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Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors

par Susan Sontag ...

Lu par Tavia Gilbert ...

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4 heure 38 min

In 1978 Susan Sontag wrote Illness as Metaphor, a classic work described by Newsweek as “one of the most liberating books of its time.” A cancer patient herself when she was writing the book, Sontag shows how the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment. By demystifying the ... En savoir plus

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In 1978 Susan Sontag wrote Illness as Metaphor, a classic work described by Newsweek as “one of the most liberating books of its time.” A cancer patient herself when she was writing the book, Sontag shows how the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment. By demystifying the
... En savoir plus
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Against Interpretation, and Other Essays

par Susan Sontag ...

Lu par Tavia Gilbert ...

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12 heure 7 min

Against Interpretation was Susan Sontag’s first collection of essays and is a modern classic. Originally published in 1966, it has never gone out of print and has influenced generations of readers all over the world. It includes the famous essays “Notes on Camp” and “Against Interpretation,” as well as her impassioned discussions of Sartre, Camus, Simone Weil, Godard, Beckett, Levi-Strauss, ... En savoir plus

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Against Interpretation was Susan Sontag’s first collection of essays and is a modern classic. Originally published in 1966, it has never gone out of print and has influenced generations of readers all over the world. It includes the famous essays “Notes on Camp” and “Against Interpretation,” as well as her impassioned discussions of Sartre, Camus, Simone Weil, Godard, Beckett, Levi-Strauss,
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Au Revoir, Tristesse

Lessons in Happiness from French Literature

par Viv Groskop ...

Lu par Gabrielle Baker ...

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9 heure 41 min

"Groskop skillfully juggles memoir, biography, philosophy, and literary criticism to create a delightful tour through some of French literature's greats." —Madeline Miller, New York Times bestselling authorLike many people the world over, Viv Groskop wishes she was a little more French. A writer, comedian, and journalist, Groskop studied the language obsessively starting at age eleven, and spent ... En savoir plus

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"Groskop skillfully juggles memoir, biography, philosophy, and literary criticism to create a delightful tour through some of French literature's greats." —Madeline Miller, New York Times bestselling authorLike many people the world over, Viv Groskop wishes she was a little more French. A writer, comedian, and journalist, Groskop studied the language obsessively starting at age eleven, and spent
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그대 아직도 꿈꾸고 있는가 해설집

par 박완서 ...

Lu par Kyoung-a Cho ...

Collections Livre audio : 2 - 그대 아직도 꿈꾸고 있는가
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31 min

『그대 아직도 꿈꾸고 있는가』는 일찌감치, '호주제'라는 남녀 불평등한 악습을 따른 제도를 소재로 삼아 사회 공론화시킨 소설이다. 결혼에 한 번 실패한 차문경과 부인과 사별한 지 얼마 되지 않은 김혁주, 비슷한 시기에 홀로된 이들은 동창회에서 재회하고 곧바로 사랑에 빠진다. 문경은 부인과 사별한 지 얼마 지나지 않은 혁주를 생각해 3년이 지난 뒤 결혼을 하기로 한다. 그러나 문경이 의심해마지 않던 둘의 결혼은 혁주의 변심으로 깨지고, 문경은 미혼모라는 굴레와 아비 없는 아이, 가난한 삶만이 남았을 뿐이다. 그리고 7년 후, 혁주는 경제력과 화목한 가정을 이루고도 단 하나 가지지 못한 것, 아들을 차지하기 위해 다시 문경의 인생에 나타난다. 『그대 아직도 꿈꾸고 있는가』에서는 가부장적 전횡을 여성의 입장에서 ... En savoir plus

