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A Holistic Perspective on Harold Pinter’s Drama
Shackles of Anxious Souls
This book explores Harold Pinter’s plays, from his comedies of menace to his memory and political works. It analyzes the thematic constants—intrusion, anxiety, silence, and power games—that define the term “Pinteresque” and connect his entire dramatic oeuvre.
This book explores Harold Pinter’s plays, from his comedies of menace to his memory and political works. It analyzes the thematic constants—intrusion, anxiety, silence, and power games—that define the term “Pinteresque” and connect his entire dramatic oeuvre.
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Gupta brings forth the popular theories of Indian aesthetics and Indian poetics. Her text represents primarily a compilation of commentaries and criticism of works such as Natryashastra, Dhvanyavloka, and Abhinavbharati, and there is a full glossary for non-Sanskrit speakers.
Gupta brings forth the popular theories of Indian aesthetics and Indian poetics. Her text represents primarily a compilation of commentaries and criticism of works such as Natryashastra, Dhvanyavloka, and Abhinavbharati, and there is a full glossary for non-Sanskrit speakers.
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This book is a collection of nineteen critical essays on James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist. The author goes beyond established critical material, providing analyses from twenty-first century lenses. It serves as a reference for all readers–students, scholars, and teachers.
This book is a collection of nineteen critical essays on James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist. The author goes beyond established critical material, providing analyses from twenty-first century lenses. It serves as a reference for all readers–students, scholars, and teachers.
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The Age of Dystopia
One Genre, Our Fears and Our Future
This book examines the recent popularity of the dystopian genre in literature and film, connecting contemporary manifestations of dystopia to cultural trends and the implications of technological and social changes for the individual and society as a whole.
This book examines the recent popularity of the dystopian genre in literature and film, connecting contemporary manifestations of dystopia to cultural trends and the implications of technological and social changes for the individual and society as a whole.
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Tracing Henry James brings together 28 essays by established and newer scholars from eight countries. This diverse collection explores James’s shorter and longer fiction, his travel essays, criticism, and letters.
Tracing Henry James brings together 28 essays by established and newer scholars from eight countries. This diverse collection explores James’s shorter and longer fiction, his travel essays, criticism, and letters.
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Towards a Theory of Whodunits
Murder Rewritten
This volume follows the evolution of detective fiction from the late eighteenth century to its contemporary multi-media expressions. Tackling well-known and forgotten authors, classic texts, and films, the book explores the impact of whodunits on highbrow and popular culture.
This volume follows the evolution of detective fiction from the late eighteenth century to its contemporary multi-media expressions. Tackling well-known and forgotten authors, classic texts, and films, the book explores the impact of whodunits on highbrow and popular culture.
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Trauma, Memory and Identity Crisis
Reimagining and Rewriting the Past
This volume shows the impact of trauma on memory and identity, foregrounding the suffering of the marginalised to give them a voice. It shows how victims confront the past to (re)assert their shattered identity and challenge official history by rewriting the past.
This volume shows the impact of trauma on memory and identity, foregrounding the suffering of the marginalised to give them a voice. It shows how victims confront the past to (re)assert their shattered identity and challenge official history by rewriting the past.
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The road inspires freewheeling adventure, but it is also a site of our vulnerabilities. This collection highlights artists, writers, and filmmakers who have drawn upon the road as a cultural landscape, revealing our curiosity, anxieties, sorrows, and disquiet.
The road inspires freewheeling adventure, but it is also a site of our vulnerabilities. This collection highlights artists, writers, and filmmakers who have drawn upon the road as a cultural landscape, revealing our curiosity, anxieties, sorrows, and disquiet.
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Refashioning Myth
Poetic Transformations and Metamorphoses
Mythology has been a field richly mined by poets and artists from antiquity to the present day. This volume presents a diverse collection of analytical and creative works by scholars, poets and visual artists exploring the prolific dialogue between myth and poetry.
Mythology has been a field richly mined by poets and artists from antiquity to the present day. This volume presents a diverse collection of analytical and creative works by scholars, poets and visual artists exploring the prolific dialogue between myth and poetry.
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Cherchez la femme
Women and Values in the Francophone World
Challenging centuries of male-defined values, these essays explore how women of the Francophone world created new aesthetic, cultural, and social standards, from antiquity to today.
Challenging centuries of male-defined values, these essays explore how women of the Francophone world created new aesthetic, cultural, and social standards, from antiquity to today.
