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Laughing at the darkness [[electronic resource] ] : postmodernism and optimism in American humour / / Paul McDonald
| Laughing at the darkness [[electronic resource] ] : postmodernism and optimism in American humour / / Paul McDonald |
| Autore | McDonald Paul |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tirril [England], : Humanities-Ebooks, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (149 p.) |
| Collana | Contemporary American literature |
| Soggetto topico |
American wit and humor
Postmodernism |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-05806-5
9786613058065 1-84760-187-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Cover ""; ""Licence and use ""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents ""; ""Series Preface ""; ""Acknowledgements ""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Postmodernism, Humour and Jewish American Ethnic Identity""; ""2 Humour and the Social Implications of Postmodernism""; ""3 Postmodernism, Humour and American Romanticism""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""The Author""; ""Untitled""; ""Humanities-Ebooks Titles"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464970103321 |
McDonald Paul
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| Tirril [England], : Humanities-Ebooks, 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Laughing at the darkness [[electronic resource] ] : postmodernism and optimism in American humour / / Paul McDonald
| Laughing at the darkness [[electronic resource] ] : postmodernism and optimism in American humour / / Paul McDonald |
| Autore | McDonald Paul |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tirril [England], : Humanities-Ebooks, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (149 p.) |
| Collana | Contemporary American literature |
| Soggetto topico |
American wit and humor
Postmodernism |
| ISBN |
1-283-05806-5
9786613058065 1-84760-187-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Cover ""; ""Licence and use ""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents ""; ""Series Preface ""; ""Acknowledgements ""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Postmodernism, Humour and Jewish American Ethnic Identity""; ""2 Humour and the Social Implications of Postmodernism""; ""3 Postmodernism, Humour and American Romanticism""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""The Author""; ""Untitled""; ""Humanities-Ebooks Titles"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788716203321 |
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McDonald Paul
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| Tirril [England], : Humanities-Ebooks, 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Philip Roth through the lens of Kepesh / / Paul McDonald and Samantha Roden
| Philip Roth through the lens of Kepesh / / Paul McDonald and Samantha Roden |
| Autore | McDonald Paul |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Penrith, [England] : , : Humanities-Ebooks, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (196 pages) |
| Disciplina | 813.54 |
| Collana | Contemporary American Literature |
| Soggetto topico | Kepesh, David (Fictitious character) |
| ISBN | 1-84760-363-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910148696703321 |
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McDonald Paul
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| Penrith, [England] : , : Humanities-Ebooks, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The philosophy of humour [[electronic resource] /] / Paul McDonald
| The philosophy of humour [[electronic resource] /] / Paul McDonald |
| Autore | McDonald Paul |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Penrith, CA, : HEB Humanities E-Books, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (138 p.) |
| Disciplina | 128.3 |
| Collana | Philosophy insights |
| Soggetto topico |
