Literary Collections : Essays

A Room of One´s Own is a curious essay. Presented originally as two speeches to the Arts Society at Newham in 1928, the work is remarkable for its distinctive tone, for Woolf´s witty and deceptively casual style, and for her decision to largely eschew abstract arguments in favor of narrative, anecdote and the guidance of a strong, abiding first person narrator. She also, refreshingly, avoids doctrine and bombast, instead infusing her arguments with subtlety, curiosity and open-minded speculation. more...

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Indulge Yourself with the best classics literature on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any novel from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Features.:.; Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases.; Designed for optimal navigation on PDA, Smartphone, Tablet, and desktop devices.; Formatted to display on all electronic devices including Smartphones and Mobile Devices with a small display.; Make bookmarks, notes, highlights.; Access the e-book anytime, anywhere - at home, on the train, in the subway.; Automatic synchronization between the handheld and the desktop PC. You could read half of the book on the handheld, then finish reading on the desktop. Table of Contents. Biography. A Bell's Biography. The Blithedale Romance. A Book of Autographs. Doctor Grimshawe's Secret - a Romance. The Dolliver Romance. Fanshawe. House of the Seven Gables. The Marble Faun - Volume 1. The Marble Faun - Volume 2. Passages from the English Notebooks. The Scarlet Letter. A Select Party. Septimius Felton, or, the Elixir of Life. Sketches and Studies. True Stories of History and Biography. Mosses from an Old Manse and other stories: The Birthmark | Young Goodman Brown | Mrs. Bullfrog | The Celestial Railroad | The Procession of Life | Feathertop: A Moralized Legend | Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent | Drowne's Wooden Image | Roger Malvin's Burial | The Artist Of The Beautiful. The Snow Image and other stories: The Great Stone Face | Ethan Brand | The Canterbury Pilgrims | The Devil In Manuscript | My Kinsman, Major Molineux. Tanglewood Tales: The Wayside. Introductory | The Minotaur | The Pygmies | The Dragon's Teeth | Circe's Palace | The Pomegranate Seeds | The Golden Fleece. Twice Told Tales: The Gray Champion | Sunday At Home | The Wedding-knell | The Minister's Black Veil | The Maypole of Merry Mount | The Gentle Boy | Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe | Little Annie's Ramble | Wakefield | A Rill From The Town-pump | The Gr more...

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A collection of key articles on the irrational in mass culture, relevant to the understanding of phenomena such as astrology and New Age cults, the power of neo-fascist propaganda and the psychological basis of popular culture. more...

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Because I Tell a Joke or Two explores the complex relationship between comedy and the social differences of class, region, age, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and nationhood. more...

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Why, in the minds of most Americans, are Latinas still thought of as maids, seductresses, and booty-shaking salsa divas?. Never has the concept of Latina identity been more relevant. Also, never has there been a new generation of Latinas so ready to say what they mean and even criticize the Latina generation that preceded them. Until now. In Border-Line Personalities , twenty writers share their poignant and wickedly funny stories about fighting with their mothers, struggling with speaking Spanish, and dealing with the men who've done them wrong, among a myriad of other topics. In the end, each essay encompasses a different point of view, lending credence to the theory that no one can label any one item, idea, or person more Latina than the other. Questions posed to Latinas of all ages in Border-Line Personalities :.:.; Why do many of us often feel more American than Latina?.; How important is Spanish, really?.; Do we all really fit under one cultural umbrella?.; When thinking about having children, do we really have to consider being stay-at-home moms as most of us were raised to believe was law, or can Latinas even consider the possibility of raising children while working?.; What do we do when we fall in love with someone (male or female) outside our culture?. more...

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