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This study traces the picaresque from its Spanish roots to contemporary novels, arguing it has never left the British literary scene. Postcolonial authors also favour this genre for their own stories of displaced characters and modern-day rogues.
This study traces the picaresque from its Spanish roots to contemporary novels, arguing it has never left the British literary scene. Postcolonial authors also favour this genre for their own stories of displaced characters and modern-day rogues.
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Historical crime fiction serves the double purpose of entertaining while it teaches. It brings the past to the present, making characters alive and events interesting. Writers fill in human motivations where records don't exist, recovering the past.
Historical crime fiction serves the double purpose of entertaining while it teaches. It brings the past to the present, making characters alive and events interesting. Writers fill in human motivations where records don’t exist, recovering the past.
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A wealthy philanderer attempts to buy the favors of his three beautiful married cousins. He succeeds with two, but it is the wild and impetuous Camila who resists his temptations and holds our attention. A major work from Spain’s greatest novelist.
A wealthy philanderer attempts to buy the favors of his three beautiful married cousins. He succeeds with two, but it is the wild and impetuous Camila who resists his temptations and holds our attention. A major work from Spain’s greatest novelist.
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Uncertain Justice
Crimes and Retribution in Contemporary Italian Crime Fiction
Il giallo, Italy's crime genre, confronts uncomfortable truths about the nation. Uncertain Justice explores how contemporary noir debates unresolved history, the problematic family, and a flawed justice system, exposing injustice through the power of the word.
Il giallo, Italy’s crime genre, confronts uncomfortable truths about the nation. Uncertain Justice explores how contemporary noir debates unresolved history, the problematic family, and a flawed justice system, exposing injustice through the power of the word.
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Twain’s Omissions
Exploring the Gaps as Textual Context
Mark Twain utilized a unique literary device by omitting crucial information to create narrative gaps. The essays in this collection explore these omissions in his greatest works, revealing overlooked information ironically generated by what he left out.
Mark Twain utilized a unique literary device by omitting crucial information to create narrative gaps. The essays in this collection explore these omissions in his greatest works, revealing overlooked information ironically generated by what he left out.
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This volume offers critical perspectives on literature and culture, contesting the New World Order and the hegemony of stronger nations. With a significant focus on Islam, it challenges academic discourses founded upon Western-style scholarship.
This volume offers critical perspectives on literature and culture, contesting the New World Order and the hegemony of stronger nations. With a significant focus on Islam, it challenges academic discourses founded upon Western-style scholarship.
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The Fragmenting Force of Memory
Self, Literary Style, and Civil War in Lebanon
This study is about cultural production that works through personal experiences of the civil war in Lebanon. It explores how writers and filmmakers reposition their sense of self from agent to casualty of history, unraveling self and circumstance through memory.
This study is about cultural production that works through personal experiences of the civil war in Lebanon. It explores how writers and filmmakers reposition their sense of self from agent to casualty of history, unraveling self and circumstance through memory.
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Passages
Movements and Moments in Text and Theory
This collection of essays navigates literal and metaphorical “passages”—crossings, boundaries, and identity. Combining close textual readings with cultural theory, it stimulates debate on how old texts are revisited and how identity is renegotiated.
This collection of essays navigates literal and metaphorical “passages”—crossings, boundaries, and identity. Combining close textual readings with cultural theory, it stimulates debate on how old texts are revisited and how identity is renegotiated.
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The physical body is an inescapable object of inquiry in life writing. This collection of new essays by established and emerging scholars offers a timely, interdisciplinary study with subjects ranging from Wharton and Stein to disability memoirs.
The physical body is an inescapable object of inquiry in life writing. This collection of new essays by established and emerging scholars offers a timely, interdisciplinary study with subjects ranging from Wharton and Stein to disability memoirs.
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The Déjà-vu and the Authentic
Reprise, Recycling, Recuperating in Anglophone Literature and Culture
Viewing culture as a palimpsest, constantly rewritten, these essays explore the political and ethical stakes of creative reuse across literature, music, art, and cinema.
Viewing culture as a palimpsest, constantly rewritten, these essays explore the political and ethical stakes of creative reuse across literature, music, art, and cinema.
