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Modern Genre Theory

An Introduction for Biblical Studies

de Andrew Judd ...

Narrado por Les Horovitz ...

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9 hora 29 minutos

How a better understanding of genre leads to a better understanding of the biblical text.The Bible, with its gloriously rich diversity of ancient genres, demands a flexible and historically aware approach to genre. Different conceptions of narrative, poetry, gospel, epistle, wisdom, and apocalyptic texts lead to vastly different readings, and our disagreements about what the Bible means often boil ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

How a better understanding of genre leads to a better understanding of the biblical text.The Bible, with its gloriously rich diversity of ancient genres, demands a flexible and historically aware approach to genre. Different conceptions of narrative, poetry, gospel, epistle, wisdom, and apocalyptic texts lead to vastly different readings, and our disagreements about what the Bible means often boil
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Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors

de Susan Sontag ...

Narrado por Tavia Gilbert ...

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4 hora 38 minutos

In 1978 Susan Sontag wrote Illness as Metaphor, a classic work described by Newsweek as “one of the most liberating books of its time.” A cancer patient herself when she was writing the book, Sontag shows how the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment. By demystifying the ... Leer más

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In 1978 Susan Sontag wrote Illness as Metaphor, a classic work described by Newsweek as “one of the most liberating books of its time.” A cancer patient herself when she was writing the book, Sontag shows how the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment. By demystifying the
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Against Interpretation, and Other Essays

de Susan Sontag ...

Narrado por Tavia Gilbert ...

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12 hora 7 minutos

Against Interpretation was Susan Sontag’s first collection of essays and is a modern classic. Originally published in 1966, it has never gone out of print and has influenced generations of readers all over the world. It includes the famous essays “Notes on Camp” and “Against Interpretation,” as well as her impassioned discussions of Sartre, Camus, Simone Weil, Godard, Beckett, Levi-Strauss, ... Leer más

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Against Interpretation was Susan Sontag’s first collection of essays and is a modern classic. Originally published in 1966, it has never gone out of print and has influenced generations of readers all over the world. It includes the famous essays “Notes on Camp” and “Against Interpretation,” as well as her impassioned discussions of Sartre, Camus, Simone Weil, Godard, Beckett, Levi-Strauss,
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Beginning theory

An introduction to literary and cultural theory: Fourth edition

de Peter Barry ...

Narrado por Lucy Scott ...

Series series Beginnings
Completo

13 hora 25 minutos

Beginning theory has been helping students navigate through the thickets of literary and cultural theory for over two decades. This new and expanded fourth edition continues to offer readers the best single-volume introduction to the field. The bewildering variety of approaches, theorists and technical language is lucidly and expertly unravelled. Unlike many books which assume certain positions ... Leer más

$30.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Beginning theory has been helping students navigate through the thickets of literary and cultural theory for over two decades. This new and expanded fourth edition continues to offer readers the best single-volume introduction to the field. The bewildering variety of approaches, theorists and technical language is lucidly and expertly unravelled. Unlike many books which assume certain positions
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Against Progress

de Slavoj Žižek ...

Narrado por Joe Jameson ...

Series series Žižek's Essays
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4 hora 13 minutos

To define 'progress' is to lay claim to the future. Seminal thinker Slavoj Žižek turns essayist to interrogate the competing visions which form the horizons of human possibility and ask: Can things, which have never seemed worse, get better? What would a better world be? And how, when we are constantly besieged by doomers, degrowthers and disorienting relativisms can we make any headway at all in ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

To define 'progress' is to lay claim to the future. Seminal thinker Slavoj Žižek turns essayist to interrogate the competing visions which form the horizons of human possibility and ask: Can things, which have never seemed worse, get better? What would a better world be? And how, when we are constantly besieged by doomers, degrowthers and disorienting relativisms can we make any headway at all in
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What is Art?

de Leo Tolstoy, W. Gareth Jones ...

Narrado por Russ Bain ...

Series series Bloomsbury Revelations
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7 hora 3 minutos

Leo Tolstoy is one of the most celebrated novelists of all time. As well as writing literary classics such as Anna Karenina and War and Peace he was also the author of some hugely influential critical and philosophical works. First published in 1898 his book length essay What is Art? has lost none of its power to challenge our perception of art and its function in society today. In this ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

Leo Tolstoy is one of the most celebrated novelists of all time. As well as writing literary classics such as Anna Karenina and War and Peace he was also the author of some hugely influential critical and philosophical works. First published in 1898 his book length essay What is Art? has lost none of its power to challenge our perception of art and its function in society today. In this
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Mythologies

The Complete Edition, in a New Translation

de Roland Barthes ...

Narrado por John Lee ...

