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When words deny the world: the reshaping of Canadian writing
By Stephen Henighan. 2002
A look at the evolution of Canadian writing in the 1990's, when it became a commercial enterprise, through the eyes…
of one Canadian writer. Topics include the Giller Prize, Toronto-centrism, and the literary languages of the Americas. 2002.Un coeur intelligent: lectures
By Alain Finkielkraut. 2009
Le roman comme antidote au totalitarisme, à l'oppression, à l'isolement, avec à l'appui neuf exemples puisés dans la littérature moderne:…
Kundera, Grossman, Haffner, Camus, Roth, Conrad, Dostoievski, James et Blixen. Quelques descriptions de violence. 2009.Tyrant: Shakespeare on politics
By Stephen Greenblatt. 2018
Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt explores the playwright's insight into bad (and often mad) rulers. As an aging, tenacious Elizabeth I…
clung to power, a talented playwright probed the social causes, the psychological roots, and the twisted consequences of tyranny. In exploring the psyche (and psychoses) of the likes of Richard III, Macbeth, Lear, Coriolanus, and the societies they rule over, Stephen Greenblatt illuminates the ways in which William Shakespeare delved into the lust for absolute power and the catastrophic consequences of its execution. Cherished institutions seem fragile, political classes are in disarray, economic misery fuels populist anger, people knowingly accept being lied to, partisan rancor dominates, spectacular indecency rules---these aspects of a society in crisis fascinated Shakespeare and shaped some of his most memorable plays. With uncanny insight, he shone a spotlight on the infantile psychology and unquenchable narcissistic appetites of demagogues---and the cynicism and opportunism of the various enablers and hangers-on who surround them--and imagined how they might be stopped. As Greenblatt shows, Shakespeare's work, in this as in so many other ways, remains vitally relevant today. 2018.A staggeringly popular work of fiction, Dan Brown's 'The Da Vinci Code' has stood atop The New York Times Bestseller…
List for well over a year, with millions of copies in print. But this fast-paced mystery is unusual in that the author states up front that the historical information in the book is all factually accurate. But is this claim true? As historian Bart D. Ehrman shows in this informative and witty book, 'The Da Vinci Code' is filled with numerous historical mistakes. 2004.Treasure Island revisited
By Jack Fitzgerald. 2005
The story of Captain Keating and the Cocos Island treasure, also known as "The lost treasure of Lima", was the…
inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "Treasure Island". Hundreds of adventurers from all over the world, including President Franklin D. Roosevelt, sought Keating's treasure, estimated to be worth three hundred million dollars. An examination of the tale of Captain Keating, and of the connections between his story and Stevenson's classic. 2005.This is our writing
By T. F Rigelhof, Gabor Szilasi. 2000
Rigelhof examines selected works of accomplished Canadian writers including Robertson Davies, Carole Corbeil, Mavis Gallant, Mordecai Richler and Leonard Cohen,…
and lists twelve works that he considers the best in what has been written by Canadians in the twentieth century. In a sequence of interlinked personal essays, he also explores the life as a writer in Canada at the end of the twentieth century. 2000.The Yeats companion
By Ulick O'Connor, W. B Yeats. 1991
This book begins with a biography showing all Yeats' many facets, above all that of the poet constantly exploring the…
themes of love, nationalism and inevitable death. A critical commentary on alternating selections of poetry and prose encompasses Yeats in public and private and conveys the continual development of his creative imagination. 1991.The tattooed girl: the enigma of Stieg Larsson and the secrets behind the most compelling thrillers of our time
By John-Henri Holmberg, Daniel Burstein, Arne J De Keijzer. 2011
The stories behind the Steig Larsson books “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”, “The Girl Who Played with Fire”, and…
“The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest”. Enter the unique world of Lisbeth Salander, Mikael Blomkvist, and of Larsson himself, discovering the experiences and incidents involving Swedish politics, violence against women, and neo-Nazis that are at the heart of these works. A look into the author’s life, and his ideas for future books - including the mysterious “fourth book” in the series, which Larsson had started but not finished at the time of his death. Incudes strong language and violence. 2011.The possessed: adventures with Russian books and the people who read them
