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  • - A Reader's Guide
    af Christopher D. Wraight
    401,95 - 1.478,95 kr.

    Rousseau's "The Social Contract" is one of the most important works of political thought in the history of philosophy. This book offers guidance on philosophical and historical context, key themes, reading the text, reception and influence and advice on further reading.

  • af Allan Simmons
    348,95 - 1.478,95 kr.

    Joseph Conrad's novella, "Heart of Darkness" is a key text in the development of modernism and one of the most important literary works of the early twentieth century. This guide provides an introduction to reading this work and includes sections on its contexts, language and style, critical reception and literary and film adaptations.

  • - A Reader's Guide
    af Professor Eddis N. Miller
    382,95 - 1.213,95 kr.

  • - A Reader's Guide
    af Sean Sheehan
    1.429,95 kr.

    Described as the Mona Lisa literature and the world's first detective story, Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" is a major text from the ancient Greek world and an iconic work of world literature. This book covers the afterlife of the play in depth and provides a comprehensive guide to further reading for students.

  • af Ian Brinton
    348,95 - 1.479,95 kr.

    Part of a series, which provides an overview of the context, criticism and influence of key works. This title is not only one of the last great novels to be written by Dickens but is also one which centres around his primary themes: the importance of childhood in relationship to adult life, concepts of guilt and imprisonment.

  • - A Reader's Guide
    af Daniel Conway
    491,95 - 1.746,95 kr.

    Nietzsche is one of the important philosophers and his "On the Genealogy of Morals" is one of the frequently studied works - a key text in the study of moral philosophy. This title explains the philosophical background against which the book was written, the context of Western morality in general and the key themes and topics inherent in the text.

  • - A Reader's Guide
    af Peter Johnson
    265,95 - 1.428,95 kr.

    An invaluable guide to this classic text surveying the book's composition and central arguments, the intellectual context of its composition, and its continuing influence.

  • - A Reader's Guide
    af Genevieve Liveley
    408,95 kr.

    A staple of undergraduate courses in Classical Studies, Latin, English and Comparative Literature, Ovid's "Metamorphoses" is arguably one of the most important, canonical Latin texts. This title offers guidance on: literary, historical and cultural context; key themes; reading the text; reception and influence; and, further reading.

  • af Daniel Robinson
    403,95 - 1.427,95 kr.

    William Wordsworth continues to be one of the most popular and widely studied poets from the nineteenth century. This guide introduces readers to the literary, philosophical, and political contexts crucial to understanding Wordsworth's poetry, offering fresh approaches for reading his important poems in light of developments in literary studies.

  • af Edmond L. Volpe
    226,95 - 282,95 kr.

    This guide offers analyses of all Faulkner's short stories, published and unpublished, that were not incorporated into novels or turned into chapters of a novel. Seventy-one stories receive individual critical analysis and evaluation.

  • af Ian Brinton
    405,95 - 1.214,95 kr.

    A comprehensive student guide to studying Emily Bronte's classic novel "Wuthering Heights". It introduces its contexts, language, reception and adaptation since its first publication.

  • af Gina Wisker
    348,95 - 1.479,95 kr.

    Margaret Atwood's popular dystopian novel "A Handmaid's Tale", engages the reader with a broad range of issues relating to power, gender and religious politics. This guide provides an overview of the key critical debates and interpretations of the novel and encourages you to engage with key questions and readings in your reading of the text.

  • af Stephen Loughlin
    1.760,95 kr.

    Thomas Aquinas' major work, the "Summa Theologiae", is one of the most important theological works of the Middle Ages. This guide presents the basic principles that underlie the "Summa Theologiae" both as a whole and with respect to its three parts, and the varying treatises found within them.

  • - A Reader's Guide
    af Douglas Burnham & Martin Jesinghausen
    405,95 - 1.430,95 kr.

    Friedrich Nietzsche was arguably the most important and influential thinker of the nineteenth century. "The Birth of Tragedy", his first published work, is a classic text that remains an essential read for those seeking to understand the development of Nietzsche's ideas. This title offers an introduction to this important and yet challenging work.

  • - A Reader's Guide
    af Thomas L. Cooksey
    404,95 - 1.428,95 kr.

    In many regards the dialectical counterpart of the "Republic, the Symposium" is one of the richest and most influential of the Platonic dialogues, resonating not only with Western philosophy, but also with literature art and theology. This title presents an introduction to the text.

  • - A Reader's Guide
    af Dr. Arif Ahmed
    404,95 - 1.428,95 kr.

    This is the ideal companion to study of this most influential and challenging of texts.

  • af Graham Allen
    348,95 - 1.479,95 kr.

    A guide to Mary Shelley's gothic novel, "Frankenstein" - a key text for introductory literature courses at undergraduate level. It is helpful for reading and studying the novel, setting it in its historical, intellectual and cultural contexts, and offering analyses of its themes, style and structure.

  • - A Reader's Guide
    af Richard Francks
    352,95 - 1.758,95 kr.

    "Descartes' Meditations" is one of the most important texts in the whole history of philosophy. Descartes is widely regarded as the father of modern philosophy and the issues raised in the Meditations have often been taken to define the very nature of philosophy. This book offers an account of this philosophical work.

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