Literary essays

Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898-1987) is recognized as one of the most important figures in the history of modern Arabic literature.

With a Foreword by Barbara Kingsolver.

Pelong ya ka is a volume of twenty essays and stories written by Sophonia Machabe Mofokeng and first published in 1962 in the Bantu (later, African) Treasury Series by the University of the Witwatersrand Press.

Atwood aims her constant curiosity and impish humour at our world and reports back to us on what she finds, in this frank, generous gift of a book.

More than anything else, this is a book about love.

A collection of the best music writing and cultural criticism from one of the most influential music journalists of his day The co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine, Ralph J.

A Guest at the Feast uncovers the places where politics and poetics meet, where life and fiction overlap, where one can be inside writing and also outside of it.

In June 1990, Paul Crenshaw shipped out for basic training for the National Guard.

Es posible que los muchos personajes de esta obra tengan más que ver con la historia que con la literatura.

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.

Die individuellen Persönlichkeiten von Hühnern; ein Nashorn, das sein Leben lang immer wieder einen Menschen besucht, um gemeinsam Zeit zu verbringen; eine unerwartete Begegnung zwischen einer Katze und einem Vogel; Hunde, die in einer zukünftigen Welt ihre Gemeinschaft durch Geschichten strukturieren, die sie einander erzählen.

Diana Wynne Jones is best-known for her novels and stories - of magical fantasy - written mainly for children.

'John Berger has made the world a better place to live in.

Joan Fuster (Sueca, 1922-1992) ejerció la crítica cultural de manera continuada a lo largo de su intensa trayectoria literaria, y en ella desplegó su gran sagacidad y su pensamiento "hipercrítico" –en palabras de J.

This collection of previously unpublished essays written by leading scholars in the field of American literature was commissioned by the Department of English at Carleton University to celebrate the establishment of the programmie in American literature.

A collection of new studies on one of the best known and most important British literary critics of the twentieth century.

Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810) was a key writer of the revolutionary era and early U.

'The mystery of Life, the mystery Of Death, I see Darkly as in a glass.

From Harold Bloom, one of the greatest Shakespeare scholars of our time comes ';a timely reminder of the power and possibility of words [and] the last love letter to the shaping spirit of Bloom's imagination' (front page, The New York Times Book Review) and an intimate, wise, deeply compelling portrait of FalstaffShakespeare's greatest enduring and complex comedic characters.

In this highly original and provocative contribution to Diderot scholarship, Professor O'Gorman analyses Diderot's three satirical works: Le Neveu de Rameau, Satire premiere, and Lui et Moi.

From one of Americas most celebrated poets, Nikki Giovanni, comes this poignant collection of poetry that celebrates the simple pleasures of everyday life and the bonds we share with those closest to us.

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.

Celebrating the all-too-brief life of a young scholar dedicated to Steinbeck studies, A John Steinbeck Reader: Essays in Honor of Stephen K.

A repackaged edition of the revered authors collection of personal lettersa curated selection of the best of his correspondence with family, friends, and fansand a short biography by his brother Warren Lewis.

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA'An eloquent elegy on the past of a county she loved so much' THE TIMES'This classic evocation of du Maurier's beloved home ranks as a work of art .

Die bedeutendsten Essays des großen politischen Denkers.

Paddon's memoir gives the reader a sense of the resident Innu, Inuit, and settler communities, as well as the prevailing institutions of non-governmental authority: the Hudson's Bay Company, the Moravian Mission, and the International Grenfell Association.

Ein großer Schriftsteller und seine ZeitVom Beginn seines schriftstellerischen Schaffens an hat Martin Walser das politische und gesellschaftliche Geschehen begleitet, er hat beobachtet, teilgenommen und sich eingemischt.

Witty and deftly drawn parodies from a literary legendRoger Angell has a long history with the New Yorker: the son of fiction editor Katharine White and the stepson of E.

Vom Zufall und den Versuchen seiner Bändigung.

The forced suicide of Seneca, former adviser to Nero, is one of the most tortured--and most revisited--death scenes from classical antiquity.

Jim Wayne Miller (1936-1996) was a prolific writer, a revered teacher and scholar, and a pioneer in the field of Appalachian studies.

Michelle Fishburne did the unthinkable during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic: she motor-homed 12,000 miles all over the United States and sat down with hundreds of people face to face.

Ein Blick zurück auf die 1980er Jahre – Valentin Groebner, »einer der interessantesten Historiker der Gegenwart« (tazFUTURZWEI), seziert in seinem Essay die Kraft der Nostalgie und anderer Gefühle, vergangener und gegenwärtiger.

"e;[ArchbishopDesmond Tutu’s] unofficial legacy will be his life and the story of how thistiny pastor with a huge laugh from South Africa became our globalguardian.

Going to See the Elephantis a safari into the wilds of the mind of George Garrett, and a more interesting place to explore is hard to imagine.

Auf Grundlage langjähriger therapeutischer Arbeit mit Betroffenen jeden Alters beschreibt die Autorin anschaulich die Symptome, fundierte neurobiologische Erkenntnisse sowie die evidenzbasierte Diagnosestellung und Therapie von ADHS.

Britain's best loved rural writer chronicles the progress of the seasons in the Stour valley village where he has lived and worked among artists, writers, farmers and commuters.

The Hidden Lamp is a collection of one hundred koans and stories of Buddhist women from the time of the Buddha to the present day.

John Lennon wrote Skywriting by Word of Mouth, an impressive collection of writings and drawings, during Yoko Ono's pregnancy with Sean, and always planned to have it published.

Dass die Wüste ein karger und trostloser Ort sein soll, entlarvt Mary Austin in ihrer erstmals 1903 erschienenen Naturkunde des US-amerikanischen Südwestens als bloßes Vorurteil: In vierzehn Vignetten schildert sie das Land of Little Rain des Death Valley und der Mojave-Wüste als ein Reich von harscher Schönheit, in der sowohl Menschen als auch eine vielfältige Tier- und Pflanzenwelt nicht nur überleben, sondern sich den widrigen Umständen hervorragend angepasst haben.

United States historian William Pencak here collects thirteen of his essays, written beginning in 1976.

Over 14 seasons, television's Supernatural has developed a devoted following of both fans and scholars.

Penned during the transition of power from Fidel Castro to Raul Castro, Our Place in the Sun explores the Canadian-Cuban relationship from 1959 to the present day.

For some people, an argument with a loved one is a catastrophe, a sign that a relationship must surely be over, for others a heated discussion is a way of letting off steam, a way of ensuring that passion is kept alive.