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Counterpoints
Edward Said’s Legacy
Revolving around Edward Said's theme of “counterpoint,” this book explores his contribution to the humanities. Overshadowed by his political positions, Said’s intellectual achievements should be acknowledged. This book pays tribute to his academic and humanistic legacy.
Revolving around Edward Said’s theme of “counterpoint,” this book explores his contribution to the humanities. Overshadowed by his political positions, Said’s intellectual achievements should be acknowledged. This book pays tribute to his academic and humanistic legacy.
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This book offers a theoretical and practical treatment of World and Comparative Literature from the perspective of “peripheral” cultures. It aims to transcend the monologues of cultural “centres,” advocating for creative dialogues and a mutually enriching symbiotic relationship.
This book offers a theoretical and practical treatment of World and Comparative Literature from the perspective of “peripheral” cultures. It aims to transcend the monologues of cultural “centres,” advocating for creative dialogues and a mutually enriching symbiotic relationship.
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Das Sarkhel explores how Achebe’s novels articulate his knowledge of his own people and the manner in which he participates in the politics of representation, showing that he critiques the postcolonial methodology, and provides an alternative narrative of such an experience.
Das Sarkhel explores how Achebe’s novels articulate his knowledge of his own people and the manner in which he participates in the politics of representation, showing that he critiques the postcolonial methodology, and provides an alternative narrative of such an experience.
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Crossing Borders in Victorian Travel
Spaces, Nations and Empires
This title discusses how, in the Victorian era, space and empire were shaped around the notion of boundaries, by travel narratives and from a variety of methodological and critical perspectives. It assesses a broad range of canonical and lesser-studied Victorian travel texts.
This title discusses how, in the Victorian era, space and empire were shaped around the notion of boundaries, by travel narratives and from a variety of methodological and critical perspectives. It assesses a broad range of canonical and lesser-studied Victorian travel texts.
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Cryptohistories is a collection of essays analysing cryptic discourses in history. The focus is on history as a subjective narrative, a conscious construct, and manipulation, exploring the mechanics of the rise and popularity of such narrative strategies.
Cryptohistories is a collection of essays analysing cryptic discourses in history. The focus is on history as a subjective narrative, a conscious construct, and manipulation, exploring the mechanics of the rise and popularity of such narrative strategies.
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Though resented, grief and grieving occupy a significant place in culture. Culture and the Rites/Rights of Grief offers an intellectual excursion into their imposing presence at the intersection of present-day literary, cultural and political phenomena.
Though resented, grief and grieving occupy a significant place in culture. Culture and the Rites/Rights of Grief offers an intellectual excursion into their imposing presence at the intersection of present-day literary, cultural and political phenomena.
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In the French Third Republic (1870-1914), literature was mobilized for political and social warfare. These essays analyze how literature became the site for fierce culture wars over national identity, secular education, women’s liberation, and more.
In the French Third Republic (1870-1914), literature was mobilized for political and social warfare. These essays analyze how literature became the site for fierce culture wars over national identity, secular education, women’s liberation, and more.
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Stories provide fictional encounters with death, giving meaning to both life and death. This volume examines narratives of mortality in literature from ancient Rome to today, exploring existential questions and literature's role in social debates about death.
Stories provide fictional encounters with death, giving meaning to both life and death. This volume examines narratives of mortality in literature from ancient Rome to today, exploring existential questions and literature’s role in social debates about death.
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How did the West see Russia, the empire caught between Europe and Asia? This book explores representations of Russian identity and culture from 1792 to 1912, drawing on the accounts of British and American travellers as they attempted to understand this imperial "Other."
How did the West see Russia, the empire caught between Europe and Asia? This book explores representations of Russian identity and culture from 1792 to 1912, drawing on the accounts of British and American travellers as they attempted to understand this imperial “Other.”
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This volume explores depictions of contagious diseases in literature, media, and art throughout history. From a post-human and environmental perspective, these narratives of 'plague literature' hold a crucial position in guiding humanity towards a greater ecological awareness.
This volume explores depictions of contagious diseases in literature, media, and art throughout history. From a post-human and environmental perspective, these narratives of ‘plague literature’ hold a crucial position in guiding humanity towards a greater ecological awareness.
