Delphi Medieval Poetry Collection (Illustrated)
Geoffrey Chaucer;Delphi Classics;Geoffrey Chaucer;Delphi Classics
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Featuring twenty major works of European poetry over a period of a thousand years, thi...
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Delphi Medieval Poetry Collection (Illustrated)
2020
Featuring twenty major works of European poetry over a period of a thousand years, this collection charts the development of verse from the fall of the Roman Empire to the birth of the Renaissance. Contrary to popular belief, the poetry of the Dark Ages enjoyed a pioneering development, exploring new metres and complex imagery. Throughout the Middle Ages, poetry adopted numerous forms across the continent, from the epic greatness of the ‘chanson de geste'to the sublime lyrical qualities of love poetry. This eBook provides a rich sample of medieval poetry; from the earliest dawn of English literature to the unparalleled brilliance of Dante; from the courtly adventures of Arthurian legend to the stirring lays of the Vikings; from the Eastern magic of Georgia to the ribald genius of Chaucer; this collection will immerse you in the perilous, amusing and tantalising world of the Middle Ages. (Version 1) • Beautifully illustrated with images relating to the poets'lives and works• Concise introductions to the works• Most of the poems appear with their original medieval texts, as well as an English translation — ideal for students• Images of how the original manuscripts first appeared, giving your eReader a taste of the medieval texts• Excellent formatting of the poems• Easily locate the sections you want to read• Features three critical works on the development of medieval literature• Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to see our wide range of poet titles CONTENTS: Medieval PoetryHymn by Cædmon (7th century)Christ II by Cynewulf (8th century) (Tr. Raymond Wilson Chambers)Beowulf (c.1000) (Tr. William Morris)The Song of Roland (c. 1050) (Tr. C. K. Moncreiff)The Poem of the Cid (c. 1140) (Tr. Robert Southey)Chronicle of the Norman Conquest from ‘Roman de Rou'by Wace (c. 1170) (Tr. Edgar Taylor)Yvain, the Knight of the Lion by Chrétien de Troyes (c. 1180) (Tr. William Wistar Comfort)Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach (c. 1210) (Tr. Jessie Weston)The Troubadours (1100-1350) by H. J. ChaytorThe Knight in the Panther's Skin by Shota Rustaveli (c. 1190) (Tr. Marjory Wardrop)The Song of the Nibelungs (c. 1200) (Tr. Daniel Bussier Shumway)Lays of Marie de France (c. 1210) (Tr. Eugene Mason)The Romance of the Rose by Guillaume de Lorris [PARTIAL TRANSLATION] (c. 1230) (Tr. Geoffrey Chaucer)Poetic Edda (c. 13th century) (Tr. Benjamin Thorpe)Wine, Women and Song: Mediæval Latin Students'Songs (c. 13th century) (Tr. John Addington Symonds)The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (1320) (Tr. H. F. Cary)Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (c. 1375) (Tr. Jessie Weston)Sonnets by Francesco Petrarca (c. 1374) (Tr. Thomas Campbell)Piers Plowman by William Langland (c. 1380) Edited by Thomas WrightThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1400) The CriticismThe Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory by George SaintsburyMedieval English Literature by W. P. KerEpic and Romance: Essays on Medieval Literature by W. P. Ker Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set
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Ancient Comedy and Reception : Essays in Honor of Jeffrey Henderson
S. Douglas Olson;S. Douglas Olson
This wide-ranging collection, consisting of 50 essays by leading international scholar...
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Ancient Comedy and Reception : Essays in Honor of Jeffrey Henderson
2014
This wide-ranging collection, consisting of 50 essays by leading international scholars in a variety of fields, provides an overview of the reception history of a major literary genre from Greco-Roman antiquity to the present day. Section I considers how the 5th- and 4th-century Athenian comic poets defined themselves and their plays, especially in relation to other major literary forms. It then moves on to the Roman world and to the reception of Greek comedy there in art and literature. Section II deals with the European reception of Greek and Roman comedy in the Medieval, Renaissance, and Early Modern periods, and with the European stage tradition of comic theater more generally. Section III treats the handling of Greco-Roman comedy in the modern world, with attention not just to literary translations and stage-productions, but to more modern media such as radio and film. The collection will be of interest to students of ancient comedy as well as to all those concerned with how literary and theatrical traditions are passed on from one time and place to another, and adapted to meet local conditions and concerns.
