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Essays on American Literature and Idea (Eseuri americane)
22,06 LeiIn the process of preparing the essays for the present volume, textual revisions and corrections have been made when considered appropriate. However, such revisions pertain throughout to stylistic and formal matters of presentation, and do not...
To Win a Crown
13,49 LeiHistory, as they say, belong to the victor. Over the years, viewpoints invariably become accepted as fact. It is the writen's job to question that fact, to push at the boundaries of established belief and - possibly - to suggest other ways of...
Checkpoint
27,94 LeiThe short stories in this collection are speculative. They view the human condition not from the past but from the future, trying to answer fundamental questions related to the modern man's identity, his place among the others, the society in...
English Religious Poetry
41,42 LeiThe fifteen poems in this volume are prefaced by ample excursions primarily in cultural terms; they, probably the best religious poems in the English language, are then supplemented by textual approaches which come complete with grammar-oriented...
A Proper Marriage
68,99 LeiAl doilea roman din seria de cinci ('Children of Violence') care urmaresc viata Marthei Quest de la copilaria in Africa la maturitate, intr-o Britanie post-nucleara. Autoarea este laureata a premiului Nobel pentru literatura pe 2007.
Light in August
53,99 LeiA landmark in American fiction, "Light in August" explores Faulkner's central theme: the nature of evil. Joe Christmas - a man doomed, deracinated and alone - wanders the Deep South in search of an identity, and a place in society. After killing...
Conversation in the Cathedral
41,99 LeiA frightening and impressive portrait of political evil by one of Latin America's leading conttemporary novelists. A monumentally engrossing novel' (Los Angeles Times). Lui Vargas LLosa i s-a decernat premiul Nober pentru Literatura in 2010.
Marriage Between Zones Three, Four and Five
42,39 LeiAl doilea volum al celebrei space fiction scrise de Doris Lessing. Autoarea a obtinut Premiul Nobel pentru Literatura in 2007
Martha Quest
46 LeiPrimul roman din cvintetul „Children of Violence", care urmareste viata Marthei din copilaria ei in Africa, pana la Britania post-nucleara din anul 2000. Acest ciclu a impus-o pe Lessing ca mare scriitoare radicala. In 2007, Doris Lessing a...
Shock Doctrine. The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
38,99 LeiIn UK, SUA, Asia si Orientul Apropiat sunt oameni puternici care castiga de pe urma haosului, exploatand varsarile de snage si catastrofele pentru a remodela lumea noastra dupa imaginea pe care o au ei. Ei sunt 'the shock doctors', profitorii...
Tarzan of the Apes
31,99 LeiRamas prada sortii cand parintii lui englezi mor in jungla africana, un bebelus e salvat si crescut de o maimuta iubitoare ca o mama. Tarzan creste si ajunge un razboinic puternic, recunoscut ca lider al tribului sau de maimute, pana cand...
The Warrior Prophet
43 LeiA doua carte din seria 'Prince of Nothing'. 'E ceva special… intreaga serie va fixa un nou standard pentru scriitorii de fantasy de pretutindeni' (The Alien Online)
Avantgardism, Politics and the Limits of Interpretation in The (Ex)centric Waste Land: Reading Gellu Naum's Zenobia
19,27 LeiCartea cuprinde o introducere, in cuprinsul careia este plasat Naum ca un autor care acopera ideile estetice de baza ale intregului secol XX in romanul Zenobia. Publicat in 1985, acest roman imprumuta elemente importante ale Avantgardei (de la...
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
30,99 LeiCand mecanicul Hank Morgan din Connecticut se trezeste dupa o lovitura in cap care il lasase inconstient, in jur nu vede decorul familiar al Americii secolului 19, ci intr-un peisaj salbatic, plin de sunete din Camelotul secolului sase. Bagat la...
Plague - PMC
44 LeiLocuitorii orasului Oran sunt victimele unei molime care ii condamna la o moarte iute si oribila. Urmeaza spaima, izolarea si claustrofobia cand sunt fortati sa intre in carantina. Fiecare raspunde in felul lui la boala letala - unii se resemneaza...
Man's Fate
25,99 LeiShanghai, 1927. Revolutia pluteste in aer. In vreme ce orasul e cuprins de violenta si varsare de sange, vietile a patru oameni se schimba pentru totdeauna: Kyo Gisors, intelectual idealist si unul din liderii insurectiei comuniste, care inceacra...
Interviewing European Union. Wilhelm Meister in EU law
33,72 LeiAceasta carte este publicata la editura Universitara. Romania este una dintre cele mai recente state membre ale Uniunii Europene. Specialisti si cercetatori in domeniul relevant sa depuna eforturi pentru a asigura interpretarea si aplicarea...
A Short History of British Civilisation
66,47 LeiFrom table of contents: Prehistoric Britain and Celtic Britain; Roman Britain; Anglo-Saxon England; Norman and Angevin England 1066-1216; The Early and Later Middle Ages 1216-1485; Tudor and Elizabethan England 1485 to 1603.
Mapping Identity Politics: Differences and Bridges
19,27 LeiMapping Identity Politics: Differences and Bridges addresses the complex issues related to defining identity against the background of the contemporary (post) modern social and cultural space, analyzing the past and present development of the...
Conversational Narratives. A Hybrid Discourse Genre
50 LeiConversational Narratives. A Hybrid Discourse Genre
Bible for Toddlers
36,61 LeiAceasta noua Biblie tip gentuta contine 20 de povestiri biblice binecunoscute. Contine imagini frumos ilustrate usor de inteles de catre cei mici.
Provisional Romania
19,17 LeiLooking back on your path of life you can be very proud of your achievements. I deeply appreciate your political merits, especially your commitment for the Euro-Atlantic integration of Romania. Moreover, your various initiatives and your excellent...
Prospero's Planet. Critical Quandaries around Shakespeare's Last Play
33,81 Lei„Stormy things do come and go, but Shakespeare's last tribute to human perfidy and awe kept coming back for the past four centuries. Andrei Zlatescu charts off the enigmatic Tempest's interpretations in an orderly, solid and original afterplay,...
Monetary Policy. Unconventional Approaches
38,53 LeiThis book emerged from the author’s preoccupation with certain aspects of monetary policy that were seldom a topic of discussion prior to the crisis outbreak in July 2007. The paper includes a succession of individual studies about: (1)...
The Odyssey
16,99 LeiWith an Introduction and Notes by Adam Roberts Royal Holloway, University of London Homer's great epic describes the many adventures of Odysseus, Greek warrior, as he strives over many years to return to his home island of Ithaca after the Trojan...
The Iliad
17,99 LeiWith an Introduction and Notes by Adam Roberts, Royal Holloway, University of London. The product of more than a decade's continuous work (1598-1611), Chapman's translation of Homer's great poem of war is a magnificent testimony to the power of...
Great Expectations
16,99 LeiConsidered by many to be Dickens' finest novel, Great Expectations traces the growth of the book's narrator, Philip Pirrip (Pip), from a boy of shallow dreams to a man with depth of character. From its famous dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish...
Jane Eyre
8,99 LeiIntroduction and Notes by Dr Sally Minogue, Canterbury Christ Church University College. Jane Eyre ranks as one of the greatest and most perennially popular works of English fiction. Although the poor but plucky heroine is outwardly of plain...
Pride and Prejudice
16,99 LeiPride and Prejudice, which opens with one of the most famous sentences in English Literature, is an ironic novel of manners. In it the garrulous and empty-headed Mrs Bennet has only one aim - that of finding a good match for each of her five...
