Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
ReCalling early Canada ReCalling early Canada Daniel Coleman,Lorraine York,Carole Gerson "ReCalling Early Canada is the first book-length collection of essays to focus on Canadian literary and cultural production prior to WWI. While Canadian literature is often thought to have emerged in… OL16478216W
The Soul of Statesmanship The Soul of Statesmanship L. Joseph Hebert Shakespeare’s plays explore a staggering range of political topics, from the nature of tyranny, to the practical effects of Christianity on politics and the family, to the meaning and practice of sta… OL18017358W
Antony and Cleopatra in context Antony and Cleopatra in context Keith Linley "This engaging book provides in-depth discussion of the various influences that an audience in 1607 would have brought to interpreting 'Antony and Cleopatra'. How did people think about the world, ab… OL23227157W
Democracy, culture, and the voice of poetry Democracy, culture, and the voice of poetry Robert Pinsky "The place of poetry in modern democracy is no place, according to conventional wisdom. The poet, we hear, is a casualty of mass entertainment and prosaic public culture, banished to the artistic sid… OL482940W
Nationalism, Marxism, and African American Literature between the Wars Nationalism, Marxism, and African American Literature between the Wars Anthony Dawahare "During and after the Harlem Renaissance, the clash of two tremendous intellectual forces - nationalism and Marxism - changed the future of African American writing. Current literary thinking says th… OL6543251W
Political Bodies Political Bodies Alice A. Nelson "Political Bodies is one of the first studies to link recent developments in Latin American literature to the rise of new social movements in the late 1970s and 1980s. Focusing on literary works in t… OL8618256W