Literature beyond the human

Literature Beyond the Human

Literature Beyond the Human is the first collection of essays in English dedicated to an investigation of Brazilian literature from the viewpoint of t

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Turner

Turner is a dark, layered, mildly supernatural thriller about what it means to be human, pure love and the sacrifices people make for those things.

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Beyond Human

Beyond Human probes Spanish cultural production across hundreds of years to query the damaging ideologies and ecological practices that have perpetuat

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Beyond the Human Condition

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Human Interaction with the Natural World in Wisdom Literature and Beyond

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Italian Ecocinema Beyond the Human

Italian Ecocinema Beyond the Human is an ecocritical study of five Italian films. It explores the ways in which on-location filming impacts the relati

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Human, All Too Human a Beyond Good and Evil

Human, All Too Human (1878) marks the point where Nietzsche abandons German romanticism for the French Enlightenment. The result is one of the corners

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British Romanticism and the Literature of Human Interest

British Romanticism and the Literature of Human Interest investigates the generic structures of Romantic literature and the negotiation of the status

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DeathÂ’s Social and Material Meaning beyond the Human

This book provides an alternative focus for death studies by looking beyond traditional perspectives of a nature/culture binary. Bringing together a r

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Timing Resistance Training

Timing Resistance Training goes beyond periodization to guide readers through the premise of muscle clocks and how those clocks can be manipulated to

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Envisioning Literature

Argues that literature fosters ways of thinking that go far beyond understanding the conventions of genre and text. This revision of Judith Langer's c

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Beyond the Ancient Quarrel

Beyond the Ancient Quarrel brings together contributions from leading scholars to explore the boundaries between literature, philosophy, and literary

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Beyond the Workplace Zoo

Beyond the Workplace Zoo offers high-level pragmatic guidance on office design that meets basic human needs, drawing on the fields of psychology anthr

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Battle Beyond the Dolestars

ItÂ’s a year since the Battlestar Suburbia broke free from Earth and the human rebellion is hiding out in the asteroid belt. Their leader, Admiral Jan

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Beyond the Frozen Horizon

The earth is thriving - with wilderness status protecting land and wildlife, and scientific organisations researching new ways to support human life s

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Human Cosmos

A journey through the history of science and man's relationship with the night sky and the cosmos beyond, from the author of Royal Society Prize-short

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Human Cosmos

A journey through the history of science and humankind's relationship with the night sky and the cosmos beyond, from the author of Royal Society Prize

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Beyond Wealth

It's not all about the money; the key to true riches Leo Tolstoy said, "Nobody knows where the human race is going. The highest wisdom, then, is to

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Beyond Black

Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human exp

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Beyond Chutzpah

A sequel to the best-selling "The Holocaust Industry", this work looks into the human rights record of Israel and attacks Alan Dershowitz for poor sch

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Beyond Trawlertown

Through the convergence of time, place and memory, this holistic narrative of interweaving stories reveals the intricacies of our human interaction wi

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Human Animal in Western Art and Science

From the lazy, fiddling grasshopper to the sneaky Big Bad Wolf, children's stories and fables enchant us with their portrayals of animals who act like people. But the comparisons run both ways, as metaphors, stories, and images - as well as scientific theories - throughout history remind us that humans often act like animals, and that the line separating them is not as cl...

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Beyond Magenta

A 2015 Stonewall Honor BookA groundbreaking work of LGBT literature takes an honest look at the life, love, and struggles of transgender teens. Author and photographer Susan Kuklin met and interviewed six transgender or gender-neu

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Beyond Words

I wanted to know what they were experiencing, and why to us they feel so compelling, and so close. This time I allowed myself to ask them the question that for a scientist was forbidden fruit: Who are you? Weaving decades of field observations with exciting new discoveries about the brain, Carl Safina's landmark book offers an intimate view of animal behavior to challeng...

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Health Communication in the Caribbean and Beyond

Provides a comprehensive, well-researched and up-to-date discussion of the local and international health communication literature and provides a theo

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Beyond the Doctrine of Man

The essays in this volume interrogate the problem of modern/colonial definitions of the human person and take up the struggle to decolonize such descr

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Beyond the Doctrine of Man

The essays in this volume interrogate the problem of modern/colonial definitions of the human person and take up the struggle to decolonize such descr

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World Literature as Discovery

World Literature as Discovery argues that world literature for our time must go beyond Eurocentrism and expand the canon to include great works from n

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Cambridge Companion to Literature and the Anthropocene

This book is for readers interested in how literature tackles climate change, 'petro-culture', extinction, and the proposed 'human' epoch of the Anthr

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Human-Centric Workplace

The book is a call to action for business leaders and organisations to go beyond seeing employees as a means to business performance.