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Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte
His Life and Times
Bony was a “blacktracker” who became a police inspector and worked throughout Australia. For the first time, learn of the real Bony and the Aboriginal background to his cases. This biography displays the real spirit of Australia!
Bony was a “blacktracker” who became a police inspector and worked throughout Australia. For the first time, learn of the real Bony and the Aboriginal background to his cases. This biography displays the real spirit of Australia!
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This volume brings together various discussions on various South Asian Diaspora writers of diverse sociopolitical backgrounds. It provides perspectives drawn from border studies, philosophical studies, and regional issues of South Asia.
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Dicite, Pierides
Classical Studies in Honour of Stratis Kyriakidis
From Homeric epic to Virgil's Aeneid and the epigrams of Geminus, these sixteen essays offer fresh, thoughtful readings of classical literature.
From Homeric epic to Virgil’s Aeneid and the epigrams of Geminus, these sixteen essays offer fresh, thoughtful readings of classical literature.
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Dino Buzzati and Anglo-American Culture
The Re-use of Visual and Narrative Texts in his Fantastic Fiction
This book investigates Dino Buzzati’s relationship with Anglo-American culture, showing that he was an original reworker of literary motifs. It offers new insights into his fiction’s playful side and reassesses him as a master of fantastic literature.
This book investigates Dino Buzzati’s relationship with Anglo-American culture, showing that he was an original reworker of literary motifs. It offers new insights into his fiction’s playful side and reassesses him as a master of fantastic literature.
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This multifaceted study of Toni Morrison’s fiction investigates racism and dismemberment from historical, psychological, and cultural perspectives. It likens racism’s impact to the splitting of bodies and traumatic memories to offer a new analysis of her work.
This multifaceted study of Toni Morrison’s fiction investigates racism and dismemberment from historical, psychological, and cultural perspectives. It likens racism’s impact to the splitting of bodies and traumatic memories to offer a new analysis of her work.
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Documenting Eighteenth Century Satire
Pope, Swift, Gay, and Arbuthnot in Historical Context
This historicized view of Augustan satire shows how works by Pope, Swift, and Gay can be “documented” to reveal richer meanings. Drawing on unpublished sources, it uncovers a literary hoax, new links, and interprets a virtually unknown poem.
This historicized view of Augustan satire shows how works by Pope, Swift, and Gay can be “documented” to reveal richer meanings. Drawing on unpublished sources, it uncovers a literary hoax, new links, and interprets a virtually unknown poem.
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Echoing Voices in Italian Literature
Tradition and Translation in the 20th Century
This anthology explores the reception of classics and translation from modern languages as two different, yet synergic, ways of engaging with literary canons and established traditions in 20th-century Italy.
This anthology explores the reception of classics and translation from modern languages as two different, yet synergic, ways of engaging with literary canons and established traditions in 20th-century Italy.
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Ekphrasis in American Poetry
The Colonial Period to the 21st Century
Providing a sample of the chronological range and stylistic variety of poetry that engages with visual art, this volume shows how ekphrasis has been a part of American poetry from its inception, and will be of interest to scholars of both literature and art.
Providing a sample of the chronological range and stylistic variety of poetry that engages with visual art, this volume shows how ekphrasis has been a part of American poetry from its inception, and will be of interest to scholars of both literature and art.
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Engaging Tradition, Making It New
Essays on Teaching Recent African American Literature
Engaging Tradition, Making It New offers fresh scholarly and pedagogical approaches to new African American literature. Focusing on transgression, this collection explores writers who challenge expectations, pointing toward new methods of teaching and research.
Engaging Tradition, Making It New offers fresh scholarly and pedagogical approaches to new African American literature. Focusing on transgression, this collection explores writers who challenge expectations, pointing toward new methods of teaching and research.
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English Studies
New Perspectives
This volume offers a wide range of research on English literature, including Shakespearean, Victorian, and postcolonial studies. With articles on comparative and translation studies, it serves as a fruitful reference and a guide for young academics in their studies.
This volume offers a wide range of research on English literature, including Shakespearean, Victorian, and postcolonial studies. With articles on comparative and translation studies, it serves as a fruitful reference and a guide for young academics in their studies.
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