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Metzler Lexikon Literatur
J.B. Metzler'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH 2007; US$ 32.56Hauptbeschreibung Jetzt wieder auf allerneuestem Stand. In der 3. Auflage bietet das bestens eingeführte 'Metzler Lexikon Literatur' noch mehr Fakten. 3.600 Stichworte zur Literatur ermöglichen eine rasche Orientierung in Poetik, Rhetorik, Metrik, Stilistik und Theorie der europäischen Literaturen. Zusätzlich vermittelt das Lexikon einen weit gefassten... more...
Irony's Edge
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 41.95The edge of irony, says Linda Hutcheon, is always a social and political edge. Irony depends upon interpretation; it happens in the tricky, unpredictable space between expression and understanding. Irony's Edge is a fascinating, compulsively readable study of the myriad forms and the effects of irony. It sets out, for the first time, a sustained,... more...
Comedy
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 24.95What is comedy? Andrew Stott tackles this question through an investigation of comic forms, theories and techniques, tracing the historical definitions of comedy from Aristotle to Chris Morris's Brass Eye via Wilde and Hancock. Rather than attempting to produce a totalising definition of 'the comic', this volume focuses on the significance of comic... more...
Right Turns
Crown Publishing Group 2004; US$ 14.95Nationally syndicated talk-radio host and noted film critic Michael Medved has taken an extraordinary journey from liberal activist to outspoken conservative. Along the way he has earned millions of admirers?and more than his share of enemies?by advancing controversial, often counterintuitive arguments, including: ? Liberals love losing because it... more...
Speak Up with Confidence
Hyperion 2009; US$ 9.99Public speaking is one of the most intimidating and important aspects of many jobs. As a one-time speechwriter for President Johnson, and in his current position as president of the Motion Picture Association of America, Jack Valenti has written and delivered speeches in all kinds of settings. Originally published in 1982, Speak Up with Confidence... more...
Uglier Than a Monkey's Armpit
Penguin Group US 2009; US$ 12.95The most curious, funny, insightful, and expressive invectives from more than forty languages?fully illustrated, you miserable misokakku . ?Misokkasu?: Scum of soya paste. (Japanese) ?Tu es um borra-battos.?: You s**t in your own boots. (Spanish) ?Like a fart in a trance.?: A dreamy person who seems at a loss what to do. (Scottish) ?A pies ci morde... more...
Film, Lacan and the Subject of Religion
Continuum International Publishing 2009; US$ 130.00In their study of religion and film, religious film analysts have tended to privilege religion. Uniquely, this study treats the two disciplines as genuine equals, by regarding both liturgy and film as representational media. Steve Nolan argues that, in each case, subjects identify with a represented ‘other’ which joins them into a narrative... more...
Do Ants Have Assholes?
Sourcebooks, Inc. 2009; US$ 9.99Do Ants Have Assholes? is a hilarious, over-the-top parody of bestsellers like Do Men Have Nipples? John Butler and Bruno Vincent have dreamed up a venerable, historic (and imaginary) newspaper. more...
Into the Story
Simon & Schuster 2010; US$ 16.00INTO THE STORY is the first collection of the work of David Maraniss, one of the most honored and versatile writers of his generation. The thirty-two stories here cover a rich array of topics, ranging from seminal moments in modern history to intimate personal reflections, each piece illuminated by the author?s deep reporting and singular sensibility. more...









