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This volume examines the tumultuous changes that have occurred and are still occurring in the aftermath of European colonization of the globe from 1492 to 1947. Ranges widely over the major themes, regions, theories and practices of postcolonial study Presents...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-05-08
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Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies
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This volume distils into two hundred pages some of the most influential poetry of the Victorian period. Distils into one volume the key poems of the Victorian era. Organised chronologically, allowing readers to perceive continuities and changes through the century. ...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-30
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Blackwell Essential Literature
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This Concise Companion launches students into the study of English Renaissance literature through the central contexts that informed it. Places the poetry within contexts such as: economics; religion; empire and exploration; education, humanism and rhetoric; censorship...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-30
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Concise Companions to Literature and Culture
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This Concise Companion launches students into the study of English Renaissance literature through the central contexts that informed it. Places the poetry within contexts such as: economics; religion; empire and exploration; education, humanism and rhetoric; censorship...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-30
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Concise Companions to Literature and Culture
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This timely volume represents one of the first comprehensive, student-oriented guides to the under-published field of early modern women's writing. Brings together more than twenty leading international scholars to provide the definitive survey volume to the field of...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
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Adventures in Realism offers an accessible introduction to realism as it has evolved since the 19th century. Though focused on literature and literary theory, the significance of technology and the visual arts is also addressed. Comprises 16 newly-commissioned essays...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Concise Companions to Literature and Culture
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Tragedy in Transition is an innovative and exciting introduction to the theory and practice of tragedy. Looks at a broad range of topics in the field of tragedy in literature, from ancient to contemporary times Explores the links between writers from different times...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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This Companion offers a thorough, concise overview of the emerging field of humanities computing. Contains 37 original articles written by leaders in the field. Addresses the central concerns shared by those interested in the subject. Major sections focus on the...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
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Romance is a varied and fluid literary genre, notoriously difficult to define. This groundbreaking Companion surveys the many permutations of romance throughout the ages. Considers the literary and historical development of the romance genre from its classical origins...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
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This major intervention into debates about the postcolonial and the global proposes that theory should embody unevenness as symptom even as it envisions strategies to get beyond unevenness. Radhakrishnan's thought-provoking engagement with theorists and writers from...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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A Companion to Tragedy is an essential resource for anyone interested in exploring the role of tragedy in Western history and culture. Tells the story of the historical development of tragedy from classical Greece to modernity Features 28 essays by renowned scholars...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
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A COMPANION TO SATIRE A COMPANION TO SATIRE “This book forms a substantial contribution to literary studies and is likely to be the standard work on the subject for a decade or two …. The chapters are densely detailed, the vocabulary elevated.”Reference Reviews “This...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
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This comprehensive guide to the history of literary criticism from antiquity to the present day provides an authoritative overview of the major movements, figures, and texts of literary criticism, as well as surveying their cultural, historical, and philosophical...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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In the twentieth century more people spoke English and more people wrote poetry than in the whole of previous history, and this Companion strives to make sense of this crowded poetical era. The original contributions by leading international scholars and practising...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
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A provocative and compelling book that explores the complex relationship between democracy and avant-garde art, offering a surprising new perspective on the critical role that the arts play in democratic governance at home and abroad. Covers a broad range of topics,...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos
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This anthology presents a series of texts in which major twentieth-century thinkers engage in dialogue with their predecessors. Presents a series of texts in which major twentieth-century thinkers engage in dialogue with their predecessors. Offers an innovative way...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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This Dictionary offers points of entry into Derrida’s complex and extensive works. This Dictionary offers points of entry into Derrida’s complex and extensive works. From ‘aporia’ to ‘yes’, the Dictionary suggests ways into Derrida that show what is at stake in his...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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The 35 original essays in A Companion to Narrative Theory constitute the best available introduction to this vital and contested field of humanistic enquiry. Comprises 35 original essays written by leading figures in the field Includes contributions from pioneers in...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
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This Dictionary offers points of entry into Derrida's complex and extensive works. This Dictionary offers points of entry into Derrida's complex and extensive works. From 'aporia' to 'yes', the Dictionary suggests ways into Derrida that show what is at stake in his...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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HOW TO DO THINGS WITH SHAKESPEAREHOW TO DO THINGS WITH SHAKESPEARE “This is a companion to Shakespeare with a difference. Vive la différance!” DAVID BEVINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO “Doing things with literature: scholarly articles are not the only way to go. Aristotle...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2008-04-15
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