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Downloading the Poetic Self
An Anatomy of Poetic Character
An autobiography of a writer’s existence in poetry—the tracks left by a clumsy bear taming himself in public. It will light fires, inspiring you to find language as daring as your life and proving that poetry is essential to a good life.
An autobiography of a writer’s existence in poetry—the tracks left by a clumsy bear taming himself in public. It will light fires, inspiring you to find language as daring as your life and proving that poetry is essential to a good life.
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Distinguished scholars offer new readings of Henry James’s fiction and non-fiction. These essays explore his engagement with cities, gender, sexuality, and culture, making a convincing case for the enduring centrality of his work to literary and cultural studies.
Distinguished scholars offer new readings of Henry James’s fiction and non-fiction. These essays explore his engagement with cities, gender, sexuality, and culture, making a convincing case for the enduring centrality of his work to literary and cultural studies.
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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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This book focuses on Maurice Chapelan’s poetry and aphorisms. His poems encompass the essence of the man, his heart and soul, whereas his aphorisms express his philosophy. A master of the prose poem, Chapelan was a moralist and a fine practitioner of l’humour noir.
This book focuses on Maurice Chapelan’s poetry and aphorisms. His poems encompass the essence of the man, his heart and soul, whereas his aphorisms express his philosophy. A master of the prose poem, Chapelan was a moralist and a fine practitioner of l’humour noir.
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Critical Times, Critical Thoughts
Contemporary Greek Writers Discuss Facts and Fiction
Despite the visibility of the Greek crisis, the media represents only the views of politicians and bureaucrats, leaving the voice of artists unheard. These specially commissioned essays by major Greek writers offer new insights into the crisis, and its causes and ramifications.
Despite the visibility of the Greek crisis, the media represents only the views of politicians and bureaucrats, leaving the voice of artists unheard. These specially commissioned essays by major Greek writers offer new insights into the crisis, and its causes and ramifications.
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French Orientalism
Culture, Politics, and the Imagined Other
This volume challenges the canonic approach to French Orientalism. Broadening the scope of enquiry from the Middle Ages to the 21st century, it uses new theoretical perspectives to question, subvert, and resituate canonic theories and their global consequences.
This volume challenges the canonic approach to French Orientalism. Broadening the scope of enquiry from the Middle Ages to the 21st century, it uses new theoretical perspectives to question, subvert, and resituate canonic theories and their global consequences.
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Lawrence Durrell’s compelling Alexandria Quartet continues to provoke discussion. This volume of essays by leading scholars addresses its central themes—from memory, Gnosticism, and the uncanny to its famous mixture of “sex and the secret service”—and explores its sequels.
Lawrence Durrell’s compelling Alexandria Quartet continues to provoke discussion. This volume of essays by leading scholars addresses its central themes—from memory, Gnosticism, and the uncanny to its famous mixture of “sex and the secret service”—and explores its sequels.
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The Power of Culture
Encounters between China and the United States
This edited collection, comprising mainly Chinese academics and students, focuses upon the role of culture in Sino-American affairs, showing how cultural factors are enormously significant in affecting how Chinese and Americans think about and approach each other.
This edited collection, comprising mainly Chinese academics and students, focuses upon the role of culture in Sino-American affairs, showing how cultural factors are enormously significant in affecting how Chinese and Americans think about and approach each other.
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Mining the Meaning
Cultural Representations of the 1984-5 UK Miners’ Strike
This innovative study provides a critical introduction to cultural representations of the 1984–5 miners’ strike. Analysing writings, music, and film from strikers and artists, it explores the battle to ‘author’ the conflict and challenges our understanding of this period.
This innovative study provides a critical introduction to cultural representations of the 1984–5 miners’ strike. Analysing writings, music, and film from strikers and artists, it explores the battle to ‘author’ the conflict and challenges our understanding of this period.
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Middle-earth and Beyond
Essays on the World of J. R. R. Tolkien
This volume of essays on J.R.R. Tolkien takes new directions and challenges received wisdom. It covers new ground on sources, characters like Tom Bombadil, linguistics, and the environment, taking scholars and readers further into the world of Middle-earth.
This volume of essays on J.R.R. Tolkien takes new directions and challenges received wisdom. It covers new ground on sources, characters like Tom Bombadil, linguistics, and the environment, taking scholars and readers further into the world of Middle-earth.
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