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Latin drama (Comedy)--History and criticism - Greek drama (Comedy)--History and criticismContent provider:
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Ideology in the Middle Ages : Approaches From Southwestern Europe
Flocel Sabaté;Flocel Sabaté
This interdisciplinary volume sets out to illuminate medieval thought, and to consider...
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Ideology in the Middle Ages : Approaches From Southwestern Europe
2019
This interdisciplinary volume sets out to illuminate medieval thought, and to consider how the underlying values of the Middle Ages exerted significant influence in medieval society in the West.The book situates the Christian Church in the West as a framing ideology of the Middle Ages, and considers ideology from four angles: as a means of defining power; as a way of managing power; ideology as an influence on daily living and societies; and the ways in which ideology associated with the Middle Ages continues to influence understandings of past and present. A focus on southern European case studies has been chosen as a means of enriching and complicating study of the Middle Ages.
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Ideology--Europe--History--To 1500 - Ideology--Religious aspects--ChristianityContent provider:
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A History of Cookbooks : From Kitchen to Page Over Seven Centuries
Henry Notaker;Henry Notaker
A History of Cookbooks provides a sweeping literary and historical overview of the coo...
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A History of Cookbooks : From Kitchen to Page Over Seven Centuries
2017; Vol. 00064
A History of Cookbooks provides a sweeping literary and historical overview of the cookbook genre, exploring its development as a part of food culture beginning in the Late Middle Ages. Studying cookbooks from various Western cultures and languages, Henry Notaker traces the transformation of recipes from brief notes with ingredients into detailed recipes with a specific structure, grammar, and vocabulary. In addition, he reveals that cookbooks go far beyond offering recipes: they tell us a great deal about nutrition, morals, manners, history, and menus while often providing entertaining reflections and commentaries. This innovative book demonstrates that cookbooks represent an interesting and important branch of nonfiction literature.
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Cookbooks--Europe--History - Manners and customs in literatureContent provider:
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A Dictionary of Literary Pseudonyms in the English Language
T.J. Carty;T.J. Carty
In its first edition Dictionary of Literary Pseudonyms established itself as a compreh...
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A Dictionary of Literary Pseudonyms in the English Language
2014
In its first edition Dictionary of Literary Pseudonyms established itself as a comprehensive dictionary of pseudonyms used by literary writers in English from the 16th century to the present day. This new Second Edition increases coverage by 35%! There are two sequences: Part I - which now includes more than 17,000 entries- is an alphabetical list of pseudonyms followed by the writer's real name. Part II is an alphabetical list of writers cited in Part I-more than 10,000 writers included-providing brief biographical details followed by pseudonyms used by the wrter and titles published under those pseudonyms. Dictionary or Literary Pseudonyms has now become a standard reference work on the subject for teachers, student, and public, high school, and college/universal librarians. The Second Edition will , we believe, consolidate that reputation.
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Anonyms and pseudonymsContent provider:
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The Bibliography of Regional Fiction in Britain and Ireland, 1800–2000
Keith D. M. Snell;Keith D. M. Snell
Pioneering and interdisciplinary in nature, this bibliography constitutes a comprehens...
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The Bibliography of Regional Fiction in Britain and Ireland, 1800–2000
2016
Pioneering and interdisciplinary in nature, this bibliography constitutes a comprehensive list of regional fiction for every county of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England over the past two centuries. In addition, other regions of a usually topographical or urban nature have been used, such as Birmingham and the Black Country; London; The Fens; the Brecklands; the Highlands; the Hebrides; or the Welsh border. Each entry lists the author, title, and date of first publication. The geographical coverage is encompassing and complete, from the Channel Islands to the Shetlands. An original introduction discusses such matters as definition, bibliographical method, popular readerships, trends in output, and the scholarly literature on regional fiction.
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Masks and Masking in Medieval and Early Tudor England
Meg Twycross;Sarah Carpenter;Meg Twycross;Sarah Carpenter
Drawing on broad research, this study explores the different social and theatrical mas...
