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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Reimagining the Family is a ground-breaking volume that brings together important literary voices. Robert Payne explores literary representations of lesbian mothering with sensitivity, depth and rigour. This highly innovative, well-researched and well-written book will be essential reading for researchers across a wide spectrum of fields. (Professor Natalie Edwards, The University of Adelaide) Reimagining the Family: Lesbian Mothering in Contemporary French Literature is the first study of lesbian mothering in French literature, providing a valuable contribution to studies in LGBT+ literature, womens writing, and mothering among others. The book is thoughtful, well-researched, and creates a foundation upon which future explorations of lesbian or queer parenting in French literature will be built. (Jessica Garces Jensen, H-France Review Vol. 23 (March 2023), No. 42) Reimagining the Family is the first book-length study of representations of lesbian mothering in French literature. Focusing on female-authored texts published between 1970 and 2013, the book explores how literature reflects, engages with and even anticipates the recent, highly charged debates on the rights of same-sex couples and parents in France. Centred around the notion of reimagining, the book examines how literature interrogates the normative definition of the family as a heterosexual, biological unit. It discusses a range of themes, including the difficulty of reconciling lesbianism with mothering, the role of the father, the identity of the co-mother and issues of difference and equality. The corpus includes both well-known and previously unstudied authors, and covers a range of genres, from autobiography to popular fiction. Collectively, the texts offer privileged insights into the increasingly relevant experiences of lesbian mothers and illustrate the changing face of the family in twenty-first-century France. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. (2013), Near Fine/no dj, octavo, 312pp., pictorial glossy trade softcover, binding tight, text unmarked, Volume 6 in Film Cultures series edited by Andrew McGregory & Philippe Met.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. When secondary school or university students are asked what they find hardest about studying English, the most popular answer by far is poetry. This book is the first poetry analysis guide intended for all candidates studying English at secondary and university levels. Importantly, it is a pocket guide concise and accessible. This means that all students will be able to find it useful, whether they happen to be struggling in the subject or trying to secure their own top-grade performance. The guide is organised into five short, reader-friendly chapters: an introduction, Why is Poetry Difficult?, What do Poems Mean?, The Challenge of Poetic Form, and How to Write an Essay on a Poem. Each of these chapters challenges particular misunderstandings about poetry while presenting some clear, practical strategies for how to analyse poems. When secondary school or university students are asked what they find hardest about studying English, the most popular answer by far is poetry. This reader-friendly guide to writing about poetry provides clear, practical strategies for students at all levels. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Second Edition. 512pp. Lightly dinged corner, else very good plus unused condition with text clean & binding tight.

Soft cover. Condizione: New. First Paper. A critique of the concept of a "clash of civlizations" between the Muslim world and the Euro-American realm, as articulated in the thesis of Samuel Huntington. The 'clash of civilizations' concept is widely accepted by neoconservatives, and formed a justification for 'regime change' and active military intervention in the Middle East. x+352 pages, Dramatis Personae, notes, index. Published @ $19.99.

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Octavo, softcover, 305 pp.+ 16 pp. of photographs. Light edge wear.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Pages clean; binding tight; very minor wear to dustjacket. 235 pages. Examines our troubled love affair with the automobile. Size: 6 1/2" x 9 1/2".

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. (2007), First Edition, Near Fine/no dj, octavo, 226pp., glossy trade softcover, binding tight, text unmarked, Presented & Signed on front free endpaper: "For Peter with all good wishes, Xu Dejin.". Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Modern Death is written in the form of a symposium, in which a government agency brings together a group of experts to discuss a strategy for dealing with an ageing population.The speakers take up the thread of the ongoing debates about care for the aged and about euthanasia. In dark satirical mode the author shows what grim developments are possible. The theme of a final solution is mentioned, though the connection with Hitler is explicitly denied. The most inhuman crimes against human dignity are discussed in the symposium as if they were a necessary condition of future progress.The fiercely ironical treatment of the material tears off the thin veil that disguises the specious arguments and insidious expressions of concern for the well-being of the younger generation. Though the text was written nearly thirty years ago, the play has a terrifyingly modern relevance. Modern Death is written in the form of a symposium, in which a government agency brings together a group of experts to discuss a strategy for dealing with an ageing population. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. From the late 1940s, until shortly before his death in 2007, John Devitt was one of Dublin's most avid and discerning theatre-goers. For John, attending the theatre was something more than an evening out: it was a passion, a commitment, almost a vocation. A born raconteur, John could talk about productions from the 1950s, 1960s or 1970s as if he had just stepped out of the theatre, fresh from the experience that meant so much to him. This book is much more than a record of the oral history of Dublin theatre-going that his memories contained it is a glimpse into a life that was witty, argumentative, and vigorous, but never dull. From the late 1940s, until shortly before his death in 2007, John Devitt was one of Dublin's most avid and discerning theatre-goers.This book is much more than a record of the oral history of Dublin theatre-going that his memories contained. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Poems 2000-2005 is a transitional collection written while the author - also known to be W. J. Me Cormack, literary historian - was in the process of moving back from London to settle in rural Ireland. It is also a vigorous contribution to the age-old dialogue between Sacred and Profane themes, questioning beliefs and pleasures, guilts and landscapes, poetic methods and prosaic realities. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Softcover. Condizione: As new. Octavo. Softcover. Red wraps with yellow titles. vi, 243 pages ; 23 cm.

