Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Über den Himmel Über den Himmel Hanna Johansen Zwölf märchenhafte Geschichten über die Sehnsucht, Sterne vom Himmel zu holen, über die Möglichkeit des Unmöglichen und über Geheimnisse des Firmaments, die nicht einmal die Wissenschaft zu enträtsel… OL11144517W
J.R.R. Tolkien, der Mythenschöpfer J.R.R. Tolkien, der Mythenschöpfer J.R.R. Tolkien,Helmut W. Pesch Die Hütte des vergessenen Spiels / J.R.R. Tolkien -- Brief an Milton Waldman / J.R.R. Tolkien -- Die bösen, bösen Orks / Edmund Wilson -- Von Helden und Halblingen / Marion Zimmer Bradley -- D… OL18990054W
Writings on Irish Folklore, Legend, and Myth Writings on Irish Folklore, Legend, and Myth William Butler Yeats This collection brings together all of W. B. Yeats's published prose writings on Irish folklore, legend and myth, with pieces on subjects including ghosts, kidnappers, fairies, ancient tribes, precio… OL265730W
Michel Tournier Michel Tournier Roberts, Martin. 192 p. ; 24 cm OL3536794W
Re-making poetry Re-making poetry Nick Bishop x, 276 p. : 24 cm OL3790000W
Literature and film as modern mythology Literature and film as modern mythology William K. Ferrell Literature and Film as Modern Mythology explores the relationship between contemporary literature and film of the past fifty years and the ancient myths of Judeo-Christian, Greek, Celtic, and Eastern… OL473188W
Transfiguring America Transfiguring America Jeffrey Steele "Transfiguring America is the product of more than ten years of research and numerous published articles on Margaret Fuller, arguably America's first feminist theorist and one of the most important w… OL4958848W
The eternal Adam and the new world garden The eternal Adam and the new world garden David W. Noble American literature reelects how humans came from Europe to what they thought would be a "new world" but could not escape the human (fallen) condition. OL5473302W
Wonders divine Wonders divine Sheila A. Spector "Approaching myth as the structuring principle of intentionality, "Wonders Divine": The Development of Blake's Kabbalistic Myth analyzes the evolution of William Blake's myth in the illuminated books… OL5609512W
The magical worlds of Narnia The magical worlds of Narnia David Colbert Why a wardrobe? Why does Aslan lie on a stone table? What did Lewis mean by "Shadowlands"? Who and what inspired the White Witch? How did The Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien influence Narnia?… OL5751218W
Andrei Codrescu and the myth of America Andrei Codrescu and the myth of America Kirby Olson "This work explores Codrescu's writings and how they are a part of the surrealist tradition. It examines the ways in which his poetry and essays are influenced by his upbringing in Communist Romania … OL5815492W