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    The publication of Edward Said’s Orientalism in 1978 marks the inception of orientalism as a discourse. Since then, Orientalism has remained highly polemical and has become a widely employed epistemological tool. Three decades on, this volume sets out to survey, analyse and revisit the state of the Orientalist debate, both past and present.The leitmotiv of this book is its emphasis on an intimate ... Leer más

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    The Great God Pan is one of the greatest works of weird horror and decadence ever committed to paper. Written in 1894, Machen develops the macabre the tale of a young girl cursed by her unnatural parentage to become a creature of shape-shifting poly-sexual demi-human evil. Its uncanny depiction of a monstrous half-human hybrid inspired the plot of H.P. Lovecraft’s The Dunwich Horror, (which refers ... Leer más

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  • Night & Horses & The Desert

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    de Worth Books ...
    Series series Smart Summaries
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