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Zora Neale Hurston and Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston and Their Eyes Were Watching God ab 12.99 € als epub eBook: The Novel's Outer Contexts and an Analysis of the Concept of Otherness. 1. Auflage. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Fachthemen & Wissenschaft, Literaturwissenschaft,- Shop: hugendubel
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Oliver Twist
The editor has corrected printers' errors and annotated unfamiliar terms and allusions. Three illustrations by George Cruikshank and a map of Oliver's London accompany the text. "Backgrounds and Sources" focuses on The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, central both to Dickens and to the characters in Oliver Twist. The act's far-reaching implications are considered in source materials that include parlimentary debates on The Poor Laws, a harrowing account of an 1835 Bedfordshire riot, and "An Appeal to Fallen Women," Dickens' 1847 open letter to London's prostitutes urging them to turn their backs on "debauchery and neglect." Ten letters on Oliver Twist, written between 1837 and 1864, are reprinted, including those to the novel's publisher, the novel's illustrator, and John Forster, Dickens' close friend and future biographer. In addition, readers can trace the evolution of the novel by examining Dickens' installment and chapter-division plans and enjoy "Sikes and Nancy," the text of a public reading Dickens composed and performed often to large audiences. "Early Reviews" provides eight witty, insightful, and at times impassioned responses to the novel and to Oliver's plight by William Makepeace Thackeray and John Forster (anonymously), among others. "Criticism" includes twenty of the most significant interpretations of Oliver Twist published in this century. Included are essays by Henry James, George Gissing, Graham Greene, J. Hillis Miller, Harry Stone, Philip Collins, John Bayley, Keith Hollingsworth, Steven Marcus, Monroe Engel, James R. Kincaid, Michael Slater, Dennis Walder, Burton M. Wheeler, Janet Larson, Fred Kaplan, Robert Tracy, David Miller, John O. Jordan, and Gary Wills. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.- Shop: buecher
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Moby Dick
"Moby-Dick" is the story of Captain Ahab's quest to avenge the whale that 'reaped' his leg. The quest is an obsession and the novel is a diabolical study of how a man becomes a fanatic. But it is also a hymn to democracy. Bent as the crew is on Ahab's appalling crusade, it is equally the image of a co-operative community at work: all hands dependent on all hands, each individual responsible for the security of each. Among the crew is Ishmael, the novel's narrator, ordinary sailor, and extraordinary reader. Digressive, allusive, vulgar, transcendent, the story Ishmael tells is above all an education: in the practice of whaling, in the art of writing.- Shop: buecher
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To the Best of Our Knowledge: David Foster Wallace, Hörbuch, Digital, 52min
In this hour, salon book critic Laura Miller explains why David Foster Wallace was the most important writer of his generation. Wallace became a literary rock star in his thirties for the novel Infinite Jest. Time Magazine later included it on its list of "All Time 100 Greatest Novels." When Wallace committed suicide in September 2008 his fans grieved, wrote tributes, and began to speculate about rumors of an unfinished novel. Journalist DT Max tells Steve Paulson about the novel's discovery, Wallace's creative struggles with The Pale King, and the novel's subject - boredom. Also, an interview with David Foster Wallace with Steve Paulson from 2004, just after the publication of his short story collection Oblivion.Next, Time Magazine's book critic Lev Grossman remembers David Foster Wallace, and we present another interview with Wallace in 1996, right after Infinite Jest was published. Michael Pietsch was Wallace's editor at Little, Brown starting in the 90s and is currently at work editing the unfinished novel The Pale King. Pietsch has given us exclusive rights to a passage from the novel, which is read by Chicago actress Carrie Coon.And finally, one of David Foster Wallace's most popular essays is A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again, which ran originally in Harper's Magazine. In 1997 he read a bit of the article for us, and talked with Steve Paulson about it. Also we have an excerpt from the commencement speech David Foster Wallace gave at Kenyon College in 2005. It was eventually published under the title This is Water. [Broadcast Date: August 26, 2009] Language: English. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/tbon/090826/rt_tbon_090826_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Miss Lonelyhearts , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 179min
Miss Lonelyhearts is Nathanael West's second novel. It is an Expressionist black comedy set in New York City during the Great Depression. In the story, Miss Lonelyhearts is an unnamed male newspaper columnist writing an advice column, which is viewed by the newspaper as a joke. As "Miss Lonelyhearts" reads letters from desperate New Yorkers, he feels terribly burdened and falls into a cycle of deep depression, accompanied by heavy drinking and occasional barfights. He also suffers from the pranks and cynical advice of his editor at the newspaper, named "Shrike", which is also a type of predatory bird. Miss Lonelyhearts tries several approaches as a way out of this depression (including religion, escaping to the countryside, and sex) but only ends up more confused. The general theme of the novel is one of extreme disillusionment with Depression-era American society, a consistent theme throughout West's novels. However, the novel is essentially a black comedy and is characterized by an extremely dark but clever sense of humor and irony. The novel can be treated as a meditation on the theme of theodicy, or the problem of why evil exists in the world. The novel's protagonist is psychologically overwhelmed by his perception of this evil, which is treated as an explanation for his increasingly desperate psychological condition. Although the characters of Miss Lonelyhearts are grotesque caricatures, the periodic letters sent to Miss Lonelyhearts, which describe real people with real insoluble problems, serve to ground the novel's Expressionism in reality. