Zbirka: Literarne študije
2119 rezultatov
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Bibliophobia(2022) CUMMINGS, BRIAN (ANNIVERSARY PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF YORK AND FELLOW OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY)Richly illustrated with manuscripts, printed objects, and art works, Bibliophobia tells a 5000-year history of writing and of books to give readers a fascinating account of why books matter and how they impact on our lives.Vezava: Trda76,99 € -
Dragon in the West(2021) OGDEN, DANIEL (PROFESSOR OF ANCIENT HISTORY, PROFESSOR OF ANCIENT HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF EXETER)The Dragon in the West is the first book to offer an in-depth examination of the history of the image and idea of the dragon. A creature popular in contemporary fiction and cinema, Ogden reveals how the dragon was known to the ancient Greek and Roman worlVezava: Trda81,24 € -
Why Women Read Fiction(2022) TAYLOR, HELEN (EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF EXETER)Written by a leading academic and broadcaster and drawing on interviews with readers, writers, reading groups, bookshop owners, librarians, and figures from literary publishing, reviewing, and festivals, this accessible volume offers an overview of the coVezava: Mehka19,62 € -
What is American Literature?(2022) STAVANS, ILAN (LEWIS-SEBRING, PROFESSOR IN LATIN AMERICAN AND LATINO CULTURE AND FIVE COLLEGE FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY PROFESSOR, AMHERST COLLEGE)An engaging, thought-provoking, and polemical volume on what makes American literature what it is today.Vezava: Trda33,97 € -
Horror(2021) JONES, DARRYL (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AT TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN)Fear is one of the most primal emotions, and one of the hardest to reason with and dispel. So why do we scare ourselves? Delving into the darkest corners of horror literature, films, and plays, Darryl Jones explores its monsters and its psychological chilVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
William Shakespeare(2015) WELLS, STANLEY (HONORARY PRESIDENT, THE SHAKESPEARE BIRTHPLACE TRUST)In this new offering from Stanley Wells comes an exploration of one of the world's greatest dramatists: William Shakespeare. Written with enthusiasm and flair, Wells looks at both the world Shakespeare lived in and all of his major works, to show how andVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Charles Dickens(2019) HARTLEY, JENNY (EMERITUS PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON)Jenny Hartley introduces Charles Dickens's life and works, looking at the vitality of his characters and the energy which surges through his writing. Examining the themes running through his books, she considers the institutions which influenced his workVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Flora of Middle-Earth: Plants of J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium(2017) WALTER S. JUDDVezava: Trda54,66 € -
Land of the Green Man(2019) LARRINGTON, CAROLYNE (OFFICIAL FELLOW AND TUTOR IN MEDIEVAL ENGLISH LITERATURE. PROFESSOR OF MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN LITERATURE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, UK)Vezava: Mehka26,24 € -
Rethinking Joseph Conrad’s Concepts of Community(2018) YAMAMOTO, DR KAORU (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF SHIGA PREFECTURE, JAPAN)Vezava: Mehka37,41 € -
Aphra Behn: A Secret Life(2017) TODD, JANETAn exploration of the life, work, and historical background of Aphra Behn: seventeenth-century dramatist, poet, novelist, political propagandist, bisexual and spy.Vezava: Mehka23,15 € -
The Ministry of Truth - A Biography of George Orwell's 1984(2019) DORIAN LYNSKEYVezava: Trda23,82 € -
God's Exiles and English Verse(2022) NILES, JOHN D.This is the first integrative, historically grounded book to be written about the Exeter Book of Old English poetry. By approaching the Exeter codex as a whole, the book seeks to establish a sound footing for the understanding of any and all of its parts,Vezava: Mehka44,55 € -
William Blake Now(2019) HIGGS, JOHN'If a thing loves, it is infinite' William BlakeA short, impassioned argument for why the visionary artist William Blake is important in the twenty-first centuryVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
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