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Heidegger's 'Being and Time'
A Reader's Guide
Inbunden, 2023
999 kr
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Heidegger’s Being and Time is one of the most influential and controversial philosophical treatises of the 20th century. But what exactly are the ideas that so profoundly impacted Sartre’s existentialism, influenced Gadamer’s hermeneutics, and paved the way for the emergence of deconstruction? And …
Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov
Häftad, 2013
399 kr
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Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov is unquestionably one of the greatest works of world literature. With its dramatic portrayal of a Russian family in crisis and its intense investigation into the essential questions of human existence, the novel has had a major impact on writers and …
Hegel's 'Phenomenology of Spirit'
A Reader's Guide
Häftad, 2012
374 kr
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Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit is probably his most famous work. First published in 1807, it has exercised considerable influence on subsequent thinkers from Feuerbach and Marx to Heidegger, Kojève, Adorno and Derrida. The book contains many memorable analyses of, for example, the master / slave …
Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov
Inbunden, 2013
1637 kr
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Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov is unquestionably one of the greatest works of world literature. With its dramatic portrayal of a Russian family in crisis and its intense investigation into the essential questions of human existence, the novel has had a major impact on writers and …
Žižek's The Sublime Object of Ideology
A Reader’s Guide
Häftad, 2024
250 kr
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First published in 1989, The Sublime Object of Ideology was Žižek’s breakthrough work, and is still regarded by many as his masterpiece. It was an iconoclastic reinvention of ideology critique that introduced the English-speaking world to Žižek’s scorching brand of cultural and philosophical …
Fowles's The French Lieutenant's Woman
Häftad, 2007
382 kr
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John Fowles' 1969 novel "The French Lieutenant's Woman" has become a modern classic but it is a complex novel and can be daunting to study. This accessible guide offers detailed readings of the text as well as accounts of Fowles' influences and the context of the novel's composition. It also …
Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye
Av Sarah Graham
Inbunden, 2007
2121 kr
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J. D. Salinger's 1951 novel, "The Catcher in the Rye", is the definitive coming-of-age novel and one of the most controversial, and successful, books of post-war America. Holden Caulfield remains one of the most famous characters in modern literature and has been a favourite for generations of …
Marx's 'Grundrisse'
A Reader's Guide
Av Simon Choat
Häftad, 2016
375 kr
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The Grundrisse is widely regarded as one of Marx’s most important texts, with many commentators claiming it is the centrepiece of his entire oeuvre. It is also, however, a notoriously difficult text to understand and interpret. In this — the first guide and introduction to reading the Grundrisse — …
Balthasar's Trilogy
Inbunden, 2010
1986 kr
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This book is an undergraduate introduction to one of the most important works of 20th-century Catholic theology.
Balthasar's Trilogy
Häftad, 2010
374 kr
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This book is an undergraduate introduction to one of the most important works of 20th-century Catholic theology.
Balthasar's Trilogy
E-bok, 2010
405 kr
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This book is an undergraduate introduction to one of the most important works of 20th-century Catholic theology.
Aquinas' Summa Theologiae
Inbunden, 2010
1845 kr
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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.
