Literary essays

Julian Barnes' LieblingsbücherIn seinem neuen Buch beschäftigt sich Julian Barnes mit dem Schreiben.

This book is a multifaceted reflection on sport.

The tenth-anniversary Emerald Issue contains new stories, poems, essays, and artwork inspired by the themes of "e;emeralds"e; and "e;Oz.

This landmark book is the first comprehensive account of the lives of the Jews who remained in Germany immediately following the war.

There's more to being queer than coming out and getting married.

A New York Times Book Review New Noteworthy TitleA collection of essays, letters and poems from E.

"e;In the Mind of H.

J’allais partir en vacances de plongée lorsque la pandémie a bousillé mes plans.

Contributions by Hosam Aboul-Ela, Susan V.

This amazingly wise and nimble collection investigates the horrors inflicted on so-called "e;witches"e; of the past.

"e;A unique baseball book, one that cleverly explores the history of the sport through cultural and political lenses.

To this day Jewish thinkers struggle to articulate the appropriate response to the unprecedented catastrophe of the Holocaust.

After discovering a derelict record plant on the edge of a northern English city, and hearing that it was once visited by David Bowie, Karl Whitney embarks upon a journey to explore the industrial cities of British pop music.

This collection of previously unpublished autobiographical and semi-autobiographical "e;snippets of experience"e; written by Svetlana Boym in the final period of her life capture her penchant for seamlessly melding, poetically and dream-like, the intensively personal with the everyday and the world-historical.

Dieses Lesebuch versammelt Aufsätze, Essais und Beiträge des Verfassers aus mehreren Jahren, die alle durch ein Band zusammengehalten werden und alle von einem Denk- und Erfahrungsweg herkommen, von dem Erfahrungsweg des Glaubens.

Do you find time constantly slipping away from you?

Internationally bestselling author Nikki Gemmell writes on the power of quiet in today's shouty world.

Provides the first dedicated study of Frances Burney''s medical writings which are now viewed as foundational to modern illness narratives.

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt der Stellvertreter-Hypnose – eine Methode, die die therapeutische Landschaft revolutioniert und die Grenzen traditioneller Hypnose neu definiert.

Liu Xiaobo ist nicht nur der prominenteste Systemkritiker Chinas, sondern einer der einflussreichsten Schriftsteller und Denker des Landes.

Ein unbedeutender Mönch aus der deutschen Provinz fordert den Papst und Kaiser heraus, setzt sein Leben aufs Spiel und gewinnt – was für ein Kerl, dieser Martin Luther!

Sea turtle populations around the world are endangered, and in recent years tourism has been a critical element in worldwide efforts to save them.

A critical year in the history of peacekeeping, 1995 saw the dramatic transformation of the role of United Nations' forces in Bosnia from a protective force to being an active combatant under NATO leadership.

"e;The sane man who is sane enough to see that Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare is sane enough not to worry whether he did or not,"e; quipped G.

A brilliant, idiosyncratic collection of introductions and afterwords (plus some liner notes) by New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Chabonone of contemporary literatures most gifted prose stylists (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times).

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Performing Shakespearean Appropriations explores the production and consumption of Shakespeare in acts of adaptation and appropriation across time periods and through a range of performance topics.

During the 1980s and 90s, the Resource Institute, headed by Jonathan White, held a series of "e;floating seminars"e; aboard a sixty-five-foot schooner featuring leading thinkers and writers from an array of disciplines.

'David Katz's in-depth portrayal of his genius is to be commended and is an essential addition to any serious music fan's collection' David Rodigan MBE OD'For the complete picture of this musical genius you can't get better than David Katz's People Funny Boy - if you're into Scratch, it's essential' Don LettsArguably the most influential force in Jamaican music, Lee Perry brought Bob Marley to international stardom and has since collaborated with artists such as Sir Paul McCartney, The Clash and The Beastie Boys.

Marvel in the beauty of 20th century English literature.

Ernest Hemingway's most important writings on warperhaps the author's greatest subjectare brought together in a single volume, introduced and edited by his grandson, Sen Hemingway, with a foreword by his son, Patrick Hemingway.

Virtual texts have emerged within the realm of the Internet as the predominant means of global communication.

From a "e;brilliant, one-of-a-kind maestro"e; (Booklist), a vibrant tapestry of memoir, research, and criticismAgain, today, if I must choose between love and memory, I choose memory.

A new assemblage of masterly essays from a foremost scholar of American history and cultureAlan Trachtenberg has always been interested in cultural artifacts that register meanings and feelings that Americans share even when they disagree about them.

Der Band enthält Beiträge zu den während Rilkes Aufenthalten auf dem Schloss Duino an der Adria zwischen 1910-1914 entstandenen Texten, darunter die ersten "Duineser Elegien", das "Marien-Leben", Übersetzungen aus dem Italienischen sowie einzelne Gedichte und Briefe.

Wie schon in früheren seiner neunzehn Prosa-Bände geht der Autor in seinem neuen Miniaturen-Band den als bekannt geltenden Vorgängen des Landlebens nach im Bestreben, die allzu fest stehenden Zustände geistig wieder locker zu stellen und für eine andere Sichtweise frei zu machen, eine meist desillusionierende, kühl registrierende, aus unmittelbarer Nähe aufgenommene.

The essays in this volume deal with the uses of Greek tragedy by European playwrights between the Renaissance and the Romantic period.

The Unsignificant: Three Talks on Poetry and Picturesis a selection of lectures that poet and Griffin Awardfinalist Srikanth Reddy presented for the Bagley Wright Lecture Series in 2015.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author delivers a charming and inspirational collection of personal essays about family, life, and love.

Par sa nature outrancière, la rhétorique trumpienne rompt avec les règles léguées par la longue tradition des théories argumentatives en Occident.

In this brilliant collection, the follow-up to her New York Times bestseller Reading Like a Writer, the distinguished novelist, literary critic, and essayist celebrates the pleasures of reading and pays homage to the works and writers she admires above all others, from Jane Austen and Charles Dickens to Jennifer Egan and Roberto Bolao.

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