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The House, the World, and the Theatre departs from three ideologically resonant spatial metaphors to explore key aspects of nineteenth-century literature and culture. At the centre of the discussion is the way authors fashioned themselves to cater to ever-expanding audiences and to the new conditions of publishing. The prefaces of Hawthorne, Dickens, and James illustrate the conflicts underlying the new forms of self-definition in the nineteenth century and mediate the perception of authorship as a category that blurs the boundaries between social life and performance. This book combines genre criticism, new historicism, literary history, and contemporary perspectives in readings that show the imaginative quality of prefatory writing and the enduring relevance of canonical authors in the twenty-first century.
The Seed of God is a book of transformation and change, with a simple message of motivation and spirituality that excites and assists us to find ways to happiness and the realization of our dreams. A successful businessman feels a emptiness in his life in spite of his fortune. Dispirited, he returns to the neighborhood where was born in an attempt to find his roots. Instead he meets a mysterious lady who inevitably will change his life. For the first time, Renan becomes conscious of the love provided by people surrounding him. Under the old lady's guidance he takes a journey in search of his own spiritual rebirth, preparing himself to become the seed of God.The Seed of God is a sensitive journey of love and peace where no one finishes without feeling touched and renewed, where everything feels within reach.The Seed of God is a powerful book that will affect the life of all its readers. I recommend it. OG MANDINODear friend Cesar Romão, Welcome to the Club of God's gardeners, and may your seeds continue to blossom. PAULO COELHO
Handsome, reserved, almost frighteningly aloof until he was approached, then playful, cordial, Nathaniel Hawthorne was as mercurial and double-edged as his writing. “Deep as Dante,” Herman Melville said. Hawthorne himself declared that he was not “one of those supremely hospitable people who serve up their own hearts, delicately fried, with brain sauce, as a tidbit” for the public. Yet those who knew him best often took the opposite position. “He always puts himself in his books,” said his sister-in-law Mary Mann, “he cannot help it.” His life, like his work, was extraordinary, a play of light and shadow. In this major new biography of Hawthorne, the first in more than a deca...
The House, the World, and the Theatre departs from three ideologically resonant spatial metaphors to explore key aspects of nineteenth-century literature and culture. At the centre of the discussion is the way authors fashioned themselves to cater to ever-expanding audiences and to the new conditions of publishing. The prefaces of Hawthorne, Dickens, and James illustrate the conflicts underlying the new forms of self-definition in the nineteenth century and mediate the perception of authorship as a category that blurs the boundaries between social life and performance. This book combines genre criticism, new historicism, literary history, and contemporary perspectives in readings that show the imaginative quality of prefatory writing and the enduring relevance of canonical authors in the twenty-first century.
The pioneer of "literary anthropology," Wolfgang Iser presents a wide-ranging and comprehensive exploration of this new field in an attempt to explain the human need for the "particular form of make-believe" known as literature. Ranging from the Renaissance pastoral to Coleridge to Sartre and Beckett, The Fictive and the Imaginary is a distinguished work of scholarship from one of Europe's most respected and influential critics.
O presente Tratado de Coloproctologia, Segunda Edição, reúne a grande experiência de mais de 300 membros da Sociedade Brasileira de Coloproctologia (SBCP) e de alguns colaboradores internacionais de renome, atualizando os temas mais importantes desta especialidade. Honrando o passado de uma obra ganhadora do Prêmio Jabuti no Brasil, esta nova edição será importante fonte de estudo e atualização, indispensável tanto para jovens quanto para experientes especialistas em coloproctologia, cirurgia geral e aparelho digestivo.
Alberto Breccia's Dracula is composed of a series of brutally funny satirical misadventures starring the hapless eponymous antihero. Literally defanged (a humiliating trip to the dentist doesn’t help), the protagonist’s glory days are long behind him and other, more sinister villains (a corrupt government, overtly backed by American imperialism) are sickening and draining the life out of the villagers far more than one creature of the night ever could. This is the first painted, full-color entry in Fantagraphics’ artist-focused Alberto Breccia Library, and the atmospheric palette adds mood and dimension. It also includes a sketchbook showing the artist’s process.