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Romantic dharma Romantic dharma Mark Lussier "Romantic Dharma maps the emergence of Buddhism into European consciousness during the first half of the 19th century, probes the shared ethical and intellectual commitments embedded in Buddhist an… OL15901705W
After Globalization After Globalization Eric M. Cazdyn "In lively and unflinching prose, Eric Cazdyn and Imre Szeman argue that contemporary thought about the world is disabled by a fatal flaw: the inability to think "an after" to globalization. After es… OL16011331W
Sympathy and India in British literature, 1770-1830 Sympathy and India in British literature, 1770-1830 Andrew Rudd "India exerted a powerful grip over the imagination of British authors during the Romantic period. But what was the true nature of their engagement with the Subcontinent? This study argues that depic… OL16151636W
Atlantic worlds in the long eighteenth century Atlantic worlds in the long eighteenth century Tita Chico,Toni Bowers "Innovative and multidisciplinary, this collection of essays marks out the future of Atlantic Studies, making visible the emphases and purposes now emerging within this vital comparative field. The c… OL16152171W
Sensation and sublimation in Charles Dickens Sensation and sublimation in Charles Dickens Gordon, John "My book sets out to explore three crucial stages in Dickens' ongoing voyage of discovery into what has been called the "hidden springs" of his fiction. The three novels under examination are Oliver … OL16173795W
The adaptation industry The adaptation industry Simone Murray "Adaptation constitutes the driving force of contemporary culture, with stories adapted across an array of media formats. However, adaptation studies has been concerned almost exclusively with textua… OL16215073W
The Cambridge companion to modern Indian culture The Cambridge companion to modern Indian culture Vasudha Dalmia,Rashmi Sadana "India is changing at a rapid pace as it continues to move from its colonial past to its globalised future. This Companion offers a framework for understanding that change, and how modern cultural fo… OL16215847W
Gendered spaces in Argentine women's literature Gendered spaces in Argentine women's literature Marta Sierra "Gendered Spaces in Argentine Women's Literature addresses the largely understudied issue of how gendered spatial relations impact the production of literary works. It addresses gender implications o… OL16308040W
Theory of literature Theory of literature Paul H. Fry "Bringing his perennially popular course to the page, Yale University Professor Paul H. Fry offers in this welcome book a guided tour of the main trends in twentieth-century literary theory. At the c… OL16308118W
The grotesque in Western art and culture The grotesque in Western art and culture Frances S. Connelly "This book establishes a fresh and expansive view of the grotesque in Western art and culture, from 1500 to the present day. Following the non-linear evolution of the grotesque, Frances S. Connelly a… OL16308305W
Contemporary literature: the basics Contemporary literature: the basics Suman Gupta "'Contemporary Literature' is a familiar phrase and one of the most popular areas of literary study. But it can be a difficult category to pin down and readers don't have the benefit of a large body … OL16461585W
Critical perspectives on Indo-Caribbean women's literature Critical perspectives on Indo-Caribbean women's literature Joy A. I. Mahabir,Mariam Pirbhai "This book is the first collection on Indo-Caribbean women's writing and the first work to offer a sustained analysis of the literature from a range of theoretical and critical perspectives, such as … OL16557931W
The transnational beat generation The transnational beat generation Jennie Skerl,Nancy McCampbell Grace "This collection maps the Beat Generation movement globally, exploring American Beat writers alongside parallel movements in other countries that shared a critique of global capitalism and a sense of… OL16568812W
Minds, bodies, machines, 1770-1930 Minds, bodies, machines, 1770-1930 Deirdre Coleman,Hilary Fraser "It is during the nineteenth-century, the age of machinery, that we begin to witness a sustained exploration of the literal and discursive entanglements of minds, bodies, machines. This book explores… OL16938366W
David Foster Wallace and "The Long Thing" David Foster Wallace and "The Long Thing" Marshall Boswell "Of the twelve books David Foster Wallace published both during his lifetime and posthumously, only three were novels. Nevertheless, Wallace always thought of himself primarily as a novelist. From hi… OL19984297W
Where I'm reading from Where I'm reading from Tim Parks "Why do we need fiction? Why do books need to be printed on paper, copyrighted, read to the finish? Why should a group of aging Swedish men determine what "world" literature is best? Do books change … OL20002687W
The Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance Cheryl A. Wall "The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural awakening among African Americans between the two world wars. It was the cultural phase of the "New Negro" movement, a social and political phenomenon that prom… OL20040722W
The writer's reader The writer's reader Jay Parini,Cohen, Robert "The Writer's Reader is an anthology of essays on the art and life of writing by major writers of the past and present. It draws on the experiences and advice of many of the world's best writers, mai… OL20046396W
Orwell Your Orwell Orwell Your Orwell David Ramsay Steele 374 pages ; 24 cm OL20200656W
Melville Melville Stephen Matterson "Melville: Fashioning in Modernity considers all of the major fiction with a concentration on lesser-known work, and provides a radically fresh approach to Melville, focusing on: clothing as sociall… OL23181175W
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