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Masks and Masking in Medieval and Early Tudor England
2016
Drawing on broad research, this study explores the different social and theatrical masking activities in England during the Middle Ages and the early 16th century. The authors present a coherent explanation of the many functions of masking, emphasizing the important links among festive practice, specialized ceremonial, and drama. They elucidate the intellectual, moral and social contexts for masking, and they examine the purposes and rewards for participants in the activity. The authors'insight into the masking games and performances of England's medieval and early Tudor periods illuminates many aspects of the thinking and culture of the times: issues of identity and community; performance and role-play; conceptions of the psyche and of the individual's position in social and spiritual structures. Masks and Masking in Medieval and Early Tudor England presents a broad overview of masking practices, demonstrating how active and prominent an element of medieval and pre-modern culture masking was. It has obvious interest for drama and literature critics of the medieval and early modern periods; but is also useful for historians of culture, theatre and anthropology. Through its analysis of masked play this study engages both with the history of theatre and performance, and with broader cultural and historical questions of social organization, identity and the self, the performance of power, and shifting spiritual understanding.
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Masks--England--HistoryContent provider:
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European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages
Ernst Robert Curtius;Ernst Robert Curtius
Published just after the Second World War, European Literature and the Latin Middle Ag...
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European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages
2013; Vol. 00036
Published just after the Second World War, European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages is a sweeping exploration of the remarkable continuity of European literature across time and place, from the classical era up to the early nineteenth century, and from the Italian peninsula to the British Isles. In what T. S . Eliot called a'magnificent'book, Ernst Robert Curtius establishes medieval Latin literature as the vital transition between the literature of antiquity and the vernacular literatures of later centuries. The result is nothing less than a masterful synthesis of European literature from Homer to Goethe. European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages is a monumental work of literary scholarship. In a new introduction, Colin Burrow provides critical insights into Curtius's life and ideas and highlights the distinctive importance of this wonderful book.
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Latin literature, Medieval and modern--History and criticism - European literature--History and criticism - Literature, Medieval--History and criticismContent provider:
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I Speak of the City : Mexico City at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo;Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo
In this dazzling multidisciplinary tour of Mexico City, Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo focuse...
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I Speak of the City : Mexico City at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
2013
In this dazzling multidisciplinary tour of Mexico City, Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo focuses on the period 1880 to 1940, the decisive decades that shaped the city into what it is today. Through a kaleidoscope of expository forms, I Speak of the City connects the realms of literature, architecture, music, popular language, art, and public health to investigate the city in a variety of contexts: as a living history textbook, as an expression of the state, as a modernist capital, as a laboratory, and as language. Tenorio's formal imagination allows the reader to revel in the free-flowing richness of his narratives, opening startling new vistas onto the urban experience. From art to city planning, from epidemiology to poetry, this book challenges the conventional wisdom about both Mexico City and the turn-of-the-century world to which it belonged. And by engaging directly with the rise of modernism and the cultural experiences of such personalities as Hart Crane, Mina Loy, and Diego Rivera, I Speak of the City will find an enthusiastic audience across the disciplines.
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Mexico City (Mexico)--History - Mexico City (Mexico)--Social conditionsContent provider:
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World Monarchies and Dynasties
John Middleton;John Middleton
Throughout history, royal dynasties have dominated countries and empires around the wo...
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World Monarchies and Dynasties
2015
Throughout history, royal dynasties have dominated countries and empires around the world. Kings, queens, emperors, chiefs, pharaohs, czars - whatever title they ruled by, monarchs have shaped institutions, rituals, and cultures in every time period and every corner of the globe. The concept of monarchy originated in prehistoric times and evolved over centuries right up to the present. Efforts to overthrow monarchies or evade their rule - such as the American, French, Chinese, and Russian revolutions - are considered turning points in world history. Even today, many countries retain their monarchies, although in vastly reduced form with little political power. One cannot understand human history and government without understanding monarchs and monarchies. This fully-illustrated encyclopedia provides the first complete survey of all the major rulers and ruling families of the world, past and present. No other reference work approaches the topic with the same sense of magnitude or connection to historical context. Arranged in A-Z format for ease of access, World Monarchies and Dynasties includes information on major monarchs and dynasties from ancient time to the present. This set: includes overviews of reigns and successions, genealogical charts, and dynastic timelines; addresses concepts, problems, and theories of monarchy; provides background and information for further research; highlights important places, structures, symbols, events, and legends related to particular monarchs and dynasties; includes a master bibliography and multiple indexes.
