From Faust to Strangelove: representations of the scientist in western literature 9780801849831

Lives of Faust: The Faust Theme in Literature and Music. A Reader [2. Aufl.] 9783110973976, 9783110198232

This book is an interdisciplinary reader on the Faust theme in literature and music from the Reformation to the present.

204 83 14MB Read more

From Madman to Crime Fighter: The Scientist in Western Culture 9781421423050, 1421423057

They were mad, of course. Or evil. Or godless, amoral, arrogant, impersonal, and inhuman. At best, they were well intent

396 105 5MB Read more

Western representations of the Muslim woman: from termagant to odalisque 9780292743373, 9780292743366

132 72 42MB Read more

Rumour and Renown: Representations of Fama in Western Literature [Illustrated] 0521620880, 9780521620888

The Latin word fama means 'rumour', 'report', 'tradition', as well as modern English '

192 30 24MB Read more

Representations of the Grail Quest in Medieval and Modern Literature

This thesis explores the representation and meaning of the Grail quest in medieval and modern literature, using the meth

1,292 178 2MB Read more

Representations of the North in Victorian Travel Literature 1443870846, 9781443870849

Travel literature has always been associated with the construction of utopias which were founded on the idea of unknown

393 55 1MB Read more

From Plato to Postmodernism: The Story of Western Culture through Philosophy, Literature and Art 9781849667241, 9780715638286

From Plato to Postmodernism presents the cultural history of the West in one concise volume. Nearly four thousand years

341 111 21MB Read more

The Demon of Noontide: Ennui in Western Literature 9781400886340

Kierkegaard claimed that the gods created man because they were bored, and Baudelaire predicted that the "delicate

172 101 28MB Read more

In the Company of Men: Representations of Male-Male Sexuality in Meiji Literature 9781503625402

In the Company of Men examines representations of male-male sexuality in literature from the Meiji period (1868-1912), t

97 78 47MB Read more

Figure of Faust in Valery and Goethe: An Exegesis of Mon Faust 9781400871681

This book interprets Mon Faust and explores the differences between Valéry's and Goethe's treatments of the Fa

169 105 9MB Read more