New Vocabularies in Film Semiotics Structuralism, Post-structuralism and Beyond provides a comprehensive lexicon of semiotic concepts, defining over 500 critical terms.
Although especially geared to the needs of film students, New Vocabularies in Film Semiotics is an impressive guide that will be useful for scholars in all areas of the arts, philosophy, and literature where an awareness of semiotic terminology and methodology has become indispensible to serious theoretical work .
The book is aimed for students of English literature and culture. Especially useful with such subjects as "Intensive Reading in British Literature" and "History of British Literature." This book surveys the evolution and development of English prose and poetry through the centuries: from before the early heroic epic, Beowulf, from times of pre-literate song and story, of Ogham inscription and Celtic, Gaelic and Anglo-Saxon myth, to Samuel Beckett's dramas, contemporary poets and novelists, and the upsurge of 'popular' writers of the modern times.
A practical guide to advanced level english literature. The book is aimed for students of English literature and culture. Especially useful with such subjects as "Intensive Reading in British Literature" and "History of British Literature." The book consists of three main chapters: 1 - encountering literature (decribing main genres), 2 - developing your language of criticism (devoted to writing style), 3 - approaching revision and assessment (exam technical issues).
The first consumer publication all about tea, both as a beverage and for its cultural significance in art, music, literature, history, health, and society.
Spanish is the fourth most widely spoken language in the world and a language of ever-increasing importance in the United States. In what will likely become the introduction to the history of the Spanish language, David Pharies clearly and concisely charts the evolution of Spanish from its Indo-European roots to its present form. An internationally recognized expert on the history and development of this language, Pharies brings to his subject a precise sense of what students of Spanish linguistics need to know
