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The Book of Household Management The Book of Household Management Mrs. Beeton "No home is complete without this classic guide to cookery and home management. The ideal gift book, it contains hundreds of recipes, full menus and hints for cooks. Beeton's Book of Household Manage… OL1463273W
Poems Poems Percy Bysshe Shelley A brief introduction to the life of Shelley, called the poet of "uncompromising spirit," and his most praised works, some extracted from the whole, others presented in full. OL14853463W
Media, memory, and the First World War Media, memory, and the First World War David Williams Why does the Great War seem part of modern memory when its rituals of mourning and remembrance were traditional, romantic, even classical? In this highly original history of memory, David Williams sh… OL14990331W
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
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
After Poststructuralism After Poststructuralism Colin Davis This is a brilliantly argued account of the past and present fortunes of theory. It also maps out a way forward for the humanities in which theory will play a crucial part. OL16940644W
Machado De Assiss Philosopher Or Dog From Serial To Book Form Machado De Assiss Philosopher Or Dog From Serial To Book Form ana claudia xii, 191 p. : 26 cm OL17507491W
Contemporary literary criticism Contemporary literary criticism James P. Draper,Christopher Giroux Covers authors who are currently active or who died after December 31, 1959. Profiles novelists, poets, playwrights and other creative and nonfiction writers by providing criticism taken from books, … OL19796551W
Literary theory Literary theory Johannes Willem Bertens This third edition of Hans Bertens' bestselling book is an essential guide to the often confusing and complicated world of literary theory. Exploring a broad range of topics from Marxist and feminist… OL20030606W
Short story criticism Short story criticism Lawrence J. Trudeau,Thomas J. Schoenberg Presents literary criticism on the works of short-story writers of all nations, cultures, and time periods. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including published journals, magazines,… OL20443551W
Becoming Human Becoming Human Zakiyyah Iman Jackson Rewriting the pernicious, enduring relationship between blackness and animality in the history of Western science and philosophy, Becoming Human: Matter and Meaning in an Antiblack World breaks open … OL20776260W
The complete guide to thematic units The complete guide to thematic units Anthony D. Fredericks,Anita Meinbach,Liz Rothlein Grade level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, e, p, i, t. OL20886737W
Comment se faire des millions d'amis Comment se faire des millions d'amis François Gravel Saviez-vous qu'Alexandre Dumas a eu recours à des assistants pour écrire ses livres, que Jules Verne passait son temps à dessiner des machines extraordinaires, que Daniel Defoe a goûté à la prison et… OL24256098W
La porte, les mouches! La porte, les mouches! Mireille Villeneuve Justin Sanschagrin, un éditeur pour la jeunesse très en vogue, annonce à la télé, qu'il lance un concours littéraire. Pour se qualifier, il suffit d'avoir réussi sa première année. La maison d'éditio… OL24277452W
Le parfum de ces livres que nous avons aimés Le parfum de ces livres que nous avons aimés Will Schwalbe Roman personnel Déclaration d'amour à la littérature et aux écrivains, hommage passionné à une mère, une oeuvre d'une grande délicatesse sur l'extraordinaire capacité des livres à nous ouvrir à l'au… OL24641224W
Les caprices de Marianne Les caprices de Marianne Alfred de Musset Le texte de la comédie est accompagné d'un questionnaire, d'une lecture d'image, d'un bilan de première lecture, d'une biographie de Musset, d'une remise en contexte, d'une chronologie, etc. OL24702114W
Le goût de la marche Le goût de la marche Jacques Barozzi Le point de vue de l'éditeur" Marcher est peut-être - mythologiquement - le geste le plus trivial, donc le plus humain ", écrivait Roland Barthes. Flânerie, déambulation, errance, vagabondage, promen… OL24838793W
The Bedford anthology of world literature The Bedford anthology of world literature Paul Davis Instructor resources include maps and images from the anthology for classroom presentations, sample syllabi, and the instructor's manuals. A comparative timeline and interactive world map provide con… OL27965733W
L'effet Sherlock Holmes L'effet Sherlock Holmes Victor Ieronim Stoichiţă Réflexion sur le regard que l'artiste porte sur le monde, qui se manifeste dans la production artistique d'une époque et analyse de deux révolutions visuelles, picturale et cinématographique, liées p… OL28591572W
Interviews with Northrop Frye (Collected Works of Northrop Frye) Interviews with Northrop Frye (Collected Works of Northrop Frye) Jean O'Grady "Although Northrop Frye's first book, Fearful Symmetry (1947), elevated the reputation of William Blake from the status of a minor eccentric to that of a major Romantic poet, Frye in fact saw Blake a… OL5995098W
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