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L’étranger L’étranger Albert Camus *L'Étranger* est le premier roman publié d’Albert Camus, paru en 1942. Il prend place dans la tétralogie que Camus nommera « cycle de l’absurde » qui décrit les fondements de la philosophie camusienn… OL1230613W
Apologie de David Apologie de David Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan,Ambroise, saint, Évêque de Milan, m. 397 210 pages ; 20 cm OL13312739W
The Cambridge Companion to Darwin The Cambridge Companion to Darwin Jonathan Hodge The naturalist and geologist Charles Darwin (1809-82) ranks as one of the most influential scientific thinkers of all time. In the nineteenth century his ideas about the history and diversity of life… OL15188042W
Arnold Schoenberg's journey Arnold Schoenberg's journey Allen Shawn A survey of Schoenberg's oeuvre, musical and visual, and of his influence on European Impressionism and American jazz. OL16028749W
Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy Harold Bloom A collection of critical essays on Hardy, his novels, and poems with a chronology of events in the author's life. OL16062355W
Christianity in Bakhtin Christianity in Bakhtin Ruth Coates The work of the great Russian theorist Mikhail Bakhtin has been examined from a wide variety of literary and theoretical perspectives. None of the many studies of Bakhtin begins to do justice, howeve… OL1807298W
Critical essays on E.E. Cummings Critical essays on E.E. Cummings Guy L. Rotella A collection of reviews and essays that traces the critical reputation of Cummings' works. OL18265857W
Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath Caroline King Barnard Hall Critical examination of Plath's writing. OL1838789W
Reading Susan Sontag Reading Susan Sontag Carl E. Rollyson,Carl Rollyson "Each of the chapters in Reading Susan Sontag is devoted to one of her books and is divided into three sections: synopsis, Ms. Sontag's own views of her work, and critical commentary. Thus it moves f… OL1861818W
Proust entre deux siècles Proust entre deux siècles Antoine Compagnon 314 p. ; 21 cm OL2185526W
Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck The second book in John Steinbeck’s labor trilogy, Of Mice and Men is a touching tale of two migrant laborers in search of work and eventual liberation from their social circumstances. Fiercely devot… OL23204W
Jean-Luc Godard, tout est cinéma Jean-Luc Godard, tout est cinéma Richard Brody Le critique américain Richard Brody s'appuie sur des centaines d'entretiens avec les amis, collaborateurs et membres de la famille de Godard ainsi que sur des séquences d'archives inédites pour dress… OL24274210W
Trois courtes pièces Trois courtes pièces Molière Le texte est suivi d'un dossier construit autour de six points : mouvements littéraire, contexte, création, problématique, sujets de réflexion, chronologie et biographie de l'auteur. OL24441754W
L'univers de Tolkien L'univers de Tolkien David Day Cet album illustré fournit ce qui est indiqué au sous-titre en découvrant la Terre du Milieu, les Âges de la création, des étoiles et du soleil et en narrant la Guerre de l'Anneau. [SDM]. OL26442034W
French existentialist fiction French existentialist fiction Terry Keefe Broadly dividing the fiction of Sartre, Camus and Beauvoir into three periods - pre-World War II, wartime, and post-war - the book shows how the moral perspectives of the authors, as illustrated in t… OL2720535W
Ramón del Valle-Inclán Ramón del Valle-Inclán Robert Lima This is a brief critical and biographical study in the distinguished series published by Columbia University Press. OL2793335W
A sidekick to John Green's The fault in our stars A sidekick to John Green's The fault in our stars BookBuddy "With this analysis, you will gain a better understanding of the characters and plot while recieving rich insight into the novel's themes and symbolism. Examine the author's writing style. Learn what… OL28767314W
Louis Bromfield Louis Bromfield David D. Anderson "The purpose of this study ... is to examine his works as a whole in order to determine what he attempted and what he accomplished of failed to accomplish in each of them and in the canon as a whole.… OL324380W
Upton Sinclair Upton Sinclair William A. Bloodworth A critical and appreciative study of the controversial author examines his literary significance as well as his impact on American social history. OL3939123W
Painting with words, writing with pictures Painting with words, writing with pictures Franco Ricci "Ricci's book ranges widely over Calvino's oeuvre to illustrate the accuracy of the idea articulated by Calvino himself that a visual image lies at the origin of all his narrative. The book's main th… OL4185233W
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