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The City that Changed the World: 'Monumental' – Daily Telegraph

by Islam Issa ...

A SUNDAY TIMES AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR'Fascinating and important' Natalie Haynes, author of Stone Blind 'Monumental and vividly imagined' Daily Telegraph 'Wonderfully entertaining' Sunday Times 'Lively and engrossing ' Literary ReviewOn a sparsely populated Egyptian coastline, Alexander the Great sketched his vision of a metropolis into t... ... Read more

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A SUNDAY TIMES AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR'Fascinating and important' Natalie Haynes, author of Stone Blind 'Monumental and vividly imagined' Daily Telegraph 'Wonderfully entertaining' Sunday Times 'Lively and engrossing ' Literary ReviewOn a sparsely populated Egyptian coastline, Alexander the Great sketched his vision of a metropolis into t...
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Global Milton and Visual Art

by Joseph Wittreich, Hiroko Sano, Ana Elena González-Treviño, Nathalie Collé, Wendy Furman-Adams, Joshua Reid, Gabriela Villanueva, Chia-Yin Huang, Aaron Shapiro, Beverley Sherry, Matthew Geary, Islam Issa, Jonathan R. Olson ...

Global Milton and Visual Art showcases the aesthetic appropriation and reinterpretation of the works and legend of the early modern English poet and politician John Milton in diverse eras, regions, and media: book illustrations, cinema, digital reworkings, monuments, painting, sculpture, shieldry, and stained glass. It innovates an inclusive approach to Milton’s literary art, especially his ... Read more

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Global Milton and Visual Art showcases the aesthetic appropriation and reinterpretation of the works and legend of the early modern English poet and politician John Milton in diverse eras, regions, and media: book illustrations, cinema, digital reworkings, monuments, painting, sculpture, shieldry, and stained glass. It innovates an inclusive approach to Milton’s literary art, especially his
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Milton Across Borders and Media

Edited by Islam Issa, Angelica Duran ...

Milton Across Borders and Media is an unprecedented collaboration that demonstrates the breadth of John Milton's international reception across diverse media from the seventeenth century through today. This volume presents new essays on the adaptation of Milton's works into various languages and media around the world. Part I poses questions about how we can effectively situate and engage with ... Read more

$111.99 CAD

Milton Across Borders and Media is an unprecedented collaboration that demonstrates the breadth of John Milton's international reception across diverse media from the seventeenth century through today. This volume presents new essays on the adaptation of Milton's works into various languages and media around the world. Part I poses questions about how we can effectively situate and engage with
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Shakespeare and Terrorism

by Islam Issa ...

Series series Spotlight on Shakespeare
Shakespeare and Terrorism delves into how extremists have responded to Shakespeare – whether they’ve attacked him or been inspired by him – and investigates what the playwright and his works can tell us about the nature, psychology, and consequences of terror.Literary critic and historian Islam Issa takes readers on a journey from Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon and London to a variety of ... Read more

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Shakespeare and Terrorism delves into how extremists have responded to Shakespeare – whether they’ve attacked him or been inspired by him – and investigates what the playwright and his works can tell us about the nature, psychology, and consequences of terror.Literary critic and historian Islam Issa takes readers on a journey from Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon and London to a variety of
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Milton in the Arab-Muslim World

by Islam Issa ...

The first full-length study of the reception of John Milton’s (1608-74) writings in the Arab-Muslim world, this book examines the responses of Arab-Muslim readers to Milton’s works, and in particular, to his epic poem: Paradise Lost. It contributes to knowledge of the history, development, and ways in which early modern writings are read and understood by Muslims. By mapping the literary and more ... Read more

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The first full-length study of the reception of John Milton’s (1608-74) writings in the Arab-Muslim world, this book examines the responses of Arab-Muslim readers to Milton’s works, and in particular, to his epic poem: Paradise Lost. It contributes to knowledge of the history, development, and ways in which early modern writings are read and understood by Muslims. By mapping the literary and more
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Digital Milton

Edited by David Currell, Islam Issa ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Digital Milton is the first volume to investigate John Milton in terms of our digital present. It explores the digital environments Milton now inhabits as well as the diverse digital methods that inform how we read, teach, edit, and analyze his works. Some chapters use innovative techniques, such as processing metadata from vast archives of early modern prose, coding Milton’s geographical ... Read more

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Digital Milton is the first volume to investigate John Milton in terms of our digital present. It explores the digital environments Milton now inhabits as well as the diverse digital methods that inform how we read, teach, edit, and analyze his works. Some chapters use innovative techniques, such as processing metadata from vast archives of early modern prose, coding Milton’s geographical
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Alexandria

The City that Changed the World: 'Monumental' – Daily Telegraph

by Islam Issa ...

Narrated by Islam Issa ...