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World history - Monarchy--History--Dictionaries - Kings and rulers--History--DictionariesContent provider:
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Armenian Philology in the Modern Era : From Manuscript to Digital Text
Valentina Calzolari;Michael E. Stone;Valentina Calzolari;Michael E. Stone
Philology is one of the most investigated fields of Armenian studies. At the end of th...
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Armenian Philology in the Modern Era : From Manuscript to Digital Text
2014; Vol. 00023
Philology is one of the most investigated fields of Armenian studies. At the end of the twentieth century, it was important to provide an overview of the main achievements and on the methodological approaches implemented in this field till now. This is the aim of the present publication. Part I focuses on the manuscripts, the inscriptions, and the printings. Its second section is devoted to the textual criticisms and the third section explores the interface between linguistics and philology. Case studies form the core of Part II. One chapter offers an overview on the 17th-19th centuries, and two articles are devoted to the conditions of the circulation of the literary production in the 20th century, both in Western and Eastern Armenian.
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Armenian philologyContent provider:
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The Smile of Truth : The French Satirical Eulogy and Its Antecedents
Annette H. Tomarken;Annette H. Tomarken
To teach the truth smilingly was, during the Renaissance, a frequently expressed goal ...
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The Smile of Truth : The French Satirical Eulogy and Its Antecedents
2014
To teach the truth smilingly was, during the Renaissance, a frequently expressed goal among prose writers and poets such as Erasmus, Berni, Ronsard, Rabelais, and du Bellay, who adopted an ironic posture within their mock encomia in order to refer the reader beyond the realm of the literary structure. In this book Annette Tomarken reconstructs the history of the classical satirical eulogy as it was revived, expanded, and finally adapted to new purposes in Renaissance literature. Tracing the development of this type of paradox from its classic roots through the Neo-Latin, Italian, and French mock encomia, Tomarken examines its various forms in the Renaissance, including the Pliade'hymne-blason,'the mock epitaph, and the stage'harangue.'Her book provides a new context for such works as In Praise of Folly and for such literary passages as Rabelais's praise of debts and Falstaff's denunciation of honor. Dividing the eulogies into three groups--praises of vices, disease, and animals and insects--Tomarken brings humor as well as close textual analysis to her study. She finds that the practitioners of the form were aware of its history and that such self-awareness became an integral part of the works themselves. An increased sensitivity to the literary structure and history of the paradoxical encomium, Tomarken stresses, first requires and then enriches our understanding of the genre's relationship to the extra-literary domain.Originally published in 1990.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Eulogies--History and criticism - Satire, French--History and criticism - French literature--16th century--History and criticism - Renaissance--France - Satire, Latin (Medieval and modern)--History and criticismContent provider:
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Chronicle of the War Between the English and the Scots in 1173 and 1174
Fantosme, Jordan;Michel, Francisque;Surtees Society;Fantosme, Jordan;Michel...
Founded in 1834, The Surtees Society volumes provide a wide range of primary sources r...
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Chronicle of the War Between the English and the Scots in 1173 and 1174
2014; Vol. 00011
Founded in 1834, The Surtees Society volumes provide a wide range of primary sources regarding the history of Northumberland and County Durham.
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The Great War in Post-Memory Literature and Film
Martin Löschnigg;Marzena Sokolowska-Paryz;Martin Löschnigg;Marzena Sokolows...
The twenty-seven original contributions to this volume investigate the ways in which t...
