The Vitality of Allegory. Figural Narrative in Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Paperback - Gary Johnson

Publisher: Ohio State University PressAuthor(s): Gary JohnsonNumber of pages: 252Collection: Theory Interpretation NarrativPublication date: 2020Di...

Orthodoxy, liberalism and totalitarianism in modern and contemporary Romania - George Enache

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 ...

DescriptionToday, we have forgotten that mathematics was once aligned with the arts, rather than with the sciences. Literary Infinities analyses th...

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 ...

Mistress, Mother, Muse: An Exploration of the Female in Modern and Contemporary Mediterranean Literature fills a vacuum in comparative literary stu...

Publisher: Campus VerlagNumber of pages: 200Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 142 x 213 x 28Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): Asli Vatanse...

Charlestown, originally known as No. 4, was first settled in 1740 by three families from Lunenburg by the name of Farnsworth. In 1744 a fort was be...

Reducere. This book reveals who Lucifer was, who the devil is, where he came from, the real reason he fell and when he fell. It also reveals who the angels w...

Contemporary fiction is a wide and diverse field, now global in dimension, with an enormous range of novels and writers that continues to grow at a...

Reducere. Introduction by Kwame Anthony Appiah Commentary by Jean Fagan Yellin and Margaret Fuller This Modern Library edition combines two of the most impor...

Raise a glass to the world's most exciting modern and contemporary artists in this inspired cocktail book with over 50 tribute recipes.Publisher: C...

Reducere. The McCarthy era is generally considered the worst period of political repression in recent American history. But while the famous question, "Are y...

Reducere. Description"A lively encounter with identity and American military history in Okinawa. Night in the American Village is by turns intellectual, hip,...

A companion to Buddhism and Medicine: An Anthology of Premodern Sources, this work presents a collection of modern and contemporary texts and conve...

DescriptionAfter appearing in Best Gay Love Stories, HarringtonGMFQ, Q Review, and Off the Rocks, Lenny and his partner Dave return in a hotbed of ...

New short stories on mortality and transcendence from the author of }Jesus' Son{ acclaimed by many alongside Carver and Hemingway. Completed shortl...

DescriptionThe modern and contemporary art of Iran has often been understood, and positioned by commercial institutions, as decorative or ethnic - ...

A major survey providing new perspectives on contemporary Indian art; over 250 iconic artworks chosen by an intergenerational group of 54 artists, ...

Reducere. Dazai Osamu (1909-1948) is one of Japan's most famous literary suicides, known as the earliest postwar manifestation of the genuinely alienated wri...

Reducere. An honest and compelling memoir, Girl in Need of a Tourniquet is Merri Lisa Johnson s account of her borderline personality disorder and how it has...

Reducere. A widowed park ranger, her twelve-year-old son, and the Chief of Police who's secretly kept an eye on both of them...Janey Germaine is tired of ent...

This book brings together contributions from various researchers, providing an overview of narrative research approaches and demonstrating how thes...

Reducere. This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition combines the two most important African American slave narratives into one volume. Frederick Douglas...

DescriptionAs recently as the 1970s, gay and lesbian history was a relatively unexplored field for serious scholars. The past quarter century, howe...

Reducere. Giving voice to a population too rarely acknowledged, Sweet Tea collects more than sixty life stories from black gay men who were born, raised, and...

Postmodern Fairy Tales seeks to understand the fairy tale not as children's literature but within the broader context of folklore and literary stud...

From the author of The Perfectly Imperfect Woman, a story of a 'Christmas Pudding Club' of mums-to-be attempting to find love, contentment and peac...

Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, leaves the easy life of the Happy Valley, accompanied by his sister Nekayah, her attendant Pekuah, and the much-trav...

At her beloved husband's funeral, Carla discovers that Martin never divorced his first wife and has been living a double life, and his other wife i...

Reducere. This riveting novel of love and mystery from the author of The Things They Carried examines the lasting impact of the twentieth century's legacy of...

Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan addresses key approaches to narrative fiction, from New Criticism to Phenomenology, but also offers views on and modification...

A guide to help support women through post-partum healing on the physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual levels. This holistic guide offers ...

Reducere. Internationally known as a writer, hostess, and patron of the arts of the twentieth century, Mabel Dodge Luhan (1879-1962) is not known for her exp...

The Allegory of Love: A Study in Medieval Tradition - C. S. Lewis

"A dazzling and savage first novel". (New York Times). Angels tells the story of two born losers. Jamie has ditched her husband and is running away...

This book is an invaluable survey of the allusions to ancient Greek and Roman culture in the work of seven major modern American novelists: Willa C...

Transforming our understanding of Persian art, this impressive interdisciplinary book decodes some of the world's most exquisite medieval paintings...

This newly updated and improved edition of Bonnie G. Smith's classic textbook provides the most authoritative history available of Europe in a glob...

Publisher: Edinburgh University PressAuthor(s): Yasmine RamadanNumber of pages: 256Collection: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic LiteraturePublica...

Reducere. Between Camp and Cursi examines the role of humor in portrayals of homosexuality in contemporary Mexican literature. Brandon P. Bisbey argues that ...

The latest novel from the author of A Summer Fling, which sold over 50, 000 copies. Features 4 friends, 2 crushes and a secret that will turn every...

Melville's continuing adventures in the South SeasFollowing the commercial and critical success of Typee, Herman Melville continued his series of S...

New novel from the author of The Yorkshire Pudding Club, The Birds & The Bees and A Spring Affair. Johnson has ghostwritten for the Purple Ronnie s...

A new edition of the classic novel from Johnson, reissued to tie in with his latest book }Train Dreams{. Johnson won the National Book Award for }T...

Reducere. Sometimes you have to get lost . . .The Girl: Clio Ford, seventeen, wants to spend the summer smooching her art-store crush, not stuck on a boat in...

Reducere. This book by Ephraim Radner constitutes the first significant theological account of the foundations and methods of the figural reading of Scriptur...

Reducere. P. D. Ouspensky's classic work In Search of the Miraculous was the first to disseminate the ideas of G. I. Gurdjieff, the mysterious master of esot...

Reducere. This is the hardback version. Goddess... Legend... Icon... You thought you knew her...but never before like this. Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) surviv...

The latest novel from the bestselling author of White Wedding and A Winter Flame, this will appeal to fans of Katie Fforde and Jill Mansell. Johnso...