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Much Ado About Nothing

par William Shakespeare ...

Collections series Folger Shakespeare Library
The authoritative edition of Much Ado About Nothing from the Folger Shakespeare Library—the most trusted Shakespeare series for students, educators, and general readers—offers a complete, accessible resource for exploring one of William Shakespeare’s best-known romantic comedies**.**The bestselling, authoritative Folger Shakespeare Library edition of Much Ado About Nothing, featuring Shakespeare's ... En savoir plus

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The authoritative edition of Much Ado About Nothing from the Folger Shakespeare Library—the most trusted Shakespeare series for students, educators, and general readers—offers a complete, accessible resource for exploring one of William Shakespeare’s best-known romantic comedies**.**The bestselling, authoritative Folger Shakespeare Library edition of Much Ado About Nothing, featuring Shakespeare's
... En savoir plus
Making Darkness Light

A Life of John Milton

par Joe Moshenska ...

An innovative and elegant new biography of John Milton from an acclaimed Oxford professorJohn Milton was once essential reading for visionaries and revolutionaries, from William Blake to Ben Franklin. Now, however, he has become a literary institution—intimidating rather than inspiring.In Making Darkness Light, Oxford professor Joe Moshenska rediscovers a poet whose rich contradictions confound ... En savoir plus

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An innovative and elegant new biography of John Milton from an acclaimed Oxford professorJohn Milton was once essential reading for visionaries and revolutionaries, from William Blake to Ben Franklin. Now, however, he has become a literary institution—intimidating rather than inspiring.In Making Darkness Light, Oxford professor Joe Moshenska rediscovers a poet whose rich contradictions confound
... En savoir plus
The Shakespearean Forest

par Anne Barton ...

The Shakespearean Forest, Anne Barton's final book, uncovers the pervasive presence of woodland in early modern drama, revealing its persistent imaginative power. The collection is representative of the startling breadth of Barton's scholarship: ranging across plays by Shakespeare (including Titus Andronicus, As You Like It, Macbeth, The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Timon of Athens) and his ... En savoir plus

$30.39 CAD

The Shakespearean Forest, Anne Barton's final book, uncovers the pervasive presence of woodland in early modern drama, revealing its persistent imaginative power. The collection is representative of the startling breadth of Barton's scholarship: ranging across plays by Shakespeare (including Titus Andronicus, As You Like It, Macbeth, The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Timon of Athens) and his
... En savoir plus
Experience

A Memoir

par Martin Amis ...

Martin Amis is one of the most gifted and innovative writers of our time. With Experience, he discloses aprivate life every bit as unique and fascinating as his bestselling novels. He explores his relationship with his beloved father, novelist Kingsley Amis, and examines the life and legacy of his cousin, Lucy Partington, who was abducted and murdered by one of Britain's most notorious serial ... En savoir plus

$15.99 CAD

Martin Amis is one of the most gifted and innovative writers of our time. With Experience, he discloses aprivate life every bit as unique and fascinating as his bestselling novels. He explores his relationship with his beloved father, novelist Kingsley Amis, and examines the life and legacy of his cousin, Lucy Partington, who was abducted and murdered by one of Britain's most notorious serial
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Hamlet's Choice

Religion and Resistance in Shakespeare's Revenge Tragedies

par Peter Lake ...

An illuminating account of how Shakespeare worked through the tensions of Queen Elizabeth’s England in two canon-defining playsConspiracies and revolts simmered beneath the surface of Queen Elizabeth’s reign. England was riven with tensions created by religious conflict and the prospect of dynastic crisis and regime change.In this rich, incisive account, Peter Lake reveals how in Titus Andronicus ... En savoir plus

$49.49 CAD

An illuminating account of how Shakespeare worked through the tensions of Queen Elizabeth’s England in two canon-defining playsConspiracies and revolts simmered beneath the surface of Queen Elizabeth’s reign. England was riven with tensions created by religious conflict and the prospect of dynastic crisis and regime change.In this rich, incisive account, Peter Lake reveals how in Titus Andronicus
... En savoir plus
How to Direct Shakespeare

par Adrian Noble ...

You may be a student, or just starting out in the theatre profession, or an actor contemplating a switch to directing, or anyone dreaming of a life in the theatre. Know this: by developing and sharpening your skills on a Shakespeare text, you will be preparing yourself for your next production whatever or wherever that might be.Practical, inspirational and steeped in the wisdom and expertise of ... En savoir plus

$32.79 CAD

You may be a student, or just starting out in the theatre profession, or an actor contemplating a switch to directing, or anyone dreaming of a life in the theatre. Know this: by developing and sharpening your skills on a Shakespeare text, you will be preparing yourself for your next production whatever or wherever that might be.Practical, inspirational and steeped in the wisdom and expertise of
... En savoir plus
Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey Classic)

par Dorothy Leigh Sayers ...