Reader's Guide to Modern America Drama
Häftad, 2002
252 kr
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This is a comprehensive survey of modern American drama beginning with its antecedents in Victorian melodrama through to the present. The author discusses the work and the achievement of more than 70 playwrights, from Eugene O'Neill to Susan-lori Parks - from the golden era of Broadway to the rise …
Reader's Guide to William Faulkner
Häftad, 2003
317 kr
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A standard reference work for forty years, this work is the most complete and detailed guide to the novels of William Faulkner. Unlike other treatments of Faulkner, this volume is designed specifically as a guide to critical interpretation and to promote an appreciation of Faulkner's novels. Edmond …
Reader's Guide to William Faulkner
Häftad, 2004
252 kr
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The new guide - the first comprehensive book of its kind - 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. These …
Deleuze's 'Difference and Repetition'
A Reader's Guide
Av Joe Hughes
Inbunden, 2009
1845 kr
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This is a Reader's Guide to arguably Deleuze's most demanding work and a key text in modern European thought.Gilles Deleuze is without question one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. "Difference and Repetition" is a classic work of contemporary philosophy and a key text in …
Heidegger's Later Writings
A Reader's Guide
Av Lee Braver
Inbunden, 2009
1562 kr
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This is a Reader's Guide to the most important and influential essays of Heidegger's later work, crucial to an understanding of his philosophy as a whole.Martin Heidegger is one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century. His later writings are profoundly original and innovative, …
Deleuze and Guattari's 'A Thousand Plateaus'
A Reader's Guide
Häftad, 2013
338 kr
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A Thousand Plateaus is the engaging and influential second part of Capitalism and Schizophrenia, the remarkable collaborative project written by the philosopher Gilles Deleuze and the psychoanalyst Félix Guattari. This hugely important text is a work of staggering complexity that made a major …
James's The Turn of the Screw
Av Leonard Orr
Häftad, 2009
382 kr
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This is a concise, authoritative but very readable guide to "The Turn of the Screw", offering students a guide to contexts, language, criticism and reading the text. Henry James' ghost story novella, "The Turn of the Screw" (1898) is a key gothic text and is one of the most popular James texts for …
Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale
Av Gina Wisker
Häftad, 2010
382 kr
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This is an up-to-date readers guide to Atwood's contemporary classic covering contexts, themes and criticism. 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 …
Deleuze's 'Difference and Repetition'
A Reader's Guide
Av Joe Hughes
Häftad, 2009
374 kr
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This is a Reader's Guide to arguably Deleuze's most demanding work and a key text in modern European thought.Gilles Deleuze is without question one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. "Difference and Repetition" is a classic work of contemporary philosophy and a key text in …
James's The Turn of the Screw
Av Leonard Orr
Inbunden, 2009
1796 kr
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This is a concise, authoritative but very readable guide to "The Turn of the Screw", offering students a guide to contexts, language, criticism and reading the text. Henry James's ghost story novella, "The Turn of the Screw" (1898) is a key gothic text and is one of the most popular James texts for …
Schopenhauer's 'The World as Will and Representation'
A Reader's Guide
E-bok, 2011
466 kr
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Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation is widely considered to be one of the most important and influential texts in nineteenth-century German philosophy. The text provides an avenue through which to introduce and explore a rich assortment of philosophical themes and questions, and …
Rawls's 'A Theory of Justice'
A Reader's Guide
Av Frank Lovett
Häftad, 2011
374 kr
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A concise introduction to the context, themes, and influence of one of the most important works of 20th century political philosophy. John Rawls' "A Theory of Justice", first published in 1971, is arguably the most important work of moral and political philosophy of the twentieth century. A staple …
Nietzsche's 'Beyond Good and Evil'
A Reader's Guide
Av Christa Davis Acampora, Keith Ansell Pearson
E-bok, 2011
405 kr
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Beyond Good and Evil contains Nietzsche's mature philosophy of the free spirit. Although it is one of his most widely read texts, it is a notoriously difficult piece of philosophical writing. The authors demonstrate in clear and precise terms why it is to be regarded as Nietzsche's philosophical …
Heidegger's Later Writings
A Reader's Guide
Av Lee Braver
Häftad, 2009
332 kr
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This is a Reader's Guide to the most important and influential essays of Heidegger's later work, crucial to an understanding of his philosophy as a whole.Martin Heidegger is one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century. His later writings are profoundly original and innovative, …
Plato's 'Symposium'
A Reader's Guide
Inbunden, 2010
1421 kr
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This is a student-friendly introduction to a key text in Ancient Philosophy. 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 …
Borges' Short Stories
A Reader's Guide
Av Rex Butler
Inbunden, 2010
1796 kr
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The Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges is undoubtedly one of the defining voices of our age. Since the Second World War, his work has had an enormous impact on generations of writers, philosophers and literary theorists. This clear and accessibly written guide offers a close reading of ten of …
Plato's 'Symposium'
A Reader's Guide
Häftad, 2010
374 kr
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This is a student-friendly introduction to a key text in Ancient Philosophy. 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 …
Borges' Short Stories
A Reader's Guide
Av Rex Butler
Häftad, 2010
431 kr
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This is a Readers Guide to ten of Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges' best-known and most widely studied short stories. The Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges is undoubtedly one of the defining voices of our age. Since the Second World War, his work has had an enormous impact on generations of …
