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Stellar collection of essays from some of the best known scholars in the field. First publication from the premiere Lesbian and Gay Studies center in the U.S. Feature collection from a major U.S. lecture series. From film to literature to history, the book is entirely cross-disciplinary
Unspeakable Women
   Despite the misogynist ideology of Italian Fascism, and contrary to the picture drawn in the most post-war literary histories and anthologies, the 1920s and 1930s were a time of wide publication and both popular and critical recognition for female authors in Italy. Focusing on the cultural pages of three major daily newspapers of the period, Robin Pickering-Iazzi discovered a wealth of contributions by famous and less-known woman that have been unavailable to readers in Italy as well as the United States for over 60 years. Expertly translated, these 16 stories are evidence not only of the high literary quality of this body of work but also of resistance to the self-sacrificing ideal of the «New Woman» of Fascism. The memorable female characters in Unspeakable Women adopt a varying strategies to create their own identities and agency regarding writing, sexuality, marriage, and family-all in opposition to the repressive norms of the culture. The stories are by Grazia Deledda, who won the Noble Prize for Literature in 1926, Maria Luisa Astaldi, Gianna Manzini, Ada Negri, Carola Prosperi, Pia Rimini, and Clarice Tartufari.
Kamala
In this second volume of folktales, a Punjabi woman outwits seven ruthless thieves, an Incan girl restores harmony to the empire, and a mischievous Norwegian lass thwarts her entitled landowner. Spanning centuries and continents, Kamala recalls how the dazzling courage, cleverness, and power of women have always held our world together.
And the World Changed
Includes works by many well known writers, such as the fiction writers Uzma Aslam Khan, Kamila Shamsie and Bapsi Sidhwa and the creative memoirists Fawzia Afzal Khan and Sara Suleri Goodyear. Also includes new literary talents. While there are other anthologies of Pakistani women’s writing, this is the only one to be published in North America that focuses on stories written directly into English. Whether it is the country’s connection to terrorism and Al Qaeda or incidents like the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan is a hot topic. But until recently, very little has been published from Pakistan, especially from women writers, who have a unique perspective on their country and their world. This anthology provides a crucial glimpse into the creative lives of Pakistani women and into Pakistan itself. Readers have fallen in love with a wealth of Indian writers (Jhumpa Lahiri, Kiran Desai, Arundhati Roy, Anita Desai, and Thrity Umrigar to name a few); though not yet as well known, Pakistani writers come from the same literary tradition. Includes works from women living in Pakistan, some in minority communities, as well as from the diaspora. Stories focus on the theme of identity: gender, cultural duality, the desire to cross boundaries and overcome prejudices.
A Smart Girl's Guide to Sticky Situations
This book is full of real-world advice that will help girls through the sticky situations they face in everyday life – from boys, friends, and dealing with emotions to embarrassing moments and difficult days at school. This girl-friendly guide is full of empowering tips from experts, and practical problem-solving strategies
Ghostly Tales on Land and Sea
Pirates, smugglers, and highwaymen are among the contemptible characters that return from beyond the grave in this collection of chilling tales drawn from both land and sea.
Stitch Poldark
Bring Ross, Demelza and the Cornish coastline to life with this collection of cross stitch charts featuring the characters and beautiful landscape featured in the hit UK TV series, Poldark. There are six different designs taken from the first series of Poldark to choose from including Ross, Elizabeth and Demelza, as well as the stunning scenery of Cornwall where the series is filmed. Stitch your favourite scenes and characters from the series while you settle back and watch the second series which is due to broadcast in Spring-16.
The Mabinogi and Other Medieval Welsh Tales
The four stories that make up the <I>Mabinogi, </I>along with three additional tales from the same tradition, form this collection and compose the core of the ancient Welsh mythological cycle. Included are only those stories that have remained unadulterated by the influence of the French Arthurian romances, providing a rare, authentic selection of the finest works in medieval Celtic literature. This landmark edition translated by Patrick K. Ford is a literary achievement of the highest order.
The Chinese Pursuit of Happiness
What defines "happiness," and how can we attain it? The ways in which people in China ask and answer this universal question tell a lot about the tensions and challenges they face during periods of remarkable political and economic change.<BR /><BR /> Based on a five-year original study conducted by a select team of China experts, <I>The Chinese Pursuit of Happiness</I> begins by asking if Chinese citizens’ assessment of their life is primarily a judgment of their social relationships. The book shows how different dimensions of happiness are manifest in the moral and ethical understandings that embed individuals in specific communities. Vividly describing the moral dilemmas experienced in contemporary Chinese society, the rituals of happiness performed in modern weddings, the practices of conviviality carried out in shared meals, the professional tensions confronted by social workers, and the hopes and frustrations shared by political reformers, the contributors to this important study illuminate the causes of anxiety and reasons for hope in China today.
Collected Ancient Greek Novels
Prose fiction, although not always associated with classical antiquity, flourished in the early Roman Empire, not only in realistic Latin novels but also and indeed principally in the Greek ideal romance of love and adventure. Enormously popular in the Renaissance, these stories have been less familiar in later centuries. Translations of the Greek stories were not readily available in English before B.P. Reardon’s first appeared in 1989.Nine complete stories are included here as well as ten others, encompassing the whole range of classical themes: romance, travel, adventure, historical fiction, and comic parody. A foreword by J.R. Morgan examines the enormous impact this groundbreaking collection has had on our understanding of classical thought and our concept of the novel.<BR />