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The 10 Cent War: Comic Books, Propaganda, and World War II, Hardcover/Trischa Goodnow
The Allied victory in World War II relied on far more than courageous soldiers. Americans on the home front constantly supported the war effort in the form of factory work,…Catre Magazin -
Reading for the Plot: Design and Intention in Narrative, Paperback/Peter Brooks
A book which should appeal to both literary theorists and to readers of the novel, this study invites the reader to consider how the plot reflects the patterns of human…Catre Magazin -
Selected Literary Essays, Paperback/C. S. Lewis
This volume includes over twenty of C. S. Lewis's most important literary essays, written between 1932 and 1962. The topics discussed range from Chaucer to Kipling, from 'The Literary Impact…Catre Magazin -
Wild Grass, Paperback/Xun Lu
A towering figure in the literary history of twentieth-century China, Lu Xun has exerted significant and continuous influence through his short stories, which remain as powerful today as when first…Catre Magazin -
Understanding Kazuo Ishiguro, Paperback/Brian W. Shaffer
In Understanding Kazuo Ishiguro, Brian W. Shaffer provides the first critical survey of the life and work of the Booker Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day. One of…Catre Magazin -
Reading Rilke: Reflections on the Problems of Translation, Paperback/William H. Gass
After nearly a lifetime of reading Rilke in English translation, William H. Gass undertook the task of translating Rilke's writing himself, in order to see if he could, in that…Catre Magazin -
Memoirs Of Montparnasse, Paperback/John Glassco
Memoirs of Montparnasse is a delicious book about being young, restless, reckless, and without cares. It is also the best and liveliest of the many chronicles of 1920s Paris and…Catre Magazin -
Aberrations in Black: Toward a Queer of Color Critique, Paperback/Roderick A. Ferguson
The sociology of race relations in America typically describes an intersection of poverty, race, and economic discrimination. But what is missing from the picture--sexual difference--can be as instructive as what…Catre Magazin -
As You Like It (No Fear Shakespeare), Paperback/Sparknotes
No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of As You Like It on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains…Catre Magazin -
Spirituality of Jane Austen, Paperback/Paula Hollingsworth
2017 marks the 200th anniversary of one the most-loved authors of all time, Jane Austen, whose six novels have never been out of print. Paul Hollingsworth explores Austen's faith and…Catre Magazin -
Coriolanus, Paperback/Sparknotes
Read Shakespeare in all its brilliance--and understand what every word means Don't be intimidated by ShakespeareThese popular guides make the Bard's plays accessible and enjoyable. Each No Fear guide contains…Catre Magazin -
Dickinson: Selected Poems and Commentaries, Paperback/Helen Vendler
Seamus Heaney, Denis Donoghue, William Pritchard, Marilyn Butler, Harold Bloom, and many others have praised Helen Vendler as one of the most attentive readers of poetry. Here, Vendler turns her…Catre Magazin -
Literature in the Ashes of History, Paperback/Cathy Caruth
Juxtaposes the writings of psychoanalysts, literary and political theorists, and literary authors who write in a century faced by a new kind of history.Catre Magazin -
Poetry for Historians, Paperback/Carolyn Steedman
The position of poetry as a historical force is explored here, with specific attention to W.H. Auden's Cold War-era output. }Poetry For Historians{ is a useful resource for courses in…Catre Magazin -
Redeeming the Kamasutra, Hardcover/Wendy Doniger
A fresh reading of this ancient Indian text, seeking to restore it to its proper position in the Sanskrit canon as a landmark of India's secular literature.Catre Magazin -
A New Literary History of Modern China, Hardcover/David Der Wang
Literature, from the Chinese perspective, makes manifest the cosmic patterns that shape and complete the world--a process of "worlding" that is much more than mere representation. In that spirit, A…Catre Magazin -
Making of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Paperback/Daisy Hay
The author of }Young Romantics{ explores the time, place, objects and manuscripts that influenced or contributed to Mary Shelley's }Frankenstein{. This stripping of the novel down to its constituent parts…Catre Magazin -
Last Leopard, Paperback/David Gilmour
David Gilmour's biography of Giuseppe di Lampedusa unearths the life story of the creator of The Leopard, one of the great novels of the twentieth century. A book whose imagery,…Catre Magazin -
Shakespeare for Grown-ups, Hardcover/E Foley
An essential book for readers who wish to deepen their knowledge of the Bard's key plays and sonnets, from the authors of the no.1 bestselling }Homework For Grown-ups{ and }Shakespeare…Catre Magazin -
Edge of Irony: Modernism in the Shadow of the Habsburg Empire, Hardcover/Marjorie Perloff
Among the brilliant writers and thinkers who emerged from the multicultural and multilingual world of the Austro-Hungarian Empire were Joseph Roth, Robert Musil, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. For them, the trauma…Catre Magazin -