Laughter
Wit and humor |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-84760-210-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Licence and Use ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Notice ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""1. Introduction ""; ""1.1 Humour or Laughter?""; ""2. The Origins and Evolution of Humour ""; ""2.1 The Emergence of Humour""; ""2.2 The Benefits of Humour""; ""2.3 Is Humour an Emotion?""; ""3. The Earliest Philosophies of Humour ""; ""3.1 Plato""; ""3.2 Aristotle""; ""3.3 Cicero""; ""4. Superiority Theories of Humour ""; ""4.1 Rene Descartes: The Benefits of Ridicule ""; ""4.2 Thomas Hobbes: Sudden Glory""; ""4.3 Henri Bergson: The Mechanical Encrusted on the Living""
""7.1 John Morreall: On the Positive and Negative Ethics of Humour""""7.2 Ethnic Humour""; ""7.3 Christie Davis""; ""7.4 Walsall People Are Stupid""; ""7.5 Ted Cohen: Just Joking""; ""8. Humour and Religion ""; ""8.1 Humour and Christianity""; ""8.2 Holy Fools""; ""8.3 Judaism and Humour""; ""8.4 Humour and Buddhism""; ""9. Postmodernism and Humour ""; ""9.1 John A. McClure: The Comically Cosmic""; ""9.2 Humour as Philosophy""; ""9.3 Susan Purdie: Joking and the Unstable Self""; ""9.4 The Laugh of the Medusa""; ""10. Laughter and the Limits of Understanding "" ""Humour and the Human Predicament""""11. Bibliography ""; ""A Note on the Author ""; "" Humanities Insights "" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453054003321 |
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McDonald Paul
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| Penrith, CA, : HEB Humanities E-Books, c2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The philosophy of humour [[electronic resource] /] / Paul McDonald
| The philosophy of humour [[electronic resource] /] / Paul McDonald |
| Autore | McDonald Paul |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Penrith, CA, : HEB Humanities E-Books, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (138 p.) |
| Disciplina | 128.3 |
| Collana | Philosophy insights |
| Soggetto topico |
Laughter
Wit and humor |
| ISBN | 1-84760-210-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Licence and Use ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Notice ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""1. Introduction ""; ""1.1 Humour or Laughter?""; ""2. The Origins and Evolution of Humour ""; ""2.1 The Emergence of Humour""; ""2.2 The Benefits of Humour""; ""2.3 Is Humour an Emotion?""; ""3. The Earliest Philosophies of Humour ""; ""3.1 Plato""; ""3.2 Aristotle""; ""3.3 Cicero""; ""4. Superiority Theories of Humour ""; ""4.1 Rene Descartes: The Benefits of Ridicule ""; ""4.2 Thomas Hobbes: Sudden Glory""; ""4.3 Henri Bergson: The Mechanical Encrusted on the Living""
""7.1 John Morreall: On the Positive and Negative Ethics of Humour""""7.2 Ethnic Humour""; ""7.3 Christie Davis""; ""7.4 Walsall People Are Stupid""; ""7.5 Ted Cohen: Just Joking""; ""8. Humour and Religion ""; ""8.1 Humour and Christianity""; ""8.2 Holy Fools""; ""8.3 Judaism and Humour""; ""8.4 Humour and Buddhism""; ""9. Postmodernism and Humour ""; ""9.1 John A. McClure: The Comically Cosmic""; ""9.2 Humour as Philosophy""; ""9.3 Susan Purdie: Joking and the Unstable Self""; ""9.4 The Laugh of the Medusa""; ""10. Laughter and the Limits of Understanding "" ""Humour and the Human Predicament""""11. Bibliography ""; ""A Note on the Author ""; "" Humanities Insights "" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779789703321 |
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McDonald Paul
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| Penrith, CA, : HEB Humanities E-Books, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Reading Catch-22 [[electronic resource] ] : a literature insight / / Paul McDonald
| Reading Catch-22 [[electronic resource] ] : a literature insight / / Paul McDonald |