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The Great War in Post-Memory Literature and Film
2014; Vol. 00018
The twenty-seven original contributions to this volume investigate the ways in which the First World War has been commemorated and represented internationally in prose fiction, drama, film, docudrama and comics from the 1960s until the present. The volume thus provides a comprehensive survey of the cultural memory of the war as reflected in various media across national cultures, addressing the complex connections between the cultural post-memory of the war and its mediation. In four sections, the essays investigate (1) the cultural legacy of the Great War (including its mythology and iconography); (2) the implications of different forms and media for representing the war; (3) ‘national'memories, foregrounding the differences in post-memory representations and interpretations of the Great War, and (4) representations of the Great War within larger temporal or spatial frameworks, focusing specifically on the ideological dimensions of its ‘remembrance'in historical, socio-political, gender-oriented, and post-colonial contexts.
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World War, 1914-1918--Motion pictures and the war - War films--History and criticism - Collective memory and literature - World War, 1914-1918--Literature and the war - Literature, Modern--20th century--History and criticism - Collective memory and motion picturesContent provider:
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Encyclopedia of Media and Communication
Marcel Danesi;Marcel Danesi
The first comprehensive encyclopedia for the growing fields of media and communication...
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Encyclopedia of Media and Communication
2013
The first comprehensive encyclopedia for the growing fields of media and communication studies, the Encyclopedia of Media and Communication is an essential resource for beginners and seasoned academics alike. Contributions from over fifty experts and practitioners provide an accessible introduction to these disciplines'most important concepts, figures, and schools of thought – from Jean Baudrillard to Tim Berners Lee, and podcasting to Peircean semiotics.Detailed and up-to-date, the Encyclopedia of Media and Communication synthesizes a wide array of works and perspectives on the making of meaning. The appendix includes timelines covering the whole historical record for each medium, from either antiquity or their inception to the present day. Each entry also features a bibliography linking readers to relevant resources for further reading. The most coherent treatment yet of these fields, the Encyclopedia of Media and Communication promises to be the standard reference text for the next generation of media and communication students and scholars.
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Semiotics--Encyclopedias - Communication--Encyclopedias - Mass media--EncyclopediasContent provider:
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2008
Massimo Mastrogregori;Massimo Mastrogregori
Die International Bibliographiy of Historical Sciences verzeichnet jährlich die bedeut...
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2008
2013; Vol. 02008
Die International Bibliographiy of Historical Sciences verzeichnet jährlich die bedeutendsten Neuerscheinungen geschichtswissenschaftlicher Monographien und Zeitschriftenartikel weltweit, die inhaltlich von der Vor- und Frühgeschichte bis zur jüngsten Vergangenheit reichen. Sie ist damit die derzeit einzige laufende Bibliographie dieser Art, die thematisch, zeitlich und geographisch ein derart breites Spektrum abdeckt. Innerhalb der systematischen Gliederung nach Zeitalter, Region oder historischer Disziplin sind die Werke nach Autorennamen oder charakteristischem Titelhauptwort aufgelistet.
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History--BibliographyContent provider:
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Princes, Prelates and Poets in Medieval Ireland : Essays in Honour of Katharine Simms
This volume is one of the largest and most authoritative collections of essays that ha...
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Princes, Prelates and Poets in Medieval Ireland : Essays in Honour of Katharine Simms
2013
This volume is one of the largest and most authoritative collections of essays that have been published in many years on the theme of medieval Ireland. Presented to mark the retirement of Katharine Simms, the doyenne of studies of Gaelic Irish society in the later Middle Ages, the book's contents congregate around themes that have characterized Simms'landmark contributions to the field - from the changing function of kingship and lordship in Gaelic and Anglo-Norman Ireland, to the organization of the medieval Irish church, to the examination of the formation and achievement of Ireland's learned classes, particularly the poets.
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Devastation : Volume I: The European Rimlands 1912-1938
Mark Levene;Mark Levene
From the years leading up to the First World War to the aftermath of the Second, Europ...
