Comment faire disparaître une femme de l'histoire ? Et pourquoi ? Écrasée par les responsabilités familiales, Anna Funder se réfugie dans les textes de George Orwell qu'elle admire, lit ses biograph……続きを見る
Un magnifique roman d'amour et d'espionnage dans l'Allemagne nazie, par l'autrice de L'Invisible Madame Orwell, en lice pour le prix du roman Fnac 2024.
Le magnifique portrait de Ruth, jeune photogr……続きを見る
This book addresses the dynamics of normativity and resilience through the lens of translation. Engaging with both domestic and foreign cultural, social, economic, and ethical frameworks, the act of……続きを見る
Chère vous,
Si vous me lisez, c’est que vous venez d’accoucher. Alors permettez-moi d’abord de vous féliciter ! J’espère de tout coeur que cela s’est bien passé, et si ce n’est pas le cas, on trouve……続きを見る
Earthquake and the Invention of America: The Making of Elsewhere Catastrophe explores the role of earthquakes in shaping the deep timeframes and multi-hemispheric geographies of American literary hi……続きを見る
At the heart of 'The Complete Confectioner' lies a rich tapestry of culinary expertise, blending the historical with the innovative through the unique lenses of Hannah Glasse and Maria Wilson. This ……続きを見る
著者:Joanna Bialek
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2022年03月22日
A Textbook in Classical Tibetan is the first comprehensive course book in the Classical Tibetan language written in English. The textbook describes the grammar of pre-16th-century Classical Tibetan ……続きを見る
Fantasmagoriana - Collected Tales of Ghosts'' is an exquisite anthology that traverses the eerie, gothic landscapes of spectral literature. Within its pages, the reader encounters a myriad of litera……続きを見る
As chief advisor to the emperor Nero, Lucius Annaeus Seneca was most influential in ancient Rome as a power behind the throne. His lasting fame derives from his writings on Stoic ideology, in which ……続きを見る
In 'Two Tragedies of Seneca: Medea and The Daughters of Troy', Lucius Annaeus Seneca explores the themes of betrayal, revenge, and the destructive power of emotions. Written in a poetic and philosop……続きを見る
As chief advisor to the emperor Nero, Lucius Annaeus Seneca was most influential in ancient Rome as a power behind the throne. His lasting fame derives from his writings on Stoic ideology, in which ……続きを見る
"Der Heilige Koran: buchstäblich das, was oft rezitiert wird. Ein Netz von Rhythmus und Bedeutung, dessen Worte durch die muslimische Anbetung pulsieren und das an jedem Punkt im Leben des Gläubigen……続きを見る
Gyöngyöt halászni nem könnyű, ahogy sok jó novella közül kiválasztani a gyöngyszemeket sem. Az EZ-Könyv szerzők, az olvasók, és három blogger mégis bevállalta ezt a nehéz feladatot. Gyöngyhalászat c……続きを見る
Performing Race and Torture on the Early Modern Stage provides the first sustained reading of Restoration plays through a performance theory lens. This approach shows that an analysis of the conjoin……続きを見る
Annabel Patterson tackles the hottest topic in literary studies today - `the Great Books debate - providing a superbly formulated moderate stance between the Western canon's radical oppponents and i……続きを見る
著者:Hannah Miodrag
出版社: University Press of Mississippi
発売日: 2013年07月15日
It has become an axiom in comic studies that "comics is a language, not a genre." But what exactly does that mean, and how is discourse on the form both aided and hindered by thinking of it in lingu……続きを見る
Modernism both influenced and was fascinated by the rhetorical and aesthetic manifestations of fascism. In examining how four artists and writers represented fascist leaders, Annalisa Zox-Weaver aim……続きを見る
著者:Michelle Ann Abate
出版社: Johns Hopkins University Press
発売日: 2013年03月01日
"Off with her head!" decreed the Queen of Hearts, one of a multitude of murderous villains populating the pages of children's literature explored in this volume.
Given the long-standing belief that ……続きを見る
著者:Marianna Klar
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2009年09月10日
Al-Tha’labi was a renowned Qur’anic scholar of the fifth/eleventh century, and his ‘Ara’is al-majalis is arguably the finest and most widely consulted example of the Islamic qisas al-anbiya’ genre.
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This book explores the interface between speech perception and production through a longitudinal acoustic analysis of the speech of postlingually deaf adults with cochlear implants (electrode and co……続きを見る
Alan Nadel provides a unique analysis of the rise of American postmodernism by viewing it as a breakdown in Cold War cultural narratives of containment. These narratives, which embodied an American ……続きを見る
Tucked among the great pioneer destinations on the Oregon Trail is the fertile agricultural area of the Willamette Valley. Today the valley forms the cultural and political heart of Oregon and is ho……続きを見る
Definitions of language cluster around two non-contradictory views: one that language is a shared code, a social entity, and the other that language is the knowledge that enables a native speaker to……続きを見る
著者:Suzannah Dunn
出版社: HarperCollins Publishers
発売日: 2014年01月30日
Sadie is in a tailspin: will anyone break her fall?
Having had more than her share of misfortune, Sadie Summerfield seems to have finally ended up lucky. She has the perfect homelife. For the first ……続きを見る
著者:Suzannah Dunn
出版社: HarperCollins Publishers
発売日: 2010年07月08日
The new novel from the bestselling author of THE SIXTH WIFE.
When 12-year-old Katherine Howard comes to live in the Duchess of Norfolk's household, poor relation Cat Tilney is deeply suspicious. The……続きを見る
著者:Suzannah Dunn
出版社: HarperCollins Publishers
発売日: 2008年09月04日
A gripping novel of love, passion, betrayal and heartbreak. Katherine Parr survived Henry VIII to find true love with Thomas Seymour – only to realise that her love was based on a lie.
Clever, sensi……続きを見る
Women and Comedy: History, Theory, Practice presents the most current international scholarship on the complexity and subversive potential of women’s comedic speech, literature, and performance. Ear……続きを見る
Reconsiders the centrality of a remarkable American writer of the ante- and postbellum periods
Elizabeth Stoddard was a gifted writer of fiction, poetry, and journalism; successfully published withi……続きを見る
Marvell: The Writer in Public Life is substantially revised from Professor Patterson's well received 1978 study, including a new introduction and new chapter on Marvell and secret history. This impo……続きを見る
100 stunning, ingenious and absorbing infographics all about literature, featuring your favourite books and authors!
Infographic Guide to Literature presents unique, witty and surprising facts about……続きを見る