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  • The Epic

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Anthony Welch ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The epic is an ancient and universal form of artistic expression. Storytellers around the globe have long told of heroes who are touched by greatness and gain lasting fame. In this Very Short Introduction, Anthony Welch places the Western epic canon alongside traditional heroic poetry from Asia, Africa, and the Near East. Tracing shared themes ... Leer más

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  • Engaging China

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    Series series Public and Social Policy Series
    As the strategic rivalry between the United States and China rapidly deepens, growing distrust and fears of China are once again shaping Australian media coverage and public discourse, with potent implications for Australia's China policy.At this crucial historical moment, Engaging China offers a full-throated defence of engagement. This volume brings together a diverse set of Australia's seasoned ... Leer más

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  • Measuring Up in Higher Education

    How University Rankings and League Tables are Re-shaping Knowledge Production in the Global Era

    Edición de Anthony Welch, Jun Li ...
    This book examines the quality assessment movement in academic scholarship, as globalization prompts a search for global measures of university services and output. It gauges productivity in terms of universal publication metrics, and considers ranking and research productivity from a comparative perspective. The book considers the use of the “impact factor” as a gauge of publication value, noting ... Leer más

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  • The Cold of May Day Monday

    An Approach to Irish Literary History

    The Cold of May Day Monday offers an indvidual view of the history of Irish literature from its very earliest phases up to the present day, more or less, with discussions of major writers such as Friel, Heaney, Derek Mahon, McGahern, and John Banville. Robert Welch traces the roots of Irish literature in myth and legend and explores ancient and pre-Celtic deposits and remembrances; saga literature ... Leer más

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  • Higher Education in Southeast Asia

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    de Anthony Welch ...
    Series series Routledge Research On Public and Social Policy in Asia
    This is the first book to systematically chart and comparatively assess the trend towards private higher education in South East Asia. Caught between conflicting imperatives of spiralling demand, and limited resources, the balance between public and private higher education systems in South East, South, and East Asia has shifted markedly.The author’s detailed case studies of Indonesia, Malaysia, ... Leer más

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  • The Renaissance Epic and the Oral Past

    de Anthony Welch ...
    This book offers a close survey of the changing audiences, modes of reading, and cultural expectations that shaped epic writing in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.According to Anthony Welch, the theory and practice of epic poetry in this period—including little-known attempts by many epic poets to have their work orally recited or set to music—must be understood in the context of ... Leer más

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    The Epic

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Anthony Welch ...
    Narrado por David Stifel ...

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    4 hora 42 minutos

    The epic is an ancient and universal form of artistic expression. Storytellers around the globe have long told of heroes who are touched by greatness and gain lasting fame.In this Very Short Introduction, Anthony Welch places the Western epic canon alongside traditional heroic poetry from Asia, Africa, and the Near East. Tracing shared themes and practices that unite the world's epic literature, ... Leer más

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  • Classical Mythology

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