Unabridged

20 hours 15 min

An original, authoritative and lively cultural history of the first modern city, from pre-Homeric times to the present day.My dad had always told me about our city's magnificence, and as I looked at the new library in Alexandria it finally hit home. This is no ordinary library, I reflected. And this is no ordinary city.Combining rigorous research with myth and folklore, Alexandria is an au... ... Read more

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An original, authoritative and lively cultural history of the first modern city, from pre-Homeric times to the present day.My dad had always told me about our city's magnificence, and as I looked at the new library in Alexandria it finally hit home. This is no ordinary library, I reflected. And this is no ordinary city.Combining rigorous research with myth and folklore, Alexandria is an au...
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Exophony

Voyages Outside the Mother Tongue

by Yoko Tawada ...

Translated by Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda ...

An electrifying new side of the National Book Award Winner Yoko Tawada: her first book of essays in EnglishSHORTLISTED FOR THE NBCC AWARD IN CRITICISM AND THE GREGG BARRIOS BOOK IN TRANSLATION PRIZEA New Yorker Best Book of 2025I am trying to learn, with my tongue, sounds that are unfamiliar to me. A foreign-sounding word learned out of curiosity is not “imitation” per se. All of these ... ... Read more

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An electrifying new side of the National Book Award Winner Yoko Tawada: her first book of essays in EnglishSHORTLISTED FOR THE NBCC AWARD IN CRITICISM AND THE GREGG BARRIOS BOOK IN TRANSLATION PRIZEA New Yorker Best Book of 2025I am trying to learn, with my tongue, sounds that are unfamiliar to me. A foreign-sounding word learned out of curiosity is not “imitation” per se. All of these ...
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X Marks the Spot

The gripping true story behind the world's most extraordinary archaeological discoveries

by Michael Scott ...

Narrated by Michael Scott ...

Unabridged

10 hours 16 min

Ancient shipwrecks in crystal seas, mythical princesses preserved in ice and astonishing lost rituals - this is the story of archaeology as you've never seen it before . . .'If you love Indiana Jones, this is the real thing' - DAN SNOWProfessor Michael Scott uncovers the true stories behind history's most monumental discoveries, unearthing traps, curses and buried treasure along the way. Full of ... Read more

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Ancient shipwrecks in crystal seas, mythical princesses preserved in ice and astonishing lost rituals - this is the story of archaeology as you've never seen it before . . .'If you love Indiana Jones, this is the real thing' - DAN SNOWProfessor Michael Scott uncovers the true stories behind history's most monumental discoveries, unearthing traps, curses and buried treasure along the way. Full of
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Twilight Cities

Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

by Katherine Pangonis ...

Narrated by Katherine Pangonis ...

Unabridged

11 hours 58 min

WINNER OF THE 2024 SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARDIts name means 'centre of the world', and since the dawn of history the Mediterranean Sea has formed the shared horizon of innumerable cultures. Here, history has blurred with legend. The glittering surface of the sea conceals the remnants of lost civilisations, wrecked treasure ships and the bones of long-drowned sailors, traders and modern refugees.Of the ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE 2024 SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARDIts name means 'centre of the world', and since the dawn of history the Mediterranean Sea has formed the shared horizon of innumerable cultures. Here, history has blurred with legend. The glittering surface of the sea conceals the remnants of lost civilisations, wrecked treasure ships and the bones of long-drowned sailors, traders and modern refugees.Of the
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Think Like a Stoic

The Ancient Path to a Life Well Lived

by Ken Mogi ...

Narrated by Matt Addis ...

Unabridged

6 hours 18 min

In a world overflowing with abundance and information, the calm and clarity of stoicism has never been more necessary. In this new book, bestselling author Ken Mogi explores the ancient Greek philosophy as well as its resonance with other cultures around the world, not least his own Japanese perspective. The result is a new version of stoicism that is practical, global, future-proof and, above all ... Read more

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In a world overflowing with abundance and information, the calm and clarity of stoicism has never been more necessary. In this new book, bestselling author Ken Mogi explores the ancient Greek philosophy as well as its resonance with other cultures around the world, not least his own Japanese perspective. The result is a new version of stoicism that is practical, global, future-proof and, above all
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The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places

by Neil Oliver ...

Narrated by Neil Oliver ...

Unabridged

14 hours 1 min

Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places written and read by Neil Oliver.The British Isles, this archipelago of islands, is to Neil Oliver the best place in the world. From north to south, east to west it cradles astonishing beauty. The human story here is a million years old, and counting. But the tolerant, easygoing peace we enjoy has been hard ... Read more

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Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places written and read by Neil Oliver.The British Isles, this archipelago of islands, is to Neil Oliver the best place in the world. From north to south, east to west it cradles astonishing beauty. The human story here is a million years old, and counting. But the tolerant, easygoing peace we enjoy has been hard
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