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This book examines the topic of excess in modern Irish writing in terms of mysticism, materialism, myth and language. The study engages ideas of excess as they appear in works by major thinkers from……続きを見る

This book serves as a retrieval and reevaluation of a rich haul of comic caricatures from the turbulent years between the Reform Bill crisis of the early 1830s and the rise and fall of Chartism in t……続きを見る

This article, "English Satire," from the January 1863 issue of The Knickerbocker magazine, provides an in-depth look at the role of satire in classic English literature. 続きを見る

Im vorliegenden Werk werden typische Strukturen der gesprochenen romanischen Sprachen auf unterschiedlichen sprachlichen Ebenen Informationsstruktur, Syntax (Satzbau), Prosodie (Intonation/Tonhöhenv……続きを見る

In Honoré de Balzac's landmark work, 'Lost Illusions (Complete Edition),' readers are immersed in the world of Lucien de Rubempré, a young poet from the provinces who dreams of literary success in t……続きを見る

This article, "The Wives of the Poets," from the February 1861 issue of The Knickerbocker magazine, tells anecdotes and stories of the the wives of poets and authors of classical literary fame. 続きを見る

This book offers a new interpretation of the place of periodicals in nineteenth-century Ireland. Case studies of representative titles as well as maps and visual material (lithographs, wood engravin……続きを見る

As early modernists with an interest in the literary culture of Shakespeare’s time, we work in a field that contains many significant losses: of texts, of contextual information, of other forms of c……続きを見る

This book develops a theory of aesthetic fiction’s impact on social identities. Throughout five case studies, the author develops the argument that social identities are nurtured by and may even eme……続きを見る

Clive James read, learned and recited poetry aloud for most of his life. In this, the last book he completed before his death, the much-loved poet, broadcaster and author offers a selection of his f……続きを見る

This book examines the two-way impacts between Brecht and Chinese culture and drama/theatre, focusing on Chinese theatrical productions since the end of the Cultural Revolution all the way to the fi……続きを見る

Goethe's Willhelm Meister novels, widely held to be the most significant and influential in all of German literature, have traditionally been classed as Bildungsroman, or 'novels of formation'. In G……続きを見る

The twenty-first century has witnessed a resurgence of economic inequality, racial exclusion, and political hatred, causing questions of collective identity and belonging to assume new urgency. In M……続きを見る

From the pen of the Irish poet and essayist, Robert Lynd, comes a collection of humorous and satirical essay on the literary scene of his day with critiques of poets and and poetry, ranging from Pep……続きを見る

An energetic woman, Inchbald achieved fame as an actress, novelist, playwright and critic. This work includes her eleven surviving diaries, which record Inchbald's social contacts and professional a……続きを見る

This book presents the first full-length study of the stylistically experimental and influential novelist George Moore’s (1852-1933) repeated acts of rewriting. Moore extensively and repeatedly revi……続きを見る

Fredric Jameson's survey of Structuralism and Russian Formalism is, at the same time, a critique of their basic methodology. He lays bare the presuppositions of the two movements, clarifying the rel……続きを見る

This book examines how the transcultural and transnational migration of people, texts, and ideas has transformed the paradigm of national literature, with Britain and Ireland as case studies. The st……続きを見る

La vida está tejida por un hilo continuo de acontecimientos y esperas. «Esperar es una lata» –reza la primera frase del libro–, pero esperar es inevitable; es algo que hacemos constantemente: espera……続きを見る

Selected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title From Odysseus to Aeneas, from Beowulf to King Arthur, from the Mahâbhârata to the Ossetian "Nart" tales, epic heroes and their stories ha……続きを見る

"Zergatik idatzi dudan liburu hau, zein helbururekin? Nik ere, jende askok bezala, zalantzak ditut literaturaren zergati eta zertarakoez; ez dakit literaturak ezertarako balio duen, bai ala ez. Izan……続きを見る

That Mad Ache, set in high-society Paris in the mid-1960's, recounts the emotional battle unleashed in the heart of Lucile, a sensitive but rootless young woman who finds herself caught between her ……続きを見る

In the midst of the climate crisis and the threat of the sixth extinction, we can no longer claim to be the masters of nature. Rather, we need to unlearn our species’ arrogance for the sake of all a……続きを見る

Gustave Flaubert's 'Bouvard & Pécuchet' is a masterpiece of French literature, known for its satirical and comedic portrayal of two aspiring intellectuals who embark on countless pursuits of knowled……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky: Novels, Short Stories and Autobiographical Writings" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of co……続きを見る

The Complete Novellas & Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a collection that showcases the depth and complexity of Dostoyevsky's writing. Known for his psychological insight and philosophical th……続きを見る

Unravels an internationally esteemed author's quest for a homeland A writer described as a "Jew in search of a fatherland" and a "wanderer in flight toward a tragic end," the Austrian writer Joseph ……続きを見る

Ziel dieser qualitativen Langzeitstudie ist es, Französischlehrkräften ei-ne Stimme zu geben und sie bei ihrer Aufgabe zu unterstützen, Lernerauto-nomie, und damit effizientes Lernen, zu fördern. Hi……続きを見る

An ambitious comparative study of British and Latin American literature produced across a century of economic colonization. Winner of the Sonya Rudikoff Prize by the Northeast Victorian Studies Asso……続きを見る

This book is the first to examine life writing and disability in the context of Irish culture. It will be valuable to readers interested in Disability Studies, Irish Studies, autobiography and life ……続きを見る