Through combinations of instructive prose and incantatory verse, liturgical rituals and herbal recipes, Latinate learning and oral tradition, the Old English remedies offer hope not only for bodily ailments but also for such dangers as solitary travel, swarming bees and stolen cattle.
In Iraq, government is parliamentary, and if you dialogue with any citizen there, the word "parliament" will not be dropped from your conversation, as it is people's preoccupation, and this book is an important and indispensable guide in the hands of every politician or person interested in the new Iraq and its parliament is the subject of controversy.
The Experimental Turn in the Moroccan Novel, 1976-1989 examines the trajectory of the Moroccan experimental novel and makes a link between its emergence in the early-mid 1970s and the Arab defeat in the six-day war with Israel in 1967.
This book aims to enhance our intellectual understanding of the relationship between human beings and domestic animals, with a focus on a specific breed of dog: the greyhound.
This book provides an overall history of the regional theatre movement in the US, while also utilizing specific accomplishments and failures in addition to crucial administrative and artistic decisions to chart larger developments in American theatre, most notably the craze for new play development, the death of resident companies in professional theatres, the passion to reflect social causes (especially social justice and the #MeToo movement), and the troubling economic state of contemporary regional theatres.
Una Mitad de Puro Cuento nos sumerge en un universo donde lo cotidiano se entrelaza con lo fantástico, invitándonos a reflexionar sobre la esencia de nuestras vivencias.
Although history records that the British nineteenth century was obsessed with order,conventionality, and conformity, there were many Victorians from all walks of life, across lines of class, race, and gender, who resisted social mores and sometimes the laws themselves, in a variety of ways and to varying degrees.
A user's guide to the fundamental practice of literary studies, providing context, examples, and practical exercises Close readingmaking an argument based in close attention to a textis the foundation of literary studies.
