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A scholarly review of American world literature from early times to the postmodernist era American World Literature: An Introduction explores how the subject of American Literature has evolved from a national into a global phenomenon. As the author, Paul Giles – a noted expert on the topic – explains, today American Literature is understood as engaging with the wider world rather than merely with local or national circumstances. The book offers an examination of these changing conceptions of representation in both a critical and an historical context. The author examines how the perception of American culture has changed significantly over time and how this has been an object of widespread social and political debate. From examples of early American literature to postmodernism, the book charts ways in which the academic subject areas of American Literature and World Literature have converged – and diverged – over the past generations. Written for students of American literature at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and in all areas of historical specialization, American World Literature offers an authoritative guide to global phenomena of American World literature and how this subject has undergone crucial changes in perception over the past thirty years.

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Explores the challenges of maintaining bonds, living up to ideals, and fulfilling desire in Shakespeare’s plays In Thinking About Shakespeare, Kay Stockholder reveals the rich inner lives of some of Shakespeare’s most enigmatic characters and the ways in which their emotions and actions shape and are shaped by the social and political world around them. In addressing all genres in the Shakespeare canon, the authors explore the possibility of people being constant to each other in many different kinds of relationships: those of lovers, kings and subjects, friends, and business partners. While some bonds are irrevocably broken, many are reaffirmed. In all cases, the authors offer insight into what drives Shakespeare’s characters to do what they do, what draws them together or pulls them apart, and the extent to which bonds can ever be eternal. Ultimately, the most durable bond may be between the playwright and the audience, whereby the playwright pleases and the audience approves. The book takes an in-depth look at a dozen of The Bard’s best-loved works, including: A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Romeo and Juliet; The Merchant of Venice; Richard II; Henry IV, Part I; Hamlet; Troilus and Cressida; Othello; Macbeth; King Lear; Antony and Cleopatra; and The Tempest. It also provides an epilogue titled: Prospero and Shakespeare. Written in a style accessible for all levels Discusses 12 plays, making it a comprehensive study of Shakespeare’s work Covers every genre of The Bard’s work, giving readers a full sense of Shakespeare’s art/thought over the course of his oeuvre Provides a solid overall sense of each play and the major characters/plot lines in them Providing new and sometimes unconventional and provocative ways to think about characters that have had a long critical heritage, Thinking About Shakespeare is an enlightening read that is perfect for scholars, and ideal for any level of student studying one of history’s greatest storytellers.

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Noted scholars in the field explore the rich variety of late antique literature With contributions from leading scholars in the field, A Companion to Late Antique Literature presents a broad review of late antique literature. The late antique period encompasses a significant transitional era in literary history from the mid-third century to the early seventh century. The Companion covers notable Greek and Latin texts of the period and provides a varied overview of literature written in six other late antique languages. Comprehensive in scope, this important volume presents new research, methodologies, and significant debates in the field. The Companion explores the histories, forms, features, audiences, and uses of the literature of the period. This authoritative text: Provides an inclusive overview of late antique literature Offers the widest survey to date of the literary traditions and forms of the period, including those in several languages other than Greek and Latin Presents the most current research and new methodologies in the field Contains contributions from an international group of contributors Written for students and scholars of late antiquity, this comprehensive volume provides an authoritative review of the literature from the era.

