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Sultry Climates
Historically, the sexual motives of travel have rarely been spelled out in travel guides and brochures. After reading what Littlewood demonstrates, readers will never look at tourists in quite the same way again.
The Literature Student's Survival Kit
Who was Jezebel? What was the Wooden Horse? When was the Enlightenment? Who were the Luddites? And what is blank verse? The Literature Student’s Survival Kit gives students about to embark on a literature degree all the background information they need to stay afloat. Designed to help literature students stay afloat in their studies Brings together the biblical, classical, historical and academic information that literature students need Provides an overview of the Bible, its books, characters, episodes and places. Contains a guide to classical mythology Features timelines that situate literary figures in relation to historical events and key social, cultural and linguistic changes Presents essential information on individuals, events, movements, and concepts that had an impact on the literature of each period Includes glossaries of literary and critical terms, and a list of key literary critics Offers advice on how to write essays and how to avoid common linguistic and stylistic errors Enables students to approach their studies with self-assurance.
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The Writings of Evelyn Waugh
Arguing that Waugh's comedy should be viewed as a way of challenging seriousness rather than a covert way of purveying it, this new examination of the relationship between Waugh's life and work examines the elements of escapism in his art and gauges their limit. Littlewood examines the texture of the novels, surveying such modes of response as humor, romanticism, nostalgia and religion in order to describe the precarious balance between Waugh's real and imaginative life.
Sultry Climates
The shadow history of traveling-for erotic fulfillment: "Sex, history, literature, insight, and laughs. A can't-miss package deal. Are continental breakfasts included?"-Carlin Romano, Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Progress in Modern Hydrology
Hydrology is vital to human civilisations as well as to natural ecosystems, yet it has only emerged as a distinct scientific discipline during the last 50 years or so. This book reviews the development of modern hydrology primarily through the experiences of the multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers at Wallingford, near Oxford, who have been at the forefront of many of the developments in UK hydrological research. These topics include: • The development of basic understanding through the collection of data with specialised instrumentation in experimental basins • The study of extreme flows – both floods and droughts • The role moisture in the soil • Studies of the proc...
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The Idea of Japan
In a history filled with examples and anecdotes, Mr. Littlewood shows how closely our current images of the Japanese are tied to the clich�s of the past. "A sharp and amusing guide to cultural myths and misunderstandings."--Ian Buruma.
Faithful Fictions
Catholic writers have made a rich contribution to British fiction, despite their minority status. Evelyn Waugh, Graham Greene, and Muriel Spark are well-known examples, but there are many other significant novelists whose work has a Catholic aspect. This is the first book to survey the whole range of this material and examine whether valid generalizations can be made about it. In charting such fiction from its development in the Victorian period through to the work of contemporaries such as David Lodge, the author analyses its complex relationships with changes in British society and the international Church. There is more than one way of being a Catholic, as Woodman shows, but he also demos...
