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An astonishing work of cultural criticism, this book is widely recognized as a brilliant and devastating challenge to conventional views of literature, anthropology, religion, and psychoanalysis. In its scope and interest it can be compared with Freud's Totem and Taboo, the subtext Girard refutes with polemic daring, vast erudition, and a persuasiveness that leaves the listener compelled to respond, one way or another. This is the single fullest summation of Girard's ideas to date, the book by which they will stand or fall.

Sylvia Plath is an object of enduring cultural fascination―the troubled patron saint of confessional poetry, a writer whose genius is buried under the weight of her status as the quintessential literary sad girl. Emily Van Duyne―a superfan and scholar―radically reimagines the last years of Plath’s life, confronts her suicide and the construction of her legacy.

This guide opens up Homer’s The Odyssey and highlights the universal themes of endurance and longing for rest as displayed in this epic tale of a man trying to find his way home.

Everyone knows Judy Blume. Her books have garnered her fans of all ages for decades and sold tens of millions of copies. But why were people so drawn to them? And why are we still talking about them now in the 21st century? In The Genius of Judy, her remarkable story is revealed as never before, beginning with her as a mother of two searching for purpose outside of her home in 1960s suburban New Jersey.

In der Sprache liegt der Schlüssel verborgen, der uns die Welt verstehen lässt. Ohne das gesprochene Wort in Schriftform ist es nicht möglich Zusammenhänge zu verstehen, Ideen zu verbreiten und die Welt in ihrer Diversität und Komplexität auch nur im Ansatz zu erahnen. Ein weit mehr als gewiefter Wort-Profi, ein überaus einfühlsamer Geist mit Verständnis für literarische Form und künstlerische Ästhetik ist vonnöten, um solch großartige Analysen über Werke zu verfassen, die einem ein größeres Verständnis darüber vermitteln und damit gleichzeitig neue Perspektiven in scheinbar (Un)bekanntes eröffnen.

The First Chapter Challenge, a self paced coaching module with worksheets is designed to get you started writing your first chapter and on the road to completing your entire book. Here's what you'll get when you download this tutorial and work sheets: 1. Dream To A Book 2. Writing The First Chapter Made Easy 3. Write The Big Idea - Thesis Statement Writing & Worksheet 4. How To Write A Chapter Outline 5. Q.U.I.C.K. Title Techniques 6. The Passion of the Lead Paragraph 7. Keep Your Chapter Moving With Easy Transitions 8. How To Write A Compelling First Chapter 9. Ending The Chapter With ...

In an illuminating new preface, Strossen lays out the multiple current assaults on sexual expression, which continue to come from across the ideological spectrum. She shows that freedom for such expression remains an essential prerequisite for the equality, safety, and dignity of women and sexual/gender minorities.

Jon Fosse said farewell to theory early in his career, choosing poetry, fiction, and drama as his mediums of choice. Here, however, in a selection from his two books of essays, we see just how incisive a critic and memoirist he can be. Not only including a generous portion of Fosse's writing on literature and theater—including the irresistible "Thomas Bernhard and His Grandfather"—this collection also includes such personal essays such as "My Dear New Norwegian," "Old Houses," and "He Who Didn't Want to Become a Teacher."

Joan Didion es una de las cronistas fundamentales de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. En una edición a cargo de Claudio López de Lamadrid, Los que sueñan el sueño dorado reúne por primera vez en castellano una selección de artículos y ensayos de sus libros.

The Trial of William Shakespeare interweaves a jury trail in Chatworth California that starts with Shakespeare's lawyers attempting to dismiss the case. They claim that Shakespeare's name on the First Folio, plus words from his contemporaries, and gifts bequeathed by the bard establish a "prima facie" case of authorship. The judge disagrees and through the miracle of AI (artificial intelligence) William Shakespeare as well as a cast of notables (Ben Jonson, Francis Bacon, Thomas North, and John Shakespeare) take the stand. In addition, attorney Michael McKenzie the lead attorney for Edward ...

Born in 1875, the great German lyric poet Rainer Maria Rilke published his first collection of poems in 1898, and went on to become renowned for his delicate depiction of the workings of the human heart. Drawn by some sympathetic note in his poems, young people often wrote to Rilke with their problems and hopes. From 1903 to 1908, Rilke wrote a series of remarkable responses to a young, would-be poet on poetry and on surviving as a sensitive observer in a harsh world. Those letters, still a fresh source of inspiration and insight, are accompanied here by a chronicle of Rilke's life.

Gorki'nin ölümsüz eseri hakkında genel olarak hep şunlar yazıldı: ''Ana, toplumcu gerçekçi edebiyat türünün en önemli örneklerinden biridir...'' Kısaca bu cümle doğrudur ama Ana'da bundan fazlası vardır elbette. Sıradan bir işçi olan Pavel'in, yine sıradan bir kadın olan annesi Palageya'nın değişimini anlatır. Elbette bu anlatımda dönemin toplum yapısını ve çatışmalarını da görürüz. TDK sözlüğü devrimci kelimesi için şöyle diyor: (isim) Belli bir alanda hızlı, köklü ve nitelikli değişiklik yapan kimse.