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Other Voices
Three Centuries of Cultural Dialogue between Russia and Western Europe
This volume highlights the diverse cultural dialogue between Russia and Western Europe since the eighteenth century, exploring mutual perceptions, literary comparisons, artistic influences, and pivotal physical encounters.
This volume highlights the diverse cultural dialogue between Russia and Western Europe since the eighteenth century, exploring mutual perceptions, literary comparisons, artistic influences, and pivotal physical encounters.
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On Wolves and Sheep
Exploring the Expression of Political Thought in Golden Age Spain
On Wolves and Sheep explores the methods used in the Spanish Golden Age to voice political opinions. Studying works by Cervantes, Lope de Vega, and others, these original essays reveal critical thoughts concerning Spain’s monarchs and imperial policies.
On Wolves and Sheep explores the methods used in the Spanish Golden Age to voice political opinions. Studying works by Cervantes, Lope de Vega, and others, these original essays reveal critical thoughts concerning Spain’s monarchs and imperial policies.
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The Evil, the Fated, the Biblical
The Latent Metaphysics of Cormac McCarthy
This book offers an existentialist theological approach to Cormac McCarthy's novels, focusing on the drama of evil and violence omnipresent in his work. It provides a complete picture of McCarthy’s contest with one of humanity's most troublesome issues.
This book offers an existentialist theological approach to Cormac McCarthy’s novels, focusing on the drama of evil and violence omnipresent in his work. It provides a complete picture of McCarthy’s contest with one of humanity’s most troublesome issues.
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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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European identity is both a problem and an opportunity. This interdisciplinary volume examines its complex facets—from cultural politics to digital media—to clarify and even create a new sense of what it means to be European.
European identity is both a problem and an opportunity. This interdisciplinary volume examines its complex facets—from cultural politics to digital media—to clarify and even create a new sense of what it means to be European.
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The House of Fiction as the House of Life
Representations of the House from Richardson to Woolf
Houses, the silent background to our lives, could many a tale unfold. This collection offers a transdisciplinary look at the paper houses of 18th and 19th century English literature, investigating haunted edifices, gendered spaces, and Gothic fiction.
Houses, the silent background to our lives, could many a tale unfold. This collection offers a transdisciplinary look at the paper houses of 18th and 19th century English literature, investigating haunted edifices, gendered spaces, and Gothic fiction.
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American Modernism
Cultural Transactions
This book explores American literary modernism as a by-product of cultural transactions between the United States and Europe. Eminent scholars re-examine the works of Wharton, Pound, and Eliot, viewing American literature in a broad international context.
This book explores American literary modernism as a by-product of cultural transactions between the United States and Europe. Eminent scholars re-examine the works of Wharton, Pound, and Eliot, viewing American literature in a broad international context.
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Byron is often thought of as the Romantic poet most familiar with the East. This book examines this thesis, looking at Byron’s knowledge of the East and its religions, his Turkish Tales, his influence on Pushkin, and his own disorientated existence.
Byron is often thought of as the Romantic poet most familiar with the East. This book examines this thesis, looking at Byron’s knowledge of the East and its religions, his Turkish Tales, his influence on Pushkin, and his own disorientated existence.
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This collection of scholarly critiques explores recent Indian English novels by authors such as Amitav Ghosh and Aravind Adiga. The volume focuses on emerging genres, from crime fiction and science fiction to LGBT voices and postcolonial narratives.
This collection of scholarly critiques explores recent Indian English novels by authors such as Amitav Ghosh and Aravind Adiga. The volume focuses on emerging genres, from crime fiction and science fiction to LGBT voices and postcolonial narratives.
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The Post-Marked World
Theory and Practice in the 21st Century
"Post-isms" reject cultural certainties, demonstrating the instability of language and meaning. This volume investigates the term “post,” asking crucial questions: Do we need it anymore? Can it counter essentialism? Essays explore these issues from around the world.
“Post-isms” reject cultural certainties, demonstrating the instability of language and meaning. This volume investigates the term “post,” asking crucial questions: Do we need it anymore? Can it counter essentialism? Essays explore these issues from around the world.
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