Completo

9 hora 13 minutos

What is astrology? Fiction for the bourgeoisie. The Tour de France? Anepic. The brain of Einstein? Knowledge reduced to a formula. Like iconicimages of movie stars or the rhetoric of politicians, they arefabricated. Once isolated from the events that gave birth to them, these"mythologies" appear for what they are: the ideology of mass culture.When Roland Barthes's groundbreaking Mythologies ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

What is astrology? Fiction for the bourgeoisie. The Tour de France? Anepic. The brain of Einstein? Knowledge reduced to a formula. Like iconicimages of movie stars or the rhetoric of politicians, they arefabricated. Once isolated from the events that gave birth to them, these"mythologies" appear for what they are: the ideology of mass culture.When Roland Barthes's groundbreaking Mythologies
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Burger

Object Lessons

de Carol J. Adams ...

Narrado por Noe Nishizawa ...

Series series Object Lessons
Completo

3 hora 25 minutos

Bloomsbury presents Burger by Carol J. Adams, read by Noe NishizawaObject Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.The burger, long the All-American meal, is undergoing an identity crisis. From its shifting place in popular culture to efforts by investors such as Bill Gates to create the non-animal burger that can feed the world, the burger’s identity has become ... Leer más

$22.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents Burger by Carol J. Adams, read by Noe NishizawaObject Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.The burger, long the All-American meal, is undergoing an identity crisis. From its shifting place in popular culture to efforts by investors such as Bill Gates to create the non-animal burger that can feed the world, the burger’s identity has become
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Snark

de Amit Varma ...

Narrado por Amit Varma ...

Series Audiolibro 7 - The Book Club with Amit Varma
Completo

12 minutos

Public discourse has become toxic, and there is no better illustration of this than snark. We don't talk to people any more, we mock. We don't engage any more, we ridicule. In episode 7 of The Book Club, Amit Varma speaks about 'Snark', David Denby's prescient book about the degeneration of our conversations. ... Leer más

$3.99 USD

Public discourse has become toxic, and there is no better illustration of this than snark. We don't talk to people any more, we mock. We don't engage any more, we ridicule. In episode 7 of The Book Club, Amit Varma speaks about 'Snark', David Denby's prescient book about the degeneration of our conversations.
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Lipstick

Object Lessons

de Eileen G'Sell ...

Narrado por Deborah McBride ...

Series series Object Lessons
Completo

3 hora 17 minutos

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.From Revlon to Glossier, from Marilyn to Gaga, lipstick is as shape-shifting and unwieldy as femininity itself.Who wears lipstick today – as a matter of routine? And for those who do, is it out of obligation to a strict feminine standard, or some other reason entirely? Lipstick reconsiders the ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.From Revlon to Glossier, from Marilyn to Gaga, lipstick is as shape-shifting and unwieldy as femininity itself.Who wears lipstick today – as a matter of routine? And for those who do, is it out of obligation to a strict feminine standard, or some other reason entirely? Lipstick reconsiders the
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Silence

Object Lessons

de John Biguenet ...

Narrado por Adam Sims ...

Series series Object Lessons
Completo

2 hora 40 minutos

Bloomsbury presents Silence by John Biguenet, read by Adam Sims.Object Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.What is silence? In a series of short meditations, novelist and playwright John Biguenet considers silence as a servant of power, as a lie, as a punishment, as the voice of God, as a terrorist’s final weapon, as a luxury good, as the reason for torture ... Leer más

$22.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents Silence by John Biguenet, read by Adam Sims.Object Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.What is silence? In a series of short meditations, novelist and playwright John Biguenet considers silence as a servant of power, as a lie, as a punishment, as the voice of God, as a terrorist’s final weapon, as a luxury good, as the reason for torture
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Football

Object Lessons

de Professor Mark Yakich ...

Narrado por Josh Wichard ...

Series series Object Lessons
Completo

3 hora 22 minutos

Bloomsbury presents Football by Mark Yakich, read by Josh Wichard.Object Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.When is the “beautiful game” at its most beautiful? How does football function as a lens through which so many view their daily lives? What’s right in front of fans that they never see? Football celebrates and scrutinizes the world’s most popular ... Leer más

$22.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents Football by Mark Yakich, read by Josh Wichard.Object Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.When is the “beautiful game” at its most beautiful? How does football function as a lens through which so many view their daily lives? What’s right in front of fans that they never see? Football celebrates and scrutinizes the world’s most popular
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Limits of Critique, The

de Rita Felski ...

Narrado por Auto-narrated ...