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Devastation : Volume I: The European Rimlands 1912-1938
2013
From the years leading up to the First World War to the aftermath of the Second, Europe experienced an era of genocide. As well as the Holocaust, this period also witnessed the Armenian genocide in 1915, mass killings in Bolshevik and Stalinist Russia, and a host of further ethnic cleansings in Anatolia, the Balkans, and Eastern Europe. Crisis of Genocide seeks to integrate these genocidal events into a single, coherent history. Over two volumes, Mark Levene demonstrates how the relationship between geography, nation, and power came to play a key role in the emergence of genocide in a collapsed or collapsing European imperial zone - the Rimlands - and how the continuing geopolitical contest for control of these Eastern European or near-European regions destabilised relationships between diverse and multifaceted ethnic communities who traditionally had lived side by side. An emergent pattern of toxicity can also be seen in the struggles for regional dominance as pursued by post-imperial states, nation-states, and would-be states. Volume I: Devastation covers the period from 1912 to 1938. It is divided into two parts, the first associated with the prelude to, actuality of, and aftermath of the Great War and imperial collapse, the second the period of provisional'New Europe'reformulation as well as post-imperial Stalinist, Nazi - and Kemalist - consolidation up to 1938. Levene also explores the crystallisation of truly toxic anti-Jewish hostilities, the implication being that the immediate origins of the Jewish genocides in the Second World War are to be found in the First.
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Genocide--Europe--History--20th centuryContent provider:
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The Rise of Global Powers : International Politics in the Era of the World Wars
Anthony D'Agostino;Anthony D'Agostino
Does a system of great powers necessarily imply a struggle for world primacy? Do great...
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The Rise of Global Powers : International Politics in the Era of the World Wars
2012
Does a system of great powers necessarily imply a struggle for world primacy? Do great states merely hold onto what is theirs, or do they reach for more? Anthony D'Agostino offers a fascinating new answer to these questions through a fundamental reassessment of the international history of the first half of the twentieth century. From the spatial limits of a purely European great power politics the book looks out to the new horizon of world politics. From the time limits of 1914 to 1945 it considers the interface with nineteenth-century imperialism at one end and the impact of the world wars on the Cold War at the other. This is a global retelling of the expansion of Europe coming up against its limits in the most violent conflicts and explosive social movements yet known to history, the two world wars, the Great Depression, and the Russian and Chinese revolutions.
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World politics--1900-1945 - International relations--History--20th centuryContent provider:
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Masterplots
Mazzeno, Laurence W.;Mazzeno, Laurence W.
A classic reference work for more than sixty years, Masterplots analyzes the most impo...
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Masterplots
2011
A classic reference work for more than sixty years, Masterplots analyzes the most important works in all genres -- long fiction, short fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction -- throughout history and around the world, helping to define and critique the literary canon. Salem's most popular title, Masterplots, is being revised for the first time since 1996. Masterplots, Fourth Edition is an expanded and updated version of 1996's Masterplots, Third Edition which was itself a culmination of the Masterplots sets published at intervals since 1949. Masterplots, Fourth Edition, in twelve volumes, retains the original purpose of the Masterplots concept: providing fundamental reference data, plot synopses where applicable, and critical evaluations of a comprehensive selection of English-language and world literature that has been translated into English. The essays are in alphabetical order by title, and each includes an annotated bibliography to aid readers in further study. Masterplots, Fourth Edition features 2,220 essays in 12 volumes: 438 essays are newly written, 98 feature thoroughly revised or replaced plot synopses or critical evaluations; and 1,684 have been previously published but reedited for this new edition. No titles from the previous edition were dropped. The 1,684 titles from the 1996 set were carefully reviewed for currency, accuracy, biased language, and quality of critical analysis before inclusion in the new edition. In adding new titles, the editors considered classroom curricula at both high school and college levels, as well as the broader context of literary culture both within and beyond North America. Editors added classics that had been previously overlooked and contemporary classics that represent a range of cultural identities and diverse modern experiences. - Publisher.
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Literature--History and criticism - Literature--Stories, plots, etcContent provider:
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Constructing the Middle Ages : Historiography, Collective Memory and Nation-Building in Luxembourg
Pit Péporté;Pit Péporté
Recognising the importance of the Middle Ages as a vital point of reference in the con...
