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'In short, I write just what I think.'
After a successful career in the service of an aristocratic family, Charles Ignatius Sancho (c. 1729–1780) established a successful grocery business in Westminster and had eight children, four of whom survived to adulthood....
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OUP Oxford
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2026-03-31
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This volume explores the relationship between democracy, secrecy, and transparency in contemporary English literature. It focuses on how fiction engages with the tension between secrecy and disclosure, central to debates about freedom in information societies. Drawing...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2026-03-30
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Lusophone Welten in Sachsen? Die sich weit über Portugal hinaus erstreckenden lusophonen Welten und Sachsen werden aufgrund ihrer Entfernungen nicht als primäre Ausgangspunkte für Sprachkontakte wahrgenommen. Dennoch haben Menschen und Artefakte aus den...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2026-03-26
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Explores the intersections of print, writing, and media in early American literary cultures Print Technologies and the Emergence of American Literary Cultures traces the complex dynamics that shaped literary production in North America from pre-Columbian times through...
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Wiley
Parution :
2026-03-25
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American Literary Culture
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A majestic literary history, revealing the power and possibilities of silence found in literary works.
Silence:A Literary History traces silences over twelve centuries of English literature, from the solitary states of exile on icy seas described in Anglo-Saxon poems...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2026-03-25
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Explore the mystique, power, and beauty of poetry with this easy-to-read guide Poetry For Dummies, 2nd Edition is an easy-to-follow and insightful guide to poetry designed to unlock your innate ability to understand and appreciate this powerful art form. The authors...
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For Dummies
Parution :
2026-03-25
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'In short, I write just what I think.'
After a successful career in the service of an aristocratic family, Charles Ignatius Sancho (c. 1729–1780) established a successful grocery business in Westminster and had eight children, four of whom survived to adulthood....
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2026-03-25
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1492: a year that captivated the world. Columbus's "discovery" of a new continent is widely remembered for revealing both the wonders of the earth and the unprecedented capacity of men to free themselves from boundaries. But the invention of America was actually a story...
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Polity
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2026-03-24
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Feniza, or The Ingenious Maid, a free adaptation of Lope de Vega’s La discreta enamorada (1606), is one of several English plays from the Carolean period heavily influenced by Spanish comedias de capa y espada. Set in Madrid, this comedy follows the wittyFeniza, who...
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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2026-03-24
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In this timely book, the author explores new ways of reading Hemingway’s work, considering nature, gender and American identity. Through forensic analysis of Hemingway’s fiction, the author traces his early experiences of post-frontier America and the decline of the...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2026-03-20
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Der Sammelband vereint interdisziplinäre Beiträge zur deutschen Literatur, Sprache und Kultur in mehrsprachigen und multiethnischen Regionen. Die Autorinnen und Autoren widmen sich literarischen Neuerscheinungen mit biografischen oder thematischen Verbindungen zu...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2026-03-16
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A majestic literary history, revealing the power and possibilities of silence found in literary works.
Silence:A Literary History traces silences over twelve centuries of English literature, from the solitary states of exile on icy seas described in Anglo-Saxon poems...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2026-03-10
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Den Schwerpunkt des XLVII. Jahrgangs der Simpliciana bilden die Beiträge zur Tagung «Lust, Drogen, Rausch – Zur Dialektik von Moralität und Devianz im Werk Grimmelshausens und in der Literatur der Epoche» veröffentlicht, die vom 3. bis zum 5. Juli 2025 in Oberkirch und...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2026-03-09
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swoon/swu?n/verb1. faint, especially from extreme emotion. 'The girl swooned and had to lie down'2. be overcome with adoration, or other strong emotion. 'She was swooning over Him'Etymology traces to the Old English word 'geswogen', meaning 'overcome'On the eve of her...
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Corsair
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2026-03-05
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'I marvel at Ada Limón's ability to weave on the page her playfulness and wisdom. Her lyricism dances. This is the poetry of a tender and compassionate human' Joan Baez'Startlement is a book of rare treasures. With lyrical mastery and intimate storytelling, Limón's...
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Corsair
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2026-03-05
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This is the first full-length biography of Sulpicia, the earliest extant female author of classical Latin poetry. Unmentioned by her contemporaries, Sulpicia belonged to the pinnacle of the Roman aristocracy and wrote openly about her life and love affair in the same...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2026-03-04
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Offers a reader-friendly guide to reading, understanding, and appreciating Pope today Alexander Pope’s words echo across centuries, woven into the fabric of everyday English. Phrases such as “to err is human” and “hope springs eternal” have long since left the pages of...
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Wiley
Parution :
2026-03-03
Collection :
The Life of the Author
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The environmental and political crises humanity faces today have given rise to influential new theories of life, matter, and time. Vitalism, a controversial term describing the ideas of philosophers from Lucretius to Bergson, provides a common intellectual foundation...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2026-03-02
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This is the first in-depth study of the theatrical afterlives of nineteenth-century women novelists. Whereas previous scholarship has shown a strong bias towards male writers, especially Charles Dickens, this book innovatively brings woman-authored novels centre...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2026-02-25
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'Hans Castorp filled his lungs with the pure mountain air--this fresh, light atmosphere that was so easy to inhale and held no scent of moisture, no content, no memories...'
Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain (1924) is a social comedy with tragic overtones, providing a...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2026-02-25
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