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The book presents the reader with a compendium of accessible essays illustrating the connection between meta-theory, theory and substantive research across sociology, philosophy, literary studies, politics, media studies, psychology and science studiesthe flexibility of critical realism is illustrated in the range of topics discussed - ranging from quantum mechanics to cyberspace, to literary theory, nature, smoking, the future of marx, the unconscious and, of course, postmodernism and the future of theory itselfpublished see oxfam website for delivery information read moreafter postmodernism brings together some of the best-known names in the field to present the first truly interdisciplinary introduction to critical realismthe last few years have seen a growing interest in critical realism as a possible, alternative way of moving forwardoxfam shop fulwood road what comes after 'postmodernism'? a buzzword which began as an energising, radical critique became, by the 20th century's end, a byword for fracture, eclecticism, political apathy and intellectual exhaustionthe virtues of critical realism lie in its successful provision of a philosophical grounding for the social sciences and humanities and of a methodology applicable to many different fields of analysis
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He illustrates his argument from theories of autobiography, where literary and feminist critiques provide tools for reflecting upon his childhoodoxfam shop fulwood road in this account of literary approaches to the bible, jeffrey staley shows how people's life experiences relate to what they read in the scripturessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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There are entertaining plot summaries, unpretentious definitions of literary movements and fresh insights into authors' livesthis survival kit will guide you painlessly through the western literary canon, century by century: from ancient greek drama to the modern novel, via beowulf, chaucer, shakespeare, romantic poetry, tolstoy and proustoxfam shop colne road there they sit, the great tomes of classical literature, taunting you with their length and difficulty, as you ask: which books are the most important and why - and what's actually any good? why does most writing about the classics have words like 'seminal' or 'oeuvre' in it? what does postmodernism mean? can i get away with just reading the introduction?now you can enjoy the classics without fearthis book will make the things you've read clearer, inspire you to tackle the ones you've always meant to and make you sound far cleverer than you really arewith each work assigned ratings from 1 to 10 on importance, accessibility and fun, you'll discover what's really worth bothering with and what you can safely discard without guiltsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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One million words long and ten years in the making, churchill's marlborough stands as both a literary and historical masterpiece, giving us unique insights into the churchill of world war ii, for just as churchill's literary skill helps us understand the complexities of marlborough's life, so too did his writing of marlborough help churchill master the arts of military strategy and diplomacy" from the preface to volume onejohn churchill, the duke of marlborough (), was one of the greatest military commanders and statesmen in the history of englandmarlborough also bequeathed the world another great british military strategist and diplomat - his descendant, winston sthis two-volume edition includes the entire text and almost all the original mapsalthough he helped james ii crush the rebellion of the duke of monmouth, marlborough later supported william of orange against james ii in the glorious revolution of and brilliantly managed england's diplomatic triumphs during the war of the spanish successionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morechurchill, who wrote this book to redeem marlborough's reputation from macaulay's smearsoxfam bookshop knutsford "it is my hope to recall this great shade from the past, and not only invest him with his panoply, but make him living and intimate to modern eyesvictorious in the battles of blenheim (), ramillies (), and countless other campaigns, marlborough, whose political intrigues were almost as legendary as his military skill, never fought a battle he didn't win
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Bringing together textual studies, literary criticism and book trade history, dobranski provides fresh insight into renaissance constructions of authorship and offers discerning interpretations of publications by sir philip sidney, ben jonson, john donne, robert herrick and john miltonthe omissions in all these writers' works provide a unique window into english literary history: through these blank spaces we glimpse the tension between implication and inference, between writers' intentions and readers' responses and between an individual author and a collaborative communityin this book, stephen boxfam bookshop victoria pristine condition: while authors in early modern england were gaining new authority - legally, economically and symbolically - renaissance readers also were expected to participate in and make use of an author's writingsdobranski examines how the seventeenth-century phenomenon of printing apparently unfinished works ushered in a new emphasis on authors' responsibility for written texts while it simultaneously reinforced renaissance practices of active readingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop st albans a literary thriller in the tradition of umberto eco what begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behind  translated from the original by lucia graves see oxfam website for delivery information read more but as daniel grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son danielthe discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be aliveand allows him to choose one book from the shelves; he pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print
