Essays featuring twentieth-century Korean thought on literature and culture. Faced with dramatic social and political changes, Korean writers of the twentieth century-writing in the context of Japanese imperialism, World War II, the Korean War, and the Cold War era-explored many pressing questions about modern life: What is the relationship ......
The girl Huesn and the boy Ask are betrothed to each other as children. But Huesn violates the custom of the tribe by falling in love with him, and Ask must undergo the trials of a journey to the Diyar-i Kalp, Land of the Heart, to prove himself worthy-a journey to realization of both his and Huesn's true nature. The Turkish verse romance Huesn ......
Essays featuring twentieth-century Korean thought on literature and culture. Faced with dramatic social and political changes, Korean writers of the twentieth century-writing in the context of Japanese imperialism, World War II, the Korean War, and the Cold War era-explored many pressing questions about modern life: What is the relationship ......
Broad generalizations about "people today" are a familiar feature of first-year student writing. How Students Write brings a fresh perspective to this perennial observation, using corpus linguistics techniques. This study analyzes sentence-level patterns in student writing to develop an understanding of how students present evidence, draw ......
A sentimental novel exploring love and betrayal Returning to court after triumphant success in war, the Marquis de Cressy sets out to become successful in society as well. Along the way, he begins romances with two women: one young and naive, the other a widow of noble status and character. Unaware of their connection to the same man, they are ......
Set in prerevolutionary France, Histoire d'Ernestine tells of the love between an innocent young woman and an aristocrat. Ernestine, German-born and orphaned, is an apprentice painter putting the finishing touches on a portrait when the marquis de Clemengis, elegant and handsome, enters the studio. Recognizing him as the subject of the portrait, ......
The beautiful Marquise de Banneville meets a handsome marquis, and they fall in love. But the young woman is actually a young man (brought up as a girl and completely in the dark about her-or his-true sex), while the marquis is actually a young woman who likes to cross-dress. Will they live happily ever after? In the introduction, Joan DeJean ......
A manual for college instructors seeking to integrate writing into their courses more effectively, this book suggests techniques for responding to student work, guiding student peer groups, and dealing with specific writing problems.