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  • Folktales of Newfoundland (RLE Folklore)

    The Resilience of the Oral Tradition

    par Herbert Halpert, J.D.A. Widdowson ...
    Collections series Routledge Library Editions: Folklore
    This collection of Newfoundland folk narratives, first published in 1996, grew out of extensive fieldwork in folk culture in the province. The intention was to collect as broad a spectrum of traditional material as possible, and Folktales of Newfoundland is notable not only for the number and quality of its narratives, but also for the format in which they are presented. A special transcription ... En savoir plus

    $152.52 CAD

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  • The Mother Tongue

    English and How it Got that Way

    par Bill Bryson ...
    “Vastly informative and vastly entertaining…A scholarly and fascinating book.” —Los Angeles TimesWith dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language.From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can’t), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson explores English ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD

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  • The Outlandish Companion Volume Two

    par Diana Gabaldon ...
    Collections series Outlander
    Featuring all new material and exclusive behind-the-scenes insights into the world of Outlander, this comprehensive, fully illustrated guide covers volumes 4-8 of the series and will be a must-have for long-time fans of the bestselling series, new readers, and viewers of the Outlander series on Showcase.#1 New York Times bestselling author Diana Gabaldon has captivated fans with the story of Jamie ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $17.99 CAD Maintenant $13.99 CAD

  • A Secret Vice

    Tolkien on Invented Languages

    par J. R. R. Tolkien ...
    First ever critical study of Tolkien’s little-known essay, which reveals how language invention shaped the creation of Middle-earth and beyond, to George R R Martin’s Game of Thrones.J.R.R. Tolkien’s linguistic invention was a fundamental part of his artistic output, to the extent that later on in life he attributed the existence of his mythology to the desire to give his languages a home and ... En savoir plus

    $14.99 CAD

  • The Complete Poems of Philip Larkin

    par Philip Larkin ...
    This entirely new edition brings together all of Philip Larkin's poems. In addition to those in Collected Poems (1988), and in the Early Poems and Juvenilia (2005), some unpublished pieces from Larkin's typescripts and workbooks are included, as well as verse (by turns scurrilous, satirical, affectionate, and sentimental) tucked away in his letters. The manuscript and printed sources have been ... En savoir plus

    $35.99 CAD

  • Scottish Traditional Tales

    Modifié par A.J. Bruford, D.A. MacDonald ...
    Stories of heroes, clans, and more in a collection that "savours the Scottish rendering of old folk tales . . . A treasure house of the oral tradition" ( The Wee Review).All over the world, traditional tales were told at the fireside until books, newspapers, radio, and television took their place. This is an entertaining collection from Scotland, recorded and collected by researchers from the ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Annotated African American Folktales

    Modifié par Henry Louis Gates Jr., Maria Tatar ...
    Collections series The Annotated Books
    Winner • NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Fiction)Winner • Anne Izard Storytellers’ Choice AwardHoliday Gift Guide Selection • Indiewire, San Francisco Chronicle, and Minneapolis Star-TribuneThese nearly 150 African American folktales animate our past and reclaim a lost cultural legacy to redefine American literature.Drawing from the great folklorists of the past while expanding ... En savoir plus

    $40.99 CAD

  • Folktales of England

    par Richard M. Dorson ...
    Collections series Folktales of the World
    "The most satisfactory general collection of folktales to come out of England since the advent of modern collection and classification techniques."— Journal of American FolkloreTales of unnatural beings, curses, and ghosts, tall tales, shaggy dog stories—this collection from a renowned British folklorist offers a wide historical range, as well as commentaries. If wonder tales are not as abundant ... En savoir plus

    $19.19 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Watkins Book of English Folktales

    par Neil Philip ...
    This comprehensive, entertaining and authentic collection of English folktales is perfect for fans of Madeline Miller, Philip Pullman and the Brothers Grimm.This is a golden treasury of over one hundred English folktales captured in the form they were first collected in past centuries. Read these classic tales as they would have been told when storytelling was a living art – when the audience ... En savoir plus

    $27.19 CAD

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  • The Story of Be

    A Verb's-Eye View of the English Language

    par David Crystal ...
    It's the most simple, unassuming, innocent-looking verb: 'to be'. Yet it is jam-packed with more different meanings, forms, and uses than any other English word. As he reveals be's multiple incarnations, David Crystal takes us to the heart of our flexible and changing language. He tells the intriguing story in 26 chapters, each linked to a particular usage. We meet circumstantial be ('how are you? ... En savoir plus

    $9.19 CAD

  • A Kierkegaardian Reading of David Foster Wallace

    par Matthew Campora ...
    This work explores the fiction of David Foster Wallace through frameworks developed by nineteenth century Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard to foreground the similarities in their approaches to the problem of irony, as well as in their strategies for overcoming the cynicism they believe it often produces. Kierkegaard's thesis, "The Concept of Irony: With Continual Reference to Socrates" is the ... En savoir plus

    $8.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Cambridge Companion to Alice Munro

    Modifié par David Staines ...
    Collections series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    This Companion is a thorough introduction to the writings of the Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro. Uniting the talents of distinguished creative writers and noted academics, David Staines has put together a comprehensive, exploratory account of Munro's biography, her position as a feminist, her evocation of life in small-town Ontario, her non-fictional writings as well as her short stories, and her ... En savoir plus

    $31.99 CAD