Berlin, Hardcover/Paul Sullivan
A literary tour of the third most popular European city destination (after Paris and London), spanning 200 years of local life and great writing.Catre Magazin -
War and Peace: The Epic Masterpiece in One Sitting, Hardcover/Joelle Herr
Undeniably epic in scale, Tolstoy's masterpiece has intimidated readers since it was published in 1869--until now. This deluxe mini edition makes this massive yet masterful work accessible to readers, who…Catre Magazin -
Hood, Paperback/Alison Kinney
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. We all wear hoods: the Grim Reaper, Red Riding Hood, torturers, executioners and…Catre Magazin -
Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation, Paperback/Carolyn Cocca
Over the last 75 years, superheroes have been portrayed most often as male, heterosexual, white, and able-bodied. Today, a time when many of these characters are billion-dollar global commodities, there…Catre Magazin -
Pleasure of Reading, Paperback/Antonia Fraser
A charming and revealing collection of essays from some of our best-loved writers about the pleasures of reading, including Margaret Atwood, Melvyn Bragg and Catherine Cookson. First published in hardback…Catre Magazin -
Campfire Stories: Tales from America’s National Parks, Hardcover/Dave Kyu
Our national parks are beautiful and unique places, often serving as an introduction to the outdoors and inspiring an appreciation for nature and wilderness. Similarly, stories and storytelling can serve…Catre Magazin -
Tony Hillerman’s Navajoland: Hideouts, Haunts, and Havens in the Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee Mysteries, Paperback/Laurance D. Linford
Tony Hillerman is beloved for his novels of intrigue in the American Southwest. In Tony Hillerman's Navajoland , Laurance Linford takes readers on a journey through the Four Corners region…Catre Magazin -
The Book, Paperback/Amaranth Borsuk
The book as object, as content, as idea, as interface. What is the book in a digital age? Is it a physical object containing pages encased in covers? Is it…Catre Magazin -
Dictator Literature, Hardcover/Daniel Kalder
The much-overlooked literary output of Hitler, Mussolini, Saddam Hussein and more gets held up to scrutiny in this humorous and revealing study, analysing the dictatorial character from an original and…Catre Magazin -
The Annotated Big Sleep, Paperback/Raymond Chandler
The first fully annotated edition of Raymond Chandler's 1939 classic The Big Sleep features hundreds of illuminating notes and images alongside the full text of the novel and is an…Catre Magazin -
Shakespeare on Love: Panorama Pops, Hardcover/***
An exquisite collection of Shakespeare's most beautiful and profound sayings on love. In this beautifully illustrated three-dimensional unfolding book, which comes in its own slipcase, are Shakespeare's most famous lines…Catre Magazin -
What She Ate, Paperback/Laura Shapiro
The plates, recipe books and shopping trolleys of six extraordinary women across history and culture are used as a means of understanding them in a particularly intimate and revelatory manner…Catre Magazin -
Goodbye Christopher Robin, Paperback/Ann Thwaite
Adapted from the Whitbread-Prize-winning biography of A.A. Milne and the film of the same name directed by Simon Curtis, this heartwarming and touching title offers the reader a glimpse into…Catre Magazin -
The Flame Imperishable: Tolkien, St. Thomas, and the Metaphysics of Faerie, Hardcover/Jonathan S. McIntosh
J. R. R. Tolkien was a profoundly metaphysical thinker, according to this new study of his works. The Flame Imperishable follows the thought of Aquinas as a guide in laying…Catre Magazin -
The Art of the Novel, Paperback/Milan Kundera
Kundera brilliantly examines the work of such important and diverse figures as Rabelais, Cervantes, Sterne, Diderot, Flaubert, Tolstoy, and Musil. He is especially penetrating on Hermann Broch, and his exploration…Catre Magazin -
The Evolution of the Costumed Avenger: The 4,000-Year History of the Superhero, Hardcover/Jess Nevins
How has the concept of the superhero developed over time? How has humanity's idealization of heroes with superhuman powers changed across millennia--and what superhero themes remain constant? Why does the…Catre Magazin -
Chivalry in Westeros: The Knightly Code of a Song of Ice and Fire, Paperback/Carol Parrish Jamison
George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire has sparked a renewed interest in things medieval. The pseudo-historical world of Westeros delights casual fans while offering a rich…Catre Magazin -
The Ink of Melancholy: Faulkner’s Novels from the Sound and the Fury to Light in August, Paperback/Andre Bleikasten
Ink of Melancholy re-examines and re-evaluates William Faulkner's work from the late 1920s to the early 1940s, one of his most creative periods. Rather than approach Faulkner's fiction through a…Catre Magazin -
The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth: From the Hobbit Through the Lord of the Rings and Beyond, Paperback/Robert Foster