Soft Cover with Attached Dust. Condizione: Like New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Like New. Dan Mogford (Jacket Design) (illustratore). Copyright 2008. 352 pp. An excellent, spotlessly clean copy and attached dust jacket! Clean, fresh, sharp, tight, essentially flawless copy and attached dust jacket with very light shelf wear.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In English and many other languages the name Kon-Tiki is a byword for adventure and the exotic. The journey of the Kon-Tiki from Peru to Polynesia in 1947 became one of the founding myths of the postwar world. In the voyage of six Scandinavians and a parrot on a balsa raft across the Pacific Ocean the classic journey of discovery was re-invented for generations to come. Kon-Tiki spoke of heroism, masculinity, free-spirited rebellion against scientific dogmatism, and the promise of an attainable exotic world, while it updated these mythological staples to fit the times. After years of relentless media exploitation of the 101-day raft journey, Heyerdahl emerged as the protagonist in a legend that helped to create a new postwar West. A Hero for the Atomic Age tells the story of how Heyerdahl organized an expedition to sail a balsa raft from Callao in Peru to the Tuamotu Islands in French Polynesia, and explains how he turned this physical crossing into an epic narrative that became imbued with a universal appeal. The book also addresses the problematic nature of Heyerdahls theory that a white culture-bearing race had initiated all the worlds great civilizations. "First published in 2010 by Peter Lang, Ltd., International Academic Publishers."--Title page verso. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Thinking about turning your PhD into a book? Using a series of activities, examples and explanations, this step-by-step guide accompanies you through the process, enabling you to plot your own bespoke path to publication. There are 30 steps, beginning with motivations for writing and ending with publication, recognising that turning your PhD into a book is about more than just writing. It takes a holistic approach, recognising the factors that impact on an early career academic in turning their PhD into a book. This book places you at the centre of the process to engender a sense of authorial agency that will help propel you from postgraduate to author. The book also reflects on the authors and others own experiences, placing the writing process in a wider context. This is your friendly and indispensable guide to what can feel like an overwhelming task. It is an activity book you can engage with and use as you see fit to help you turn your PhD into your book. This book is practical, friendly in tone, and well attuned to the intellectual, personal and professional challenges of turning a thesis into a monograph a perfect companion to anyone who is embarking on what is often a daunting next step in their career. Matthew Treherne, Pro-Dean for Research and Innovation, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures, University of LeedsTransforming a PhD thesis into a compelling monograph can feel overwhelming, but this book is an indispensable guide. It provides useful activities to break down the process with clarity, offering practical advice whilst also encouraging you to refine your voice as a scholar. A must-read for anyone navigating the transition from PhD to publication! Louise Earnshaw, PhD Candidate in German History, Faculty of Arts, Cultures and Humanities, University of Leeds The book is a step-by-step guide on how to turn a PhD into a Book. The process is mapped out through the explanations and activities the reader is invited to complete. It is designed for the reader to plot their own bespoke journey, giving them their own sense of agency. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. This book presents an analysis of more than 30 plays written by Irish dramatists and poets that are based on the tragedies of Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus. These plays proceed from the time of Yeats and Synge through MacNeice and the Longfords on to many of todays leading writers. A special feature of the book is that, in order to cater for these who may know little about Greek tragedy, it begins with a chapter entitled A Brief Reading of Greek Tragedy, and then, in regard to each Greek play analysed, it presents a mini-essay on that play, before coming to the Irish version(s) of it. Three features of these Irish appropriations stand out. Firstly, there are three methods of using a Greek tragedy: straight translation, which requires us to interrogate the original play; version, which preserves the invariant core of the original, but which can add or subtract material; loose adaptation, which often moves the action into the modern world. Secondly, there is a considerable stress on Sophocles whose emphasis on the theme of recognition resonates in a postcolonial society that must define itself. Thirdly, there is a considerable stress on the experience of women such as Antigone and Medea that can relate to the position of women in Irish society after independence. This book presents an analysis of more than 30 plays written by Irish dramatists and poets that are based on the tragedies of Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus. These plays proceed from the time of Yeats and Synge through MacNeice and the Longfords on to many of todays leading writers. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Volume 2 Number 1. