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  • Merlin and the Grailby Robert de Boron

    Boydell & Brewer 2001; US$ 18.70

    It is hard to overstate the importance of this trilogy of prose romances in the development of the legend of the Holy Grail and in the evolution of Arthurian literature as a whole. They link the story of Joseph of Arimathea with the mythical British history of Vortigern and Utherpendragon, the birth of Arthur, and the sword in the stone, and the knightly adventures of Perceval's Grail quest and the betrayal and death of Arthur, creating the very first Arthurian cycle. more...

  • Letters on Englandby Voltaire

    The Floating Press 1778; US$ 4.95

    Letters on England gathers together Voltaire's essays about his time in England between 1726 and 1728. Comparable to Alexis De Tocqueville's Democracy in America , Voltaire looks at English culture as an outsider, giving its culture, society and governing institutions a favorable comparison to their French counterparts. more...

  • The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, 3by Robert Durling; Ronald Martinez; Robert Turner

    Oxford University Press, USA 2010; US$ 17.95

    Robert Durling's spirited new prose translation of the Paradiso completes his masterful rendering of the Divine Comedy. Durling's earlier translations of the Inferno and the Purgatorio garnered high praise, and with this superb version of the Paradiso readers can now traverse the entirety of Dante's epic poem of spiritual ascent with the guidance of one of the greatest living Italian-to-English translators. Reunited with his beloved Beatrice in the Purgatorio, in the Paradiso the poet-narrator journeys with her through the heavenly spheres and comes to know "the state of blessed souls after death." As with the previous volumes, the original Italian and its English translation appear on facing pages. Readers will be drawn... more...

  • Maurice Blanchotby Ullrich Haase; William Large

    Routledge 2001; US$ 22.95

    Without Maurice Blanchot, literary theory as we know it today would have been unthinkable. Jacques Derrida, Paul de Man, Michel Foucault, Roland Barthes, Gilles Deleuze: all are key theorists crucially influenced by Blanchot's work. more...

  • Commedia Dell'Arteby John Rudlin; Olly Crick

    Routledge 2001; US$ 43.95

    This book covers both the history and professional practice of commedia dell'arte companies from 1568 to the present day. more...

  • Thirst for Annihilationby Nick Land

    Routledge 1992; US$ 55.95

    An impassionate and fearless study of Georges Bataille which goes beyond analysis and criticism to actually engage with him. more...

  • Stigmataby Helene Cixous

    Routledge 1998; US$ 37.95

    Stigmata collects some of Helene Cixous' most intriguing meditations. A unique book, it is a testimony to an extraordinary writer. more...

  • Helene Cixous, Rootprintsby Helene Cixous; Mireille Calle-Gruber

    Routledge 1997; US$ 37.95

    This first English translation of Cixous' book, Photos de Racine , explores Cixous' development as a writer and intellectual. A must for students and scholars of French feminist theory, gender studies and literary theory. more...

  • Latin American Women Dramatistsby Catherine Larson; Margarita Vargas

    Indiana University Press 1999; US$ 15.95

    "The book highlights the many possibilities of the innovative work of these dramatists, and this will, it is to be hoped, help the editors to achieve one of their other key goals: productions of the plays in English." -- Times Literary Supplement "This thoughtfully crafted book with its insightful and informative studies elucidates an overlooked, essential component of the Latin American literary canon." -- Choice Contributors discuss 15 works of Latin-American playwrights, delineate the artistic lives of women dramatists of the last half of the twentieth century -- from countries as diverse as Argentina, Brazil,... more...

  • Racine's Phaedra & Andromacheby George Klin

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1999; US$ 5.99

    The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in the series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. Jean Racine was one of Paris ’ finest playwrights of the 17th century. In CliffsNotes on Phaedra & Andromache, you’ll dive into two of Racine ’s best plays and gain insight into the overall structure of the works, actions and motivations of the characters, and the social and cultural perspectives of the author. You’ll also find Life and background of the author, Jean Racine A list of characters In-depth analysis of the major characters... more...