Biography: writers

The year 2003 was the 100th anniversary of the birth of George Orwell, one of the most influential authors of the twentieth century.

The year 2003 was the 100th anniversary of the birth of George Orwell, one of the most influential authors of the twentieth century.

Until now, the poet Peter Orlovsky, who was Allen Ginsberg's lover for more than forty years, has been the neglected member of the Beat Generation.

Until now, the poet Peter Orlovsky, who was Allen Ginsberg's lover for more than forty years, has been the neglected member of the Beat Generation.

First published in 1979, this book looks at every aspect of the life and work of Elizabeth Gaskell, including her lesser known novels and writings - especially those concerning life in the industrial north of Victorian England.

First published in 1979, this book looks at every aspect of the life and work of Elizabeth Gaskell, including her lesser known novels and writings - especially those concerning life in the industrial north of Victorian England.

Originally conceived by Kimberle Crenshaw in 1989 as a tool for the analysis of the ways in which different forms of social inequality, oppression and discrimination interact and overlap in multidimensional ways, the concept of 'intersectionality' has attracted much attention in international feminist debates over the last decade.

Originally conceived by Kimberle Crenshaw in 1989 as a tool for the analysis of the ways in which different forms of social inequality, oppression and discrimination interact and overlap in multidimensional ways, the concept of 'intersectionality' has attracted much attention in international feminist debates over the last decade.

Despite her fascinating life and her importance as a writer, until now Lady Mary Wroth has never been the subject of a full-length biography.

Despite her fascinating life and her importance as a writer, until now Lady Mary Wroth has never been the subject of a full-length biography.

The spread of UK music festivals has exploded since 2000.

The spread of UK music festivals has exploded since 2000.

The author of numerous books on Geoffrey Chaucer, the nineteenth-century scholar, Mary Eliza Haweis, has been largely erased from general histories of Chaucer studies.

The author of numerous books on Geoffrey Chaucer, the nineteenth-century scholar, Mary Eliza Haweis, has been largely erased from general histories of Chaucer studies.

Sports and popular music are synergistic agents in the construction of identity and community.

Sports and popular music are synergistic agents in the construction of identity and community.

The leading textbook on sentencing, and the only one to integrate theory and empirical research with legislation, guidelines and case law.

The leading textbook on sentencing, and the only one to integrate theory and empirical research with legislation, guidelines and case law.

Dieses eBook: "Historische Romane: Kleopatra + Mirabeau + Lassalle + Lord Byron + Messalina" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.

This book re-imagines how activists use a variety of mediums, sometimes simultaneously, to agitate for - and against - legal abortion.

This book re-imagines how activists use a variety of mediums, sometimes simultaneously, to agitate for - and against - legal abortion.

Según Enrique Lynch, sus «nubarrones» son «ensoñaciones u ocurrencias separadas de otras, cavilaciones interrumpidas, trazos de escritura rápida, observaciones muy escoradas y, en ocasiones, un punto amargas».

First published in 1996, The William Makepeace Thackeray Library is a collection of works written by and about the novelist.

First published in 1996, The William Makepeace Thackeray Library is a collection of works written by and about the novelist.

First published in 1994, these two volumes are intended as a supplement to the four-volume edition edited by Gordon N.

First published in 1994, these two volumes are intended as a supplement to the four-volume edition edited by Gordon N.

Part 2 of award-wining poet Kevin Shlosberg's coming-of-age poetry arc "e;To Say This is the Way One Man Went.

This dual biography highlights the transformative influence of Sam Lacy and Wendell Smith, two journalists who changed American sport and society through their calls to desegregate Major League Baseball and recognize Black baseball players.

With the discipline of a surgeon performing a critical operation, acclaimed storyteller Harry Mark Petrakis strips away layers of his nine decades of life to expose the blood and bone of a human being in his third memoir and twenty-fifth book, Song of My Life.

A historical overview of autobiography from the works of Augustine, Montaigne, and Rousseau to the Romantic, Victorian, and modern eras.

A historical overview of autobiography from the works of Augustine, Montaigne, and Rousseau to the Romantic, Victorian, and modern eras.

This book addresses the relationship between gossip, women, and film with regards to the genre of chick flicks.

This edited collection highlights international research on domestic homicides and death reviews which are a rapidly growing intervention/prevention initiative in various countries.

This book explores the controversial social media practices engaged in by girls and young women, including sexual self-representations on social network sites, sexting, and self-harm vlogs.

This insightful critical biography shows us an Edward Said we did not know.

This insightful critical biography shows us an Edward Said we did not know.

This revised edition of a now classic text includes a new introduction by Henry Jenkins, explaining 'Why Fiske Still Matters' for today's students, followed by a discussion between former Fiske students Kevin Glynn, Jonathan Gray, and Pamela Wilson on the theme of 'Reading Fiske and Understanding the Popular'.

This revised edition of a now classic text includes a new introduction by Henry Jenkins, explaining 'Why Fiske Still Matters' for today's students, followed by a discussion between former Fiske students Kevin Glynn, Jonathan Gray, and Pamela Wilson on the theme of 'Reading Fiske and Understanding the Popular'.

This revised edition of a now classic text includes a new introduction by Henry Jenkins, explaining 'Why Fiske Still Matters' for today's students, followed by a discussion between former Fiske students Kevin Glynn, Jonathan Gray, and Pamela Wilson on the theme of 'Reading Fiske and Understanding the Popular'.

In this book, Edith B.

In this book, Edith B.

Taha Husein is rightly regarded as the father of modern Arabic literature and his work is widely used as introductory texts for students of the language.

Taha Husein is rightly regarded as the father of modern Arabic literature and his work is widely used as introductory texts for students of the language.

Based on research in the Inquisitorial archives, the book recounts the story of a peasant fertility cult centred on the benandanti.

Based on research in the Inquisitorial archives, the book recounts the story of a peasant fertility cult centred on the benandanti.

First published in 1970, this is a detailed and balanced biography of one of the most controversial literary figures of the twentieth century.

First published in 1970, this is a detailed and balanced biography of one of the most controversial literary figures of the twentieth century.

'Defiant, probing, hot' Saba Sams, author of Send NudesAt the age of forty-three, the narrator abandons her marriage, her apartment and her successful legal career as a public defender to re-emerge as an out lesbian and a writer.