Descargar Libros y Ebooks (PDF / EPUB)

Muerte en el páramo

Autor: Ann Cleeves

Número de Páginas: 405

Descubre a la inspectora Vera Stanhope, protagonista de la serie de televisión Vera Han pasado diez años desde que el cuerpo de la quinceañera Abigail Mantel apareció en una zanja y Jeanie Long, la novia de su padre, fue condenada por el crimen. Justo cuando Emma Bennett, la mejor amiga de la víctima, regresa a Elvet, el pueblo donde todo sucedió, aparecen pruebas que demuestran la inocencia de Jeanie, y eso quiere decir que el asesino de Abigail sigue libre. La inspectora Vera Stanhope es la encargada de investigar el caso y, a medida que avanza en sus pesquisas, los secretos del pasado quedan al descubierto. Todo el mundo miente para protegerse, pero Vera debe atrapar al asesino, y rápido. De la ganadora del prestigioso CWA Gold Dagger Award Una apasionante novela protagonizada por la inspectora Vera Stanhope

The Best Murders Are British

Autor: Jim Daems

Número de Páginas: 209

A staple of television since the early years of the BBC, British crime drama first crossed the Atlantic on public broadcasting stations and specialty cable channels, and later through streaming services. Often engaging with domestic anxieties about the government's power (or lack thereof), and with larger issues of social justice like gender equality, racism, and homophobia, it has constantly evolved to reflect social and cultural changes while adapting U.S. and Nordic noir influences in a way that retains its characteristically British elements. This collection examines the continuing appeal of British crime drama from The Sweeney through Sherlock, Marcella, and Happy Valley. Individual essays focus on male melodrama, nostalgia, definitions of community, gender and LGBTQ representation, and neoliberalism. The persistence of the English murder, as each chapter of this collection reveals, points to the complexity of British crime drama's engagement with social, political, and cultural issues. It is precisely the mix of British stereotypes, coupled with a willingness to engage with broader global social and political issues, that makes British crime drama such a successful cultural...

Mort sur la lande

Autor: Ann Cleeves

Número de Páginas: 420

Une femme accusée à tort d'un meurtre. L'une des premières enquêtes de Vera Stanhope, héroïne de la série à succès diffusée sur France 3. Qui a tué la jeune Abigail ? Vera mène l'enquête Depuis dix ans, Jeanie Long, accusée du meurtre de la jeune Abigail, était sous les verrous... Lasse de toujours crier son innocence, elle vient de se suicider !Les habitants de la paisible bourgade d'Elvet, dans le nord de l'Angleterre, sont troublés d'apprendre qu'une nouvelle preuve a été exhumée : Jeanie a été victime d'une erreur judiciaire. Quant au meurtrier d'Abigail, il serait en liberté...L'enquête est donc rouverte et l'investigation menée par l'inspectrice Vera Stanhope. Sur son passage, les villageois sont ramenés à une époque qu'ils auraient préféré oublier. Mais ont-ils peur de l'assassin... ou de la coriace détective, prête à mettre au jour des secrets indicibles ?Jalousies, fantasmes, incestes, chantages... Il faudra toute la ténacité de Vera pour délier les langues sur ce coin de lande britannique. Un suspense psychologique à couper au couteau !

Une affaire classée

Autor: Ann Cleeves

Número de Páginas: 414

Solitaire et grande gueule, le personnage d'inspectrice créé par Ann Cleeves a donné lieu à la série télé Les Enquêtes de Vera, diffusée sur France 3, qui rassemblent des millions de téléspectateurs. Avec cette nouvelle enquête, nous en apprenons un peu plus sur le passé de l'enquêtrice... Son père semble impliqué dans un crime du passé. " Une romancière qui, entre Patricia Highsmith et Elizabeth George, sonde à demi-mot les méandres de l'âme." Alexandre Lous, Le Magazine littéraire Quand John Brace, ancien flic à présent derrière les barreaux, annonce à Vera Stanhope, de la police du Northumberland, qu'il est prêt à lui faire des révélations sur une disparition jamais élucidée, elle accepte ses conditions. Mais enquêter plus de vingt ans après les faits ravive en elle de désagréables souvenirs. Tout semble en effet mener au Seagull, une boîte de nuit du front de mer où son père avait l'habitude de retrouver ses amis pour y préparer leurs mauvais coups. Alors que le passé remonte peu à peu à la surface, une question taraude Vera : et si son père avait jadis été complice d'un meurtre ? Comme à son habitude, l'inspectrice chef, aussi...

Harbour Street

Autor: Ann Cleeves

Número de Páginas: 401

Harbour Street is the sixth book in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope series – which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera. A silent community. A murderer among them . . . As the snow falls in Newcastle, Detective Joe Ashworth and his daughter Jessie travel home on the busy Metro. When the train stops unexpectedly due to bad weather, Jessie notices that one woman doesn’t leave and when trying to wake her they find that the passenger has been fatally stabbed. With no witnesses DI Vera Stanhope looks into the victim’s past and discovers she lived for years on Harbour Street, in a rundown Northumberland fishing town. As she questions the local residents Vera begins to suspect they know more than they are letting on, and the killer is hiding in their midst. Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope’s investigations with The Crow Trap, Telling Tales, Hidden Depths, Silent Voices, The Glass Room, The Moth Catcher, The Seagull and The Darkest Evening.