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Oxfam shop pershore a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecowhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behinddaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn thema page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadthe discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alivesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print
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It celebrates morrison's extraordinary contribution to the literary worldthroughout mouth full of blood our search for truth, moral integrity and expertise is met by toni morrison with controlled anger, elegance and literary excellencethey are concerned with race, gender and globalisationthe collection is structured in three parts and these are heart-stoppingly introduced by a prayer for the dead of 9/11, a meditation on martin luther king and a eulogy for james baldwinthe duty of the press and the role of the artistshe was a magician with language, who understood the power of words" - oprah winfreya vital non-fiction collection from one of the most celebrated and revered american writersspanning four decades, these essays, speeches and meditations interrogate the world around us'the nobel lecture in literature, see oxfam website for delivery information read moremouth full of blood is a powerful, erudite and essential gathering of ideas that speaks to us allshe speaks to graduating students and visitors to both the louvre and america's black holocaust museum"she was our consciencemorrison's nobel lecture, on the power of language, is accompanied by lectures to amnesty international and the newspaper association of americashe revisits the bluest eye, sula and beloved; reassessing the novels that have become touchstones for generations of readersbut we do languagethat may be the measure of our livesthat may be the meaning of life'word-work is sublime, she thinks, because it is generative; it makes meaning that secures our difference, our human difference-the way in which we are like no other lifethe sweep of american history and the current state of politicsshe used them to roil us, to wake us, to educate us and help us grapple with our deepest wounds and try to comprehend themour truth-teller
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecowhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behinddaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn thema page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadthe discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alivesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print
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This collection opened up a different kind of literary history and has pressing relevance for discussions of 'britishness' see oxfam website for delivery information read morein this volume, a team of leading renaissance literary critics read a broad range of texts from the period, including plays of shakespeare, in light of british historyhistorians describe 'britain' as a multiple kingdom, with a long history of conflictenglish history of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries often overlooks the contribution of ireland, scotland and wales to the formation of the british stateprominent historians respond to the issues raised by the volumeoxfam bookshop wallingford though british history and identity in the early modern period are intensively researched areas, the role of literature in the construction of 'britishness' is under-examined
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Ranging from scholarly papers to literary non-fiction, critical writing to lectures, each allows a different way in to the book's central preoccupationusing both philosophy of language and an editor's literary ear, theory and the author's own experience as a poet, this book examines good writing practice from the inside out; and asks how it can be developed: by teaching and community facilitation, by reading and travelling and, where those two interests come together, in translationincluded is a set of 'reviews' of exemplary translations'travelling' explores issues of cultural translation: whether those originate in the geographical or between discursive culturesit looks closely at questions of evaluation, ethics and purposeon listening is an indispensable vade mecum for teachers and students of creative writing; it is also, however, a topical read for anyone concerned with the state of poetry in britain todayafter an introductory essay which sets the scene by looking at contemporary british poet-critics, the book is divided into four sections - 'translating', 'travelling', 'teaching' and 'reading' - though its thesis suggests these categories are linkedoxfam bookshop cheltenham on listening is a collection of essays on poetry, written for various occasions over the last few yearsan epilogue reflects on 'the ephemeral''teaching' draws on more than a dozen years' experience in universities, schools and, particularly, in pioneering writing in health and social care, to explore the differences between community and education practice'translating' looks at the nature of that practice and its context, with particular reference to the writer's work with central european literaturesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreon listening is concerned, centrally, with the nature of poetic practice'reading' surveys some of the writer's personal poetic enthusiasms, with particular stress on writing from beyond britain and by women