For the millions who have already ventured to Middle-earth, and for the countless others who have yet to embark on the journey here is the one indispensable A-to-Z guide that…Catre Magazin -
DC Comics Encyclopedia All-New Edition, Hardcover/Matthew K. Manning
Revamped, redesigned, and fully updated to include the New 52 and Rebirth storylines, this is the definitive and indispensable guide to the characters and worlds of the DC Comics Universe.…Catre Magazin -
The Compleat Ankh-Morpork, Hardcover/Terry Pratchett
A brand-new street directory of Discworld city Ankh-Morpork complete with a beautifully illustrated pull-out map. 'There's a saying that all roads lead to Ankh-Morpork. And it's wrong. All roads lead…Catre Magazin -
Writers, Hardcover/***
Includes more than 100 biographies of the world's greatest writers, from the early 14th century to contemporary literature. Lavishly illustrated with photos and paintings of writers' homes, studies and personal…Catre Magazin -
The Selected Poems of Christina Rossetti/Christina Rossetti, Katharine McGowran
"Christina Rossetti is widely regarded as the most considerable woman poet in England before the twentieth century. No reading of nineteenth century poetry can be complete without attention to this…Catre Magazin -
Le Morte Darthur/Sir Thomas Malory
The legend of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table is one of the most enduring and influential stories in world literature. Its themes - love, war, religion,…Catre Magazin -
Collected Poems, Paperback/Sylvia Plath
A volume which contains all of Sylvia Plath's mature poetry written from 1956 up to her death in 1963. It was awarded the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.Catre Magazin -
Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter, Paperback/Simone De Beauvoir
The first part of feminist's autobiography, describing her early life and student days at the Sorbonne. Continued in }The Prime of Life{, also published in the series this month.Catre Magazin -
Conversations, Volume 3, Hardcover/Jorge Luis Borges
``I wrote a poem this morning, and one of the themes of the poem is that languages are not equivalent, that each language is a new way of feeling the…Catre Magazin -
Bergeners, Hardcover/Tomas Espedal
Bergeners is a love letter to a writer's hometown. The book opens in New York City at the swanky Standard Hotel and closes in Berlin at Askanischer Hof, a hotel…Catre Magazin -
Drinks with Dead Poets, Paperback/Glyn Maxwell
Now available in paperback, Maxwell takes writing exercises he's used in real classes and explores them with fictional students and major poets - featuring the work of some of the…Catre Magazin -
Aeneid, the (Maxnotes Literature Guides), Paperback/Tonnvane Wiswell
REA's MAXnotes for Virgil's Aeneid MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion. Written by literary experts who currently teach the subject,…Catre Magazin -
Poetry Slam: The Competitive Art of Performance Poetry, Paperback/Gary Glazner
Poetry slams--the Olympics of poetry--have become a cultural phenomenon. This groundbreaking anthology documents 10 years of poetry slams, with 100 poems from national slam champions and a dozen essays on…Catre Magazin -
Literary Theory: The Basics, Paperback/Hans Bertens
3rd edition. This is one of the most successful books in this series, and provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to the latest developments in this field.Catre Magazin -
The Oxford Dictionary of Original Shakespearean Pronunciation, Hardcover/David Crystal
This dictionary is the first comprehensive description of Shakespearean original pronuniciation (OP), enabling practitioners to deal with any queries about the pronunciation of individual words. It includes all the words…Catre Magazin -
Theatre of Caryl Churchill, Paperback/R Darren Gobert
A detailed study of the works of one of Britain's leading playwrights, mapping Churchill's work through 5 key areas that characterise her broad-ranging output.Catre Magazin -
Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts, Paperback/Bill Ashcroft
3rd edition of the popular guide, now with over 30 new entries including: Nostalgia, Post-colonial Cinema, Cosmopolitanism, Development, Trafficking, Sustainability and much more.Catre Magazin -
Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Paperback/Alex Went
The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and…Catre Magazin -
Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Paperback/Carla Lynn Stockton
The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and…Catre Magazin -
Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers, Hardcover/Taisia Kitaiskaia
Celebrate the witchiest women writers with beautiful illustrations and imaginative vignettes. Literary Witches draws a connection between witches and visionary writers: both are figures of formidable creativity, empowerment, and general…Catre Magazin -
On War and Writing, Hardcover/Samuel Hynes
``In our imaginations, war is the name we give to the extremes of violence in our lives, the dark dividing opposite of the connecting myth, which we call love. War…Catre Magazin -