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: L. J. Ganser, Kevin Pariseau. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/002209/bk_adbl_002209_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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'The Catcher in the Rye' by J.D. Salinger - Sidekick [Study Guide] , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 39min
There's nothing phony about this study guide for J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, which explores the mind of disturbed teen Holden Caulfield as he struggles to find an authentic world. Designed for students, this guide to The Catcher in the Rye contains everything you need to ace quizzes and essays on this literary classic. This controversial novel has enjoyed quite a history, which includes its past banned status due to its language, sexual references, and encouragement of rebellion. In detailed, yet easy-to-read chapter overviews, you'll be given valuable information to understand this complex story about a 17-year-old who faces mental illness and ongoing frustration with the "phoniness" of people. Each chapter summary and analysis of The Catcher in the Rye includes possible quiz questions, helping you prepare for the classroom. You can also use this study guide to prepare for longer essay assignments, as the guide includes specific bullet points to help construct both pros and cons of an argument. This guide to J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye features helpful discussion on historical, cultural, and autobiographical contexts. Learn the meaning of famous quotes from the book, including the novel's title and end quote. Get to know the characters that inhabit Holden's world and familiarize yourself with the novel's prominent themes, symbols, and motifs. As you work through the broken mind of an anti-hero, this companion study guide for The Catcher in the Rye is the only tool you'll need. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lee Strayer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/016560/bk_acx0_016560_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Zora Neale Hurston and Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston and Their Eyes Were Watching God ab 14.99 € als Taschenbuch: The Novel's Outer Contexts and an Analysis of the Concept of Otherness. 3. Auflage. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, English, International, Englische Taschenbücher,- Shop: hugendubel
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The Master of the World, Hörbuch, Digital, 287min
Master of the World is a "black novel," filled with foreboding and fear of the rise of tyrants such as the novel's villain, Robur, and totalitarianism. Set in the summer of 1903, a series of unexplained events occur across the Eastern United States, caused by objects moving with such great speed that they are nearly invisible. The first-person narrator John Strock, "Head inspector in the federal police department" in Washington, DC, travels to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to investigate. He discovers that all the phenomena are being caused by Robur, a brilliant inventor. Language: English. Narrator: Lawrence Skinner. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/edel/008824/bk_edel_008824_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Jane Eyre, Hörbuch, Digital, 1107min
Writing for the Penguin edition, Stevie Davies describes Jane Eyre as an "influential feminist text" because of its in depth exploration of a strong female character's feelings. Primarily of the bildungsroman genre, Jane Eyre follows the emotions and experiences of eponymous Jane Eyre, her growth to adulthood, and her love for Mr. Rochester, the byronic master of Thornfield Hall. The novel contains elements of social criticism, with a strong sense of morality at its core, but is nonetheless a novel many consider ahead of its time given the individualistic character of Jane and the novel's exploration of sexuality, religion, and proto feminism. Language: English. Narrator: Elizabeth Klett. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lind/001389/bk_lind_001389_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Kim
The text-that of the 1901 Sussex Edition-is fully annotated and accompanied by three maps that help students place the novel in geographical and historical contexts. "Backgrounds" explores the novel's complicated issues of multiculturalism, imperialism, and racism, allowing readers to glimpse Kipling's personal thoughts about British expansionism. Included are two short stories, poems, and letters by Kipling, as well as autobiographical and biographical memoirs and contemporary reviews of Kim. "Criticism" collects fourteen wide-ranging assessments of the novel by Noel Annan, Irving Howe, Edward Said, Ian Baucom, A. Michael Matin, John A. McClure, Anne Parry, Michael Hollington, Parama Roy, Sara Suleri, Patrick Williams, Suvir Kaul, Mark Kinkead-Weekes, and Zohreh T. Sullivan. A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography are included.- Shop: buecher
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