by Cao NaiqianX. (In)FidelitiesElope, by Fu AimaoFrenchie, by Ai YaHickey, by Ku LingHorse Talk, by Mo YanA Family Catastrophe, by Ku LingHatred, by Ah ChengConfession of a Photographer, by Ku LingXI. NourishmentGood Wine, by Chen HuiChimney Smoke, by Ah Cheng0 Café, by Ku LingThe Bus Stop and Haws-sicles, by Zhou RuiGranny Drunkard, by Feng JicaiTea Scum, by Ling DingnianXII. WeirdnessDisputatiasis, by Wang MengThe Features-Column Editor’s Daydream, by Liu YichangDeath Dream, by Ku LingEmpty Seat, by Yuan QiongqiongLittle, Little, Little, Little, Little . . . , by Wang MengStrange Encounter, by Mo YanXIII. ?An Explosion in the Living Room, by Bai XiaoyiGoing Home, by Ai YaIt Looks as If . . . , by Teng GangNot Seen, by Yuan QiongqiongMy Wife Finally Goes Camping, by Lin JiContemplating Water, by Zhong LingXIV. ElegyFather, by Yuan QiongqiongA Knock at the Door, by Lin JinlanGrandpa Pothook, by Cao NaiqianKiller Well, by Zhong LingLooking Back at Life at the Moment of Death, by Cai NanAn Encounter with General Zhou, by Chi ZijianXV. Looking Backward and Looking AheadThe Look, by Li ZuchenNotesAbout the Authors
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Columbia University Press Guilty Knowledge Guilty Pleasure
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWant to know the state of contemporary poetry? Open this wonderful collection of criticism at any point and just start reading... Logan's criticism is filled with both insight and delight, revealing him as our 21st-century Samuel Johnson. Library Journal (starred review) [Logan's] sentences crackle with insight, intelligence, wit, and the despair of a prophet who sees the estate of poetry in ruins. Booklist Rich, allusive, and pleasurable. -- Craig Morgan Teicher Georgia Review Those who aspire to the study or practice of 'our savage art' could do no better than read this and Logan's other collections; they are a masterclass in how to read. -- Duncan Wu Times Higher Education Infuriating and charming in turns, Logan--poet, critic, and reviewer of poetry--is never uninteresting... Recommended. Choice The "guilty pleasure" of reading these reviews is how well they are written, and how funny they often are. -- David Starkey Santa Barbara IndependentTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Against Aesthetics The Unbearable Rightness of Criticism Verse Chronicle: Shock and Awe Verse Chronicle: You Betcha! The Sovereign Ghost of Wallace Stevens Eliot in Ink Larkin's Toads Verse Chronicle: From Stinko to Devo Verse Chronicle: Trampling Out the Vintage Frost's Notebooks: A Disaster Revisited Heaney's Chain Heaney's Ghosts Verse Chronicle: Weird Science Verse Chronicle: Blah Blah Blah World War II Poetry, Reloaded Frank O'Hara's Shopping Bag The Village of Louise Gluck Verse Chronicle: Civil Wars Verse Chronicle: Guys and Dove Nobody's Perfect: The Letters of Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell Elizabeth Bishop at the New Yorker Elizabeth Bishop at Summer Camp A Critic's Notebook A List of Don'ts Permissions Books Under Review Index of Authors Reviewed
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University of Illinois Press Passing for Spain
Book SynopsisCervantes challenges the state's attempt to categorize its subjects by presenting characters who pass for another gender, nationality, or religion.Trade ReviewREVIEWS "Highly recommended."--CHOICE ADVANCE PRAISE "Passing for Spain is a healthy sign that Renaissance scholars are finally looking to early modern Spain as a likely locus for the study of self -fashioning and the formation of the nation-state. Fuchs takes the literary breadth of the foundational Spanish writer Cervantes to examine the concept she calls passing --the deliberate impersonation of a seemingly fixed identity -- to prove just how disarmingly unfixed the markers of identity were in early modern Europe." -- Anne Cruz, professor of Spanish at the University of Illinois at ChicagoTable of ContentsPassing and the fictions of Spanish identity; border crossings - transvestism and "passing" in "Don Quijote"; empire unmanned - gender trouble and genoese gold in "Las dos doncellas"; passing pleasures - costume and custom in "el amante liberal" and La gran sultana; La disimulaci on es provechosa - the critique of transparency in the Persiles and "La espaanola inglesa".
