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Death is often encountered in English coursesーHamlet’s death, celebrity death, death from the terrorist attacks on 9/11ーbut students rarely have the opportunity to write about their own experience……続きを見る

Proust's Cup of Tea analyzes Proust's reading of various Victorian authors and shows how they contributed to A la recherche du temps perdu. This book proves that British literature and art played a ……続きを見る

The 1909 arrival of Serge de Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in Paris marked the beginning of some two decades of collaboration among littérateurs, painters, musicians, and choreographers, many not nativ……続きを見る

The most prolific historian of early modern German literature in the twentieth century, Klaus Garber has largely remained unknown to English-language scholars. The seven essays selected here are tra……続きを見る

The interaction of poetry and politics has shaped Joan into a transnational myth dedicated to the most contradictory causes. No other character has inspired a more impressive list of writers, but no……続きを見る

Provides the instructors of introductory technical communication courses with a set of resources for their classrooms. 続きを見る

During much of the twentieth century, Irish women's position was on the boundaries of national life. Using Julia Kristeva's theories of nationhood, often particularly relevant to Ireland, this study……続きを見る

What role did music play in the creation of a new aesthetics of poetry in French from the 1860s to the 1930s? How did music serve as an unassimilable 'other' against which the French symbolist poets……続きを見る

This is the first extended treatment of the English translations, stagings, and reception of the political plays of Dario Fo and Franca Rame. Focusing on the United Kingdom and the United States, St……続きを見る

Drawing upon the rich heterogeneity of Denis Diderot's texts-whether scientific, aesthetic, philosophic or literary-Andrew Clark locates and examines an important epistemological shift both in Dider……続きを見る

The British Book Trade and Spanish American Independence is a pioneering study of the export of books from Britain to early-independent Spanish America, which considers all phases of production, dis……続きを見る

Lucia Ruprecht's study is the first monograph in English to analyse the relationship between nineteenth-century German literature and theatrical dance. Combining cultural history with close readings……続きを見る

Through an examination of Old Norse and Celtic parallels to certain works of Chaucer, McTurk here identifies hitherto unrecognized sources for these works in early Irish tradition. He revives the id……続きを見る

In 1767, more than a century before Germany was incorporated as a modern nation-state, the city of Hamburg chartered the first Deutsches Nationaltheater. What can it have meant for a German playhous……続きを見る

For the past 30 years, the so-called 'Troubles' thriller has been the dominant fictional mode for representing Northern Ireland, leading to the charge that the crudity of this popular genre appropri……続きを見る

This study compares text/image interaction as manifested in emblem books (and related forms) and the modern bande dessinée, or French-language comic strip. It moves beyond the issue of defining the ……続きを見る

Well illustrated, accessibly presented, and drawing on a comprehensive range of historical documents, including British, German and other European images, and literary as well as non-literary texts ……続きを見る

Italian writer and political activist Ignazio Silone spent fifteen years from 1929 to 1944 as a political exile in Switzerland. Focusing on this period, this book throws new light on Silone's comple……続きを見る

Analyzing four best-selling novels - by both women and men - written in the feminine voice, this book traces how the creation of women-centered salons and the emergence of a feminine poetic style en……続きを見る

Basic Japanese: A Grammar and Workbook comprises an accessible reference grammar and related exercises in a single volume. This book presents 25 individual grammar points, covering the core material……続きを見る

Get on the Fast Track to Mastering the Italian Verb System! Confident use of verbs is an essential foundation for learning Italian. Italian Verb Drills will help you lay this foundation through clea……続きを見る

Learn the Japanese alphabets with 365 practice sheets ー a new character or word for each day of the year! In 365 days (or less) you can learn the two Japanese alphabets, hiragana and katakana with ……続きを見る

This fourth edition of Hebrew: An Essential Grammar includes expanded coverage of some of the key areas of Hebrew grammar including roots, adverbs and nouns. Additional examples have been added thro……続きを見る

With the aid of the various techniques mentioned in this book, I hope to propagate the reading of Classics to everyone . . . every student, parent, and educator. Through the use of these techniques,……続きを見る

Do you find it hard to make friends? Do you struggle to know what to say to start a conversation? In this book, Paul Jordan, who is on the autism spectrum, explains how to make sense of everyday soc……続きを見る

Dutch: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference to modern Dutch grammar. The volume is organized to promote a thorough understanding, and offers a stimulating analysis of the complexities of ……続きを見る

Get on the Fast Track to Mastering the German Verb System! Confident use of verbs is an essential foundation for learning German. German Verb Drills will help you lay this foundation through clear e……続きを見る

A handy supplement to studying characters in class or independently that teaches useful tricks for remembering words and tones. From one of the authors of Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar comes Spe……続きを見る

Learn to speak and write Chinese with confidence while avoiding common mistakes! Here is a concise guide to supplement any course of study and help with homework, travel, and test preparation. Topic……続きを見る

Get on the Fast Track to Mastering the Spanish Verb System! Confident use of verbs is an essential foundation for learning Spanish. Spanish Verb Drills will help you lay this foundation through clea……続きを見る