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『그대 아직도 꿈꾸고 있는가』는 일찌감치, '호주제'라는 남녀 불평등한 악습을 따른 제도를 소재로 삼아 사회 공론화시킨 소설이다. 결혼에 한 번 실패한 차문경과 부인과 사별한 지 얼마 되지 않은 김혁주, 비슷한 시기에 홀로된 이들은 동창회에서 재회하고 곧바로 사랑에 빠진다. 문경은 부인과 사별한 지 얼마 지나지 않은 혁주를 생각해 3년이 지난 뒤 결혼을 하기로 한다. 그러나 문경이 의심해마지 않던 둘의 결혼은 혁주의 변심으로 깨지고, 문경은 미혼모라는 굴레와 아비 없는 아이, 가난한 삶만이 남았을 뿐이다. 그리고 7년 후, 혁주는 경제력과 화목한 가정을 이루고도 단 하나 가지지 못한 것, 아들을 차지하기 위해 다시 문경의 인생에 나타난다. 『그대 아직도 꿈꾸고 있는가』에서는 가부장적 전횡을 여성의 입장에서
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Writing During the Apocalypse

Reflections on the Great Unraveling

par Ed Simon ...

Lu par Shamaan Casey ...

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6 heure 22 min

Bloomsbury presents Writing During the Apocalypse by Ed Simon, read by Shamaan CaseyAll of American literature is a tragedy. What we’re living through now isn’t a tragedy, however – it’s a horror novel. W****hy bother writing when the world’s on fire?Rising authoritarianism. Covid. Inflation. Wealth disparity. War. Climate change. While every time period is marked by apocalyptic fears, it ... En savoir plus

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Bloomsbury presents Writing During the Apocalypse by Ed Simon, read by Shamaan CaseyAll of American literature is a tragedy. What we’re living through now isn’t a tragedy, however – it’s a horror novel. W****hy bother writing when the world’s on fire?Rising authoritarianism. Covid. Inflation. Wealth disparity. War. Climate change. While every time period is marked by apocalyptic fears, it
... En savoir plus
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Earth

Object Lessons

par Professor Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, Profsesor Linda T. Elkins-Tanton ...

Lu par Mack Gordon, Rachel Handshaw ...

Collections series Object Lessons
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3 heure 15 min

Bloomsbury presents Earth by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen and Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, read by Rachel Handshaw and Mack Gordon.Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.In Earth, a planetary scientist and a literary humanist explore what happens when we think of the Earth as an object viewable from space. As a “blue marble,” “a blue pale dot,” ... En savoir plus

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Bloomsbury presents Earth by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen and Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, read by Rachel Handshaw and Mack Gordon.Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.In Earth, a planetary scientist and a literary humanist explore what happens when we think of the Earth as an object viewable from space. As a “blue marble,” “a blue pale dot,”
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Apocalípticos e integrados

par Umberto Eco ...

Lu par Diego Rousselon ...

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13 heure 32 min

Una colección de ensayos magistrales sobre la cultura de masas.En estos ensayos magistrales, en los que analiza la estructura del mal gusto, la lectura de cómics, el mito de Superman, la canción de consumo, el papel de los medios audiovisuales como instrumento de información o el influjo de la televisión en el mundo actual, Umberto Eco se plantea el problema central de la doble postura ante la ... En savoir plus

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Una colección de ensayos magistrales sobre la cultura de masas.En estos ensayos magistrales, en los que analiza la estructura del mal gusto, la lectura de cómics, el mito de Superman, la canción de consumo, el papel de los medios audiovisuales como instrumento de información o el influjo de la televisión en el mundo actual, Umberto Eco se plantea el problema central de la doble postura ante la
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A Brief Introduction to Psychoanalytic Theory

par Stephen Frosh ...

Lu par Sofia Engstrand ...

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13 heure 13 min

Bloomsbury presents A Brief Introduction to Psychoanalytic Theory by Stephen Frosh, read by Sofia Engstrand.Psychoanalytic theory remains hugely influential to our understanding of the mind and human behaviour. It provides a rich source of ideas for therapeutic practice while offering dramatic insights for the study of culture and society, with applications that extend across film, literature and ... En savoir plus

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Bloomsbury presents A Brief Introduction to Psychoanalytic Theory by Stephen Frosh, read by Sofia Engstrand.Psychoanalytic theory remains hugely influential to our understanding of the mind and human behaviour. It provides a rich source of ideas for therapeutic practice while offering dramatic insights for the study of culture and society, with applications that extend across film, literature and
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Frankenstein

par Amit Varma ...

