Western Literature

The Culture of Pain

The Culture of Pain

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Up-to-date medical knowledge is combined with the definition of pain in Western literature and culture. The experience of pain as shaped by individual minds and specific cultures, from tortured victims of the Inquisition to the Nazi death camps, the...


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The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings

The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings

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Tolkien's masterpiece, and arguably the greatest fantasy work in Western literature, is a massive and complex epic simultaneousl Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.


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The Lord Of The Rings

The Lord Of The Rings

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Tolkien's masterpiece, and arguably the greatest fantasy work in Western literature, is a massive and complex epic simultaneousl Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.


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Homage: Poems in the Voices of the Western Canon

Homage: Poems in the Voices of the Western Canon

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This ambitious collection recounts the history of Western literature and philosophy through poetry. In this journey, the reader will hear the voices of Milton, Cervantes and Neruda, will walk side by side with Ovid, Marquez and many more.


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The Classical Plot and the Invention of Western Narrative

The Classical Plot and the Invention of Western Narrative

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This is the story of how western literature first developed its distinctive taste for the kind of tight, economical plotting still supreme in modern fiction and cinema.


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Tibetan Songs of Realization

Tibetan Songs of Realization

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Amongst most other forms of Tibetan literature, the genre of mgur (songs of spiritual realization) stands out for their startingly and unusually sincere descriptions of inner thoughts, feelings and experiential knowledge.


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