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11 produkter
Spanish Romance in the Battle for Global Supremacy
Tudor and Stuart Black Legends
Inbunden, 2021
1516 kr
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Did Spanish explorers really discover the sunken city of Atlantis or one of the lost tribes of Israel in Aztec México? Did classical writers foretell the discovery of America? Were faeries and Amazons hiding in Guiana, and where was the fabled golden city, El Dorado? Who was more powerful, Apollo …
Turkic Epics and the Nation Builders' Ideal Man
A Manual for Masculinity Through the Ages
Inbunden, 2027
1239 kr
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Focusing on two foundational Turkic epics, the Kyrgyz Manas and the Anatolian Köroğlu, this study offers a comparative analysis of masculine ideals and generational authority and the uses to which they were put by nation-builders and rebels.
Ramayan through the Theatre of Ramlila
Häftad, 2027
444 kr
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This book tells the story of the epic Ramayan as contemporary theatre practitioners and audiences in one Hindi-speaking region of North India know and remember it—not through premodern textual sources, but through Ramlila, a Hindu theatre festival in which community groups and professional troupes …
Śambūka and the Rāmāyaṇa Tradition
A History of Motifs and Motives in South Asia
Inbunden, 2023
1318 kr
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According to Vālmīki’s Sanskrit Rāmāyaṇa (early centuries CE), Śambūka was practicing severe acts of austerity to enter heaven. In engaging in these acts as a Śūdra, Śambūka was in violation of class- and caste-based societal norms prescribed exclusively by the ruling and religious elite. Rāma, the …
Spanish Romance in the Battle for Global Supremacy
Tudor and Stuart Black Legends
Häftad, 2022
475 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Did Spanish explorers really discover the sunken city of Atlantis or one of the lost tribes of Israel in Aztec México? Did classical writers foretell the discovery of America? Were faeries and Amazons hiding in Guiana, and where was the fabled golden city, El Dorado? Who was more powerful, Apollo …
Epic Ambitions in Modern Times
From Paradise Lost to the New Millennium
Inbunden, 2022
1516 kr
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Epic Ambitions in Modern Times explores how artists in varied genres and media have aimed for, in Milton’s phrase, ”things unattempted yet” in epic creation. Starting with the last books of Paradise Lostas a farewell to the ancient tradition of epic and extending to an assessment of four …
Sicilian Puppet Theater of Agrippino Manteo (1884-1947)
The Paladins of France in America
Inbunden, 2023
1516 kr
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Joint winner of The Literary Encyclopedia book prize 2024, category ‘Literatures written in languages other than English'Winner of the Nancy Staub Publications Award 2024Winner of the AATI Book Award 2024 for Literary, Critical Theory, and Cultural Studies- Sicilian puppet theater is a unique …
Epic Ambitions in Modern Times
From Paradise Lost to the New Millennium
Häftad, 2024
475 kr
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Epic Ambitions in Modern Times explores how artists in varied genres and media have aimed for, in Milton’s phrase, ”things unattempted yet” in epic creation. Starting with the last books of Paradise Lostas a farewell to the ancient tradition of epic and extending to an assessment of four …
Sicilian Puppet Theater of Agrippino Manteo (1884-1947)
The Paladins of France in America
Häftad, 2024
486 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Joint winner of The Literary Encyclopedia book prize 2024, category ‘Literatures written in languages other than English'Winner of the Nancy Staub Publications Award 2024Winner of the AATI Book Award 2024 for Literary, Critical Theory, and Cultural Studies- Sicilian puppet theater is a unique …
Śambūka and the Rāmāyaṇa Tradition
A History of Motifs and Motives in South Asia
Häftad, 2025
422 kr
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According to Vālmīki’s Sanskrit Rāmāyaṇa (early centuries CE), Śambūka was practicing severe acts of austerity to enter heaven. In engaging in these acts as a Śūdra, Śambūka was in violation of class- and caste-based societal norms prescribed exclusively by the ruling and religious elite. Rāma, the …
Epic and Romance in Traditional Chinese Culture
The Tiger-killing Hero Wu Song
Av Vibeke Børdahl, Margaret Wan
Inbunden, 2027
2022 kr
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Living oral tradition has transmitted the saga of the hero Wu Song for more than 700 years, making it a cultural touchstone down to the present day. This collection provides an enjoyable sample of the wide range of genres in which this famous hero’s story circulated across the centuries—novels, …