By Elif Batuman. 2010
In this memoir titled after what she calls "Dostoevsky's weirdest novel," "The Possessed" - now translated as "Demons" - Stanford…
professor Batuman recalls her pursuit of a PhD, immersion into all things Russian, and encounters with equally impassioned fellow scholars. Whiting Award for Nonfiction. 2010.The second volume of a comprehensive companion guide to each book in the "Outlander" series includes a complete chronology of…
the series, synopses of novels, a guide to research sources, a Scottish glossary and pronunciation guide, and essays by the author. 2015.The author covers the first four novels of the Outlander series, including: full synopses of Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager,…
and Drums of Autumn; a complete listing of the characters (fictional and historical) in the books, as well as family trees and genealogical notes; a comprehensive glossary and pronunciation guide to Gaelic terms and usage; the fully explicated Gabaldon Theory of Time Travel; frequently asked questions to the author and her (sometimes surprising) answers; an annotated bibliography; essays about medicine and magic in the eighteenth century, researching historical fiction, creating characters, and more; professionally cast horoscopes for Jamie and Claire; the making of the TV series: how we got there from here, and what happened next (including "My Brief Career as a TV Actor"); never-before-seen photos from behind the scenes of the Outlander series. 2015.The mystery lover's companion
By Art Bourgeau. 1986
A list of 2,500 favourite mysteries compiled by the owner of the Whodunit? Bookstore in Philadelphia. The mysteries are divided…
into four categories -- The American Mystery, The English Mystery, The Thriller, and The Police Procedural. Titles are listed by author and include original date of publication, a brief plot summary, and a rating on a scale from 1-5. c1986.The lovely treachery of words: essays selected and new (Studies in Canadian literature)
By Robert Kroetsch. 1989
In these essays, Kroetsch presents his views on Canadian works, from Thomas Haliburton to Ernest Buckler, Sinclair Ross and Margaret…
Laurence. This collection includes some of his famous essays, such as "Unhiding the hidden". 1989.The life of Jane Austen
By John Halperin. 1984
Researches the links between the life and work of the English novelist, her family and society. Analyzes her predicament as…
an unmarried woman with inadequate financial means, and her relationships with friends and suitors. 1984.The legacy of Northrop Frye
By Robert D Denham, Alvin A Lee. 1994
Compiled from the papers presented at a 1992 conference, these essays discuss Frye's literary, critical, and religious contributions. Written by…
scholars, poets, authors and critics, they reflect his impact on culture and society in Canada and around the world. While full of praise, many of these pieces are also willing to challenge Frye's work. Includes a bibliography of Northrop Frye's works. 1994.Dante and The divine comedy (The modern scholar)
By Dante Alighieri, Timothy Baker Shutt. 2005
Kenyon College professor Timothy B. Shutt delivers a revealing study of Dante's greatest work, The divine comedy. The Commedia is…
about the afterlife, not just Hell, but Purgatory, and Heaven too. Dante's genius is the genius of the allegorical method. 2005.Poétique (Le livre de poche. Classique #6734)
By Aristote. 1990
Jean Cocteau
By Jean Touzot. 1989
Cette biographie de l'écrivain Jean Cocteau tente de suivre sa démarche dans le siècle, au milieu des combats qui n'étaient…
pas toujours ceux de l'avant-garde artistique. Elle tente aussi de prendre sur l'oeuvre de ce grand auteur, enrichie de ses derniers textes, une perspective panoramique. 1989.Mishima, ou, La vision du vide
By Marguerite Yourcenar. 1980
Dans cette étude critique, un grand écrivain d'Occident démonte les mécanismes de la psychologie d'un grand écrivain d'Orient, mettant au…
jour les ambitions, les triomphes, les faiblesses, les désastres intérieurs et finalement le courage. 1980.Conversations with Susan Sontag (Literary conversations series)
By Susan Sontag, Leland A Poague. 1995
Twenty-four interviews conducted with American novelist and critic Sontag between 1969 and 1993, in which she is frequently asked to…
comment on her published writings. Sontag is questioned about aesthetic, political, and sexual issues by Edwin Newman, Joe David Bellamy, Jonathan Cott, Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber, Amy Lippman, and Nadine Gordimer, among others. 1995.