Cutting across many disciplines, narratology describes the language of narrative with its regularly recurring patterns, deeply established conventions for transmission, and... Læs mere
Explores the intersection of religion, politics, and the supernatural that spawned the notorious... Læs mere
Some scholars allege that the Jews' own conduct was the main cause of the hatred directed toward them in the nineteenth... Læs mere
"Affective Ecocriticism approaches emergent affects in relation to environments with a sense of urgency and an accessible style that will speak to readers across a range of disciplinary and geographic locations"--
Simone Weil, the French philosopher, political activist, and religious mystic, was little known when she died in 1943. The aphorisms in this book reflect the religious philosophy of... Læs mere
A collection of over five thousand Yoruban proverbs arranged according to theme. It includes an introduction, which provides a framework and description of Yoruba cultural beliefs, the... Læs mere
Patrick Modiano, the author of more than twenty books, is one of France’s most admired contemporary novelists. Out of the Dark is a moody, expertly rendered tale of a love affair between two drifters.
Offers an information about Dakota culture and a classic in its elegant clarity of insight. Beginning with a general discussion of American Indian origins, language families, and... Læs mere
Lucie Aubrac, of Catholic and peasant background, was teaching history in a Lyon girls' school and newly married to Raymond, a Jewish engineer, when World War II broke out and... Læs mere
Some Are Always Hungry chronicles a family’s wartime survival, immigration, and heirloom trauma through the lens of food, or the lack thereof.
Traces the histories of the Native people of the American West from their arrival thousands of years ago to the early years of the... Læs mere