Buddy Does Seattle, Paperback/Peter Bagge
These legendary stories, from the classic first fifteen issues of Bagge's Hate comic, are a defining icon of Seattle's early 1990s culture (the Seattle Weekly has written, "20 years from…Catre Magazin -
Autobiography of Malcolm X as Told to Alex Haley, the (Maxnotes Literature Guides), Paperback/Anita J. Aboulafia
REA's MAXnotes for Alex Haley's The Autobiography of Malcolm X MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion. Written by literary experts…Catre Magazin -
Blank: Essays & Interviews, Paperback/M. Nourbese Philip
Blank is a collection of previously out-of-print essays and new works by one of Canada's most important writers and thinkers. Through an engagement with her earlier work, M. NourbeSe Philip…Catre Magazin -
Palgrave’s Golden Treasury, Paperback/Francis Turner Palgrave
Palgrave's Golden Treasury of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language is probably the most famous poetry anthology ever compiled. Originally published in 1861, it quickly established…Catre Magazin -
Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda, Paperback/Jackson R Bryer
Collection of love letters chronicling the romance between F. Scott and Zelda FitzgeraldCatre Magazin -
The Souls of Black Folk (Dover Thrift Editions), Paperback/W. E. B. Du Bois
This landmark book is a founding work in the literature of black protest. W. E. B. Du Bois (1868-1963) played a key role in developing the strategy and program that…Catre Magazin -
Mur, Paperback/Jean-Paul Sartre
In this study of the short story collection, "Le Mur", Sartre is situated in the context of the 1930s and each story is analyzed in turn for its ideas and…Catre Magazin -
How to Be Gay, Paperback/David M. Halperin
A pioneer of LGBTQ studies dares to suggest that gayness is a way of being that gay men must learn from one another to become who they are. This book…Catre Magazin -
Rhetorica Ad Herennium, Hardcover/Cicero
The Rhetorica ad Herrenium was traditionally attributed to Cicero (106 43 BCE), and reflects, as does Cicero s De Inventione, Hellenistic rhetorical teaching. But most recent editors attribute it to…Catre Magazin -
Story of Alice, Paperback/Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
Now in paperback, this is a biography of Lewis Carroll and Alice Liddell, the inspiration for Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, which recently hit its 150th anniversary. 'Superb... toweringly the best…Catre Magazin -
Against, Paperback/Christopher Shinn
Go where there's violence. Silicon Valley. The future. A rocket launches. Luke is an aerospace billionaire who can talk to anyone. But God is talking to him. He sets out…Catre Magazin -
Doing English, Paperback/Robert Eaglestone
Doing English presents the ideas and debates that shape how we ¿do¿ English today, explaining arguments about the value of literature, the canon, Shakespeare, theory, politics and the subject itself.…Catre Magazin -
Cambridge Companion to W. H. Auden, Paperback/Stan Smith
Brings together specially commissioned essays on the life and work of W.H. Auden, one of the major English-speaking poets of the 20th century.Catre Magazin -
Darkness Visible: Inside the World of Philip Pullman and His Dark Materials, Paperback/Nicholas Tucker
Philip Pullman's celebrated trilogy His Dark Materials has been translated into 40 languages and sold over four million copies worldwide. All three books with their astonishing characters and richly complex…Catre Magazin -
Emerson: Poems, Hardcover/Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson is one of the best-loved figures in nineteenth-century American literature. Though he earned his central place in our culture as an essayist and philosopher, since his death…Catre Magazin -
Heroines, Paperback/Kate Zambreno
I am beginning to realize that taking the self out of our essays is a form of repression. Taking the self out feels like obeying a gag order--pretending an objectivity…Catre Magazin -
Anna Karenina, Hardcover/Leo Tolstoy
At its simplest, Anna Karenina is a love story. It is a portrait of a beautiful and intelligent woman whose passionate love for a handsome officer sweeps aside all other…Catre Magazin -
A Tale of Two Cities, Paperback/Charles Dickens
This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at…Catre Magazin -
The Phenomenon of Anne Frank, Paperback/David Barnouw
While Anne Frank was in hiding during the German Occupation of the Netherlands, she wrote what has become the world's most famous diary. But how could an unknown Jewish girl…Catre Magazin -
Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion, Paperback/Jack Zipes
The fairy tale is arguably one of the most important cultural and social influences on children's lives. But until the first publication of Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion,…Catre Magazin -
Tempest, Paperback/W Shakespeare
Five brand new editions of Shakespeare's plays, each with an introduction by the renowned scholar Professor Jonathan Bate, a clear, fresh page design and scene-by-scene analysis. They also include selected…Catre Magazin
