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David K Jackson
Life is often described as The Game of Life . Therefore, Life can also be fairly compared to the games of football and basketball as they both are played in…
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Covering topics for which Lewis was well known, this volume includes possible worlds, counterpart theory, vagueness, knowledge, probability, essence, fiction, laws, conditionals, desire and belief, and truth. It is a…
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Presents an appreciation and criticism of the concrete poetry of Haroldo de Campos.
K. David Jackson
Novelist, poet, playwright, and short story writer Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839-1908) is widely regarded as Brazil’s greatest writer, although his work is still too little read outside his…
K. David Jackson (Professor of Portuguese, Professor of Portuguese, Yale University)
An introduction to the world of Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935), a fascinating and complex figure in European literary modernism and avant-garde. Adverse Genres in Fernando Pessoa describes how the enigmatic author…
Merlin H. Forster
Throughout the twentieth century, authors from Latin American countries have contributed some of the freshest and most original works to world literature.
Camilo Pessanha,Adam Mahler,K. David Jackson
The first and only collection of poems to be published by the Portuguese writer Camilo Pessanha during his lifetime, Clepsydra is the crowning achievement of the Portuguese symbolist movement. Meditating…
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K. David Jackson (Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Yale University)
The short story has a long rich history in Brazil, and this anthology collects the best examples from the last 125 years. The collection is edited by a leading authority…
Patricia Galvao (Pagu)
A work about the voices, clashes, and traffic of Sao Paulo, a city in the middle of rapid change. It includes public documents as well as dialogue and narration, giving…
Hilton Campbell & Bell
Full Title: Edward Winslow Paige, Clara K. Paige, and Samuel W. Jackson, Executors of Alonzo C. Paige, Deceased, Appellants. vs. David Banks, Charles Banks, and A. Bleecker Banks. Appellees
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Shelly L. Counsell, David Hyerle, Yvette Jackson
Offers a wide range of materials, strategies, and evidence-based practices for implementing Thinking Maps (and the metacognitive framing strategy that each map promotes) in ways that are developmentally appropriate, culturally…
Angela K. Ahlgren,Jane Barnette,David Bisaha,Chrystyna M. Dail
A peer-reviewed journal of theatre history and scholarship published annually since 1981 by the Mid-America Theatre Conference
This book gives a comprehensive overview of modern hydrogenation methods used in organic synthesis.In clearly structured chapters, the authors cover the catalysts, scope and limitations of their application, and the…
This collection offers different perspectives through which readers can understand the history of diversity and inclusion in esports, the current issues facing the industry, and how these issues will impact…
This book presents an overview of the field, encompassing all aspects of epidemiology, clinical management, and research.
This collection of 17 biographies provides a unique opportunity for the reader to go beyond the popular heroes of the American Revolution and discover the diverse populace that inhabited the…
World War I had a profound impact on the United States of America, which was forced to ‘grow’ an army almost overnight. The day the United States declared war on…
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Jackson R. Bryer,Sarah Sue Goldsmith
Published to coincide with the novel’s centennial in 2022, this collection approaches The Beautiful and Damned for its insights more than its faults. Prominent Fitzgerald scholars analyse major themes and…