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Oxfam shop dumfries 'a stellar literary eventthe biggest risk of her literary life' margaret atwoodaccording to queeney is a masterly evocation of the last years of dr johnson, arguably britain's greatest man of lettersthe time is the s and s and johnson, having completed his life's major work (he compiled the first ever dictionary of the english language) is running an increasingly chaotic lifewritten with panache and an enviable economytorn between his strict morality and his undeclared passion for mrs thrale, the wife of an old friend, according to queeney reveals one of britain's most wonderful characters in all his wit and glorysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreabove all, though, this is a story of love and friendship and brilliantly narrated by queeney, mrs thrale's daughter, looking back over her life
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The nine essays which follow place jung, the man and his work, in three important contexts: historical, literary and intellectualnext, in literary context, two essays investigate jung's reading of e t a hoffman, and thomas mann's reception of jungian ideasin historical context, jung's visions during his confrontation with the unconscious, his attitude towards national socialism, and the composition of his so-called autobiography are examinedcopyright/first publishedoxfam books & music beaconsfield the interest in jung shows no sign of abating, with international controversy surrounding the origins of analytical psychologyjung in contexts is a unique collection of the most important essays on jung and analytical psychology over two decadesthe softback cover has some shelfwear but is in good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe pages are unmarkedfinally, in intellectual context, jung's work is viewed in terms of the traditions of german and french thought from which it drew so many impulses: schopenhauer, nietzsche, bergsonthe binding is sounda comprehensive introduction traces the growth and development of analytical psychology and its institutions
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames twenty books by the canadian political scientist and humourist, as follows (with the date of this copy): arcadian adventures with the idle rich, third edition, literary lapses, moonbeams from the larger lunacy, college days, over the footlights and other fancies, first edition, the hohenzollens in america, the garden of folly, short circuits, first edition, essays and literary studies, fifth edition, humour - its theory and technique, reprint, our heritage of liberty, first edition, winnowed wisdom, first edition, further foolishness, fourth edition, frenzied fiction, third edition, mark twain, first edition, happy stories, first edition, the leacock book, first edition, my discovery of england, behind the beyond, elements of political science, all volumes in generally good condition, with the exception of happy stories, which is a little squashedall volumes published by john lane the bodley head, except mark twain, by peter davies, and elements of political science by archibald constable & cono dust jackets, except for our heritage of libertysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Beat poets: this rousing anthology features the work of more than twenty-five writers from the great twentieth-century counter-cultural literary movementoxfam shop exmouth jazz poems: this rousing anthology features the work of more than twenty-five writers from the great twentieth-century counter-cultural literary movementleroi jones's plaintive ''preface to a twenty volume suicide note'' and bob kaufman's stirring ''abomunist manifesto'' appear here alongside statements on poetics and the alternately incendiary and earnest correspondence of beat generation writersvisceral and powerful, infused with an unmediated spiritual and social awareness, this is a rich and varied tribute and, in the populist spirit of the beats, a vital addition to the libraries of readers everywheresee oxfam website for delivery information read morewriting with an audacious swagger and an iconoclastic zeal, and declaiming their verse with dramatic flourish in smoke-filled cafés, the beats gave birth to a literature of previously unimaginable expressive rangethe defining work of allen ginsberg and jack kerouac provides the foundation for this collection, which also features the improvisational verse of such beat legends as gregory corso, lawrence ferlinghetti, gary snyder and michael mcclure and the work of such women writers as diane di prima and denise levertov
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And that's just for starters' - time outmeet thursday next, literary detective without equal, fear or boyfriendthere is another , where london's criminal gangs have moved into the lucrative literary market, and thursday next is on the trail of the new crime wave's mr bigperhaps today just isn't going to be thursday's dayfiction will never be the same againthursday sets out to find a way into the book to repair the damagejane eyre is goneblink and you miss a vital narrative leapthere are shades of douglas adams, lewis carroll, 'clockwork orange' and ''but solving crimes against literature isn't easy when you also have to find time to halt the crimean war, persuade the man you love to marry you, and figure out who really wrote shakespeare's playssee oxfam website for delivery information read more'always ridiculous, often hilariousoxfam shop colne road the first book in the phenomenally successful thursday next series, from number one bestselling author jasper ffordejoin her on a truly breathtaking adventure, and find out for yourselfacheron hades has been kidnapping certain characters from works of fiction and holding them to ransom
