Foreign Language Books

A manageable way to improve your vocabulary: 200 words common enough to be generally understood, but difficult enough to be misused or neglected; Each term explained fully in everyday language; Examples from reputable sources showing how these words can be used to good effect. Ever heard a word you wish you could use? Address to Impress clearly explains the meaning and nuance of 200 words selected by the editors of The Chambers Dictionary for their practical value. Quotes from popular media show each entry in context, and easily confusable words are flagged up to prevent misuse. Pronunciation is spelled out syllable-by-syllable using the standard alphabet. Whether you are giving a presentation, writing a report or simply browsing through to improve your vocabulary, Address to Impress will help you to express yourself more clearly and effectively. more...

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This new addition to Palgrave Macmillan's Author Chronologies Series details events in the lives of the Brontë sisters and their associates. Major events such as the publication of history of their works are included, and are balanced by details of Brontë domestic life. There are original discussions, in the light of chronology, of the scandal affecting the Brontë's brother, Branwell, and the imaginary kingdoms shared by all four children. more...

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A Companion to Charles Dickens concentrates on the historical, ideological, and social forces that defined Dickens’s world.:.; Puts Dickens’s work into its literary, historical, and social contexts.; Traces the development of Dickens’s career as a journalist and novelist.; Includes original essays by leading Dickensian scholars on each of Dickens’s fifteen novels.; Explores a broad range of topics, including criticisms of his novels, the use of history and law in his fiction, language, and the effect of political and social reform.; Examines Dickens's legacy and surveys the mass of secondary materials that has been generated in response and reverence to his writing more...

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This timely volume represents one of the first comprehensive, student-oriented guides to the under-published field of early modern women's writing.:.; Brings together more than twenty leading international scholars to provide the definitive survey volume to the field of early modern women's writing.; Examines individual texts, including works by Mary Sidney, Margaret Cavendish and Aphra Behn.; Explores the historical context and generic diversity of early modern women's writing, as well as the theoretical issues that underpin its study.; Provides a clear sense of the full extent of women's contributions to early modern literary culture more...

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The diverse and controversial world of contemporary Milton studies is brought alive in this stimulating Companion.:.; Winner of the Milton Society of America's Irene Samuels Book Award in 2002.; Invites readers to explore and enjoy Milton's rich and fascinating work.; Comprises 29 fresh and powerful readings of Milton's texts and the contexts in which they were created, each written by a leading scholar.; Looks at literary production and cultural ideologies, issues of politics, gender and religion, individual Milton texts, other relevant contemporary texts and responses to Milton over time.; Devotes a whole chapter to each major poem, and four to Paradise Lost.; Conveys the excitement of recent developments in the field. more...

Price: $151.95