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Constructing the Middle Ages : Historiography, Collective Memory and Nation-Building in Luxembourg
2011; Vol. 00003
Recognising the importance of the Middle Ages as a vital point of reference in the construction of national identities, this challenging book examines the remarkable role played by the period in the grand duchy of Luxembourg. This country is representative of the close relationship between historicism and nation-building in modern Europe. Tracing the fortunes of four pivotal figures from their own lifetimes to the present, this book uncovers how they each entered collective memory and came to play a key role in a national narrative of history. The analysis includes the foundation myth of Sigefroid and Melusine, the posthumous career of Countess Ermesinde and King John of Bohemia's transformation into a national hero.Borrowing some of its theoretical framework from the study of lieux de mémoire, this wide-ranging book crosses disciplinary boundaries and addresses not only historical writing, but also literature, the visual arts, and popular culture.
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Collective memory--Luxembourg - Nationalism--LuxembourgContent provider:
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Art and Architecture of Late Medieval Pilgrimage in Northern Europe and the British Isles
Blick, S. (ed.);Tekippe, R. (ed.);Blick, S. (ed.);Tekippe, R. (ed.)
Art and Architecture of Late Medieval Pilgrimage in Northern Europe and the British Isles
2005; Vol. 00104
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Pilgrims and pilgrimages--England - Christian art and symbolism--Europe--Medieval, 500-1500 - Pilgrims and pilgrimages--Europe, Northern - Christian art and symbolism--Europe, Northern--Medieval, 500-1500 - Christian art and symbolism--England--Medieval, 500-1500 - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages--History--To 1500 - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages--EnglandContent provider:
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Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction
Rollyson, Carl E.;Rollyson, Carl E.
Provides detailed analyses of the lives and writings of major contributors to the lite...
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Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction
2008
Provides detailed analyses of the lives and writings of major contributors to the literary subgenre of mystery and detective fiction. Also includes essays that explore the history and nature of the mystery and detective genre and examine the fiction of ethnic writers and writers from other parts of the world.
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Detective and mystery stories--Stories, plots, etc - Detective and mystery stories--Bio-bibliography - Detective and mystery stories--History and criticismContent provider:
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Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland : Corrected Edition
William Kirwin;E. Seary;William Kirwin;E. Seary
Byrne, Chaffey, Fahey, Fizzard, Fudge, Grouchy, Hynes, Inkpen, Lyver, McLaughlin, Mile...
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Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland : Corrected Edition
1998
Byrne, Chaffey, Fahey, Fizzard, Fudge, Grouchy, Hynes, Inkpen, Lyver, McLaughlin, Miles, Murphy, Puddester, Quirk -- the names themselves are evocative of Newfoundland. Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland traces the origins of almost 3,000 surnames found on the Island and provides an engaging and comprehensive collection of etymology, genealogy, and Newfoundland history. The introduction presents a fascinating discussion of the history and linguistic origins of surnames found in Newfoundland, which come from many different cultures, notably English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, French, Syrian, Lebanese, and Mi'kmaq. The main body of the book comprises a dictionary of surnames in the province based on data collected from provincial voting lists, family records, government documents, and newspaper reports dating back to the seventeenth century. Each entry includes variant spellings and cross-references of the surname, the countries in which the name originated, and its meaning. Newfoundland place names associated with the surname are also given. The book also includes a ranking of the most common surnames in Newfoundland and a comparative analysis of the frequency of surnames in Scotland, Ireland, England, and Newfoundland. Originally published in 1977, Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland is a unique reference work, giving Newfoundlanders, both in the province and away, a fascinating look at their roots. This edition incorporates a number of additions and corrections and has been completely reset in a sturdier and more convenient format. It will be of great use to individuals tracing their ancestors and to genealogists researching early settlers in Newfoundland.
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Names, Personal--Newfoundland and Labrador--Newfoundland, Island of--Dictionaries - Names, Personal--Newfoundland and Labrador--Newfoundland, Island ofContent provider:
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Merlin : A Casebook
Peter H. Goodrich;Peter H. Goodrich
This book deals with all aspects of the Merlin legend, from its origins to its express...
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Merlin : A Casebook
2003; Vol. 00007
This book deals with all aspects of the Merlin legend, from its origins to its expression in medieval and modern literature, film, and popular culture. Following an extended introduction and a full bibliography, the volume offers nearly twenty essays--some newly commissioned for this volume, others selected from the most important scholarly and critical studies of Merlin and his role. Two of the reprinted essays are translated into English for the first time.