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Of Human Bondage

A masterpiece of modern literature that mirrors Maugham’s own career. Of Human Bondage is the first and most autobiographical of Maugham's nove

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Book of Human Emotions

Now available in paperback: let Tiffany Watt Smith guide you through the history, politics, art, literature and philosophy of 156 emotions from around

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LIQUIFER. Living Beyond Earth

Conquering the extremes: LIQUIFER Systems Group, a design and research firm based in Vienna and Bremen, has been addressing the issue of human life on

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Human Growth Hormone

In a state-of-the-art synthesis of basic science and clinical practice, Roy Smith and a distinguished panel of researchers and clinicians review GH regulation and its action at the molecular level, and describe the basis for GH deficiency and the use of GH as therapy in a variety of clinical situations. The clinical presentation moves beyond the treatment of GH-deficient ...

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Essay Concerning Human Understanding

Notes and Introduction by Mark G. Spencer, Brock University, Ontario John Locke (1632-1704) was perhaps the most influential English writer of his time. His Essay concerning Human Understanding (1690) and Two Treatises of Government (1690) weighed heavily on the history of ideas in the eighteenth century, and Locke's works are often - rightly - presented as foundations of...

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Rhetoric beyond Words

In this book, eleven essays by leading scholars of music, liturgy, literature, manuscript production and architecture analyse how the medieval arts in

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Good Beyond Evil

A radical thinker, Xunzi disagreed with Mencius on human nature. For him men are naturally evil. From this inverse assumption, he yet reached the same

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Space: The Human Story - Tim Peake

<p>As seen in the major TV series Secrets of Our Universe with Tim Peake.Only 628 people in human history have left Earth. This is their story.Astronaut Tim Peake traces the lives of the remarkable men and women who have forged the way for humanity beyond Earth, from Yuri Gagarin to Neil Armstrong, from Valentina Tereshkova to Peggy Whitson.Full of fascinating insig...

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How Literature Comes to Matter

Through a rethinking of the relationship between the subject and object, the human and the nonhuman, this volume shows how literature and post-anthrop

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Beyond Decadence - Peter Butler

Anotace: Jan Opolsky has long been considered to be little more than an epigon of the Czech Decadence. By detailed analysis of his prose, this book aims to show that Opolsky is a master of sustained narrative irony and an accomplished writer in his own right. Introduction brings an overview of Czech Decadent/Symbolist literature and art in an European perspective. The fi...

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Beyond Decadence - Peter Butler

<p>Jan Opolsky has long been considered to be little more than an epigon of the Czech Decadence. By detailed analysis of his prose, this book aims to show that Opolsky is a master of sustained narrative irony and an accomplished writer in his own right. Introduction brings an overview of Czech Decadent/Symbolist literature and art in an European perspective. The fir...

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A Sky Beyond the Storm (044849454X)

Kniha - autor Sabaa Tahir, 544 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Prepare for the jaw-dropping finale of Sabaa Tahir's beloved New York Times bestselling An Ember in the Ashes fantasy series, and discover: Who will survive the storm? Picking up just a few months after A Reaper at the Gates left off... The long-imprisoned jinn are on the attack, wreaking bloo...

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Septology — WINNER OF THE 2023 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

Written in melodious and hypnotic ‘slow prose’, Septology is an indelible and poignant exploration of the human condition by Jon Fosse, ‘a major Eu

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Reflecting on the City Through Literature Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book develops and demonstrates an interdisciplinary method that reads literary works as a way of thinking about the city. Literary works do not only provide reflections of the city – depictions of the city as an aesthetically compelling setting – but the literary reflection of the city also offers a critical reflection on the city. How can spatial difference be conc...

