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  • Between Baudelaire and Mallarméby Helen Abbott

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2009; US$ 114.95

    Helen Abbott examines the verse and prose poetry of Baudelaire and Mallarmé, together with their critical writings, to address how their attitudes towards the performance practice of poetry influenced the future of both poetry and music. Abbott considers the meaning of 'voice' in terms of rhetoric, the human body, exchange, and music,... more...

  • The Philosophy of the Marquis de Sadeby Timo Airaksinen

    Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 45.95

    The Marquis de Sade is famous for his forbidden novels like Justine, Juliette , and the 120 Days of Sodom . Yet, despite Sade's immense influence on philosophy and literature, his work remains relatively unknown. His novels are too long, repetitive, and violent. At last in The Philosophy of the Marquis de Sade , a distinguished philosopher provides... more...

  • My ? Omegaby Kurt Aland; H. Riesenfeld

    De Gruyter 1983; US$ 224.00

    Vollständige Konkordanz zum griechischen Neuen Testament : unter Zugrundelegung aller modernen kritischen Textausgaben und des Textus receptus. Band I, Teil 2 : m-[omega] more...

  • Marcel Proust's Search for Lost Timeby Patrick Alexander

    Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2009; US$ 15.95

    An accessible, irreverent guide to one of the most admired?and entertaining?novels of the past century. There is no other guide like this; a user-friendly and enticing entry into the marvelously enjoyable world of Proust. At seven volumes, three thousand pages, and more than four hundred characters, as well as a towering reputation as a literary classic,... more...

  • Présence de Lorand Gasparby Suzanne Allaire; Muriel Tenne

    Editions Rodopi 2009; US$ 56.00

    Présence de Lorand Gaspar s’attache à montrer l’importance de l’œuvre du poète par une étude attentive à son espace textuel et à la densité de son questionnement.Les analyses présentées explorent dans leurs lignes de force les domaines de réflexion d’une poésie qui, associant... more...

  • Alain Robbe-Grilletby Roger-Michel Allemand; Christian Milat

    Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa 2010; US$ 24.99

    La mort d?Alain Robbe-Grillet, en 2008, est à l?origine du colloque international Alain Robbe-Grillet : balises pour le XXIe siècle, tenu à l?Université d?Ottawa en juin 2009 et dont cet ouvrage constitue les Actes. Cette réunion avait pour objectifs de faire le point sur Robbe-Grillet et son ?uvre, tant littéraire que cinématographique, désormais... more...

  • Alcoolsby Guillaume Apollinaire; Garnet Rees

    Continuum International Publishing 2000; US$ 130.00

    Guiilaume Apollinaire, a leading figure amongst the young writers and artists in France until his death in 1918, published 'Alcools', his first book of poems, in 1913. With its wide range of verse forms and contrasting registers of style, 'Alcools' had a considerable influence on Surrealist poetry. The poems provide a splendid example... more...

  • The Self-Dismembered Manby Guillaume Apollinaire; Donald Revell

    Wesleyan University Press 2010; US$ 12.99

    First substantial translation of Apollinaire's later works by an award-winning poet. more...

  • Alcoolsby Guillaume Apollinaire; Donald Revell

    Wesleyan University Press 2011; US$ 14.99

    A new translation of this complex and beautiful poetry. more...

  • At the Periphery of the Centerby Thomas J.D. Armbrecht

    Editions Rodopi 2007; US$ 39.20

    At the Periphery of the Center is the first comparison of two of France’s most important twentieth-century authors, Julien Green and Marguerite Yourcenar. It examines textual elements in their plays and novels to draw conclusions about the ways that they represent homosexuality in their texts. Both Yourcenar and Green turned to drama to explore... more...