| Autore | McDonald Paul |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tirril [England], : Humanities-Ebooks, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (82 p.) |
| Disciplina | 813.54 |
| Collana | Literature insights |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-67743-0
9786613654366 1-84760-200-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover ""; ""Licence and Use""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. A Biography of Joseph Heller""; ""2.1. Early Life""; ""2.2. Heller as a Soldier""; ""2.3. Heller after the War""; ""2.4. Finding a Voice""; ""2.5. The Genesis of Catch 22""; ""2.6. Catch-22 is Published""; ""2.7. The Cultural Moment of Catch-22""; ""2.8 Heller after Catch-22""; ""3. Literary strategies""; ""3.1. Humour in Catch-22""; ""3.2. The Structure and Realism in Catch-22""; ""3.3. Influences""; ""4. Catch-22 - Sequential Development and Analysis""; ""4.1. Chapters One to Six ""
""4.2. Chapters Seven to Thirteen""""4.3. Chapters Fourteen to Twenty""; ""4.4. Chapters Twenty One to Twenty Seven""; ""4.5. Chapters Twenty Eight to Thirty Five""; ""4.6. Chapters Thirty Six to Forty Two""; ""5. Interpreting Catch-22""; ""5.1. Yossarian as Individualist Hero""; ""5.2. Yossarian and Contemporary America ""; ""5.3. Yossarian as Mythic Hero""; ""5.4. Yossarian as Postmodern Hero.""; ""5.5. Yossarian as the Hero of a Bad Novel""; ""5.6. Yossarian as an Old Man: Closing Time""; ""6. Bibliography""; ""6.1. Other Relevant Books by Heller""; ""6.2. Catch-22 Film"" ""6.3. Books about Heller""""6.4. Books on Modern American Writing""; ""6.5. Online Material""; ""A Note on the Author""; ""Humanities-Ebooks""; ""Humanities Insights"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462657203321 |
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McDonald Paul
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| Tirril [England], : Humanities-Ebooks, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Reading Catch-22 [[electronic resource] ] : a literature insight / / Paul McDonald
| Reading Catch-22 [[electronic resource] ] : a literature insight / / Paul McDonald |
| Autore | McDonald Paul |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tirril [England], : Humanities-Ebooks, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (82 p.) |
| Disciplina | 813.54 |
| Collana | Literature insights |
| ISBN |
1-280-67743-0
9786613654366 1-84760-200-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover ""; ""Licence and Use""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. A Biography of Joseph Heller""; ""2.1. Early Life""; ""2.2. Heller as a Soldier""; ""2.3. Heller after the War""; ""2.4. Finding a Voice""; ""2.5. The Genesis of Catch 22""; ""2.6. Catch-22 is Published""; ""2.7. The Cultural Moment of Catch-22""; ""2.8 Heller after Catch-22""; ""3. Literary strategies""; ""3.1. Humour in Catch-22""; ""3.2. The Structure and Realism in Catch-22""; ""3.3. Influences""; ""4. Catch-22 - Sequential Development and Analysis""; ""4.1. Chapters One to Six ""
""4.2. Chapters Seven to Thirteen""""4.3. Chapters Fourteen to Twenty""; ""4.4. Chapters Twenty One to Twenty Seven""; ""4.5. Chapters Twenty Eight to Thirty Five""; ""4.6. Chapters Thirty Six to Forty Two""; ""5. Interpreting Catch-22""; ""5.1. Yossarian as Individualist Hero""; ""5.2. Yossarian and Contemporary America ""; ""5.3. Yossarian as Mythic Hero""; ""5.4. Yossarian as Postmodern Hero.""; ""5.5. Yossarian as the Hero of a Bad Novel""; ""5.6. Yossarian as an Old Man: Closing Time""; ""6. Bibliography""; ""6.1. Other Relevant Books by Heller""; ""6.2. Catch-22 Film"" ""6.3. Books about Heller""""6.4. Books on Modern American Writing""; ""6.5. Online Material""; ""A Note on the Author""; ""Humanities-Ebooks""; ""Humanities Insights"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790354603321 |
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McDonald Paul
