Provided with a remarkable collection, Mercure de France follows an exacting editorial policy: French and foreign literature, poetry, history, anthologies... Awarded many times, the publishing house is associated with prestigious names: Romain Gary, Colette, Ionesco , André Gide, André du Bouchet, Henri Michaux, Adonis, Yves Bonnefoy, Andréï Makine, Gilles Leroy, Anne Serre, Gwenaëlle Aubry, Julian Barnes...
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A publisher dedicated to promote the works by Cambodian female authors. Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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A thoughtful exploration of the work of this unique comedian and writer. Caroline Aherne was one of the most influential and beloved of British comedians. In this book David Scott explores Aherne's comedic artistry and creative legacy, focusing on her iconic characters and ground-breaking TV shows. Scott dives into Aherne's most beloved creations, from the sharp-tongued Mrs Merton to the quietly revolutionary The Royle Family. Drawing on the tales of collaborators and telling behind-the-scenes stories, he provides an intimate glimpse into the creative processes that brought these iconic works to life. At the same time, he examines the social and cultural influences that shaped Aherne's work, from the rich traditions of Northern working-class humour to the experiences of Irish migrants. Aherne's work is celebrated for its sharp wit, warmth and ability to find comedy in adversity. This book offers an exploration and celebration of one of comedy's most inventive minds, revealing how she reshaped the British comedy landscape.
A compelling biography of one of the most celebrated novels in the English language. The fourth and best-known of Virginia Woolf's novels, Mrs Dalloway is a modernist masterpiece that has remained popular since its publication in 1925. Its dual narratives follow a day in the life of wealthy housewife Clarissa Dalloway and shell-shocked war veteran Septimus Warren Smith, capturing their inner worlds with a vividness that has rarely been equalled. Mrs Dalloway: Biography of a novel offers new readers a lively introduction to this enduring classic, while providing Woolf lovers with a wealth of information about the novel's writing, publication and reception. It follows Woolf's process from the first stirrings in her diary through her struggles to create what was quickly recognised as a major advance in prose fiction. It then traces the novel's remarkable legacy to the present day. Woolf wrote in her diary that she wanted her novel 'to give life & death, sanity & insanity. to criticise the social system, & to show it at work, at its most intense.' Mrs Dalloway: Biography of a novel reveals how she achieved this ambition, creating a book that will be read by generations to come.
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Ein neuer Fall für Mrs Potts' Mordclub über einen Laienschauspieler mit zu vielen Feinden. Verity Beresford macht sich Sorgen um ihren Mann. Oliver ist am Abend nicht nach Hause gekommen, und deshalb wendet sie sich hilfesuchend direkt an Judith Potts und ihren Mordclub. Oliver, der Gründer einer Theatergruppe in Marlow, hatte die Marlow Belle, ein privates Vergnügungsschiff, für eine exklusive Party mit der Theatertruppe gemietet, aber niemand hat beobachtet, ob und wann er von Bord gegangen ist. Und dann wird Olivers Leiche mit zwei Einschusslöchern am Ufer der Themse angespült – es ist Zeit für Mrs Potts' Mordclub, in Aktion zu treten. Oliver war alles andere als liebenswert, und er hatte viele Feinde. Judith, Suzie und Becks sind überzeugt, dass sie den Fall im Handumdrehen lösen werden. Doch sind die Dinge nicht so, wie sie scheinen …
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Contains number of previously unpublished letters which were not included in the hardback edition. Completes the project of publishing the correspondence of one of the greatest nineteeth-century novelists - J. A. V. Chapple edited not only the letters of Elizabeth Gaskell (1966), but also published Elizabeth Gaskell: The early years in 1997. The influence and appreciation of Mrs Gaskell is undergoing a renaissance, with the recent BBC adaptation of Wives and Daughters and the forthcoming North and South. The authors are two of the acknowledged world experts on Elizabeth Gaskell - both of whom have helped the BBC in compiling the 1999 Omnibus programme.. This collection illustrates once more the richness and diversity of her involvement in a remarkable range of social and literary activities, making her letters an important source for scholars of Victorian literature and culture 6. Includes correspondence. ;
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Reinhard Kaiser, geboren 1950 in Viersen, studierte Germanistik, Romanistik, Philosophie und Sozialwissenschaften in Berlin, Köln, Paris und Frankfurt am Main. Er arbeitete viele Jahre als Lektor, heute ist er als Übersetzer und Autor tätig. Nico Stehr ist Inhaber des Karl Mannheim Lehrstuhls für Kulturwissenschaften an der Zeppelin University, sowie Fellow des Kulturwissenschaftlichen Instituts in Essen. Im akademischen Jahr 2002/2003 war er Paul-Lazarsfeld-Professor der Human- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Wien.
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Wie »machen« Experten Wissen? Im Rahmen bestimmter Wissenskulturen. Deren Strategien und Prinzipien der Erzeugung und Validierung von Wissen werden in diesem Buch am Beispiel zweier Naturwissenschaften (Molekularbiologie und Hochenergiephysik) aufgezeigt. Es ist der erste systematische Vergleich solcher Kulturen und widerspricht der These von der Einheit des Wissens und der Wissenschaft auf der Ebene der Praxis. Karin Knorr-Cetina stellt die dringende Frage nach dem Funktionieren von Expertensystemen und untersucht, welche Prinzipien und Strukturen sie formen, welche Organisationsformen und kulturelle Präferenzen in ihnen ausprobiert werden.Die amerikanische Originalausgabe von Wissenskulturen hat den Ludwik-Fleck-Preis für das beste Buch in der Wissenschaftsforschung des Jahres 2000 sowie den Robert K. Merton Professional Award 2001 erhalten.
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This collection tells the story of Thomas Becket's turbulent life, violent death and extraordinary posthumous acclaim in the words of his contemporaries. The only modern collection from the twelfth-century Lives of Thomas Becket in English and features all his major biographers, including many previously untranslated extracts. Providing both a valuable glimpse of the late twelfth-century world, and an insight into the minds of those who witnessed the events. By using contemporary sources, this book is the most accessible way to study this central episode in medieval history. Thomas Becket features prominently in most medieval core courses. This book allows the subject to be taught as never before, and is highly suitable as a set text.
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This book offers the first extended study of Queen Henrietta's Men, one of Caroline London's most important professional playing companies. The drama that the company performed at the Cockpit between 1626 and 1636 includes many underexplored and neglected plays from the period alongside more celebrated works by dramatists including James Shirley and John Ford, and a number of Elizabethan and Jacobean revivals. Queen Henrietta's Men and the Cockpit Repertory explores the material and cultural conditions under which the company operated, and offers an account of the dynamics that held between new drama written for the company and the revivals staged alongside that fare. In doing so, this account illuminates the ways in which an appreciation of the work of Queen Henrietta's Men can offer new perspectives on theatre history and the categories of company and repertory that have shaped it.
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The John Rylands Library houses one of the finest collections of rare books, manuscripts and archives in the world. The collections span five millennia, have a global reach and cover a wide range of subjects, including art and archaeology; economic, social, political, religious and military history; literature, drama and music; science and medicine; theology and philosophy; travel and exploration. For over a century, the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library has published research that complements the Library's special collections. An electronic edition of this issue is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.
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