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  • How We Die, Reflections on Life's Final Chapter by Sherwin B. Nuland | Summay & Study Guide

    by BookRags ...
    The How We Die, Reflections on Life's Final Chapter Study Guide contains a comprehensive summary and analysis of How We Die, Reflections on Life's Final Chapter by Sherwin B. Nuland. It includes a detailed Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Character Descriptions, Objects/Places, Themes, Styles, Quotes, and Topics for Discussion. ... Read more

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  • Against Interpretation

    And Other Essays

    by Susan Sontag ...
    Includes the essay "Notes on Camp," the inspiration for the 2019 exhibition Notes on Fashion: Camp at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAgainst Interpretation was Susan Sontag's first collection of essays and is a modern classic. Originally published in 1966, it has never gone out of print and has influenced generations of readers all over the world. It includes the ... Read more

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  • Travels in Hyperreality

    by Umberto Eco ...
    Translated by William Weaver ...
    A "scintillating collection" of essays on Disneyland, medieval times, and much more, from the author of Foucault's Pendulum (Los Angeles Times).Collected here are some of Umberto Eco's finest popular essays, recording the incisive and surprisingly entertaining observations of his restless intellectual mind. As the author puts it in the preface to the second edition: "In these pages, I try to ... Read more

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  • Selected Essays of John Berger

    by John Berger ...
    Series series Vintage International
    The writing career of Booker Prize winner John Berger–poet, storyteller, playwright, and essayist–has yielded some of the most original and compelling examinations of art and life of the past half century. In this essential volume, Geoff Dyer has brought together a rich selection of many of Berger’s seminal essays.Berger’s insights make it impossible to look at a painting, watch a film, or even ... Read more

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  • The Seven Basic Plots

    Why We Tell Stories

    by Mr Christopher Booker ...
    This remarkable and monumental book at last provides a comprehensive answer to the age-old riddle of whether there are only a small number of 'basic stories' in the world. Using a wealth of examples, from ancient myths and folk tales via the plays and novels of great literature to the popular movies and TV soap operas of today, it shows that there are seven archetypal themes which recur throughout ... Read more

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  • Literary Analysis: The Basics

    by Celena Kusch ...
    Series series The Basics
    Literary Analysis: The Basics is an insightful introduction to analysing a wide range of literary forms. Providing a clear outline of the methodologies employed in twenty-first century literary analysis, it introduces readers to the genres, canons, terms, issues, critical approaches, and contexts that affect the analysis of any text. It addresses such questions as:What counts as literature?Is ... Read more

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  • Literary Theory: A Complete Introduction

    by Sara Upstone ...
    Literary theory has now become integral to how we produce literary criticism. When critics write about a text, they no longer think just about the biographical or historical contexts of the work, but also about the different approaches that literary theory offers. By making use of these, they create new interpretations of the text that would not otherwise be possible. In your own reading and ... Read more

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  • Semicolon

    The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark

    by Cecelia Watson ...
    "Delightful, enlightening . . . The twisty history of the hybrid divider perfectly embodies the transience of language." — VultureThe semicolon. Stephen King, Hemingway, Vonnegut, and Orwell detest it. Herman Melville, Henry James, and Rebecca Solnit love it. But why? When is it effective? Have we been misusing it? Should we even care?In Semicolon, Cecelia Watson charts the rise and fall of this ... Read more

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  • Craft in the Real World

    Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping

    by Matthew Salesses ...
    **A NATIONAL BESTSELLER"A significant contribution to discussions of the art of fiction and a necessary challenge to received views about whose stories are told, how they are told and for whom they are intended" (The New York Times Book Review)**The traditional writing workshop was established with white male writers in mind; what we call craft is informed by their cultural values. In this bold ... Read more

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  • Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Jonathan Culler ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    What is literary theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is literature, and does it matter?These are some of questions addressed by Jonathan Culler in this Very Short Introduction to literary theory. Often a controversial subject, said to have transformed the study of culture and society in the past two decades, literary theory is accused of undermining ... Read more

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  • Carlito em cena no Modernismo brasileiro

    by Tatiana Corrêa da Silva ...
    Series Book 1 - (in)Conclusões
    Com este trabalho, desejamos não apenas relacionar o cinema produzido por Chaplin com os dois poetas brasileiros escolhidos a partir das referências ao personagem britânico em suas obras, mas mostrar que os caminhos das artes do início do conturbado século XX eram semelhantes e passíveis de influências e interações. A necessidade de renovação e busca pelo que cabia de fato nas produções artísticas ... Read more

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  • Én verden

    by Eigil Nyborg ...
    Én verden består af en række essays, som belyser såvel aktuelle samfundsproblemer som det enkelte menneskes psykiske situation i en kultur, der er i færd med at krakelere. Bogens hovedsigte er påvisningen af de kulturstyrende kræfters skjulte eksistens i folkepsyken - eller med den jungianske psykoanalyses begreb: det kollektivt ubevidste. Eigil Nyborg gør opmærksom på nødvendigheden af, at manden ... Read more

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  • Max Weber e Michel Foucault