Lu par Amit Varma ...

Collections Livre audio : 3 - The Book Club with Amit Varma
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12 min

Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' was published when she was 20 years old, but it is more than just a precocious book of early science fiction. In Episode 3 of The Book Club, Amit Varma explains how Shelley fearlessly tackled big themes, and delved as deep into human nature as the best literature of the time. Her book gave birth to many tropes that still exist – and showed an ambition that has since ... En savoir plus

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Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' was published when she was 20 years old, but it is more than just a precocious book of early science fiction. In Episode 3 of The Book Club, Amit Varma explains how Shelley fearlessly tackled big themes, and delved as deep into human nature as the best literature of the time. Her book gave birth to many tropes that still exist – and showed an ambition that has since
... En savoir plus
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Ballot

Object Lessons

par Anjali Enjeti ...

Lu par Tyra D’Costa ...

Collections series Object Lessons
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3 heure 54 min

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Ballot examines the psychological, cultural, and political significance of voting in an increasingly anti-voting climate. Armed with her personal experiences as a poll worker, electoral organizer, and activist, Anjali Enjeti unspools a timely narrative about the precarious state of the ballot ... En savoir plus

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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Ballot examines the psychological, cultural, and political significance of voting in an increasingly anti-voting climate. Armed with her personal experiences as a poll worker, electoral organizer, and activist, Anjali Enjeti unspools a timely narrative about the precarious state of the ballot
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You Can't Joke About That

Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We’re All in This Together

par Kat Timpf ...

Lu par Kat Timpf ...

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7 heure 34 min

What happens when we can’t joke about some of the most important stuff in life?In a 2019 study, 40% of people reported censoring themselves out of fear that voicing their views would alienate them from the people they care about most. Those people should probably not read this book in public.In You Can’t Joke About That, Kat Timpf shows why much of the way we talk about sensitive subjects is wrong ... En savoir plus

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What happens when we can’t joke about some of the most important stuff in life?In a 2019 study, 40% of people reported censoring themselves out of fear that voicing their views would alienate them from the people they care about most. Those people should probably not read this book in public.In You Can’t Joke About That, Kat Timpf shows why much of the way we talk about sensitive subjects is wrong
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Tess of the d’Urbervilles

par Thomas Hardy ...

Lu par Peter Firth ...

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2 heure 49 min

Tess, the young and lovely heroine of Hardy’s classic tale, knows instinctively that the path she is choosing is the wrong one. But, a child of her times, what can she do but follow the dictates of her family?Against the lovely background of the English countryside, Thomas Hardy sets his tale of seduction and betrayal as Tess, his beautiful heroine, speeds to her destruction.Lusted after by one ... En savoir plus

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Tess, the young and lovely heroine of Hardy’s classic tale, knows instinctively that the path she is choosing is the wrong one. But, a child of her times, what can she do but follow the dictates of her family?Against the lovely background of the English countryside, Thomas Hardy sets his tale of seduction and betrayal as Tess, his beautiful heroine, speeds to her destruction.Lusted after by one
... En savoir plus
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Restaurant

Object Lessons

par Dr. or Prof. Brian Duff ...

Lu par Chris Gaines ...

Collections series Object Lessons
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3 heure 41 min

Bloomsbury presents Restaurant by Brian Duff, read by Chris GainesObject Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.In the last few decades, restaurants and food culture have achieved extraordinary cultural presence. Chefs are heroes and thought leaders, well-executed entrées go viral, dining out has become theater, plating has become art and ubiquitous Instagram ... En savoir plus

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Bloomsbury presents Restaurant by Brian Duff, read by Chris GainesObject Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.In the last few decades, restaurants and food culture have achieved extraordinary cultural presence. Chefs are heroes and thought leaders, well-executed entrées go viral, dining out has become theater, plating has become art and ubiquitous Instagram
... En savoir plus
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The Mayflower and Miscellaneous Writings by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Essays on History, Faith, and Social Thought

par Harriet Beecher Stowe ...