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He was secretary of the literary magazines proloog and de gids, and the editior of slauerhoff's posthumous workcornelis pieter (kees) lekkerkerker (willeskop, 15 november - amsterdam, 28 august ) was a dutch literary expert, text editor and bibliographerare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihella van lelyveld-haasse (hella haasse) - handwritten letter to k[ees] lekkerkerker, signed - manuscript in blue ink on a sheet of writing paper cm - 16 lines, only recto - in good conditionhélène serafia (hella) haasse (batavia, 2 february - amsterdam, 29 september ), pen name hella shooft prize, and in she received the dutch literature prize5/7 of volume ) of de gids, hella haasse wrote the article: “de huiskamer van de toekomst”haasse, was a dutch writer of novels, essays, theatre and poetryadded: carbon copy of a typewritten letter from lekkerkerker to haasse dated asking her to make a contribution to a special issue of de gids of october / november , to be devoted to “the world of tomorrow”haasse submits her article with the remark that she finds it a very difficult subject to address in such a short period of timein she was awarded the p(wikipedia) read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeletter in response to a letter from lekkerkerker who had asked her to contribute to a special issue (“de wereld van morgen”) of de gidsat the top right someone, probably lekkerkerker, has written a date in pencilcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The complete works will revolutionize waugh studies, and offer new insights for twentieth-century literary and cultural studies generallywaughs works are placed in their rich literary and historical context, enabling readers to appreciate for the first time the range and complexity of his thinking and artistic practice, and linking this to the work of his contemporaries in britain, america and europeonly 15% of waugh's letters have previously been publishedthe edition's general editor is alexander waugh, evelyn waugh's grandson and editor of the twelve-volume personal writings sequencethe origins of the works are explored, and annotations to each piece seek to assist the modern readerall volumes will be beautifully produced, and have comprehensive introductions and detailed annotationthis volume is part of the complete works of evelyn waugh critical edition, which brings together all waugh's published and previously unpublished writings for the first time with comprehensive introductions and annotation, and a full account of each text's manuscript development and textual variantslong interred in fashion magazines, popular newspapers, sober journals, undergraduate reviews, and bbc archives, 110 of the 170 pieces in the volume have never before been reprintedalexander waugh, evelyn waugh's grandson, is editing a twelve-volume personal writings sequence for the series, intercalating over letters with the complete, unexpurgated diariesfinally, in early waugh travelled for three months in remote british guiana, resulting in nine travel articles and a handful of dust, acclaimed as one of the most distinguished novels of the centuryfiction and non-fiction volumes will also contain a full account of each text's manuscript development and textual variantswaugh was 19 when his first oxford review appeared, 31 when the spectator printed his last review ofthis is a young writer's book, and the always lucid articles and reviews it presents read as fresh and lively, as challenging and opinionated, as the day they first appearedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreseveral typescripts of articles and reviews are published here for the first time, as are a larger number of unsigned pieces never before identified as waugh'sthe volume embraces university journalism; essays from waugh's years of drift after oxford; forcefully emphatic articles and contrasting sophisticated reviews written for the metropolitan press from to (the most active and enterprising years of waugh's career); reports for three newspapers of a coronation in abyssinia and essays for the times on the condition of ethiopia and on british policy in arabiaoriginal texts, so easily distorted in the production process, have been established as far as possible using manuscript and other controlsno other edition of a british novelist has been undertaken on this scaleoxfam bookshop victoria the complete works of evelyn waugh offers the first scholarly edition of waugh's work, bringing together all of his extant writings and graphic art: novels, biographies, travel writing, short fiction, essays, articles, reportage, reviews, poems, juvenilia, parerga, drawings, and designsthis first volume of evelyn waugh's articles, essays, and reviews contains every traceable piece of journalism that research could uncover written by waugh between january , when he first went up to oxford, and december , when he had recently returned from british guiana and was enjoying the runaway success of a handful of dust
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Oxfam bookshop st albans a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecowhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behinddaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn thema page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alivethen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print
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Oxfam shop macclesfield why should we not find the novel more philosophically advanced than the essay? reversing the usual order followed by literary critics, the author interprets the novel as an elucidation, and not as a simple transposition, of the essaythe book is not only a general interpretation of proust's novel and its construction; it includes detailed discussions of such topics as literature and philosophy, the nature of the literary genres, the poetics of the novel, the definition of art, modernity and postmodernity, and the sociology of literature vg condition apart from a small bit of glue on spine - in photo see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Claude cahun (nee lucy schwob) was without a doubt one of the most extraordinary literary and artistic figures of the twentieth centuryfirst published in in a limited edition of only 500 copies, disavowals is now seen as her key literary work and a lost masterpiece of surrealist literatureit is now made available to an english-speaking public for the first timethere is a little creasing to the top edge of the