Explores the burst of horticulture interest in the 19th century, and documents its influence on Midwestern domestic... Læs mere
In a world of increasing conformity, the modern eccentric can be seen as a contemporary hero and guardian of individualism. This study defines the... Læs mere
A mother's reflection inspired by hand-raising a litter of Pembroke Welsh corgis whose own mother died after a Caesarian delivery. Devastated by the loss of her... Læs mere
In this comparative study of Honore d'Urfe's ""L'Astree"" and Charles Sorel's ""Le Berger extravagant"", the author examines the historical transition from the idealist, pastoral romance to the more realist anti-romance.
Anamorphic devices challenge viewers to experience different forms of perceptual oscillation and uncertainty. This title seeks to demonstrate that much of the literature of the Spanish Golden Age is susceptible, and indeed requires, oblique readings.
Signs of Science: Literature, Science, and Spanish Modernity since 1868 traces how Spanish culture represented scientific activity from the mid-nineteenth century onward.
This work examines nation building in Austria and uses the Austrian experience to explore the conceptual... Læs mere
This work attempts to theorize the process of the emergence, in 18th-century New Spain, of a... Læs mere
Opening with Maraini's own analysis of women's writing, this collection of essays by an international selection of Italianists uses various... Læs mere
Harry Springer kept detailed diaries throughout most of his life. His diaries for the time from November 28th, 1917 to August 19th, 1918 were lost during the... Læs mere
Looking at six Spanish novels, from the 1940s through the 1990s, this book proposes a new concept of the novel of feminine development. It emphasizes the importance of voicing women's sentiments previously unexpressed in Spanish literature.
This volume provides a study of the four key elements of the program planning process: program organization planning, schedule planning, cost planning, and performance planning.