Australian Literature: Postcolonialism, Racism, Transnationalism
The Oxford Studies in Postcolonial Literatures series offers stimulating and accessible introductions to definitive topics and key genres and regions within the rapidly diversifying field of postcolonial literary studies in English.
Deriving from the French word rocaille, in reference to the curved forms of shellfish, and the Italian barocco, the French created the term Rococo. Appearing at the beginning of the 18th century, it rapidly spread to the whole of Europe.
Hay Fever - by Noël Coward - BBC Radio
Comedy of manners where the comfort of guests of a family at a country house is wrecked by familial in-fighting.
A sparkling, witty comedy by one of our most famous and successful playwrights. It is the 1920s, and the self-absorbed Bliss family is hosting an unconventional house party. Everyone has invited a guest for the week-end -- but without consulting the others. Of course the situation rapidly becomes complicated, with delicious shades of farce, when the family starts trying to seduce one another's guests.
Written by an international team of leading scholars, this groundbreaking reference work explores the nature of language change and diffusion, and paves the way for future research in this rapidly expanding interdisciplinary field.
The Early National Period ( Eyewitness History Series)
The Early National Period examines the transformation of the fledgling American republic after the conclusion of the Revolutionary War in 1783 into a hearty and rapidly expanding nation by 1828.