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Paperback in like new condition. Unused shop stock with minor shelfwear only. AD. Used.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Paperback in like new condition. Unused shop stock with minor shelfwear only. AD. Used.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Second Edition. Paperback in like new condition. New shop stock with minor shelf wear, no faults. TA. Used.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Second Edition. Paperback in like new condition. New shop stock with minor shelf-wear and mark to page block head, no other faults. TA. Used.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Second Edition. Paperback in like new condition. New shop stock with minor shelf wear, no faults. TA. Used.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Ours would appear to be an era of unprecedented variation in the mediation of meaning television, computer, the older forms of radio and print. Since, however, such profusion of resources has not of itself guaranteed enhanced profundity or sophistication in our modes of understanding psychological, sociological, philosophical, historical, and theological the issue of the continued relevance of cultural forms, dependent both on the human voice and on ritualization, presents itself for consideration. How may modern people most tellingly relate to such overwhelmingly verbal processes as teaching, be it an erudite lecture or a classroom lesson with infants? Is singing, in the words of Tom Murphy, the only way to tell people who you are? What, in particular, is the contemporary usefulness for the building of societies of one of our oldest and culturally valued rituals, that of drama? The Fourth Seamus Heaney Lectures, Mirror up to Nature: Drama and Theatre in the Modern World, given at St Patricks College, Drumcondra, between October 2006 and April 2007, addressed these and related questions. The gifted play director, Patrick Mason, spoke with exceptional insight on the essence of theatre. Thomas Kilroy, distinguished playwright and critic, dealt with the topic of Irelands contribution to the art of theatre. Two world authorities, Cecily ONeill and Jonothan Neelands, gave inspiring accounts of the rich potential of drama in the classroom. Brenna Katz Clarke, Head of English at St Patricks College, offered a delightful examination of the relationship between drama and film. Finally, John Buckley, internationally acclaimed composer, spoke on opera and its history, while giving an illuminating account of his own Words Upon The Window-Pane. Lecture proceedings including the essence of theatre; Irelands contribution to the art of theatre; the potential of drama in the classroom; the relationship between drama and film; and on opera and its history. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. This book aims to provide a comprehensive, but succinct analysis of the tragedies and comedies written by Greek and Roman dramatists. The book is comprehensive in the ways it deals not just with Greek tragedy of the fifth century BCE, but also with Senecas tragedies of the first century CE. The book also deals with two types of Greek comedy: the comedy of ideas in Aristophanes, and the later social comedy of Menander, this being appropriated in Rome by the comic dramatists Plautus and Terence. The tragedies and comedies of fifth century Athens do not endorse the official ideology of the city. They raise questions about the position of women, the never ending war with Sparta, the nature of religious belief. Crucial here is the depiction by Euripides and by Sophocles of powerful women characters, female intruders who disrupt the male world: Medea, Antigone, Electra, Lysistrata. Comic drama usually concludes on a positive note: with marriage, with plenty of food and drink. This book aims to provide a comprehensive, but succinct analysis of the tragedies and comedies written by Greek and Roman dramatists. The book is comprehensive in the ways it deals not just with Greek tragedy of the fifth century BCE, but also with Senecas tragedies of the first century CE. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Humans are naturally religious. They are enchanted by the world. They engage in collective rituals, and they try to live moral lives. Over the last two thousand years, this instinct has been colonised by churches and other religious institutions. In a personal and intimate approach, Inglis explores his early love of being Catholic, of being immersed in Catholic time and space and how in his teenage years, this grew stale and unfulfilling. He argues we have now entered a new cosmopolitan era of religious freedom in which there is much ambiguity and doubt. People are searching for new meanings of life and what it is to live a good life. He argues that religion has less to do with doctrine and more to do with our experience of beauty, mystery and bonding with each other. It revolves around trying to connect to the divine, call it God, nature or the cosmos. Making this connection has been crucial in this time of climate breakdown This book provides an insight into how the Catholic Church came to dominate Irish society and the hearts and minds of Irish people. Inglis argues that the decline of the Church does not mean that people are not religious. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 329pp. Ex. Academic Library. Library stamps etc otherwise internally a very clean and tight copy free of underlining and marginalia looking unread.