Our love of film often leads us to discuss the cinema in enthusiastic, if not necessarily sophisticated, conversations. Many moviegoers want a better understanding of what they have seen so that they
“As Gillespie combines national, geographical, and historical contexts with close readings of Joyce’s works, the theme of exile takes on unexpected nuances, from spiritual displacements in Joyce’s neg
In 'paradigmatic readings' of films portraying themes including Ireland's shift from rural to urban life and middle-class values, and its struggle for independence, Gillespie (English, Marquette U., M
For the past seventy years the discipline of film studies has widely invoked the term national cinema. Such a concept suggests a unified identity with distinct cultural narratives. As the current deba
“An invigorating (and convincing) challenge to the cornerstone assumptions of virtually all contemporary literary criticism . . . this study lays the groundwork for a dynamic new approach to reading l
"Provides readers with introductions to, and examples of, important Joyce scholarship during its middle years, the 1950s and 1960s, when much of the groundwork for today’s Joyce criticism was laid."--
This Norton Critical Edition is the only edition available that includes both the 1890 Lippincott's and the 1891 book versions of The Picture of Dorian Gray, allowing students to compare the two publi
Since its appearance in 1922, James Joyce's novel Ulysses has remained extremely popular, never having gone out of print. Since the expiration of its copyright in the early 1990s, almost every major p
An essential reference to the life and work of this innovative writer.The author of such classics as Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses, Finnegans Wake, and more, James Joyce
In some ways prefiguring the dramas in its creator's life, The Picture of Dorian Gray is a fictional model of the moral contradictions pervading late Victorian society. Oscar Wilde's Faustian tale of
This collection of essays is the first in 15 years to review the current state of theory on James Joyce’s Ulysses, and this volume comes more than 100 years after the fictitious Leopold Bloom steps in
“Joyce’s one play finally gets the critical attention it deserves.”—Sam Slote, coeditor ofRenascent Joyce“Carefully selected discussions illuminate both Joyce’s Exiles and Joyce’s exile—and, as well,
A Guide to R for Social and Behavioral Science Statistics is a short, accessible book for learning R. This handy guide contains basic information on statistics for undergraduates and graduate students
Addressing ecologists, legislators, lawyers, and industrialists alike, Ruth Patrick asks what has been accomplished with the millions of dollars spent on upgrading our surface waters. Has the water im
Addressing ecologists, legislators, lawyers, and industrialists alike, Ruth Patrick asks what has been accomplished with the millions of dollars spent on upgrading our surface waters. Has the water im
An irreverent, colourful guide to becoming more interesting and successful by gaining self-knowledge and building your confidence and charisma In addition to having scads of acting and writing credits
English Translation and Classical Reception is the first genuine cross-disciplinary study bringing English literary history to bear on questions about the reception of classical literary texts, and vi
Since the first edition of A Guide to Faculty Development was published in 2002, the dynamic field of educational and faculty development has undergone many changes. Prepared under the auspices of the
The average person in the UK will take more than 14,000 pills over the course of their life, yet few people consider the long road of development that has made that drug work without being toxic. An I
Since the publication of the last edition of "Principles and Practice of Clinical Bacteriology," our understanding of bacterial genetics and pathogenicity has been transformed due to the availability
Gillespie (evolution, U. of California-Davis) takes a minimalist approach to population genetics in this text for short courses by focusing on that part of the field that is central and incontrovertib
Rivers of the United States, Volume 5, Part B: Gulf of Mexico is an essential volume for studying water-related issues of the region.Provides authoritative coverage by a world-renowned expert on limno