cover and some bumping to the cornersoxfam bookshop new milton used, good condition, soft cover, english language edition publishedwhile her reputation as an artist of startling originality has steadily grown since her death in , her achievement as one of the leading avant-garde writers of her generation has been largely overlooked in the english-speaking world, primarily due to the lack of adequate english translationstranslated by susan de muth, with commentary by francois leperlier, agnes lhermitte, jennifer mundy and susan de muthotherwise the book is in good condition, with sound binding, good spine and clean, unmarked pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read morein an extensive commentary, leading authorities introduce the work and explore how cahun's mysterious and poetic writings relate to the photomontages created to accompany them, reproduced here from the original glass-plate negatives
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Walsh, a dazzling new literary voice my sunshine away is an extraordinary debut novel from a unique new literary voicebehind every white picket fence in suburbia lies a tangled web of darknessno one sees a thing and the perpetrator is not caughtchildhood in small-town america is filled with dreamy, technicolour days of innocence, but beneath the homely comforts and familiarity, this world is rotten to its very corefor every fan of the lovely bones and the virgin suicides comes a new and haunting tale of disturbance in suburbia welcome to woodland hills, louisiana: a place of lush, sweltering summers, neighbourhood cookouts in every backyard and vats of chilled beer under the crepe myrtlesin his zeal to solve the mystery, the teenage detective stumbles across a sinister world he doesn't recognise, drawing ever closer to a terrifying denouementa terrible crime is just about to take placebut before this long, hot summer is out, it will become clear that the friendly community of woodland hills has much to hideoxfam bookshop royal exchange square former library book my sunshine away is an extraordinary debut novel from mshe is raped just yards from her front doorone day lindy simpson cycles home from school and straight into a trap: someone is lying in wait for her, a wire strung between lampposts blocking the pathafter her assault he becomes determined to solve the crime, investigating each suspect in the neighbourhoodsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreher fourteen year old neighbour has cherished a crush on lindy, the ultimate girl next door, since they were kids
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This text provides an introduction to literary theory as it relates to theatre and performanceoxfam shop smithdown road theory/theatre: an introduction provides a unique and engaging introduction to literary theory as it relates to theatre and performancemark fortier lucidly examines current theoretical approaches, from semiotics, poststructuralism, to cultural materialism, postcolonial studies and feminist theoryan introduction is the only study of its kind and will be invaluable reading for new students and scholars of performance studiesmark fortier examines current theoretical approaches, from semiotics and poststructuralism to cultural materialism, postcolonial studies and feminist theorydrawing upon examples from shakespeare and aphra behn, to chekhov, artaud, cixous and churchill, the author examines the specific realities of theatre in order to come to a richer understanding of the relations between performance and cultural theorysee oxfam website for delivery information read moredrawing upon examples from shakespeare and aphra behn, to chekhov, artaud, cixous and churchill, the author examines the specific realities of theatre in order to come to a richer understanding of the relations between performance and cultural theory
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Oxfam bookshop kingsbridge the literary image of los angeles has evolved since the s from promotional literature that hyped the region as a new eden to contemporary visions of the city as a perplexing, sometimes corrupt, even apocalyptic place that foreshadows and reflects all that is wrong with americain imagining los angeles, the first literary history of the city in more than fifty years, critic david fine traces the history and mood of the place through the work of writers as diverse as helen hunt jackson, mary austin, norman mailer, raymond chandler, joan didion, carolyn see, and many otherssome marks to page edges and one page corner crease, but overall still a very good clean copythis is essential reading for anyone interested in the literature and changing image of southern californiasee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis lively and engaging text focuses on the way these writers saw los angeles and used the image of the city as an element in their work, and on how that image has changed as the city itself became ever larger, more complex, and more socially and ethnically diversefirst published in , imagining los angeles is available now for the first time in paperback
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Copy reserved by the parisian publishing company and bookstore, for the illustrator, publishing staff and the literary pressthe author of the introduction marcel arland () was a member of the académie française, director of the nrf, writer, essayist, literary critic and scriptwritergilded top edgeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea small accident on the lower edgepreserved covers and spinecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea bibliophile, his library of gastronomic books was dispersed by drouot innumerous in text copper vignettes, of which two stages are found at the end of the book, one in black, the other in rust, forming a set of 18 platesthe front cover is adorned with a woman standing with a man on his knees (blind embossed) and behind them is a radiant sun (embellished in gold)book in superb condition, inside free of imperfections and benefiting from a luxurious tawny full leather binding made by jdaphnis et chloé after longus, translated by jacques amyot, revised and adapted by paul louis courier introduction by marcel arland, illustrated with woodcuts and intaglio engravings by suzanne tourte21 full-page creations by suzanne tourte and a frontispiecethis one is an has for the present work, it completed printing on christmas and was produced by jourde et allard and georges leblancare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikijean-paul laurenchet has been running the bookbinding workshop founded by his father henri in from onwardsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebinding in a slipcase lined with feltyellow silk endpapers125 copies were printed