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Comparative Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Considering literature comparatively can help readers realize how much can be learned by looking beyond the horizon of their own cultures, discovering

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Protecting the Rights of Refugees Beyond European Borders

In times of the proclaimed 'refugee crisis' this book aims to shed light on human rights and refugee law responsibilities of EU member states and othe

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Internal Dimension of Human Rights Law in the EU

The current challenges of human rights protection go beyond the borders of individual states and require the commitment of the international community as a whole. The sovereign national state model is no longer sufficient for solving these problems. There exists a dynamic relationship between governments and their international obligations, therefore adopting a holistic a...

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Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error'

This latest edition of The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error ' will help you understand how to move beyond 'human error'; how to understand ac

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Other Name — WINNER OF THE 2023 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

Written in melodious and hypnotic â€slow prose’, The Other Name: Septology I-II is an indelible and poignant exploration of the human condition

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Simple Passion – WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

In her spare, stark style, Annie Ernaux's Simple Passion documents the desires and indignities of a human heart ensnared in an all-consuming pas

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New Name — WINNER OF THE 2023 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

Written in melodious and hypnotic â€slow prose’, A New Name: Septology VI-VII is a transcendent exploration of the human condition by Jon Fosse

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The Little Prince: Wisdom from Beyond the Stars - de Saint-Exupéry Antoine

Anotace: Few books have been as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. A beautiful gift collection of quotes from the original translation by Katherine Woods, featuring full-colour illustrations. A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see the most extraordinary little fellow standing before him. ...

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The Romantic Manifesto: A Philosophy of Literature(Revised Edn) - Randová Ayn

Anotace: In this beautifully written and brilliantly reasoned book, Ayn Rand throws a new light on the nature of art and its purpose in human life. Once again Miss Rand eloquently demonstrates her refusal to let popular catchwords and conventional ideas stand between her and the truth as she has discovered it. The Romantic Manifesto takes its place beside The Fountainhea...

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The Romantic Manifesto: A Philosophy of Literature(Revised Edn) - Ayn Randová

<p>In this beautifully written and brilliantly reasoned book, Ayn Rand throws a new light on the nature of art and its purpose in human life. Once again Miss Rand eloquently demonstrates her refusal to let popular catchwords and conventional ideas stand between her and the truth as she has discovered it. The Romantic Manifesto takes its place beside The Fountainhead...

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The Little Prince: Wisdom from Beyond the Stars - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

<p>Few books have been as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince.</p> <p>A beautiful gift collection of quotes from the original translation by Katherine Woods, featuring full-colour illustrations.</p> <p>A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see the most extraordinary little fellow standing bef...

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An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory Taylor & Francis Ltd

Lively, original and highly readable, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory is the essential guide to literary studies. Starting at ‘The Beginning’ and concluding with ‘The End’, chapters range from the familiar, such as ‘Character’, ‘Narrative’ and ‘The Author’, to the more unusual, such as ‘Secrets’, ‘Pleasure’ and ‘Ghosts’. The sixth edition has been revi...

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An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory Taylor & Francis Ltd

Lively, original and highly readable, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory is the essential guide to literary studies. Starting at ‘The Beginning’ and concluding with ‘The End’, chapters range from the familiar, such as ‘Character’, ‘Narrative’ and ‘The Author’, to the more unusual, such as ‘Secrets’, ‘Pleasure’ and ‘Ghosts’. The sixth edition has been revi...

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Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature - Sarah Hart

<p>'A hugely entertaining and well-written tour of the links between math and literature. Hart's lightness of touch and passion for both subjects make this book a delight to read. Bookworms and number-lovers alike will discover much they didn't know about the creative interplay between stories, structure and sums.' - Alex Bellos 'Th...

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CD Exodus - Exhibit B:The Human Condition - 2010 Speciální edice

(Spec. Edit. ) SKLADBY: 1. The Ballad Of Leonard And Charles 2. Beyond The Pale 3. Hammer And Life 4. Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer) 5. Downfall 6. March Of The Sycophants 7. Nanking 8. Burn, Hollywood, Burn 9. Democide 10. The Sun Is My Destroyer 11. A ...

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CD Exodus - Exhibit B:The Human Condition - 2010 Speciální edice

(Spec. Edit. ) SKLADBY: 1. The Ballad Of Leonard And Charles 2. Beyond The Pale 3. Hammer And Life 4. Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer) 5. Downfall 6. March Of The Sycophants 7. Nanking 8. Burn, Hollywood, Burn 9. Democide 10. The Sun Is My Destroyer 11. A ... - online prodej kultura a zábava , hudba , zahraniční hudba

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