Completo

8 hora 7 minutos

Why must critics unmask and demystify literary works? Why do they believe that language is always withholding some truth, that the critic’s task is to reveal the unsaid or repressed? In this book, Rita Felski examines critique, the dominant form of interpretation in literary studies, and situates it as but one method among many, a method with strong allure—but also definite limits.Felski argues ... Leer más

$4.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Why must critics unmask and demystify literary works? Why do they believe that language is always withholding some truth, that the critic’s task is to reveal the unsaid or repressed? In this book, Rita Felski examines critique, the dominant form of interpretation in literary studies, and situates it as but one method among many, a method with strong allure—but also definite limits.Felski argues
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Sesame and Lilies by John Ruskin

Education, Culture, and the Role of Women

de John Ruskin ...

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4 hora 21 minutos

This influential essay collection examines reading, education, and moral development. John Ruskin reflects on culture and the intellectual growth of women, making this audiobook significant in social thought and literary criticism. ... Leer más

$0.99 USD

This influential essay collection examines reading, education, and moral development. John Ruskin reflects on culture and the intellectual growth of women, making this audiobook significant in social thought and literary criticism.
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Semicolon

The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark

de Cecelia Watson ...

Narrado por Pam Ward ...

Completo

3 hora 47 minutos

A page-turning, existential romp through the life and times of the world’s most polarizing punctuation markThe semicolon. Stephen King, Hemingway, Vonnegut, and Orwell detest it. Herman Melville, Henry James, and Rebecca Solnit love it. But why? When is it effective? Have we been misusing it? Should we even care?In Semicolon, Cecelia Watson charts the rise and fall of this infamous punctuation ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

A page-turning, existential romp through the life and times of the world’s most polarizing punctuation markThe semicolon. Stephen King, Hemingway, Vonnegut, and Orwell detest it. Herman Melville, Henry James, and Rebecca Solnit love it. But why? When is it effective? Have we been misusing it? Should we even care?In Semicolon, Cecelia Watson charts the rise and fall of this infamous punctuation
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Milton's Paradise Lost

Christian Guides to the Classics

de Leland Ryken ...

Narrado por Jonathan St. John ...

Series series Christian Guides to the Classics
Completo

3 hora 58 minutos

Get everything you can out of your time reading the classics with the Christian Guides to the Classics Series!Leland Ryken provides a clear pathway to understanding the "Great Works" through this engaging series of short guidebooks. Beginning with "why the classics matter" and "the nature and function of literature," readers will find a helpful path to reading and analyzing influential works in ... Leer más

$19.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Get everything you can out of your time reading the classics with the Christian Guides to the Classics Series!Leland Ryken provides a clear pathway to understanding the "Great Works" through this engaging series of short guidebooks. Beginning with "why the classics matter" and "the nature and function of literature," readers will find a helpful path to reading and analyzing influential works in
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Suppose a Sentence

de Brian Dillon ...

Narrado por Peter Berkrot ...

Completo

6 hora 2 minutos

A captivating meditation on the power of the sentence by the author of Essayism, a 2018 New Yorker book of the year.In Suppose a Sentence, Brian Dillon, whom John Banville has called "a literary flâneur in the tradition of Baudelaire and Walter Benjamin," has written a sequel of sorts to Essayism, turning his attention to the oblique and complex pleasures of the sentence. A series of essays ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

A captivating meditation on the power of the sentence by the author of Essayism, a 2018 New Yorker book of the year.In Suppose a Sentence, Brian Dillon, whom John Banville has called "a literary flâneur in the tradition of Baudelaire and Walter Benjamin," has written a sequel of sorts to Essayism, turning his attention to the oblique and complex pleasures of the sentence. A series of essays
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The Cat and the Masked Woman (Oxford World's Classics)

de Colette, Diana Holmes ...

Narrado por Machteld van der Gaag ...

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7 hora 42 minutos

'My little puma! My darling cat! My mountain lion! How will you go on living if we leave each other?'Colette (1873-1954) is one of the most widely read and critically acclaimed French writers of the twentieth century. The Catfirst serialised then published in volume form in 1933) is one of her short novels. This story of a middle-class couple in 1920s Paris follows the familiar romantic structure ... Leer más

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'My little puma! My darling cat! My mountain lion! How will you go on living if we leave each other?'Colette (1873-1954) is one of the most widely read and critically acclaimed French writers of the twentieth century. The Catfirst serialised then published in volume form in 1933) is one of her short novels. This story of a middle-class couple in 1920s Paris follows the familiar romantic structure
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Literary Theory

The Basics

de Hans Bertens ...

Narrado por Nigel Anthony ...

Completo

9 hora 47 minutos

This third edition of Hans Bertens’ bestselling book is an essential guide to the often confusing and complicated world of literary theory. Exploring a broad range of topics from Marxist and feminist criticism to postmodernism and new historicism Literary Theory: The Basics covers contemporary topics including:reception theory and reader response theorythe new criticism of postmodernismthe ‘after ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

This third edition of Hans Bertens’ bestselling book is an essential guide to the often confusing and complicated world of literary theory. Exploring a broad range of topics from Marxist and feminist criticism to postmodernism and new historicism Literary Theory: The Basics covers contemporary topics including:reception theory and reader response theorythe new criticism of postmodernismthe ‘after
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רצינות ההומור

de רות בונדי ...