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Provides a broad view of the history and current state of scholarship on the art of the ancient Near East This book covers the aesthetic traditions of Mesopotamia, Iran, Anatolia, and the Levant, from Neolithic times to the end of the Achaemenid Persian Empire around 330 BCE. It describes and examines the field from a variety of critical perspectives: across approaches and interpretive frameworks, key explanatory concepts, materials and selected media and formats, and zones of interaction. This important work also addresses both traditional and emerging categories of material, intellectual perspectives, and research priorities. The book covers geography and chronology, context and setting, medium and scale, while acknowledging the diversity of regional and cultural traditions and the uneven survival of evidence. Part One of the book considers the methodologies and approaches that the field has drawn on and refined. Part Two addresses terms and concepts critical to understanding the subjects and formal characteristics of the Near Eastern material record, including the intellectual frameworks within which monuments have been approached and interpreted. Part Three surveys the field’s most distinctive and characteristic genres, with special reference to Mesopotamian art and architecture. Part Four considers involvement with artistic traditions across a broader reach, examining connections with Egypt, the Aegean, and the Mediterranean. And finally, Part Five addresses intersections with the closely allied discipline of archaeology and the institutional stewardship of cultural heritage in the modern Middle East. Told from multiple perspectives, A Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Art is an enlightening, must-have book for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of ancient Near East art and Near East history as well as those interested in history and art history.

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A Companion to the City of Rome presents a series of original essays from top experts that offer an authoritative and up-to-date overview of current research on the development of the city of Rome from its origins until circa AD 600. Offers a unique interdisciplinary, closely focused thematic approach and wide chronological scope making it an indispensible reference work on ancient Rome Includes several new developments on areas of research that are available in English for the first time Newly commissioned essays written by experts in a variety of related fields Original and up-to-date readings pertaining to the city of Rome on a wide variety of topics including Rome’s urban landscape, population, economy, civic life, and key events

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Джон Рёскин (1819–1900) – английский писатель, художник, поэт, литературный критик, но более всего он известен как теоретик искусства, оказавший огромное влияние на на развитие искусствознания и эстетики второй половины XIX – начала XX века. Рёскин многое сделал для укрепления позиций прерафаэлитов, например, в статье «Прерафаэлитизм», а также сильно повлиял на антибуржуазный пафос движения. Кроме того, он «открыл» для современников Уильяма Тернера, живописца и графика, мастера пейзажной живописи. «Лекции об искусстве» – фундаментальный труд Рескина, который он сам считал самым значительным своим произведением, в котором он изложил новую методологию анализа искусства. Искусство, по мнению Рескина неразрывно связано с моралью, религией, природой и человеческой жизнью в целом.

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Фантастическая бизнес-повесть в пяти частях. Описываются события в издательстве Мирроу в настоящее время. Главный герой повести – Алёна, которая предлагает руководству компании Мирроу разработать стратегию для победы в войне на рынке вакансий.

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Статья представляет собой одно из значительных выступлений Салтыкова в защиту революционной молодежи от так называемой «антинигилистической» критики; была отмечена цензурой в годовом обзоре как «предосудительная» и как характеризующая направление «Отечественных записок». Так как изображение «нового человека» – Марка Волохова – в романе Гончарова «Обрыв», по существу, смыкалось с тем представлением о революционерах, которое насаждала «антинигилистичесяая» литература, Салтыков посвятил свою статью преимущественно этой теме. В письме к Некрасову 22 мая 1869 г. Салтыков сообщал, что написал статью «по поводу „Обрыва“, то есть не касаясь собственно романа, а философии Гончарова». Речь в статье идет о трех основных проблемах, решение которых объясняет салтыковскую оценку произведения Гончарова: 1) об отношении творчества писателя к его мировоззрению, 2) об отношении общества к прогрессу, в частности – к развитию передовой философской и естественнонаучной мысли, 3) о роли крупнейших литераторов 40-х годов в современном общественном движении.

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Интерпретация на букву «Я». Из цикла Азбука 18+. Философская эротика от заматерелого циника.«…Яйца подделывают, крадут, кидают, засовывают в рот и в холодильник… их бьют о голову, о свои ноги и о чужие задницы… В общем, с яйцами жить в нашем милом мире очень весело». Книга содержит нецензурную брань.

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Интерпретация на букву «Ю». Из цикла Азбука 18+. Философская эротика от заматерелого циника.«…Юмор генерирует мозг юмориста. Иногда на месте мозга – мимика задницы или лица, – что тоже смешно. В целом и в общем».

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