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The Heraldic World of Lawrence Durrell

The Man, His Circle, and His Art (Durrell Studies 4)

By: Bruce Redwine

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This book presents unorthodox explorations of Alexandria, the city at the heart of Durrell’s writing. It offers an insight into his Sicilian Carousel and a unique reading of his Alexandria Quartet in light of the art and landscape of ancient Egypt.

The Mahābhārata and Dharma Discourse

A Vision of Clarity through Its Tales

By: Nitin Malhotra

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This engaging text provides unique insights into ‘dharma’ in the Mahābhārata. Often mistaken for religion, dharma is revealed as an umbrella term for all the deeds in one's life. Each chapter uses the epic's own tales and parables as evidence to explore this complex concept.

This engaging text provides unique insights into ‘dharma’ in the Mahābhārata. Often mistaken for religion, dharma is revealed as an umbrella term for all the deeds in one’s life. Each chapter uses the epic’s own tales and parables as evidence to explore this complex concept.

The Many Voices of the Los Angeles Novel

Edited By: Julia Stein

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As Los Angeles became multi-national, its novels changed greatly. This volume highlights brilliant fiction from Latino/a, African-American, women, and LGBTQ writers who transformed genres, alongside rediscovered novels that explored 20th century class conflicts.

The Power of Form

Recycling Myths

Edited By: Ana Fernandes, Ana Raquel Fernandes, Rui Carlos Fonseca, José Pedro Serra

£47.99

Once dismissed as primitive fancy, myths are now seen as complex symbolic narratives that carry meaning. This interdisciplinary volume studies how myths are recycled within heritage, examining their personal and political implications for societies making sense of life.

The Spectre of Defeat in Post-War British and US Literature

Experience, Memory and Post-Memory

Edited By: David Owen, Cristina Pividori

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History is written by the victors. But what if they perceive themselves as defeated? This collection examines how a sense of defeat undermines the certainties of victory, exploring UK and US fiction since WWI to offer an account of the victorious-yet-somehow-defeated.

Theoretically Speaking about Literature

Understanding Theory in the Study of Literary Works

Edited By: David Owen, Cristina Pividori

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This book offers a practical insight into critical interpretation. By discussing a single text from the perspective of eighteen distinct theories, it makes complex ideas accessible and gives readers a comprehensible guide to the beliefs that underpin criticism.

Theory and the Transformative Humanities

Edited By: Kunhammad K K, Rafseena M.

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This volume explores the transformative humanities, a vision for transforming cultures, individuals, and society. Through scholarly essays on topics like posthumanism and film studies, it offers new perspectives to innovate and transform the world we live in.

Vergil’s Eclogues

A Study of the Greek and Roman Literary Sources

By: George C. Paraskeviotis

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In his Eclogues, Vergil introduced the pastoral genre to Latin literature. This book shows his dialogue with the earlier Greek and Latin tradition is not merely typical of his time, but a dynamic literary method used to define the character of each poem.

Voices from Early China

The Odes Demystified

By: Geoffrey Sampson

£67.99

The Chinese “Book of Odes” (1000-600 B.C.) is one of the world's earliest literary works. This new translation cuts through centuries of obscurity to reveal the poems' human charm, while also restoring the original speech-music, lost for millennia.

The Chinese “Book of Odes” (1000-600 B.C.) is one of the world’s earliest literary works. This new translation cuts through centuries of obscurity to reveal the poems’ human charm, while also restoring the original speech-music, lost for millennia.