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| Tirril [England], : Humanities-Ebooks, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Reading Toni Morrison's 'Beloved' : a literature insight / / by Paul McDonald
| Reading Toni Morrison's 'Beloved' : a literature insight / / by Paul McDonald |
| Autore | McDonald Paul |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Penrith [Cumbria] : , : Humanities-Ebooks, LLP, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (101 p.) |
| Collana | Humanities Insights |
| Soggetto topico |
Historical fiction, American - History and criticism
African American women in literature Infanticide in literature Slavery in literature |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-84760-287-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""CONTENTS""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Biographical and Social Context""; ""2.1 Morrison before Beloved. ""; ""2.2 The Publication of Beloved.""; ""2.3 Morrison after Beloved""; ""3. Literary Strategies""; ""3.1 Magic Realism""; ""3.2 Call and Response Structures""; ""3.3 Beloved and the Jazz Aesthetic""; ""3.4 Free Indirect Discourse""; ""4. Sequential Development and Analysis""; ""4.1 Chapter One""; ""4.2 Chapters Two and Three""; ""Rememory""; ""4.3 Chapters Four, Five and Six""; ""4.4 Chapters Seven and Eight""
""4.5 Chapters Nine, Ten and Eleven""""4.6 Chapters Twelve, Thirteen and Fourteen""; ""4.7 Chapter Fifteen""; ""4.8 Chapters Sixteen and Seventeen""; ""4.9 Chapter Eighteen""; ""Part Two""; ""4.10 Chapter Nineteen""; ""4.11 Chapters Twenty to Twenty Three""; ""4.12 Chapters Twenty Four and Twenty Five""; ""Part Three""; ""4.13 Chapters Twenty Six, Seven, and Eight""; ""5. Interpreting Beloved""; ""5.1 Beloved and Modernism""; ""5.2 Beloved and Postmodernism""; ""5.3 Beloved and Realism""; ""5.4 Language and Motherhood in Beloved""; ""5.5 Dissenting Voices""; ""5.6 Beloved the Film"" ""6. Selected Bibliography""""6.1 Works on Beloved""; ""6.2 Works on Toni Morrison""; ""6.3 Internet Sources""; ""Character List""; ""Sethe ""; ""Beloved ""; ""Denver""; ""Paul D ""; ""Baby Suggs (aka Grandma Baby) ""; ""Schoolteacher ""; ""Stamp Paid ""; ""Amy Denver ""; ""Halle Suggs ""; ""Sixo ""; ""Mr. and Mrs. Garner""; ""Lady Jones ""; ""Ella ""; ""Mr. and Miss Bodwin""; ""Paul F and Paul A ""; ""Buglar and Howard ""; ""Nan ""; ""Sethe�s Mother""; ""A Note on the Author""; ""Humanities-Ebooks""; ""Humanities Insights"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460180903321 |
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McDonald Paul
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| Penrith [Cumbria] : , : Humanities-Ebooks, LLP, , [2013] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Reading Toni Morrison's 'Beloved' : a literature insight / / by Paul McDonald
| Reading Toni Morrison's 'Beloved' : a literature insight / / by Paul McDonald |
| Autore | McDonald Paul |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Penrith [Cumbria] : , : Humanities-Ebooks, LLP, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (101 p.) |
| Collana | Humanities Insights |
| Soggetto topico |
Historical fiction, American - History and criticism
African American women in literature Infanticide in literature Slavery in literature |
| ISBN | 1-84760-287-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""CONTENTS""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Biographical and Social Context""; ""2.1 Morrison before Beloved. ""; ""2.2 The Publication of Beloved.""; ""2.3 Morrison after Beloved""; ""3. Literary Strategies""; ""3.1 Magic Realism""; ""3.2 Call and Response Structures""; ""3.3 Beloved and the Jazz Aesthetic""; ""3.4 Free Indirect Discourse""; ""4. Sequential Development and Analysis""; ""4.1 Chapter One""; ""4.2 Chapters Two and Three""; ""Rememory""; ""4.3 Chapters Four, Five and Six""; ""4.4 Chapters Seven and Eight""
