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The Heavy Bear Who Goes with Me is the ultimate reader's companion to poetry: a selection of 100 classic poems from five centuries with lively "companion" commentaries to go with and illuminate each...

This interdisciplinary collection of essays on the social and cultural life of late imperial Russia describes the struggle of new elites to take up a "middle position" in society--between tsar and...

When Brazilian novelist Beatriz Yagoda suddenly disappears, her American translator Emma travels to Brazil to solve the mystery while fending off rapacious loan sharks and the washed-up editor who...

A collection of writings on a conceptual and installation artist who has been called “one of the most important artists of the decade.”Gabriel Orozco's work is sometimes considered uncategorizable;...

This book is a guide to the landscape of feminist theology. It is a compilation of essays divided into three sections - 'Biblical Tradition and Interpretation' 'Christian History and Tradition' and...

Writers on both sides of the American Civil War “brought to the crisis” (in editor J. D. McClatchys’ words) “poetry’s unique ability to stir the emotions, to freeze the moment, to sweep the scene...

Homer in Print traces the print transmission and literary reception of the Iliad and the Odyssey from the fifteenth through the twentieth century. Over 175 mini essays provide new details of each...

Sperber has taught sociology at SUNY, New Paltz, since 1972, and is a founder and past editor of the Insurgent sociologist. Here he examines the historical and ideological forces underlying...

Firmly grounded in the core strengths that have made it the best-selling undergraduate survey in the field, The Norton Anthology of American Literature has been revitalized in this Seventh Edition...

'The Red Hot Vacuum' is a constantly provocative assessment of the leading writers ofthe Nineteen Sixties, a decade when the literary giants of the past faded from the scene and in their wake, notes...

Today’s readers of science fiction and fantasy have an appetite for stories that address a wide variety of voices, perspectives, and styles. There is an openness to experiment and pushing boundaries,...

William Dunbar (c.1460 - 1520) bridges the divide between medieval bard and Renaissance poet. From the sonorous beat of the Lament for the Makaris to the subtle satire of The Tretis of the Tua Mariit...

What are men doing in feminist discourse? This lively book, comprised of essays of both men and women, is a controversial sally in the current debate over the future of feminist theory. Its focus is...

"Infused with history and crackling suspense, Umberto Eco's celebrated international bestseller--a cerebral classic, prescient of our own times, about a literary joke that goes terribly awry,...

xxxiv 314p hardback, dark brown cloth with beige jacket, like new condition, no noticeable wear, binding tight, pages clean and bright, excellent copy of uncommon title; this copy has a personal...

The Best American Series® First, Best, and Best-Selling The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor...

"The first book to showcase Richard Avedon's groundbreaking fashion photography from over two decades at Harper's Bazaar When twenty-one-year-old Richard Avedon worked his way into Harper's Bazaar at...

Philippe Daverio is one of Italy's most important contemporary art historians, whose discerning comments about art are voraciously consumed by the public through his writing as editor of the famed...

Heinz Giegerich investigates the way in which alternations in the sound patterns of words interact with the processes of word formation in the language. Drawing examples from English and German, he...

In this reissue of one of her most important and influential books, the editor in chief of Ms. offers a collection of essays, ranging across a variety of subjects, including sexual passion, kinship,...