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Ertin looks into the terms “camp” and “the closet” in Alan Hollinghurst’s fiction, since all four of his novels investigate the gay male experience throughout the late-twentieth century, to see whether the author writes from the margin or from the centre to recreate the origin.
Ertin looks into the terms “camp” and “the closet” in Alan Hollinghurst’s fiction, since all four of his novels investigate the gay male experience throughout the late-twentieth century, to see whether the author writes from the margin or from the centre to recreate the origin.
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Home and Away
The Place of the Child Writer
The first contribution to literary juvenilia studies in the past decade, this volume theorises the current state of this field and exemplifies it in action, showing the importance of the familiar world of home and the territory of adulthood to the imaginations of young authors.
The first contribution to literary juvenilia studies in the past decade, this volume theorises the current state of this field and exemplifies it in action, showing the importance of the familiar world of home and the territory of adulthood to the imaginations of young authors.
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This book reveals Homer's vibrant legacy in Portuguese, Spanish, Brazilian, and Argentinian literature from the 19th to the 21st century. Juxtaposing Homeric motifs across genres—theatre, poetry, novel, and short story—it offers a unique cross-cultural comparison.
This book reveals Homer’s vibrant legacy in Portuguese, Spanish, Brazilian, and Argentinian literature from the 19th to the 21st century. Juxtaposing Homeric motifs across genres—theatre, poetry, novel, and short story—it offers a unique cross-cultural comparison.
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Homosexuality, bisexuality, transvestitism and trans-genders represented new ideas and mentalities which shattered nineteenth-century Italy. This book offers a comprehensive overview of this phenomenon and makes a major contribution to Italian studies and modern European history.
Homosexuality, bisexuality, transvestitism and trans-genders represented new ideas and mentalities which shattered nineteenth-century Italy. This book offers a comprehensive overview of this phenomenon and makes a major contribution to Italian studies and modern European history.
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Horace’s Odes brought Greek lyric metres to Rome and have been loved for 2000 years. These elegant verse translations recreate the original metres, capturing the poetry’s unique structure and sound. Includes a full introduction, extensive notes, and facing-page Latin text.
Horace’s Odes brought Greek lyric metres to Rome and have been loved for 2000 years. These elegant verse translations recreate the original metres, capturing the poetry’s unique structure and sound. Includes a full introduction, extensive notes, and facing-page Latin text.
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How Adaptations Awaken the Literary Canon
Transformative Reimaginings
This book illuminates how reimagining narratives creates empowerment. It explores adaptations—from classic literature to fairy tales—that retell and awaken the literary canon, interrogating conventions and revealing the unique power of reframing stories.
This book illuminates how reimagining narratives creates empowerment. It explores adaptations—from classic literature to fairy tales—that retell and awaken the literary canon, interrogating conventions and revealing the unique power of reframing stories.
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This book explores Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer’s fictional world as a lifetime battle against apartheid. A crusader for human rights, Gordimer fictionalized her activism to fight the regime’s censorship and depict the denial of basic rights to Black people.
This book explores Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer’s fictional world as a lifetime battle against apartheid. A crusader for human rights, Gordimer fictionalized her activism to fight the regime’s censorship and depict the denial of basic rights to Black people.
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These essays examine the influence of Christian Latin literature upon the Latin and vernacular letters of the Iberian Peninsula (1480–1630). Contrary to most studies, this volume accommodates authors writing in Portuguese, Catalan, and Latin.
These essays examine the influence of Christian Latin literature upon the Latin and vernacular letters of the Iberian Peninsula (1480–1630). Contrary to most studies, this volume accommodates authors writing in Portuguese, Catalan, and Latin.
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Humanity at the Heart of Practice
A Study of Ethics for Health-Care Students and Practitioners
Healthcare is humans caring for other humans. This book on ethical decision-making uses humanity as its organizing structure, exploring values and theoretical ethics to resolve complex dilemmas at the beginning and end of life, and in healthcare as a business.
Healthcare is humans caring for other humans. This book on ethical decision-making uses humanity as its organizing structure, exploring values and theoretical ethics to resolve complex dilemmas at the beginning and end of life, and in healthcare as a business.
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How does humour work? This book tests Attardo & Raskin’s General Theory of Verbal Humor, proposing a new ‘humorist reading’. By providing the tools to ask ‘why is this humorous?’, it offers a valuable new way to understand any literary text.
How does humour work? This book tests Attardo & Raskin’s General Theory of Verbal Humor, proposing a new ‘humorist reading’. By providing the tools to ask ‘why is this humorous?’, it offers a valuable new way to understand any literary text.
