Literature
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African Migration Narratives: Politics, Race, and Space [Paperback]
Cajetan Iheka(Editor); Jack Taylor(Editor)
$29.95ISBN: 9781648250064
Published by : University of Rochester Press
Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora
Volume: Volume 81
This essay collection examines the representations of migration in African literature, film, and other visual media. Inspired by the proliferation of texts focused on this theme and the ongoing migration crises, essays in the volume probe the ways... .... Learn More -
The History of Orkney Literature [Paperback]
Simon Hall(Author)
$39.95ISBN: 9781910900512
Published by : John Donald
Since the middle ages, Orkney has proved remarkable for the volume and the quality of its literary output. From the skalds and sagamen of the Viking age, through to the colourful folklorists, polemicists and translators of the Victorian era, and t... .... Learn More -
The Folklore of Orkney and Shetland [Paperback]
Ernest Walker Marwick(Author); Ernest Marwick(Author)
$18.95Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781912476923
Published by : Origin
The two island groups of Orkney and Shetland have much in common. In each the grey stone houses and treeless landscapes are scoured in winter by stinging gales, and in summer lie under the endless days of the ‘simmer din’.
Ori... .... Learn More -
The Reception of Chaucer's Shorter Poems, 1400-1450: Female Audiences, English Manuscripts, French Contexts [Hardback]
Kara A. Doyle(Author)
$99.00ISBN: 9781843845904
Published by : D.S. Brewer
Series: Chaucer Studies
Volume: Volume 48
Readers have disagreed for centuries about the way Chaucer represented female voices in his Hous of Fame, Parliament of Foules, Anelida and Arcite, Legend of Good Women, and Book of the Duchess; but little attent... .... Learn More -
Holy Harlots in Medieval English Religious Literature: Authority, Exemplarity and Femininity [Hardback]
Juliette Vuille(Author)
$99.00ISBN: 9781843845898
Published by : D.S. Brewer
Series: Gender in the Middle Ages
Volume: Volume 17
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Fashion, Gender and Agency in Latin American and Spanish Literature [Hardback]
Stephanie N. Saunders(Author)
$99.00ISBN: 9781855663428
Published by : Tamesis Books
Series: Monografías A
Volume: Volume 392
In the last two decades, the glorification of sewing - whether involving needlework, tailoring, or fashion design - has thrived in Latin American and Iberian cultural works, particularly literature. While fast fashion has relegated the handicraft ... .... Learn More -
Medievalist Traditions in Nineteenth-Century British Culture: Celebrating the Calendar Year [Hardback]
Clare Simmons(Author)
$99.00ISBN: 9781843845737
Published by : D.S. Brewer
Series: Medievalism
Volume: Volume 20
What does a maypole represent? Why eat hot cross buns? Did Dick Whittington have a cat? All these questions are related to a larger one that nineteenth-century Britons asked themselves: which was more fun: living in their own time, or living in th... .... Learn More -
Studies in Medievalism XXX: Politics and Medievalism Studies (II) [Hardback]
Karl Fugelso(Editor)
$99.00ISBN: 9781843845881
Published by : D.S. Brewer
Series: Studies in Medievalism
Volume: Volume 30
This volume continues the theme of its predecessor, addressing how the Middle Ages have been invoked to score political points, particularly with reference to the rise of populism fueled by recent recessions and a pandemic. The nine essays in the ... .... Learn More -
Romanian / Limba Romana: A Course in Modern Romanian [Paperback]
James Augerot(Author)
$29.99ISBN: 9781592110766
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
This comprehensive course in modern Romanian is intended for English-speaking university students and others interested in learning this Eastern Romance language. Its purpose is to provide English speakers interested in Romania with a comprehensiv... .... Learn More