    Paralelas e intersecçõe

    by Fabiana A. A. Jardim, Ana Lúcia Teixeira, Osvaldo Javier López-Ruiz ...
    A atualidade de Max Weber e Michel Foucault reside no fato de que, de diferentes maneiras, continuamos imersos na mesma temporalidade moderna que ambos interrogaram sem descanso, e os autores reunidos neste livro se sentem ligados a certos gestos metodológicos e à atitude crítica assumidos por ambos. Tendo em vista as complexidades do momento histórico, parecem-nos oportunos os trabalhos aqui ... Read more

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  • Des bardes chez les Gaulois et chez les autres nations celtiques

    by Jean-Jacques Ampère ...
    Les bardes gaulois n’ont laissé qu’un nom vaguement célèbre, mais point de monumens. Les bardes chantaient dans nos forêts comme les homérides sur les rives de la Grèce et de l’Ionie ; mais leurs chants sont morts avec la nationalité gauloise, l’épée romaine a coupé les vieilles forêts et moissonné la vieille poésie de la Gaule. Si l’Asie eût conquis la Grèce, aurions-nous les chants d’Homère ?   ... Read more

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  • Impressions d'un bourgeois de Paris pendant le siège et la commune : Charles Aubert-Hix

    by Henry Cochin ...
    Lorsque mon vieux camarade Paul Bourget me mit en mains un petit portefeuille de figure surannée, qui contenait cinquante lettres de notre ancien maître, M. Charles Aubert, datant du Siège de Paris et de la Commune, et lorsque je les eus lues, il me sembla que ce vivant et sincère témoignage ne devait pas rester inconnu. Ce sont les impressions directes d’un bon Français, plein de bravoure et de ... Read more

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  • La Poésie grecque en Grèce

    by Jean-Jacques Ampère ...
    Souvent la critique a été trop casanière. Chacun peut, il est vrai, sans sortir de son cabinet, étudier et sentir les chefs-d’œuvre de la poésie ; mais il manquera toujours quelque chose à cette étude et à ce sentiment tant qu’on n’aura pas visité les pays où vécurent les grands écrivains, contemplé la nature qui les inspira, et retrouvé pour ainsi dire leur âme aux lieux où elle est encore ... Read more

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  • Sur l’Organisation de l’enseignement secondaire français

    by Ferdinand Brunetière ...
    Depuis tant d’années que l’on parle d’organiser un enseignement secondaire classique purement français, il semble que le projet en soit à la veille d’aboutir ; et, selon toute apparence, la présente année ne se passera pas que les anciens, délogés des dernières positions qu’ils occupent encore, n’aient cédé la place aux modernes.   ... Read more

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  • 西方文论史

    by 朱志荣著 ...
    本书集作者多年在西方文学理论史领域的教学研究之心得，由点到面详尽勾画了从古希腊到当代西方文学理论发展全史，展现出西方文学理论历史的丰富性、复杂性和赓续性。 ... Read more

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  • APRÈS LE PROCÈS

    by Ferdinand Brunetière ...
    Ai-je besoin de rappeler les faits, et la mémoire n’en est-elle pas encore trop présente ? Il s’agissait de savoir si le premier venu, sans preuves ni commencemens de preuves, a le droit d’insulter grossièrement la justice, et en même temps l’armée,   ... Read more

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  • The Birds Lesson Plans

    by BookRags ...
    The Birds lesson plan contains a variety of teaching materials that cater to all learning styles. Inside you'll find 30 Daily Lessons, 20 Fun Activities, 180 Multiple Choice Questions, 60 Short Essay Questions, 20 Essay Questions, Quizzes/Homework Assignments, Tests, and more. The lessons and activities will help students gain an intimate understanding of the text; while the tests and quizzes will ... Read more

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  • Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction

    by Jonathan Culler ...
    What is Literary Theory? What is the relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is Literature, and does it matter? These are the sorts of questions addressed by Jonathan Culler in a book which steers a clear path through a subject often perceived to be impenetrable. It offers insights into theories about the nature of language and meaning, whether literature is a form of self ... Read more

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  • 西方文论史教程

    Edited by 王一川主编 ...
    本书把西方文论“知识型”的演变概括为五次“转向”，即人学转向、神学转向、认识论转向、语言论转向、文化论转向，认为这五次"转向"支配着文论"范式"即具体的文论流派或思潮的转换，是理解西方文论及其演变的宏大的知识背景与方法论基础。 ... Read more

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  • All the President's Men Lesson Plans

    by BookRags ...
    The All the President's Men lesson plan contains a variety of teaching materials that cater to all learning styles. Inside you'll find 30 Daily Lessons, 20 Fun Activities, 180 Multiple Choice Questions, 60 Short Essay Questions, 20 Essay Questions, Quizzes/Homework Assignments, Tests, and more. The lessons and activities will help students gain an intimate understanding of the text; while the ... Read more

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  • Du Génie anglais dans l’Inde

    by Abel-François Villemain ...
    Depuis six mois, l’attention de l’Europe ne s’est reportée sur l’Inde que pour y démêler confusément un amas de rébellions militaires, de trahisons calculées avec la patience de l’Orient, de soulèvemens partiels étouffés dans le sang, de cruauté barbares, de résistances héroïques, devenues par momens d’étonnantes victoires. Aujourd’hui cette épaisse et sinistre nuit semble en partie se dissiper. ... Read more

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