Encyclopedia of British Writers, 16th and 17th Centuries cannot replace reading and enjoying the works of the writers and artists whose entries follow, but it will help general readers and student researchers become more informed and appreciative of the works discussed herein.We hope that this encyclopedia creates a critical and historical context for one of the world’s greatest ages of the arts and sciences.
Women are a major subject of Chaucer's writings, and their place in his work has attracted much recent critical attention. Feminizing Chaucer investigates Chaucer's thinking about women, and re-assesses it in the light of developments in feminist criticism. It explores Chaucer's handling of gender issues, of power roles, of misogynist stereotypes and the writer's responsibility for perpetuating them, and the complex meshing of activity and passivity in human experience.
Writer's Choice: Grammar and Composition, Grade 8 is an integrated language arts program that keeps pace with the current trends in the teaching of writing and related communication skills. Features in the Student Edition build on a solid foundation of instruction including easy-to-understand explanations, clear-cut definitions, real-world examples, and skill-based assessment. The visuals and graphics throughout the textbook engage students' attention and illustrate key concepts and processes. Writer's Choice provides teachers and students with the tools for developing skills in writing, reading, researching, speaking, listening, critical thinking, and viewing and representing.
Postcolonial African writers have made an enormous contribution to world literature. These writers frequently examine such issues as emerging identities in the postcolonial climate, neo-colonialism and new forms of oppression, cultural and political hegemonies, neo-elitism, language appropriation, and economic instability. During the last decade, their works have elicited increasing critical attention. This reference book overviews the richness of postcolonial African literature. The volume focuses on how postcoloniality is reflected in the novels, poetry, prose, and drama of major, minor, and emerging writers from diverse countries in Africa, including representative North and South African writers as well as writers of the Indian diaspora born in Africa.
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Learn to craft smart, original scripts and teleplays for a variety of
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Jay Leno, Mike Wallace, Norman Lear, Paul Haggis, writers for "Grey's
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