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This book is the first full critical history of incognito social investigation texts – in other words, works detailing their authors’ experiences whilst pretending to be poor. The most famous exampl……続きを見る

Impossible Modernism reads the writings of German philosopher and critic Walter Benjamin (1892–1940) and Anglo-American poet and critic T. S. Eliot (1888–1965) to examine the relationship between li……続きを見る

Ends of Enlightenment explores three realms of eighteenth-century European innovation that remain active in the twenty-first century: the realist novel, philosophical thought, and the physical scien……続きを見る

Eighteenth-century Europe, preoccupied with both the origins and the defense of reason, was naturally concerned with what might be the root of all error. A topic any systematic account of knowledge ……続きを見る

Descartes's notion of subjectivity changed the way characters would be written, performed by actors, and received by audiences. His coordinate system reshaped how theatrical space would be conceived……続きを見る

Counterfeit Capital is a comparative and interdisciplinary study exploring the unexpected yet essential relationship between irony and capital in the texts of Baudelaire and Marx. It argues for the ……続きを見る

What role do legal trials have in collective processes of coming to terms with a history of mass violence? How does the theatrical structure of a criminal trial facilitate and limit national process……続きを見る

Using a combination of statistical analysis of census material and social history, this book describes the ageing of Ireland’s population from the start of the Union up to the introduction of the ol……続きを見る

Behler discusses the current state of thought on modernity and postmodernity, detailing the intellectual problems to be faced and examining the positions of such central figures in the debate as Lyo……続きを見る

This book provides scholars, both national and international, with a basis for advanced research in children’s literature in collections. Examining books for children published across five centuries……続きを見る

Extrait : Il paraît que l’opinion publique en Allemagne interdit de parler des conséquences néfastes et dangereuses d’une guerre, surtout s’il s’agit d’une guerre victorieuse. On écoute d’autant plu……続きを見る

Brown Romantics: Poetry and Nationalism in the Global Nineteenth Century proceeds from the conviction that it is high time for the academy in general and scholars of European Romanticism to acknowle……続きを見る

Glicine, rosa, caprifoglio, menta, timo, fragole: il giardino è un mondo di rumori, odori, un concentrato di vita. Esplorandone le origini e la diversità scopriamo che i giardini sono il riflesso de……続きを見る

Winner of the British Association for Contemporary Literary Studies (BACLS) 2017 Edited Collection Prize This book is a challenging and engaging collection of original essays on the novels of Alan H……続きを見る

This engrossing, ground-breaking book challenges the long-held conviction that prior to the second divorce referendum of 1995 Irish people could not obtain a divorce that gave them the right to rema……続きを見る

This book explores the phenomenon of second sight in nineteenth-century literature and culture. Second sight is a form of prophetic vision associated with the folklore of the Scottish Highlands and ……続きを見る

This book argues that increasingly transnational reading contexts of the twenty-first century place new pressures on fundamental questions about how we read literary fiction. Prompted by the stylist……続きを見る

Los autores de la mejor literatura del siglo XX desfilan por las páginas de este libro. Premios Nobel, escritores controvertidos, amados, heterodoxos, muchas de las grandes voces que han conformado ……続きを見る

Esta obra recoge una selección de artículos y textos más o menos "urgentes" publicados por el autor en diferentes medios a lo largo de más de una década. No se trata de una compilación caprichosa y ……続きを見る

Este ebook presenta "La Celestina", con un índice dinámico y detallado. La Celestina es el nombre con el que se conoce desde el siglo XVI la obra titulada primero Comedia de Calisto y Melibea y desp……続きを見る

Die Untersuchung widmet sich aus literatur- und kulturwissenschaftlicher Perspektive den Texten der spanischen Geschlechterdebatte des 18. Jahrhunderts. Sie beleuchtet die Ambiguität aufklärerischer……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: Scène I. La chambre d’Alix et de Blancheflor. ALIX. J’ai beau travailler, ma sœur, je n’aurai jamais fini de broder cette chape pour le saint jour de Pâques. BLANCHEFLOR. Je t’aiderai, ma t……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: Scène première Frontin, Marinette. Frontin, entrant, à part. Quoi ! Marinette ici ! Marinette, même jeu. Frontin ! quelle rencontre ! Frontin, de même. La coquine ! Marinette, de même. Le d……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: TRADITION ALLEMANDE DONT EST TIRÉ LE SUJET DU BALLET DE GISELLE OU LES WILIS. Il existe une tradition de la danse nocturne connue dans les pays slaves sous le nom de Wili. ー Les Wilis sont……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: ACTE PREMIER Le théâtre représente une salle du harem d’une riche architecture arabe. De chaque côté retombent des portières en tapisserie. Des fleurs sont placées dans de grands vases du J……続きを見る

This engrossing volume studies the poetics of evil in early modern English culture, reconciling the Renaissance belief that literature should uphold morality with the compelling and attractive repre……続きを見る

This book situates the single woman within the evolving landscape of modernity, examining how she negotiated rural and urban worlds, explored domestic and bohemian roles, and traversed public and pr……続きを見る

The Collected Works of John Buchan (Illustrated) is a comprehensive collection of the legendary author's literature, showcasing his versatile writing style which seamlessly blends adventure, mystery……続きを見る

Leo Tolstoy's 'The Complete Works' stands as a monumental collection of some of the greatest literary works to have ever graced the world of literature. Bursting at the seams with a diverse range of……続きを見る

There were a lot of interesting facts, people and places during the Middle Ages. Among these were the monasteries. You know monasteries as places of meditation and peace. In the old times, they serv……続きを見る