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The Colombian Gothic in Cinema and Literature postulates defining aesthetic features and political functions of the genre in Colombiafrom the nineteenth century to the present, and from Bogot to Cali.

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This book considers the political and feminist significance of non-canonical women poets, particularly those who were writing in newspapers and periodicals, in colonial Australia.

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The year's work in critical and cultural theory.

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In this volume, Kimberly Fain discusses how Whiteheads novels reconstruct the American identity to be inclusive rather than exclusive, thus broadening the scope of who is considered an American.

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Comedy cannot be understood as an abstract critical concept, argues Roger Henkle; it 'must be studied in specific cultural and historical contexts. From this point of view he examines the development of literary comedy in nineteenth-century England, and shows how comic modes and techniques were used to express and release the tensions of the middle

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This final work in John Lent's series of bibliographies on comic art gathers together an astounding array of citations on American comic books and comic strips.

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Comic Spenser explains how the deep-rooted cultural bias against humour has skewed interpretation of The Faerie Queene since its first publication. As well as bringing a comic perspective to new areas of the poem, this study explores profound connections between humour, faith, and allegory. -- .

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Comic Spenser explains how the deep-rooted cultural bias against humour has skewed interpretation of The Faerie Queene since its first publication. As well as bringing a comic perspective to new areas of the poem, this study explores profound connections between humour, faith, and allegory. -- .

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This text examines comics, graphic novels, and manga with a broad, international scope that reveals their conceptual origins in antiquity.

Graphic narrative art is a fascinating phenomenon that emerged centuries ago with the expansion of literacy and the publication industry.

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Continuum has repackaged some of its key academic backlist titles to make them available at a more affordable price. These reissues will have new ISBNs, distinctive jackets and strong branding. They cover a range of subject areas that have a continuing student sale and make great supplementary reading more accessible.

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An examination of personal development, maturation and rites of passage in children's literature, this title surveys the theme across a number of genres and analyses the work of key writers. It aims to answer to the question "What is a classic"

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An aptly titled book that presents, from a staggering range of fields (e.g., mythology, religion, literature, history), names that `reasonably well-educated persons might be expected to know.' .

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Monograph analyzing the relationship between literature, thought and community in mid-20th century France.

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Taking as its point of departure the notion of community in mid-twentieth century French literature and thought, this study seeks to uncover the ways in which Breton, Bataille, Sartre and Barthes used literature and art to engage with the question of reconceptualizing society.

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This timely volume takes stock of the discipline of comparative literature and its theory and practice from a Canadian perspective. It engages with the most pressing critical issues at the intersection of comparative literature and other areas of inquiry in the context of scholarship, pedagogy, and academic publishing.

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Comparative Postcolonialism in the Works of V.S. Naipaul and Toni Morrison: Fragmented Identities places comparative literature in a postcolonial context in order to widen its traditional scope and thereby pay greater attention to the relationship between indigenous and hegemonic cultures.