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12 heure 39 min

This audiobook collection includes historical reflection and social essays by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Exploring faith, moral responsibility, and American identity, it offers insight into nineteenth-century thought and reform. ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook collection includes historical reflection and social essays by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Exploring faith, moral responsibility, and American identity, it offers insight into nineteenth-century thought and reform.
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Argo Classics)

par Mark Twain ...

Lu par Bing Crosby ...

Collections series Argo Classics
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2 heure 51 min

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.During a long hot summer, a young boy’s taste for excitement lands him in and out of trouble.Bing ... En savoir plus

$17.99 CAD

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.During a long hot summer, a young boy’s taste for excitement lands him in and out of trouble.Bing
... En savoir plus
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Waste

Object Lessons

par Dr. Brian Thill ...

Lu par Kevin Shen ...

Collections series Object Lessons
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2 heure 31 min

Bloomsbury presents Waste by Brian Thill, read by Kevin Shen.Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Though we try to imagine otherwise, waste is every object, plus time. Whatever else an object is, it’s also waste—or was, or will be. All that is needed is time or a change of sentiment or circumstance. Waste is not merely the field ... En savoir plus

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Bloomsbury presents Waste by Brian Thill, read by Kevin Shen.Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Though we try to imagine otherwise, waste is every object, plus time. Whatever else an object is, it’s also waste—or was, or will be. All that is needed is time or a change of sentiment or circumstance. Waste is not merely the field
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Semiotics

The Basics

par Daniel Chandler ...

Lu par Ric Jerrom ...

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14 heure 45 min

This third edition of the bestselling textbook has been fully revised, continuing to provide a concise introduction to the key concepts of semiotics in accessible and jargon-free language. Demystifying what is a complex, highly interdisciplinary field, key questions covered include: What are signs and codes? What can semiotics teach us about representation and reality? What tools does it offer for ... En savoir plus

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This third edition of the bestselling textbook has been fully revised, continuing to provide a concise introduction to the key concepts of semiotics in accessible and jargon-free language. Demystifying what is a complex, highly interdisciplinary field, key questions covered include: What are signs and codes? What can semiotics teach us about representation and reality? What tools does it offer for
... En savoir plus
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Microphone

par Ralph Jones ...

Lu par Christopher Naylor ...

Collections series Object Lessons
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2 heure 36 min

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Since its invention more than 150 years ago, the microphone transformed the world in an instant. Yet its evolution and integration into our daily lives has been comparatively gradual – so gradual, crucially, that it is easy to forget just how much we take it for granted. Every phone has a ... En savoir plus

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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Since its invention more than 150 years ago, the microphone transformed the world in an instant. Yet its evolution and integration into our daily lives has been comparatively gradual – so gradual, crucially, that it is easy to forget just how much we take it for granted. Every phone has a
... En savoir plus
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High Heel

par Summer Brennan ...

Lu par Allyson Ryan ...

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4 heure 14 min

Fetishized, demonized, celebrated, and outlawed, the high heel is central to the iconography of modern womanhood. But are high heels good? Are they feminist? What does it mean for a woman (or, for that matter, a man) to choose to wear them?Meditating on the labyrinthine nature of sexual identity and the performance of gender, High Heel moves from film to fairytale, from foot binding to feminism, ... En savoir plus

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Fetishized, demonized, celebrated, and outlawed, the high heel is central to the iconography of modern womanhood. But are high heels good? Are they feminist? What does it mean for a woman (or, for that matter, a man) to choose to wear them?Meditating on the labyrinthine nature of sexual identity and the performance of gender, High Heel moves from film to fairytale, from foot binding to feminism,
... En savoir plus
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GDP: A Brief But Affectionate History

par Amit Varma ...

Lu par Amit Varma ...

Collections Livre audio : 11 - The Book Club with Amit Varma
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7 min

The GDP is today more a political tool than a statistical one. In episode 11 of The Book Club, Amit Varma recommends 'GDP: A Brief But Affectionate History" by Diane Coyle, a perfect primer on the origin and drawbacks of this controversial measure. ... En savoir plus

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The GDP is today more a political tool than a statistical one. In episode 11 of The Book Club, Amit Varma recommends 'GDP: A Brief But Affectionate History" by Diane Coyle, a perfect primer on the origin and drawbacks of this controversial measure.
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In Service of the Republic

par Amit Varma ...