""4.5 Chapters Nine, Ten and Eleven""""4.6 Chapters Twelve, Thirteen and Fourteen""; ""4.7 Chapter Fifteen""; ""4.8 Chapters Sixteen and Seventeen""; ""4.9 Chapter Eighteen""; ""Part Two""; ""4.10 Chapter Nineteen""; ""4.11 Chapters Twenty to Twenty Three""; ""4.12 Chapters Twenty Four and Twenty Five""; ""Part Three""; ""4.13 Chapters Twenty Six, Seven, and Eight""; ""5. Interpreting Beloved""; ""5.1 Beloved and Modernism""; ""5.2 Beloved and Postmodernism""; ""5.3 Beloved and Realism""; ""5.4 Language and Motherhood in Beloved""; ""5.5 Dissenting Voices""; ""5.6 Beloved the Film"" ""6. Selected Bibliography""""6.1 Works on Beloved""; ""6.2 Works on Toni Morrison""; ""6.3 Internet Sources""; ""Character List""; ""Sethe ""; ""Beloved ""; ""Denver""; ""Paul D ""; ""Baby Suggs (aka Grandma Baby) ""; ""Schoolteacher ""; ""Stamp Paid ""; ""Amy Denver ""; ""Halle Suggs ""; ""Sixo ""; ""Mr. and Mrs. Garner""; ""Lady Jones ""; ""Ella ""; ""Mr. and Miss Bodwin""; ""Paul F and Paul A ""; ""Buglar and Howard ""; ""Nan ""; ""Sethe�s Mother""; ""A Note on the Author""; ""Humanities-Ebooks""; ""Humanities Insights"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796903203321 |
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McDonald Paul
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| Penrith [Cumbria] : , : Humanities-Ebooks, LLP, , [2013] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Reading Toni Morrison's 'Beloved' : a literature insight / / by Paul McDonald
| Reading Toni Morrison's 'Beloved' : a literature insight / / by Paul McDonald |
| Autore | McDonald Paul |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Penrith [Cumbria] : , : Humanities-Ebooks, LLP, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (101 p.) |
| Collana | Humanities Insights |
| Soggetto topico |
Historical fiction, American - History and criticism
African American women in literature Infanticide in literature Slavery in literature |
| ISBN | 1-84760-287-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""CONTENTS""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Biographical and Social Context""; ""2.1 Morrison before Beloved. ""; ""2.2 The Publication of Beloved.""; ""2.3 Morrison after Beloved""; ""3. Literary Strategies""; ""3.1 Magic Realism""; ""3.2 Call and Response Structures""; ""3.3 Beloved and the Jazz Aesthetic""; ""3.4 Free Indirect Discourse""; ""4. Sequential Development and Analysis""; ""4.1 Chapter One""; ""4.2 Chapters Two and Three""; ""Rememory""; ""4.3 Chapters Four, Five and Six""; ""4.4 Chapters Seven and Eight""
""4.5 Chapters Nine, Ten and Eleven""""4.6 Chapters Twelve, Thirteen and Fourteen""; ""4.7 Chapter Fifteen""; ""4.8 Chapters Sixteen and Seventeen""; ""4.9 Chapter Eighteen""; ""Part Two""; ""4.10 Chapter Nineteen""; ""4.11 Chapters Twenty to Twenty Three""; ""4.12 Chapters Twenty Four and Twenty Five""; ""Part Three""; ""4.13 Chapters Twenty Six, Seven, and Eight""; ""5. Interpreting Beloved""; ""5.1 Beloved and Modernism""; ""5.2 Beloved and Postmodernism""; ""5.3 Beloved and Realism""; ""5.4 Language and Motherhood in Beloved""; ""5.5 Dissenting Voices""; ""5.6 Beloved the Film"" ""6. Selected Bibliography""""6.1 Works on Beloved""; ""6.2 Works on Toni Morrison""; ""6.3 Internet Sources""; ""Character List""; ""Sethe ""; ""Beloved ""; ""Denver""; ""Paul D ""; ""Baby Suggs (aka Grandma Baby) ""; ""Schoolteacher ""; ""Stamp Paid ""; ""Amy Denver ""; ""Halle Suggs ""; ""Sixo ""; ""Mr. and Mrs. Garner""; ""Lady Jones ""; ""Ella ""; ""Mr. and Miss Bodwin""; ""Paul F and Paul A ""; ""Buglar and Howard ""; ""Nan ""; ""Sethe�s Mother""; ""A Note on the Author""; ""Humanities-Ebooks""; ""Humanities Insights"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808376603321 |
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McDonald Paul
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| Penrith [Cumbria] : , : Humanities-Ebooks, LLP, , [2013] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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