Literary essays

Charismatische Körpersprache: Wie du von innen nach außen strahlst Mit unserer Körpersprache sprechen wir auf der nonverbalen Ebene zu unserem Gegenüber.

Die Geisteswissenschaften leben mit Erich Auerbach von der Kunst des Fragens.

The Pulitzer–Prize winning and Guggenheim-honored Hilton Als curates the best essays from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites, bringing “the fierce style of street reading and the formal tradition of critical inquiry, reads culture, race, and gender” (New York Times) to the task.

This anthology hosts a collection of essays examining the role of comics as portals for historical and academic content, while keeping the approach on an international market versus the American one.

Genesis in Japan rises from a journal of reflections that were collected by the author while teaching the Bible to Japanese university students in Tokyo.

Nobel Prizewinner Octavio Paz offers a dazzling mind journey to the sources of poetry.

'The English Poetic Mind' (1932) is Williams' discussion of the source of the poetic impulse, creativity and drive behind three prominent English poets: Shakespeare, Milton and Wordsworth.

As far as the education of children is concerned, states Natalia Ginzburg in this collection of her finest and best-known short essays, I think they should be taught not the little virtues but the great ones.

When Michael Ramos enlisted in the Navy and was assigned to serve as a chaplains bodyguard thirteen days before 9/11, he had no idea he would soon be sent to Iraq.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

A brilliant, glittering intelligence Sunday TimesOn Women brings together Susan Sontag's most fearless and incisive writing on women, a crucial aspect of her work that has not until now received the attention it deservesWritten during the height of second-wave feminism, Sontag's essays remain strikingly relevant to our contemporary conversations.

The Confederate guerrilla cavalry chieftain relates the history of his daredevil command in this memoir.

“[Cooke is] one of the most gifted and urbane essayists of the century, a supreme master.

Der promovierte Philosoph und Musiktheater-Dramaturg Richard Bletschacher legt aus einem umfangreichen essayistischen Schaffen nun elf ausgewählte Studien vor, die sich mit den essentiellen Problemen von Philosophie und Geschichte auseinandersetzen.

Was heißt es heute, modern zu sein?

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Tube, the Penguin Underground Lines brings together 12 books by writers ranging from John O'Farrell to John Lanchester, Lucy Wadham to the Kids' CompanyName: Penguin Underground LinesDate of Birth: will be born 7th March 2013Vital statistics: Twelve books, one for each Underground line, to celebrate the Tube's 150th anniversary Idea for series: Penguin asked twelve people to tell their tale of the city in 15,000 words (or in one case, no words at all), each inspired by a different tube line.

Why does identity demand a choice between black and white?

Since the late 1960s Sheila Fischman has worked tirelessly at making the best works of Quebecois literature available to English-language readers.

The De Malo represents some of St.

The DeepIn a twilight land, two warring powers -- the Reds and the Blacks -- play out an ancient game of murder and betrayal.

Nach »Vergewisserungen« nun ein weiterer Essayband von Bernhard Schlink: Das Thema, das sein literarisches Werk durchzieht, wird hier theoretisch und zugleich anschaulich erörtert.

One of the most important functions of the Humanities Association of Canada is to bring together scholars from all disciplines of the humanities.

This anthology examines the life and selected works of North Carolinas most distinguished playwright of the 20thcentury, Paul Green (1894-1981).

The oceans, and the challenges they face, are so vast that it's easy to feel powerless to protect them.

Selections from Leopardi’s prose masterwork, Zibaldone, one of the great intellectual diaries in European literature, expertly translated by Tim ParksRevenge—Revenge is so sweet one often wishes to be insulted so as to be able to take revenge, and I don’t mean just by an old enemy, but anyone, or even (especially when in a really bad mood) by a friend.

Part retrospective, part memoir, Fenton Johnson's collection Everywhere Home: A Life in Essays explores sexuality, religion, geography, the AIDS crisis, and more.

Playful and provocative, irreverent and inspiring, Capek is perhaps the best-loved Czech writer of all time.

This Companion shows in new ways how Orwell''s most famous work continues to be a novel for our times.

The medical profession is rich in those who have made names for themselves outside of medicine.

A leading European intellectual reflects on the changing concept of melancholy throughout history Alberto Manguel praises the Hungarian writer László Földényi as “one of the most brilliant essayists of our time.

The Best American SeriesFirst, Best, and Best-SellingThe Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the countrys finest short fiction and nonfiction.

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.

The Grand Array is a stunning collection of 18 essays by widely published and highly acclaimed poet Pattiann Rogers.

Forty years as a poet has kept Robert Cording looking at the details of everyday experience.

"Rechavia – das ist das ›vierte Reich‹, sozusagen, wo die deutschen Emigranten sich zu Israelis wandelten, beinahe Dahlemisch", schreibt Mascha Kaléko aus Jerusalem.

These thirteen essays have been collected to honor Melvyn New, professor emeritus (Florida), and are prefaced by a description of his scholarly career of more than forty years.

Here's the Thing is a new collection of thought-provoking essays from Haji Mohamed Dawjee.

Kritiken, Laudationes und Essays, die Peter Hamms Leidenschaft zur Literatur und seine umfangreichen Kenntnisse zeigen.

A lively and accessible introduction to the variety, depth, and wonder of Chaucer''s best-known poem.

Eine sowohl spannende als auch berührende, autobiographische Reise durch das Leben und die Gefühle eines Mannes auf dem Weg zu sich selbst.

Das digitale Zeitalter schaltet die Menschen und ihre Kommunikation auf stumm.

In this delightful collection, forty acclaimed writers explain what first made them interested in literature, what inspired them to read, and what makes them continue to do so.

A beautifully illustrated, celebratory anthology exploring sadnessand the transformative power of tears.

From the beginning, Lauren Van Der Post has been aware of a dimension in life far longer and more significant than the outer eventfulness of everyday living.

From twenty-seven of today's leading writers, an anthology of original pieces on the author of WaldenFeatures essays by Jennifer Finney Boylan * Kristen Case * George Howe Colt * Gerald Early * Paul Elie * Will Eno * Adam Gopnik * Lauren Groff * Celeste Headlee * Pico Iyer * Alan Lightman * James Marcus * Megan Marshall * Michelle Nijhuis * Zoe Pollak * Jordan Salama * Tatiana Schlossberg * A.