The Bible in Music: A Dictionary of Songs, Works, and More
Siobhan Dowling Long and John F. A. Sawyer
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There have been numerous publications in the last decades on the Bible in literature, film, and art....
Imagining Home: American War Fiction from Hemingway to 9/11
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War has often been seen as the domain of men and thus irrelevant to gender analysis, and American...
Rose Macaulay, Gender, and Modernity
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This book is the first collection on the British author Rose Macaulay (1881-1958). The essays...
The Origin of Others: The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures
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America’s foremost novelist reflects on the themes that preoccupy her work and increasingly...
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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Human Acts in Books
Sep 13, 2017
The intricate meshing of narratives of several stories across generations explains the disturbing effects of the Gwangju uprising - South Korea's Tiananmen Square massacre. There are elements of spirits attempting to reach friends and family members after being killed by government forces. The language is melancholic and beautiful, and entire story is an absolute tragedy.
Sam (1 KP) rated Quiet Sheba: Volume 1 in Books
Feb 8, 2018
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Booksnthreads (19 KP) rated Dune in Books
Jun 2, 2018
I had been introduced to sci-fi/fantasy via C.S. Lewis and Tolkien. I was accustomed to allegory and metaphor in storytelling.
Frank Herbert introudced my young mind to literature that could be an amazing example of world-building, character development, and storytelling, but also embody a political activism that, rather than feeling didactic, becomes an essential element of the plot.
Dune is still the gauge by which I judge all other science fiction.
A Room of One's Own and Three Guineas
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This volume combines two books which were among the greatest contributions to feminist literature...