$1.36 CAD
Eternity's Sunrise

The Imaginative World of William Blake

par Leo Damrosch ...

William Blake, overlooked in his time, remains an enigmatic figure to contemporary readers despite his near canonical status. Out of a wounding sense of alienation and dividedness he created a profoundly original symbolic language, in which words and images unite in a unique interpretation of self and society. He was a counterculture prophet whose art still challenges us to think afresh about ... En savoir plus

$32.99 CAD

William Blake, overlooked in his time, remains an enigmatic figure to contemporary readers despite his near canonical status. Out of a wounding sense of alienation and dividedness he created a profoundly original symbolic language, in which words and images unite in a unique interpretation of self and society. He was a counterculture prophet whose art still challenges us to think afresh about
... En savoir plus
Henry James: The Complete Novels

par Henry James ...

This volume collects the complete novels of Henry James (in the chronological order of their original publication): - Watch and Ward - Roderick Hudson - The American - The Europeans - Confidence - Washington Square - The Portrait of a Lady - The Bostonians - The Princess Casamassima - The Reverberator - The Tragic Muse - The Other House - The Spoils of Poynton - What Maisie Knew - The Awkward Age ... En savoir plus

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This volume collects the complete novels of Henry James (in the chronological order of their original publication): - Watch and Ward - Roderick Hudson - The American - The Europeans - Confidence - Washington Square - The Portrait of a Lady - The Bostonians - The Princess Casamassima - The Reverberator - The Tragic Muse - The Other House - The Spoils of Poynton - What Maisie Knew - The Awkward Age
... En savoir plus
Vanity Fair (Illustrated + Audiobook Download Link + Active TOC)

par William Makepeace Thackeray ...

FEATURES:• Includes beautiful artworks and illustrations• A link of a FREE audio book to download at the end of the book• Active Table of Contents for an easy navigation within the book• Manually coded and crafted by professionals for highest formatting quality and standardsCheck out ngims Publishing's other illustrated literary classics. The vast majority of our books have original illustrations, ... En savoir plus

$1.36 CAD

FEATURES:• Includes beautiful artworks and illustrations• A link of a FREE audio book to download at the end of the book• Active Table of Contents for an easy navigation within the book• Manually coded and crafted by professionals for highest formatting quality and standardsCheck out ngims Publishing's other illustrated literary classics. The vast majority of our books have original illustrations,
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Fools of Time

Studies in Shakespearean Tragedy

par Northrop Frye ...

Collections series Alexander Lectures
In the Alexander Lectures for 1965-66 at the University of Toronto, Dr. Frye describes the basis of the tragic vision as "being in time," in which death as "the essential event that gives shape and form to life ... defines the individual, and marks him off from the continuity of life that flows indefinitely between the past and the future."In Dr. Frye's view, three general types can be ... En savoir plus

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In the Alexander Lectures for 1965-66 at the University of Toronto, Dr. Frye describes the basis of the tragic vision as "being in time," in which death as "the essential event that gives shape and form to life ... defines the individual, and marks him off from the continuity of life that flows indefinitely between the past and the future."In Dr. Frye's view, three general types can be
... En savoir plus
On the Bullet Train with Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights in Japan

par Judith Pascoe ...

While teaching in Japan, Judith Pascoe was fascinated to discover the popularity that Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights has enjoyed there. Nearly 100 years after its first formal introduction to the country, the novel continues to engage the imaginations of Japanese novelists, filmmakers, manga artists and others, resulting in numerous translations, adaptations, and dramatizations. On the ... En savoir plus

$27.49 CAD

While teaching in Japan, Judith Pascoe was fascinated to discover the popularity that Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights has enjoyed there. Nearly 100 years after its first formal introduction to the country, the novel continues to engage the imaginations of Japanese novelists, filmmakers, manga artists and others, resulting in numerous translations, adaptations, and dramatizations. On the
... En savoir plus
1984 de George Orwell (Analyse approfondie)

Approfondissez votre lecture de cette œuvre avec notre profil littéraire (résumé, fiche de lecture et axes de lecture)

par Nicolas Stetenfeld, Audrey Voos, Profil-litteraire.fr ...

Collections series Analyse approfondie
Cet ouvrage fournit une analyse approfondie de 1984 de George Orwell avec toutes les clés pour analyse l'œuvre.Retrouvez dans cette analyse approfondie de 1984 de George Orwell tout ce que vous devez savoir sur cette oeuvre classique !En 1984, le monde est divisé en trois grandes puissances qui se font la guerre sans répit. La première, Océania, dont fait partie la ville de Londres, vit sous la ... En savoir plus

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Cet ouvrage fournit une analyse approfondie de 1984 de George Orwell avec toutes les clés pour analyse l'œuvre.Retrouvez dans cette analyse approfondie de 1984 de George Orwell tout ce que vous devez savoir sur cette oeuvre classique !En 1984, le monde est divisé en trois grandes puissances qui se font la guerre sans répit. La première, Océania, dont fait partie la ville de Londres, vit sous la
... En savoir plus
Decadent daughters and monstrous mothers

Angela Carter and European Gothic

par Rebecca Munford ...