Narrado por Tal Bashan ...

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3 hora 29 minutos

'לכתוב על הומור זה כמו להניח כנפי פרפר מתחת לזכוכית מגדלת: המחקר עשוי להרחיב את הידע המדעי, אך יופיו של הפרפר יימחק, הוא לא יתרומם יותר', כתבה הסופרת, המתרגמת והעיתונאית הנפלאה רות בונדי בפתח הדבר של 'רצינות ההומור', הספר האחרון שאת כתיבתו השלימה לפני מותה. למרות זאת, החליטה בונדי לחקור את שורשי ההומור הצ'כי המפורסם ואת השפעתו על ההומור של היהודים הצ'כים. בגיל 93, מצוידת בחוכמת חיים, ידע עצום ... Leer más

$10.99 USD

'לכתוב על הומור זה כמו להניח כנפי פרפר מתחת לזכוכית מגדלת: המחקר עשוי להרחיב את הידע המדעי, אך יופיו של הפרפר יימחק, הוא לא יתרומם יותר', כתבה הסופרת, המתרגמת והעיתונאית הנפלאה רות בונדי בפתח הדבר של 'רצינות ההומור', הספר האחרון שאת כתיבתו השלימה לפני מותה. למרות זאת, החליטה בונדי לחקור את שורשי ההומור הצ'כי המפורסם ואת השפעתו על ההומור של היהודים הצ'כים. בגיל 93, מצוידת בחוכמת חיים, ידע עצום
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Literary Theory: A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Texts, Movements, and Meaning

de Rachel Hofmann ...

Narrado por Rachel Hofmann ...

Completo

2 hora 19 minutos

Turn intimidating academic jargon into accessible literary criticism that transforms your everyday reading experience. Whether you are commuting to an English literature lecture or preparing for a passionate book club debate, this thought-provoking guide makes complex ideas instantly usable. Say goodbye to academic gatekeeping and hello to crystal-clear textual analysis.Perfect for focused study ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Turn intimidating academic jargon into accessible literary criticism that transforms your everyday reading experience. Whether you are commuting to an English literature lecture or preparing for a passionate book club debate, this thought-provoking guide makes complex ideas instantly usable. Say goodbye to academic gatekeeping and hello to crystal-clear textual analysis.Perfect for focused study
... Leer más
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MY EXPERIENCES AS AN EXECUTIONER (UNABRIDGED)

de JAMES BERRY ...

Narrado por SHANTA SHEA ...

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4 hora 1 minutos

From 1884 until 1891, James Berry was an executioner. In this time he carried out 131 hangings. In this memoir he writes about the methods he used, and the final moments of some of those he executed. - Summary by ashleighjane ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

From 1884 until 1891, James Berry was an executioner. In this time he carried out 131 hangings. In this memoir he writes about the methods he used, and the final moments of some of those he executed. - Summary by ashleighjane
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Pub

Object Lessons

de Professor Philip Howell ...

Narrado por Tim Frances ...

Series series Object Lessons
Completo

2 hora 44 minutos

Bloomsbury presents Pub by Philip Howell, read by Tim Frances"Erudite, quirky, and amusing." Sebastian FaulksObject Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.The pub is an English institution. Yet its history has been obscured by myth and nostalgia. In this unique book, Philip Howell takes the public house as an object, or rather as a series of objects: he takes ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Pub by Philip Howell, read by Tim Frances"Erudite, quirky, and amusing." Sebastian FaulksObject Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.The pub is an English institution. Yet its history has been obscured by myth and nostalgia. In this unique book, Philip Howell takes the public house as an object, or rather as a series of objects: he takes
... Leer más
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Den naive og den sentimentale romanforfatter

Charles Eliot Norton-forelæsningerne 2009

de Orhan Pamuk ...

Narrado por Henrik Hartvig Jørgensen ...

Completo

4 hora 17 minutos

Essays om romankunstens inderste væsen: Hvad sker der i vores sind, når vi læser? Hvordan skaber romanen sine særlige sanseindtryk i fht. andre kunstarter? Pamuk besvarer spørgsmålene ved at læse sin ungdoms elskede forfattere Tolstoj, Dostojevskij, Flaubert og Proust. ... Leer más

$6.99 USD

Essays om romankunstens inderste væsen: Hvad sker der i vores sind, når vi læser? Hvordan skaber romanen sine særlige sanseindtryk i fht. andre kunstarter? Pamuk besvarer spørgsmålene ved at læse sin ungdoms elskede forfattere Tolstoj, Dostojevskij, Flaubert og Proust.
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