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The Celts [2 volumes]

Author : John T. Koch

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Page : 961 pages

File Size : 17,64 MB

Release : 2012-08-08

Category : History

ISBN : 1598849654

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This succinct, accessible two-volume set covers all aspects of Celtic historical life, from prehistory to the present day. The study of Celtic history has a wide international appeal, but unfortunately many of the available books on the subject are out-of-date, narrowly specialized, or contain incorrect information. Online information on the Celts is similarly unreliable. This two-volume set provides a well-written, up-to-date, and densely informative reference on Celtic history that is ideal for high school or college-aged students as well as general readers. The Celts: History, Life, and Culture uses a cross-disciplinary approach to explore all facets of this ancient society. The book introduces the archaeology, art history, folklore, history, linguistics, literature, music, and mythology of the Celts and examines the global influence of their legacy. Written entirely by acknowledged experts, the content is accessible without being simplistic. Unlike other texts in the field, The Celts: History, Life, and Culture celebrates all of the cultures associated with Celtic languages at all periods, providing for a richer and more comprehensive examination of the topic.



Vladimir Nabokov in Context

Author : David Bethea

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 338 pages

File Size : 31,84 MB

Release : 2018-05-24

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 1108676170

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Vladimir Nabokov, bilingual writer of dazzling masterpieces, is a phenomenon that both resists and requires contextualization. This book challenges the myth of Nabokov as a sole genius who worked in isolation from his surroundings, as it seeks to anchor his work firmly within the historical, cultural, intellectual and political contexts of the turbulent twentieth century. Vladimir Nabokov in Context maps the ever-changing sites, people, cultures and ideologies of his itinerant life which shaped the production and reception of his work. Concise and lively essays by leading scholars reveal a complex relationship of mutual influence between Nabokov's work and his environment. Appealing to a wide community of literary scholars this timely companion to Nabokov's writing offers new insights and approaches to one of the most important, and yet most elusive writers of modern literature.





The J. Paul Getty Museum Journal

Author : The J. Paul Getty Museum

Publisher : Getty Publications

Page : 214 pages

File Size : 26,57 MB

Release : 1993-02-11

Category : Art

ISBN : 0892362286

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The J. Paul Getty Museum Journal has been published annually since 1974. It contains scholarly articles and shorter notes pertaining to objects in the Museum’s seven curatorial departments: Antiquities, Manuscripts, Paintings, Drawings, Decorative Arts, Sculpture and Works of Art, and Photographs. The Journal includes an illustrated checklist of the Museum’s acquisitions for the precious year, a staff listing, and a statement by the Museum’s director outlining the year’s most important activities. Volume 20 of the J. Paul Getty Museum Journal contains an index to volumes 1 to 20 and includes articles by John Walsh, Carl Brandon Strehlke, Barbara Bohen, Kelly Pask, Suzanne Lewis, Elizabeth Pilliod, Anne Ratzki-Kraatz, Sharon K. Shore, Linda A. Strauss, Brian Considine, Arie Wallert, Richard Rand, And Jacky De Veer-Langezaal.



Becoming irlandés

Author : Edmundo Murray

Publisher : Edmundo Murray

Page : 221 pages

File Size : 37,82 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Argentina

ISBN : 9509725714

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The Handbook to Literary Research

Author : Delia da Sousa Correa

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 269 pages

File Size : 41,89 MB

Release : 2009-09-10

Category : Education

ISBN : 1135219125

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The Handbook to Literary Research is a practical guide for students embarking on postgraduate work in Literary Studies. It introduces and explains research techniques, methodologies and approaches to information resources, paying careful attention to the differences between countries and institutions, and providing a range of key examples. This fully updated second edition is divided into five sections which cover: tools of the trade – a brand new chapter outlining how to make the most of literary resources textual scholarship and book history – explains key concepts and variations in editing, publishing and bibliography issues and approaches in literary research – presents a critical overview of theoretical approaches essential to literary studies the dissertation – demonstrates how to approach, plan and write this important research exercise glossary – provides comprehensive explanations of key terms, and a checklist of resources. Packed with useful tips and exercises and written by scholars with extensive experience as teachers and researchers in the field, this volume is the ideal Handbook for those beginning postgraduate research in literature.



The Gottschalk Antiphonary

Author : Lisa Fagin Davis

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 346 pages

File Size : 30,81 MB

Release : 2000-02-24

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9780521592499

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Photographic reconstruction and analysis of a twelfth-century liturgical manuscript from the Austrian monastery in Lambach.



Afro-Greeks

Author : Emily Greenwood

Publisher : OUP Oxford

Page : 320 pages

File Size : 41,40 MB

Release : 2010-01-28

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 0191610313

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Afro-Greeks examines the reception of Classics in the English-speaking Caribbean, from about 1920 to the beginning of the 21st century. Emily Greenwood focuses on the ways in which Greco-Roman antiquity has been put to creative use in Anglophone Caribbean literature, and relates this regional classical tradition to the educational context, specifically the way in which Classics was taught in the colonial school curriculum. Discussions of Caribbean literature tend to assume an antagonistic relationship between Classics, which is treated as a legacy of empire, and Caribbean literature. While acknowledging the importance of this imperial context, Greenwood argues that Caribbean appropriations of Classics played an important role in formulating original, anti-colonial and anti-imperial criticism in Anglophone Caribbean fiction. Afro-Greeks reveals how, in the twentieth century, two generations of Caribbean writers, including Kamau Brathwaite, Austin Clarke, John Figueroa, C. L. R. James, V. S. Naipaul, Derek Walcott and Eric Williams, created a distinctive, regional counter-tradition of reading Greco-Roman Classics.



When the Girls Came Out to Play

Author : Patricia Campbell Warner

Publisher :

Page : 328 pages

File Size : 17,76 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN :

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Presenting a study of the evolution of American women's clothing, this book traces the history of modern sportswear as a universal style that broke down traditional gender roles. It shows that behind this development was a growing interest in sports that was nurtured by the establishment of schools of higher education for women.



Cities, Transport and Communications

Author : H. Dick

Publisher : Springer

Page : 415 pages

File Size : 44,45 MB

Release : 2003-08-01

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 023059994X

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This book shows the impact of globalization on Southeast Asia, which over a few decades has evolved from a loose set of war-torn ex-colonies to being a centre of global manufacturing. Focusing on cities, the authors explain the emergence of modern Southeast Asia and its increasing integration into the world economy by showing how technological change, economic development and politics have transformed the flows of goods, people and information.