Decadent daughters and monstrous mothers interrogates the vexed question of Angela Carter’s feminist politics through the dusty lens of European Gothic. It illuminates her ambivalent relation to some of her most contentious European literary forebears, reveals her rich knowledge of French literature and offers fresh insights into her literary practices afforded by newly available archival material ... En savoir plus

$26.39 CAD

Decadent daughters and monstrous mothers interrogates the vexed question of Angela Carter’s feminist politics through the dusty lens of European Gothic. It illuminates her ambivalent relation to some of her most contentious European literary forebears, reveals her rich knowledge of French literature and offers fresh insights into her literary practices afforded by newly available archival material
... En savoir plus
THE WAVES

Enriched edition. Six Interwoven Soliloquies on Friendship, Existence, and Time in a Lyrical Modernist Experiment

par Virginia Woolf ...

Virginia Woolf's novel 'The Waves' is a groundbreaking work that showcases her innovative narrative techniques and modernist style. The book is composed of soliloquies spoken by six characters as they navigate their lives from childhood to old age, exploring themes of existence, friendship, and the passage of time. Woolf expertly weaves together the inner thoughts and feelings of each character, ... En savoir plus

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Virginia Woolf's novel 'The Waves' is a groundbreaking work that showcases her innovative narrative techniques and modernist style. The book is composed of soliloquies spoken by six characters as they navigate their lives from childhood to old age, exploring themes of existence, friendship, and the passage of time. Woolf expertly weaves together the inner thoughts and feelings of each character,
... En savoir plus
The Prince of Minor Writers

The Selected Essays of Max Beerbohm

par Max Beerbohm ...

AN NYRB CLASSICS ORIGINALVirginia Woolf called Max Beerbohm “the prince” of essayists, F. W. Dupee praised his “whim of iron” and “cleverness amounting to genius,” while Beerbohm himself noted that “only the insane take themselves quite seriously.” From his precocious debut as a dandy in 1890s Oxford until he put his pen aside in the aftermath of World War II, Beerbohm was recognized as an ... En savoir plus

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AN NYRB CLASSICS ORIGINALVirginia Woolf called Max Beerbohm “the prince” of essayists, F. W. Dupee praised his “whim of iron” and “cleverness amounting to genius,” while Beerbohm himself noted that “only the insane take themselves quite seriously.” From his precocious debut as a dandy in 1890s Oxford until he put his pen aside in the aftermath of World War II, Beerbohm was recognized as an
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Persuasion ( Complete & Illustrated )

With Thirty-three. colored illustrations

par Jane austen ...

Collections series Greenhouse Classics
Persuasion was one of the three novels written between February l811 and August 1816. As the manuscript was subscribed "Finish, July 18, 1816," It is probable that it was written later than Emma and Mansfield Park. It appears from The Memoir, moreover, that it was not finally completed in July, for in the original manuscript the re-engagement of Anne and Captain Wentworth was arranged in Admiral ... En savoir plus

$2.73 CAD

Persuasion was one of the three novels written between February l811 and August 1816. As the manuscript was subscribed "Finish, July 18, 1816," It is probable that it was written later than Emma and Mansfield Park. It appears from The Memoir, moreover, that it was not finally completed in July, for in the original manuscript the re-engagement of Anne and Captain Wentworth was arranged in Admiral
... En savoir plus
Le Chat noir

par Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Baudelaire ...

Relativement à la très étrange et pourtant très familière histoire que je vais coucher par écrit, je n’attends ni ne sollicite la créance. Vraiment, je serais fou de m’y attendre dans un cas où mes sens eux-mêmes rejettent leur propre témoignage. Cependant, je ne suis pas fou, — et très certainement je ne rêve pas. Mais demain je meurs, et aujourd’hui je voudrais décharger mon âme. Mon dessein ... En savoir plus

$2.94 CAD

Relativement à la très étrange et pourtant très familière histoire que je vais coucher par écrit, je n’attends ni ne sollicite la créance. Vraiment, je serais fou de m’y attendre dans un cas où mes sens eux-mêmes rejettent leur propre témoignage. Cependant, je ne suis pas fou, — et très certainement je ne rêve pas. Mais demain je meurs, et aujourd’hui je voudrais décharger mon âme. Mon dessein
... En savoir plus
Shakespeare: Ideas in Profile

par Paul Edmondson ...

