Modern Irish poetry beyond Yeats and Heaney Interpreting modern Irish poetry within a network of national and cultural identities and in the context of economic and demographic changes of the past fifty years, this volume looks at Irish poetry anew and offers instructors guidance on refashioning the standard Yeats-to-Heaney survey course ......
Classic speculative fiction with a comedic approach Conjuring worlds in which robots are kings and Earthlings exist on the fringes of the universe, Stanislaw Lem's anachronistic fairy tales and science fiction parables envision knights who fight for the favor of a mechanical princess, a computer that can create anything (so long as it ......
Essays on the Mexican Revolution and its literary and cultural legacies The Mexican Revolution lives on in literature, film, song, and popular culture. An enduring part of the cultural memory of Mexican and Mexican American communities, the revolution has shaped-and continues to be shaped by-later generations' experiences and conceptions of ......
Essays on the Mexican Revolution and its literary and cultural legacies The Mexican Revolution lives on in literature, film, song, and popular culture. An enduring part of the cultural memory of Mexican and Mexican American communities, the revolution has shaped-and continues to be shaped by-later generations' experiences and conceptions of ......
Essays on teaching medieval Arthurian literature and modern adaptations From the Middle Ages to the present, legends of King Arthur and his court have fascinated readers, inviting contemplation of leadership and community, love and romance, and other perennial concepts. The tales and their history of adaptation affirm that societies across ......
Essays on teaching medieval Arthurian literature and modern adaptations From the Middle Ages to the present, legends of King Arthur and his court have fascinated readers, inviting contemplation of leadership and community, love and romance, and other perennial concepts. The tales and their history of adaptation affirm that societies across time ......
A guide to teaching the Odyssey through contemporary questions and approaches Famous for its characters-the clever, unscrupulous Odysseus; the resilient, proud Penelope; and their young son, Telemachus, beginning his own life's journeys-the Odyssey is also well known as a set of fantastic tales and as a reflection of the ethos of Bronze Age ......
A guide to teaching the Odyssey through contemporary questions and approaches Famous for its characters-the clever, unscrupulous Odysseus; the resilient, proud Penelope; and their young son, Telemachus, beginning his own life's journeys-the Odyssey is also well known as a set of fantastic tales and as a reflection of the ethos of Bronze Age ......
Essays on teaching the Spanish author Benito Perez Galdos The Spanish author Benito Perez Galdos (1843-1920) produced an immense oeuvre of novels, stories, plays, and journalism that addressed the political, social, and aesthetic questions of his time. This volume will give any instructor interested in teaching Galdos, including those who want ......