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History of Jewish Literature Part 6 History of Jewish Literature Part 6
by Meyer Waxman

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Volume 6 of 6. From the year 1880 to 1935. These works contain a history of Jewish literature from the close of the Bible to our own days. The purpose of this history is to make accessible to the large intelligent public the results of Jewish scholarship... (read more)

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Cambridge Studies in Romanticism #38: Romanticism and Slave Narratives: Transatlantic Testimonies Cambridge Studies in Romanticism #38: Romanticism and Slave Narratives: Transatlantic Testimonies
by Helen Thomas

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The first major attempt to relate canonical Romantic texts to writings of the African diaspora.... (read more)

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The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Romance (Cambridge Companions to Literature) The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Romance (Cambridge Companions to Literature)
by Roberta L Krueger

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Fifteen original essays offer an introduction to one of the most influential genres of Western literature.... (read more)

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Gender, Colonialism and Missionary Writing, 1800-1860 Gender, Colonialism and Missionary Writing, 1800-1860
by Anna Johnston

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Johnston analyses missionary writing under the aegis of the British Empire.... (read more)

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Consumption and Literature Consumption and Literature: The Making of the Romantic Disease the Making of the Romantic Disease Consumption and Literature Consumption and Literature: The Making of the Romantic Disease the Making of the Romantic Disease
by Clark Lawlor

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This fasincating new book seeks to explain an important and unanswered question: how consumption - a horrible disease - came to be the glamorous and artistic Romantic malady. It argues that literary works (cultural media) are not secondary in our... (read more)

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Introduction to Spanish Poetry (Dual-Language Books) Introduction to Spanish Poetry (Dual-Language Books)
by Eugenio Florit

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From 12th-century Cantar de Mio Cid to 20th-century poetry of Garcia Lorca, Salinas and Alberti -- 37 poems by Spain's greatest poets. Full Spanish texts with expert literal English translations on facing pages. Also, wealth of biographical, critical... (read more)

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The Literary Voices of Winnifred Eaton: Redefining Ethnicity and Authenticity The Literary Voices of Winnifred Eaton: Redefining Ethnicity and Authenticity
by Jean Lee Cole

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Winnifred Eaton, better known under her Japanese pseudonym, Onoto Watanna, was of English and Chinese heritage, but born and raised in Canada. She published over a dozen novels and hundreds of short stories, magazine articles, and screenplays during the... (read more)

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Women of Faith in Victorian Culture: Reassessing the "Angel in the House" Women of Faith in Victorian Culture: Reassessing the "Angel in the House"
by Anne Hogan

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This book offers an interdisciplinary approach to a much neglected area of Victorian studies: the portrayal of women of faith in fictional and non-fictional writings of the period.... (read more)

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99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Reading: And 100 Books They'll Love 99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Reading: And 100 Books They'll Love
by Mary Leonhardt

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he author of Parents Who Love Reading, Kids Who Don't now offers a cornucopia of simple, practical tips that will help children--no matter what their age or level of reading ability--learn to read. A separate section identifies books suited to different... (read more)

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Writing a Woman's Life (Ballantine Reader's Circle) Writing a Woman's Life (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
by Carolyn G Heilbrun

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"A provocative study that should be in every writer's library."—Washington Post In this modern classic, Carolyn G. Heilbrun builds an eloquent argument demonstrating that writers conform all too often to society's expectations of what women should... (read more)

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The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary Irish Poetry The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary Irish Poetry
by Matthew Campbell

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A unique introduction to major figures such as Seamus Heaney, as well as significant precursors and vital contemporary poets.... (read more)

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Shakespearean Language: A Guide for Actors and Students Shakespearean Language: A Guide for Actors and Students
by Leslie O'dell

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Shakespeare was a master of language, his sayings have become a part of everyday speech, and his plays endure, in part, because of the beauty of his verse. His language, however, poses special difficulties for modern actors because many of his words seem... (read more)

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Practical Sourcebook on National Identity: Writing Englishness, 1900-1950 Practical Sourcebook on National Identity: Writing Englishness, 1900-1950
by Judy Giles

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The very word "England" conjures up a multitude of images: from cricket and warm beer to grey industrial towns. Whatever Englishness is, it cannot be defined purely by geography. The first half of the twentieth century, which saw two World Wars, the... (read more)

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God's Struggler: Religion in the Writings of Nikos Kazantzakis God's Struggler: Religion in the Writings of Nikos Kazantzakis
by Peter A Bein

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Argues that while Nikos Kazantzakis may have occupied the so-called borderlands between belief and unbelief throughout much of his career, he nonetheless possessed, or was possessed by, an intense awareness of the sacred. These 11 essays analyze in... (read more)

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Lectures on Greek Prose Composition Lectures on Greek Prose Composition
by A Sidgwick

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1887. This booklet contains notes on structure and idiom and lectures on: Queen of Scots; Death of Antony; Zapena; Phyllidas; Calais; Paulinus; Cleveland; Charles; Daneios; Exeter; Plancius-(Cicero); Cobden-(Bright); Present Discontents-(Burke... (read more)

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D.H. Lawrence (Modern Novelists) D.H. Lawrence (Modern Novelists)
by G M Hyde

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This book is written from a sense of D.H. Lawrence's continuing importance not only within English culture but as a part of European Modernism, with its heightened awareness of the problems of form and language, and its search for cross-cultural and... (read more)

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The Modern Movement: A Tls Companion (Tls Companions) The Modern Movement: A Tls Companion (Tls Companions)
by John Gross

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For the past ninety years the Times Literary Supplement has scrutinized, dissected, applauded, and occasionally disparaged the work of the twentieth century's leading writers. It has taken a major role in the making—and breaking—of literary... (read more)

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The Offbeat--Eschew Obfuscation: A Literary Collection The Offbeat--Eschew Obfuscation: A Literary Collection
by Theresa M Mlinarcik

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The Offbeat is an independent literary series devoted to publishing a diverse collection of voices, and to promoting contact and discussion among Michigan writers. The Offbeat is run entirely by Michigan State University undergraduates and student... (read more)

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The Mind-Body Problem in German Literature 1770-1830: Wezel, Moritz, and Jean Paul (Oxford Modern Languages & Literature Monographs) The Mind-Body Problem in German Literature 1770-1830: Wezel, Moritz, and Jean Paul (Oxford Modern Languages & Literature Monographs)
by Catherine J Minter

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With reference to the treatment of mind-body problems in the novels and non-fictional writings of Johann Karl Wezel, Karl Philipp Moritz, and Jean Paul, this impressive study follows the development of, and demonstrates the continuity, in the history of... (read more)

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Articles on Tolstoy Articles on Tolstoy
by Vladimir I Lenin

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CONTENTS: Leo Tolstoy as the Mirror of the Russian Revolution L. N. Tolstoy Is this the Turn of the Tide? L. N. Tolstoy and the Present-Day Working-Class Movement Tolstoy and the Proletarian Struggle Heroes of "Reservations" L. N. Tolstoy and His Epoch... (read more)

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