Collections series Ideas in Profile - small books, big ideas
Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big TopicsShakespeare is the world's greatest writer. In this lively and authoritative introduction, Paul Edmondson presents Shakespeare afresh as a dramatist and poet, and encourages us to take ownership of the works for ourselves as words to be spoken as well as discussed. We get a wide sense of what his life was like, his rich language, and astonishing ... En savoir plus

$8.09 CAD

Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big TopicsShakespeare is the world's greatest writer. In this lively and authoritative introduction, Paul Edmondson presents Shakespeare afresh as a dramatist and poet, and encourages us to take ownership of the works for ourselves as words to be spoken as well as discussed. We get a wide sense of what his life was like, his rich language, and astonishing
... En savoir plus
Joyce's Politics

par Dominic Manganiello ...

Collections series Routledge Library Editions: James Joyce
The object of this study, first published in 1980, is to dispel the view that James Joyce had no political views. Although not a political novelist like D. H. Lawrence or Joseph Conrad, political issues and discussions are central to Joyce’s major novels. This title links that political content with Joyce’s own views, and examines the evolution of those views and attitudes. A number of unusual and ... En savoir plus

$71.44 CAD

The object of this study, first published in 1980, is to dispel the view that James Joyce had no political views. Although not a political novelist like D. H. Lawrence or Joseph Conrad, political issues and discussions are central to Joyce’s major novels. This title links that political content with Joyce’s own views, and examines the evolution of those views and attitudes. A number of unusual and
... En savoir plus
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage

A Collection

par Ann Patchett ...

A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick“I had been so engaged by Ann Patchett’s multifaceted story, so lured in by her confiding voice, that I forgot I was on the job. […] As the best personal essays often do, Patchett’s is a two-way mirror, reflecting both the author and her readers.” — New York Times Book ReviewBlending literature and memoir, New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett, author of ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick“I had been so engaged by Ann Patchett’s multifaceted story, so lured in by her confiding voice, that I forgot I was on the job. […] As the best personal essays often do, Patchett’s is a two-way mirror, reflecting both the author and her readers.” — New York Times Book ReviewBlending literature and memoir, New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett, author of
... En savoir plus
Ellmann's Joyce

The Biography of a Masterpiece and Its Maker

par Zachary Leader ...

A Times Literary Supplement Best Book of the YearThe story of the most acclaimed literary biography of the twentieth century—an ingeniously plotted, behind-the-scenes account of how the literary critic and scholar Richard Ellmann shaped James Joyce’s reputation.Richard Ellmann’s James Joyce, published in 1959, was hailed by Anthony Burgess as “the greatest literary biography of the twentieth ... En savoir plus

$38.49 CAD

A Times Literary Supplement Best Book of the YearThe story of the most acclaimed literary biography of the twentieth century—an ingeniously plotted, behind-the-scenes account of how the literary critic and scholar Richard Ellmann shaped James Joyce’s reputation.Richard Ellmann’s James Joyce, published in 1959, was hailed by Anthony Burgess as “the greatest literary biography of the twentieth
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The Medieval Manuscript Book

Cultural Approaches

Modifié par Michael Johnston, Michael Van Dussen ...

Collections Livre 94 - Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature
Traditional scholarship on manuscripts has tended to focus on issues concerning their production and has shown comparatively little interest in the cultural contexts of the manuscript book. The Medieval Manuscript Book redresses this by focusing on aspects of the medieval book in its cultural situations. Written by experts in the study of the handmade book before print, this volume combines ... En savoir plus

$35.99 CAD

Traditional scholarship on manuscripts has tended to focus on issues concerning their production and has shown comparatively little interest in the cultural contexts of the manuscript book. The Medieval Manuscript Book redresses this by focusing on aspects of the medieval book in its cultural situations. Written by experts in the study of the handmade book before print, this volume combines
... En savoir plus
The Cambridge Companion to Jonathan Swift

Modifié par Christopher Fox ...

Collections series Cambridge Companions to Literature
The Cambridge Companion to Jonathan Swift is a specially commissioned collection of essays. Arranged thematically across a range of topics, this 2003 volume will deepen and extend the enjoyment and understanding of Jonathan Swift for students and scholars. The thirteen essays explore crucial dimensions of Swift's life and works. As well as ensuring a broad coverage of Swift's writing - including ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $39.99 CAD Maintenant $31.99 CAD

The Cambridge Companion to Jonathan Swift is a specially commissioned collection of essays. Arranged thematically across a range of topics, this 2003 volume will deepen and extend the enjoyment and understanding of Jonathan Swift for students and scholars. The thirteen essays explore crucial dimensions of Swift's life and works. As well as ensuring a broad coverage of Swift's writing - including
... En savoir plus

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