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  • The Desire to Live

    by Paul Acker ...
    First English translation of Le Désir de Vivre by Paul Acker. Originally published in 1907, this novella tells the tale of Claire Fournier and her struggle to find a living as well as a life she can call her own. ... Read more

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  • Revising Oral Theory

    Formulaic Composition in Old English and Old Icelandic Verse

    by Paul Acker ...
    Series series Garland Studies in Medieval Literature
    First published in 1998. The following monograph is a revised and updated study which developed as a result of three experiences of the author: an advanced tutorial in Old English, a Fulbright year in Iceland, and a year teaching Old Icelandic. It is intended as a contribution to the ongoing revision of oral theory. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Exegeting Orality

    Interpreting the Inspired Words of Scripture in Light of Their Oral Traditional Origins

    by Nick Acker ...
    For too long, critical biblical studies have applied modern textual assumptions to ancient oral cultures. Exegeting Orality challenges many of these modern approaches, distilling decades of studies in oral traditions to redirect pastors and scholars toward a more accurate narrative of biblical origins, identity, and meaning. Many works in the area of orality, textuality, performance criticism, and ... Read more

    $28.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Revisiting the Poetic Edda

    Essays on Old Norse Heroic Legend

    Edited by Paul Acker, Carolyne Larrington ...
    Series series Routledge Medieval Casebooks
    Bringing alive the dramatic poems of Old Norse heroic legend, this new collection offers accessible, ground-breaking and inspiring essays which introduce and analyse the exciting legends of the two doomed Helgis and their valkyrie lovers; the dragon-slayer Sigurðr; Brynhildr the implacable shield-maiden; tragic Guðrún and her children; Attila the Hun (from a Norse perspective!); and greedy King ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • The Poetic Edda

    Essays on Old Norse Mythology

    Edited by Carolyne Larrington, Paul L. Acker ...
    Series series Garland Medieval Casebooks
    This unique collection of essays applies significant critical approaches to the mythological poetry of the Poetic Edda, a principal source for Old Norse cosmography and the legends of Odin, Loki, and Thor. The volume also provides very useful introductions that sketch the critical history of the Eddas. By applying new theoretical approaches (feminist, structuralist, post-structuralist) to each of ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

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    The Untold History of English

    by John McWhorter ...
    A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammarWhy do we say “I am reading a catalog” instead of “I read a catalog”? Why do we say “do” at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more, Our Magnificent Bastard Language distills hundreds of years of fascinating lore into one ... Read more

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  • How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth

    Fourth Edition

    by Gordon D. Fee, Douglas Stuart ...
    Get the most out of your Bible.In clear, simple language, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth helps you accurately understand the different parts of the Bible—their meaning for ancient audiences and their implications for you today—so you can uncover the inexhaustible wealth of God's Word.More than three quarters of a million people have turned to How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth to ... Read more

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  • Madame Bovary

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    by Gustave Flaubert, Lydia Davis ...
    Translated by Lydia Davis ...
    Series series Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition
    **The award-winning, nationally bestselling translation, by Lydia Davis, of one of the world’s most celebrated novels“The best English version by far, because its deadpan reminds us that the book is both a great realist novel and a satire of realism.” —Merve Emre, The New Yorker**Emma Bovary is the original desperate housewife. Beautiful but bored, she spends lavishly on clothes and on her home ... Read more

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  • Inventing English

    A Portable History of the Language

    by Seth Lerer ...
    A history of English from the age of Beowulf to the rap of Eminem, "written with real authority, enthusiasm and love for our unruly and exquisite language" ( The Washington Post).Many have written about the evolution of grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary, but only Seth Lerer situates these developments within the larger history of English, America, and literature. This edition of his ... Read more

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  • The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics

    Fourth Edition

    by Roland Greene ...
    Through three editions over more than four decades, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics has built an unrivaled reputation as the most comprehensive and authoritative reference for students, scholars, and poets on all aspects of its subject: history, movements, genres, prosody, rhetorical devices, critical terms, and more. Now this landmark work has been thoroughly revised and updated ... Read more

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  • Evolution of Adam, The

    What the Bible Does and Doesn't Say about Human Origins

    by Peter Enns ...
    Can Christianity and evolution coexist? Traditional Christian teaching presents Jesus as reversing the effects of the Fall of Adam. However, an evolutionary view of beginnings doesn't allow for a historical Adam, making evolution seemingly incompatible with what Genesis and the apostle Paul say about him. For Christians who accept evolution and want to take the Bible seriously, this presents a ... Read more

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  • The Lost Estate (Le Grand Meaulnes)

    by Henri Alain-Fournier ...
    Translated by Robin Buss ...
    'I read it for the first time when I was seventeen and loved every page. I find its depiction of a golden time and place just as poignant now as I did then' Nick HornbyThe Lost Estate is Robin Buss's translation of Henri Alain-Fournier's poignant study of lost love, Le Grand Meaulnes.When Meaulnes first arrives at the local school in Sologne, everyone is captivated by his good looks, daring and ... Read more

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