Lu par Amit Varma ...

Collections Livre audio : 4 - The Book Club with Amit Varma
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14 min

Economic policy sounds boring – but it affects all our lives. In episode 4 of The Book Club, Amit Varma raves about 'In Service of the Republic', a masterful book by Vijay Kelkar and Ajay Shah that distills decades of experience of shaping public policy. In their book, Kelkar and Shah write not about how to make policy, but about how to think about policy, in clear lucid prose that makes its ... En savoir plus

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Economic policy sounds boring – but it affects all our lives. In episode 4 of The Book Club, Amit Varma raves about 'In Service of the Republic', a masterful book by Vijay Kelkar and Ajay Shah that distills decades of experience of shaping public policy. In their book, Kelkar and Shah write not about how to make policy, but about how to think about policy, in clear lucid prose that makes its
... En savoir plus
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Sleep Works

Experiments in Science and Literature, 1899–1929

par Sebastian P. Klinger ...

Lu par Mike Chamberlain ...

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6 heure 18 min

At the turn of the twentieth century, sleep began to be seen not merely as a passive state but as an active, dynamic process crucial to our understanding of consciousness and identity. In Sleep Works, cultural historian and literary scholar Sebastian P. Klinger explores the intriguing connections between scientific inquiry and literary expression during an era when sleep was both a scientific ... En savoir plus

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At the turn of the twentieth century, sleep began to be seen not merely as a passive state but as an active, dynamic process crucial to our understanding of consciousness and identity. In Sleep Works, cultural historian and literary scholar Sebastian P. Klinger explores the intriguing connections between scientific inquiry and literary expression during an era when sleep was both a scientific
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الفراديس المصطنعة - في الحشيش والأفيون

par شارل بودلير ...

Lu par Hiba Bishani ...

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5 heure 22 min

يتناول شارل بودلير في هذا الكتاب العلاقة الممكنة بين استعمال المخدّرات والإبداع الشعري متطرقاً إلى تجارب إبداعية أوروبية عديدة، مرتبطة بشكل أو بآخر بالتوظيفات الإبداعية للحشيش والأفيون في الشعر والسرد والموسيقى، مازجاً بين لغة علميّة أساسها البحث التاريخي والملاحظة المباشرة؛ وأسلوب شعري يخلّص هذا الكتاب من طابعه البحثي ويجعله واحداً من الكتب التي يمكن أن نفهم من خلالها الخلفيات الفكرية والجمالية ... En savoir plus

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يتناول شارل بودلير في هذا الكتاب العلاقة الممكنة بين استعمال المخدّرات والإبداع الشعري متطرقاً إلى تجارب إبداعية أوروبية عديدة، مرتبطة بشكل أو بآخر بالتوظيفات الإبداعية للحشيش والأفيون في الشعر والسرد والموسيقى، مازجاً بين لغة علميّة أساسها البحث التاريخي والملاحظة المباشرة؛ وأسلوب شعري يخلّص هذا الكتاب من طابعه البحثي ويجعله واحداً من الكتب التي يمكن أن نفهم من خلالها الخلفيات الفكرية والجمالية
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Wallpaper

par Dr. or Prof. Marc Olivier ...

Collections series Object Lessons
Version Longue

3 heure

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.We live with wallpaper not only indoors, but also in art, cinema, fashion, video games, and in our desktops and smart phones. A papered wall can represent a kind of unrelenting screen time, an inescapable ambience that plays on our minds. Paper, plastic, or pixels, wallpaper always exceeds the ... En savoir plus

$20.00 CAD

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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.We live with wallpaper not only indoors, but also in art, cinema, fashion, video games, and in our desktops and smart phones. A papered wall can represent a kind of unrelenting screen time, an inescapable ambience that plays on our minds. Paper, plastic, or pixels, wallpaper always exceeds the
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