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Humour and Identity in Jewish American Fiction
No Laughing Matter
This book explores the connection between humour and identity in contemporary Jewish American literature. It is a serious investigation into the strategic use of humour in identity formation, revealing the serious undertones in works that may first appear merely humorous.
This book explores the connection between humour and identity in contemporary Jewish American literature. It is a serious investigation into the strategic use of humour in identity formation, revealing the serious undertones in works that may first appear merely humorous.
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Hungarian Perspectives on the Western Canon
Post-Comparative Readings
In this collection, Hungarian literature is read together with canonical works of the Western literary tradition. The text scrutinises the distinction between “major” and “minor” literatures, showing that this can highlight previously unknown components of the literary tradition.
In this collection, Hungarian literature is read together with canonical works of the Western literary tradition. The text scrutinises the distinction between “major” and “minor” literatures, showing that this can highlight previously unknown components of the literary tradition.
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Hybridity
Forms and Figures in Literature and the Visual Arts
This volume critically assesses the notion of hybridity in literature and the visual arts from the eighteenth century to the present. It examines the concept as one held in contempt by purists, promoted by syncretists, and viewed with suspicion by its critics.
This volume critically assesses the notion of hybridity in literature and the visual arts from the eighteenth century to the present. It examines the concept as one held in contempt by purists, promoted by syncretists, and viewed with suspicion by its critics.
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This anthology explores hybridity in Spanish culture from Imperial Spain to the twenty-first century. The literary and visual texts studied blur fixed boundaries between genres, cultures, and languages. A hybrid itself, this collection points to the future.
This anthology explores hybridity in Spanish culture from Imperial Spain to the twenty-first century. The literary and visual texts studied blur fixed boundaries between genres, cultures, and languages. A hybrid itself, this collection points to the future.
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Kassis focuses on Iceland as a nineteenth-century utopian locus in the light of racial theories attached to the country’s national framework, investigating how nineteenth-century travellers defined their national identity and gender in relation to Iceland.
Kassis focuses on Iceland as a nineteenth-century utopian locus in the light of racial theories attached to the country’s national framework, investigating how nineteenth-century travellers defined their national identity and gender in relation to Iceland.
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IDEA
Studies in English
This collection of essays by prominent academicians explores current trends in English Studies. Dealing with issues from Shakespeare to translation and postcolonial studies, it presents a diversity of theoretical, cultural, and linguistic perspectives.
This collection of essays by prominent academicians explores current trends in English Studies. Dealing with issues from Shakespeare to translation and postcolonial studies, it presents a diversity of theoretical, cultural, and linguistic perspectives.
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Shota Rustaveli's The Knight in the Panther’s Skin organically unites the cultural traditions of the Christian West and Muslim East. This book conducts comparative research, showing the similarities and differences between the works of Rustaveli and Nizami Ganjavi.
Shota Rustaveli’s The Knight in the Panther’s Skin organically unites the cultural traditions of the Christian West and Muslim East. This book conducts comparative research, showing the similarities and differences between the works of Rustaveli and Nizami Ganjavi.
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Identity Issues
Literary and Linguistic Landscapes
A collection of essays exploring the complex phenomenon of identity from diverse angles. Literary explorations discuss class, race, and nation in contemporary literature, while linguistic studies draw on insights from sociology, psychology, and cognitive linguistics.
A collection of essays exploring the complex phenomenon of identity from diverse angles. Literary explorations discuss class, race, and nation in contemporary literature, while linguistic studies draw on insights from sociology, psychology, and cognitive linguistics.
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Identity, Nation, Discourse
Latin American Women Writers and Artists
This volume explores women’s literary production in Latin America and how their works engage with identity, nationhood, and gender. Prominent scholars examine how women writers carve out space within national discourses and critically re-work literary genres.
This volume explores women’s literary production in Latin America and how their works engage with identity, nationhood, and gender. Prominent scholars examine how women writers carve out space within national discourses and critically re-work literary genres.
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Ideological Battlegrounds – Constructions of Us and Them Before and After 9/11
Volume 2 Perspectives in Language
Focusing on language and discourse, this volume explores the construction of “Us” and “Them” in texts before and after 9/11. The book shows how language reflects the tragic event, bringing us closer to understanding its roots, consequences, and relevance today.
Focusing on language and discourse, this volume explores the construction of “Us” and “Them” in texts before and after 9/11. The book shows how language reflects the tragic event, bringing us closer to understanding its roots, consequences, and relevance today.
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