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University of Texas Press A Rosario Castellanos Reader
Book SynopsisRosario Castellanos was emerging as one of Mexico's major literary figures before her untimely death in 1974; this sampler of her work brings together her major poems, short fiction, essays, and a three-act play.Trade Review... Castellanos has not been accorded the recognition she deserves as this century's foremost Latin American feminist thinker. [This book] seeks to remedy that. * Review: Latin American Literature and Art *Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Reading Rosario Castellanos: Contexts, Voices, and Signs Contexts Poetry: Silences and Otherness Speakers and Addressees in the Poetry of Rosario Castellanos The Appropriation of Signs: Intertexts and Subtexts Fiction: Under a Man’s Hand Essays: Writing Her Self The Eternal Feminine: Destroying the Myths Notes Works Cited Rosario Castellanos: A Basic Bibliography of Her Writing A Select Bibliography of Rosario Castellanos Criticism Poetry, translated by Maureen Ahern Silence Near an Ancient Stone To a Tiny Mayan Badger The Other Monologue of a Foreign Woman Routine Presence Passage Consciousness Metamorphosis of the Sorceress Chess Brief Chronicle Malinche Memorandum on Tlatelolco Self-Portrait Speaking of Gabriel Home Economics Learning about Things Postscript You Are Not Poetry Re: Mutilations Meditation on the Brink Kinsey Report Looking at the Mona Lisa Nobodying Nazareth Short Fiction The Eagle, translated by Laura Carp Solomon Three Knots in the Net, translated by Laura Carp Solomon Fleeting Friendships, translated by Lesley Salas The Widower Román, translated by Ruth Peacock Cooking Lesson, translated by Maureen Ahern Essays Incident at Yalentay, translated by Maureen Ahern Once Again Sor Juana, translated by Maureen Ahern An Attempt at Self-Criticism, translated by Laura Carp Solomon Discrimination in the United States and in Chiapas, translated by Maureen Ahern A Man of Destiny, translated by Maureen Ahern Woman and Her Image, translated by Maureen Ahern The Nineteenth-Century Mexican Woman, translated by Maureen Ahern Language as an Instrument of Domination, translated by Maureen Ahern If Not Poetry, Then What?Translated by Maureen Ahern Self-Sacrifice Is a Mad Virtue, translated by Laura Carp Solomon The Liberation of Love, translated by Laura Carp Solomon Herlinda Leaves, translated by Maureen Ahern TheaterThe Eternal Feminine, translated by Diane E. Marting and Betty Tyree Osiek Notes Notes on the Editor and the Translators Index Permissions
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University of Washington Press Haa Tuwunáagu Yís for Healing Our Spirit
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction Speeches from Various Occasions -- A.P. Johnson, Sitka 1971 -- Unidentified Speaker, Sitka 1899 -- Unidentified Speaker, Sitka 1899 -- Johnny C. Jackson, Kake 1971 -- Jimmie George, Kake 1971 -- Thomas Young, Klukwan 1972 -- Tom Peters, Teslin 1972 -- Charlie Joseph, Sitka 1972 -- Willie Marks, Mt. Edgecumbe 1976 -- David Kadashan, Hoonah 1976 -- Emma Marks, Juneau 1982 -- Jennie Thlunaut, Haines 1985 -- Jennie Thlunaut, Haines 1985 -- Jennie Thlunaut, Klukwan 1985 -- Austin Hammond, Fairbanks 1988 Speeches for the Removal of Grief from the Memorial for Jim Marks, Hoona 1968 -- Jim Marks (Posthumous) -- Matthew Lawrence (1) -- David Kadashan -- William Johnson -- Jessie Dalton -- Austin Hammond -- Matthew Lawrence (2) "Because We Cherish You . . ": Sealaska Elders Speak to the Future (Selected Speeches from the First Sealaska Elders Conference, Sitka 1980) -- Charlie Joseph (1) -- George Davis (1) -- William Johnson -- Charlie Jim -- George Davis (2) -- George Jim -- George Davis (3) -- George Davis (4) -- George Davis (5) -- Charlie Joseph (2) Notes Glossary to the Speeches for the Removal of Grief Biographies References
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WW Norton & Co Henry Miller and James Laughlin Selected Letters
Book SynopsisA sparkling, lively record of a remarkable author/publisher relationship.
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WW Norton & Co Sophie Crumb
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking work of striking originality that charts a young artist's life through her own drawings-from toddlerhood to motherhood.Trade Review"With brief introductions from each of her parents, short notes and captions from Sophie (also a tattoo artist), and a sense of empathy for others, a strong personal connection is forged with readers in this truly unique volume." -- Booklist
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WW Norton & Co A Readers Book of Days
Book SynopsisA witty and addictively readable day-by-day literary companion.Trade Review"Completely winning… Clearly a masterpiece… A Reader's Book of Days is any reader's delight." -- Michael Dirda - Wall Street Journal"The world's least useful, most wonderful reference book, a masterpiece with a wry sensibility… Whether you browse at random or read a page a day, this book will delight." -- Camila Domonoske - NPR.org"A treasure hunt between book covers — and my new favorite gift book… This book is a joy… [Nissley] is a marvelous storyteller." -- Elizabeth Taylor - Chicago Tribune"Essential… Terrifically fun." -- Kate Tuttle - Boston Sunday Globe"Tantalizing long entries on such writerly topics as day jobs, marriage, mothers, Melville, sports, and suicide." -- Mary Norris - The New Yorker"Eclectic and wide-ranging… Delightfully illustrated." -- Publishers Weekly"Charming, funny, beguiling, this literary miscellany combines true events in writers’ lives and fictional events in their books. The perfect gift for any reader." -- Shelf Awareness"Finally, a book to live by. Every day will remind me of the few things I've read and all the endless treasures I have to look forward to. How lucky for readers that Tom Nissley has turned his formidable intelligence to the history of literature." -- Ann Patchett, author of State of Wonder"Oh, this is a true delight!" -- Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love"Packed with charming anecdotes and delicious facts, A Reader's Book of Days is an utterly delightful and immensely enjoyable book-lover's companion. I'll always have a copy close at hand, and I’ll be giving it as a gift for years to come." -- Maria Semple, author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette"Brilliant, fascinating, and fun!" -- Ken Jennings, Jeopardy! champion and author of Because I Said So!"Those who know Tom Nissley simply as a Jeopardy! stud, prepare to be amazed. He's more than just a gutsy wonk with a photographic memory; as A Reader's Book of Days establishes for all time, he's witty, erudite, and sweet-natured, and he has a gorgeous prose style to boot. Beware: read one of these pages and you're hooked." -- Blake Bailey, author of Cheever: A Life
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