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Early Greek Poets’ Lives : The Shaping of the Tradition
This book examines the formation and development of the biographical traditions about early Greek poets, focusing on the traditions of Hesiod, Stesichorus, Archilochus, Hipponax, Terpander and Sappho. The study provides a detailed overview of the traditions and chronographical material about these poets and seeks to clarify who were the creators of the particular traditions; what were the sourc…
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- 9789004186156
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- Mnemosyne, Supplements, Volume: 322
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- 800 KIV e
The Dynamics of Cultural Borders
This volume encompasses a broad span of issues related to borders as areas of intense activity substantially contributing to the dynamics of culture. The chapters address questions relating to the construction and reconstruction of borders, as well as the experience and representation of physical, spiritual, imagined and symbolic borders. The authors provide perspectives on emerging and dissolv…
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- 9789949770823
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- 260 halaman
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- Approaches to Culture Theory, 6
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- 800 KAN d
DiverCity – Global Cities as a Literary Phenomenon : Toronto, New York, and…
Based on the structured analysis of selected North American novels, this work examines global cities as a literary phenomenon (»DiverCity«). By analyzing Dionne Brand's Toronto, »What We All Long For« (2005), Chang-rae Lee's New York, »Native Speaker« (1995), and Karen Tei Yamashita's Los Angeles, »Tropic of Orange« (1997), Melanie U. Pooch provides the connecting link f…
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- 9783837635416
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- 800 POO d
Dickens's Working Notes for 'Dombey and Son'
"This critical edition of the working notes for Dombey and Son (1848) is ideal for readers who wish to know more about Dickensâs craft and creativity. Drawing on the authorâs manuscript in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Londonâand containing hyperlinked facsimilesâDickensâs Working Notes for Dombey and Son offers a new digital transcription with a fresh commentary by T…
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- 9781783742257
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- 224 halaman
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- 800 LAI d
Behind the Essenes : History and Ideology in the Dead Sea Scrolls
A collection of essays by Philip Davies on aspects of the Dead Sea Scrolls. While composed to stand along, together these essays create a strong synthetic argument about the Essenes and the production of the Dead Sea Scrolls that remains important and challenging to the present day.
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- 9781946527219
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- 900 DAV b
Digital Scholarly Editing : Theories and Practices
This volume presents the state of the art in digital scholarly editing. Drawing together the work of established and emerging researchers, it gives pause at a crucial moment in the history of technology in order to offer a sustained reflection on the practices involved in producing, editing and reading digital scholarly editions—and the theories that underpin them.
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- 9781783742400
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- 290 halaman
- Series Title
- Digital Humanities Series
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- 370 DRI d
Dionysos in Archaic Greece : An Understanding Through Images
For the Greek, Dionysos was a very important god: for individuals as well as for the community as a whole. As there are only a few written sources dating from before the 5th Century BC the many images of Dionysos on Greek vases may well offer a genuine approach to the meaning given by the ancient viewer. This book explores the earliest images followed by those on small vases for private use, o…
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- 9789004144453
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- xx, 292 halaman
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- 200 ISL d
Authority and Performance : Sociological Perspectives on the Council of Chalc…
One can hardly exaggerate the importance of the church councils in the 5th and 6th centuries. They provide us with great insights into the situation in the late Roman Empire and particularly into the role of the Church at that time. Because of the rich source materials, the dramatic course it took and its overall historical relevance, the Council of Chalcedon (AD 451) is one of the most importa…
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- 9783525208687
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- 900 AMI a
Configuring Masculinity in Theory and Literary Practice
Configuring Masculinity in Theory and Literary Practice combines a critical survey of the most current developments in the emergent field of Masculinity Studies with both a historical overview of how masculinity has been constructed within British Literature from the Middle Ages to the present and a special focus on developments in the 20th and 21st centuries. The volume combines seminal articl…
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- 9789004299009
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- 328 halaman
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- DQR Studies in Literature, Volume: 58
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- 800 CON
The Citizen's Voice : Twentieth-Century Politics and Literature
Michael Keren traces the political lives and messages of some of the twentieth century’s greatest literary characters in this insightful and jargon-free book of literary criticism. He observes the infamous characters ranging from Joseph K from Franz Kafka’s The Trial to Ralph from William Golding’s Lord of the Flies to Chauncey Gardiner from Jerzy Kosinski’s Being There and beyond while…
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- 9781552386699
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- 800 KER c
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