1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781494903321

Autore

Kogan Leonid Efimovich

Titolo

Babel und Bibel 3 : Annual of Ancient Near Eastern, Old Testament and Semitic Studies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Winona Lake : , : Eisenbrauns, , 2004-

©2004-

ISBN

1-57506-582-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (650 p.)

Collana

Babel und Bibel ; ; 3

Orientalia et classica, , 1938-5668 ; ; v. 14

Disciplina

492

Soggetti

Middle Eastern philology

Civilization

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Middle East

Middle East Civilization To 622

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Volumes 2006. Memoriae Igor M. Diakonoff. -- 2010 v. 1, Language in the ancient near east and v. 2. City administration in the ancient near east.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the third volume of Babel & Bibel, an annual of ancient Near Eastern, Old Testament, and Semitic studies. The principal goal of the annual is to reveal the inherent relationship between Assyriology, Semitics, and biblical studies—a relationship that our predecessors comprehended and fruitfully explored but that is often neglected today. The title Babel & Bibel is intended to point to the possibility of fruitful collaboration among the three disciplines, in an effort to explore the various civilizations of the ancient Near East.The tripartite division of Babel & Bibel corresponds to its three principal spheres of interest: ancient Near Eastern, Old Testament, and Semitic studies. Contributions are further subdivided into articles, short notes, and reviews.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910956140103321

Autore

Vivanco Laura

Titolo

For love and money : the literary art of the Harlequin Mills & Boon romance / / Laura Vivanco

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tirril [England] ; ; Penrith, Calif., : Humanities - Ebooks.co.uk, 2011

ISBN

9786613654342

9781280677410

1280677414

9781847601957

1847601952

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

Genre fiction monographs

Disciplina

808.8385

Soggetti

Popular literature - History and criticism

Fiction - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Licence and Use""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1. Mimetic Modes""; ""Myth""; ""The Romance Mode""; ""The High-Mimetic Mode""; ""The Low-Mimetic Mode""; ""The Ironic Mode""; ""Determining Mode""; ""Realism: Settings and Details""; ""Realism and the Happy Ending""; ""Realism: Issues""; ""Variations Within a Single Mode""; ""Modal Counterpoint""; ""Chapter 2. Mythoi""; ""Mythoi and Modes""; ""High Mimetic""; ""Low Mimetic""; ""Ironic""; ""Adapting Mythoi""; ""Chapter 3. Metafiction""

""Defending Romance and its Readers""""Claiming Kinship with Classics""; ""Romance as Part of Popular Culture""; ""Chapter 4. Metaphors""; ""Building a Relationship""; ""The Flowering of Romance""; ""Woman as Garden""; ""Woman as Flower""; ""The Hunt of Love""; ""Love is a Journey: Marion Lennox�s Princess of Convenience (2005)""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Harlequin Mills & Boon Romances""; ""Other Texts Cited""; ""A Note on the Author""; ""Humanities-Ebooks""

Sommario/riassunto

Laura Vivanco's study challenges the idea that Harlequin Mills & Boon romances are merely mass-produced commodities, churned out in



accordance with a strict and unchanging formula. She argues that many are well-written, skilfully crafted works, and that some are small masterpieces. For Love and Money demonstrates the variety that exists beneath the covers of Harlequin Mills & Boon romances. They range from paranormal romances to novels resembling chick lit, and many have addressed serious issues, including the plight of post-Second World War refugees, threats to marine mammals, and HIV/AIDS. The genre draws inspiration from Shakespearean comedies and Austen's novels, as well as from other forms of popular culture. "Laura Vivanco's For Love and Money is an impressive study of the popular fiction of Harlequin Mills and Boon that is a must read for any student of popular fiction and for those who write and love the genre" - Liz Fielding, author of over 50 Harlequin Mills & Boon romances.