One of the primary objectives of comparative literature is the study of the relationship of texts, also known as intertextuality, which is a means of contextualizing and analyzing the way literature g
The long-awaited solo series of one of the DCU's most legendary characters continues here in CYBORG VOL. 2!Following the attack of the Techno-sapiens, the government implements greater regulation on c
We the Family brings us three plays on family and education: Parents' Nightdocuments a teacher's response to an overbearing father; The Bigger Issue examines teacher-student violence; We the Family fo
Charles Walker examines the largest rebellion in the history of Spain's American empire, led by Latin America's most iconic revolutionary, Tupac Amaru, and his wife. It began in 1780 as a multiclass a
George F. Walker has been one of Canada’s most prolific and popular playwrights since his career in theatre began in the early 1970s. Since that time, he has written more than twenty plays and has cre
Canada’s top playwright sears the page with three new darkly comic plays that denounce political culture, individualism, and the accompanying moral depravity. The title play,Dead Metaphor, examines th
The largest rebellion in the history of Spain's American empire--a conflict greater in territory and costlier in lives than the contemporaneous American Revolution--began as a local revolt against col
Offers an account of how armour developed through the Medieval, Tudor, Elizabethan and Civil War eras. In this title, each chapter focuses on an individual area of body protection, charting the evolut
New York City, 1928. Master-thief Mac must join an FBI sting operation against a cadre of corrupt bankers. Music, murder, and mayhem ensue ? at the speakeasy where criminals scheme and on Wall Stre
When 14-year-old Anthony "Ant" Jones from the ghetto of East Cleveland, Ohio, is awarded a scholarship to attend a prep school in Maine, he finds that he must change his image and adapt to a world tha
In this book, Steven F. Walker considers the midlife transition from a Jungian and Eriksonian perspective, by providing vivid and powerful literary and cinematic examples that illustrate the psycholog
Walker (comparative literature, Rutgers U.) explores how cinematic representation of the transition between young adulthood and adulthood draw on the very different approaches of C.G. Jung and Erik Er
Newly unemployed baby boomers Gwen and Ned appear to be -completely different people: Gwen, a practical, down-to-earth Latin teacher; Ned, an impractical investment advisor constantly dreaming up new
Examines a massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Lima and the coast of Peru in 1746 to analyze reaction to the event in terms of colonial culture and fears, and the dynamics of race, class, and
Contemporary natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina are quickly followed by disagreements about whether and how communities should be rebuilt, whether political leaders represent the community’s
Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) was never more insightful and intriguing than when he discussed mythology. The key to understanding the Jungian approach to mythology lies in the concept of the image, whi