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It was in , at the end of an 18th century fertile with philosophical and literary upheavals, that "la guerre des dieux anciens et modernes" by evariste de parny was publishedheir to the philosophers, in particular voltaire, who had welcomed him by calling him "my dear tibulle" in , parny was now part of the anti-christian literary movement and pronounced, in the style of a theomachic fable in which pagan deities enter into a rivalry of power against the central figures of christianity, a relentless satire of the clerical world (the debauchery of the nuns, the hypocritical bawdiness of the religious, the simony of the popes) and a sharp criticism of some dogmas, in particular the doctrines of the trinity and the virginity of maryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilightly rubbed binding, fresh inside, comments in pencil on the first endpaper pages, a nice copy\t didot, an vii ()second edition, revised and corrected, of the provocative and quickly censored masterpiece of the pre-romantic reunionese poet evariste parnyla guerre des dieux, poème en 10 chants, : poem condemned by a decree of 27 june but which was often reprinted clandestinelyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeévariste désiré de forges, knight then viscount of parny, was a french poet born on 6 february in saint-paul de l'île bourbon (now reunion island), and died on 5 december in pariscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Ghosts of the tsunami is an award-winning classic of literary non-fictionoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'a remarkable and deeply moving book' henry marsh, bestselling author of do no harm 'a breathtaking, extraordinary work of non-fiction' times literary supplement on 11 march , a massive earthquake sent a 120-foot-high tsunami smashing into the coast of north-east japan**winner of the rathbones folio prize** see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was japan's greatest single loss of life since the atomic bombing of nagasakirichard lloyd parry, an award-winning foreign correspondent, lived through the earthquake in tokyo, and spent six years reporting from the epicentreheart-breaking and hopeful, this intimate account of a tragedy unveils the unique nuances of japanese culture, the tsunami's impact on japan's stunning and majestic landscape and the psychology of its peopleit tells the moving, evocative story of how a nation faced an unimaginable catastrophe and rebuilt to look towards the futurelearning about the lives of those affected through their own personal accounts, he paints a rich picture of the impact the tsunami had on day to day japanese life
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Andrew lang () was a scots poet, novelist, and literary criticbook is tight, no looseness, pages with odd finger marks and foxing, spine is undamaged if pulled to head and tail a littlethe best known books of the series are the 12 collections of fairy tales known as andrew lang's "coloured" fairy books or andrew lang's fairy books of many coloursedited by andrew lang, 9 plates and numerous illustrations in text by h j ford blue cloth bindingfour of the volumes from to were published by "mrsmore scans of the book availablejacomb-hood and lancelot speed respectively, and the sequels aloneuse your credit card and pay me with paypalford (henry justice ford)—the first two volumes shared with ghe is best recognized for the works he did not writewallis mills also contributed some illustrationsaccording to anita silvey, "the irony of lang's life and work is that although he wrote for a profession—literary criticism; fiction; poems; books and articles on anthropology, mythology, history, and travelgold gilt titled design to boards is missing and spine is fadedhe made most of the selections, while his wife and other translators did a large portion of the translating and retelling of the actual stories, as acknowledged in the prefaces" the 12 coloured fairy books were illustrated by hfree uk postage! andrew lang's fairy books are a series of 25 collections of true and fictional stories for children published between andin all, the volumes feature 798 stories, besides the 153 poems in the blue poetry book
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In , he was the first recipient of the nyc literary honors in the category of fictionhe has also been a finalist for the international impac dublin literary award (the book of illusions), the pen/faulkner award (the music of chance), the edgar award (city of glass), and the man booker prize ()author: paul austerin he was awarded the prince of asturias prize for literature
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Beatles memorabilia - 4 x liverpool newspaper beatles related souvenir pull out as follows - 1/ liverpool echo - wings from tuesday 4th december / liverpool echo - the beatles forever tuesday 24th august / liverpool echo - the liverpool sound 08 (featuring paul mccartney) monday 2nd june / mersey beat - john lennon: the literary beatle (selected pages from ) fromo on all items read morewe have other beatles memorabilia on this site please take a look we will consider o
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