Presents the autobiography of Douglass, an American slave, and his journey out of mental and physical bondage.
History and criticism
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By the author of The Comic Book Heroes, Killing Monsters, and scores of successful comic books and screenplays, Men of Tomorrow is the first book to tell the surprising story of the young Jewish misfits, hustlers and nerds who invented...
- Author:Pestre de Almeida, LilianSummary:
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"A society without poetry and the other arts would have broken its mirror and cut out its heart.--"Margaret Atwood. So boldly insists one of our greatest writers in Measures of Astonishment, a refreshing and eclectic mix of both deeply...
- Author:Shutt, Timothy BakerSummary:
In this course, Kenyon College professor Dr. Timothy B. Shutt discusses the historical and cultural context of some of the greatest works of medieval literature.
- Author:Noble, Jean BobbySummary:
Conventional ideas about gender and sexuality dictate that people born with male bodies naturally possess both a man’s identity and a man’s right to authority. Recent scholarship in the field of gender studies, however, exposes the...
- Author:Howe, SeanSummary:
Interweaves history, anecdotes, and analysis with more than one hundred interviews with Marvel insiders to reveal how Marvel, which introduced brightly costumed caped crusaders in the 1960s, became one of the most dominant pop cultural...
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One of The Telegraph's Best Music Books 2011
Alex Ross's award-winning international bestseller, The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century, has become a contemporary classic, establishing Ross as one of...
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La naissance et l'évolution d'un genre littéraire : le roman historique, en Europe et ailleurs. Cet essai dégage les formes premières des romans historiques, autour des nouvelles et des romans mémoires de l'âge classique, montre comment...
- Author:Kom. AmbroiseSummary:
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Dans les études littéraires consacrées à l'Afrique noire, l'attention s'est traditionnellement portée sur les auteurs et leurs oeuvres. En revanche on s'est beaucoup moins occupé du destinataire de l'oeuvre, qui constitue l'autre pôle...
- Author:Husti-Laboye, CarmenSummary:
Nourrie par les problématiques du monde contemporain, engagée dans des relations polémiques avec le pouvoir symbolique, reflétant l'idéologie postmoderne et postcoloniale, mais aussi féministe, la littérature de la diaspora...
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On appelait " nègre marron " l'esclave qui, aux Antilles, s'échappait de la plantation. La figure de cet esclave fugitif ne cesse d'attirer les écrivains. Des premiers auteurs blancs du XIXe siècle aux romans afro-antillais...