The Moth Catcher

Autor: Ann Cleeves

Número de Páginas: 401

The Moth Catcher is the seventh book in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope series – which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera. As though to a flame, they were drawn to their deaths . . . Life seems perfect in Valley Farm, a quiet community in Northumberland. Then a shocking discovery shatters the silence. The owners of a big country house have employed a house-sitter, a young ecologist named Patrick, to look after the place while they’re away. But Patrick is found dead by the side of the lane into the valley – a beautiful, lonely place to die. DI Vera Stanhope arrives on the scene and when searching the attic of the big house – where Patrick had a flat – she finds the body of a second man. The only thing connecting the two victims is a fascination with studying moths – and catching these beautiful, rare creatures. Those who live in the close-knit Valley Farm development have secrets too, and as Vera is drawn into the claustrophobic world of this increasingly strange community, she realizes that there may be deadly secrets trapped there . . . Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope’s investigations with The Seagull and The Darkest Evening.

Dictionnaire des séries télévisées - Nouvelle édition

Autor: Nils Ahl , Benjamin Fau

Número de Páginas: 1710

Au cours des années 2000, les séries télévisées ont acquis leurs lettres de noblesse, et certaines font jeu égal avec les meilleures productions cinématographiques. Cette deuxième édition du Dictionnaire des séries télévisées entend offrir aux lecteurs débutants, amateurs ou éclairés, un regard d'ensemble – autant descriptif que critique – sur la production télévisée de ces quatre-vingts dernières années. Chaque notice présente ainsi les informations techniques indispensables (créateur, acteurs, production, diffusion...), une note d'appréciation, un " pitch " de départ, et l'opinion de son auteur. Environ 4 200 entrées – plus de 900 nouvelles et des centaines actualisées – traitent de la totalité des séries diffusées en France depuis l'origine de la télévision. Se côtoient ainsi Chapeau melon et Bottes de cuir, Dr House, Thierry la Fronde, Les Experts, Dallas, Seinfeld, Six Feet Under, Sur écoute, Mad Men, Falco, True Blood, House of Cards, Derrick, Downton Abbey, Friends, Les Soprano, Game of Thrones, Columbo ou encore Breaking Bad, époques et genres confondus. À ce corpus s'ajoutent un glossaire du jargon sériephile, une bibliographie ...

The Crow Trap

Autor: Ann Cleeves

Número de Páginas: 561

Introducing Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope. The Crow Trap is the first book in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope series – which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn, Vera. Everyone has something to hide . . . Three very different women come together at an isolated cottage on the North Pennines to complete an environmental survey. Three women who each know the meaning of betrayal . . . Rachael, the team leader, is still reeling after a double betrayal by her lover and boss. Anne, a botanist, sees the survey as a chance to indulge in a little deception of her own. And then there is Grace, a strange, uncommunicative young woman, hiding plenty of her own secrets. Rachael is the first to arrive at the cottage, but when she gets there she is shocked to discover an apparent suicide. But then another death occurs, and a fourth woman enters the picture – the unconventional Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope, who must piece together the truth from these women’s tangled lives . . . Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope’s investigations with Telling Tales, Hidden Depths, and Silent Voices.

The Glass Room

Autor: Ann Cleeves

Número de Páginas: 401

The Glass Room is the fifth book in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope series – which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera. Sometimes crime strikes too close to home . . . DI Vera Stanhope is not one to make friends easily, but her neighbours keep her well-supplied in homebrew and conversation. But when one of them goes missing, her path leads her to more than a missing friend . . . Vera tracks the young woman down to the Writer’s House, a country retreat for aspiring authors. Things get complicated when a body is discovered and Vera’s neighbour is found with a knife in her hand. Calling in the team, Vera knows that she should hand the case over. She’s too close to the main suspect. But the investigation is too tempting and she’s never been one to follow the rules. Vera must find a killer who has taken murder off the page and is making it real . . . Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope’s investigations with Harbour Street, The Moth Catcher, The Seagull and The Darkest Evening.

Hidden Depths

Autor: Ann Cleeves

Número de Páginas: 401

Hidden Depths is the third book in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope series – which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera. A killer who is making an art out of murder . . . A hot summer on the Northumberland coast and Julie Armstrong arrives home from a night out to find her son strangled, laid out in a bath of water and covered with wild flowers. This stylized murder scene has captured Inspector Vera Stanhope’s attention. And then another body is discovered in a rock pool, the corpse again strewn with flowers. Vera must work quickly to find this killer who is making art out of death. As local residents are forced to share their deepest, darkest secrets, the killer watches, waits and plans to prepare another beautiful, watery grave . . . Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope's investigations with The Crow Trap, Telling Tales, Silent Voices, The Glass Room, Harbour Street, The Moth Catcher, The Seagull, and The Darkest Evening.

Best Eaten Cold and Other Stories

Autor: Murder Squad

Número de Páginas: 192

Including The Message by Margaret Murphy and Laptop by Cath Staincliffe, both winners of the CWA short story Daggar Award 2012. Best Eaten Cold and Other Stories showcases a group of highly regarded, award-winning crime writers who all share a special passion for crime, which is reflected in this superb new volume. Funny and sad, atmospheric and dark, ingenious and frightening, each of the thirteen stories in this collection will thrill lovers of crime fiction.

Des vérités cachées

Autor: Ann Cleeves

Número de Páginas: 380

Deux cadavres retrouvés dans le paisible comté du Northemburland.. Tous deux entourés de pétales de fleurs. Une énigme à résoudre pour l'inspectrice Vera Stanhope, héroïne de la série à succès diffusée sur France 3. Un corps couvert de fleurs : Vera débusquera-t-elle l'assassin ? Il fait chaud, ce jour-là, sur les côtes du Northumberland. Revenue d'une virée en ville, Julie Armstrong n'aurait jamais cru faire une aussi macabre découverte : son fils étranglé dans sa baignoire, le corps couvert de fleurs sauvages...Ce meurtre d'"esthète" laisse l'inspectrice Vera Stanhope et son équipe sous le choc. Lorsqu'un second corps est découvert dans un décor similaire, Vera sait vite ce qu'elle doit faire pour débusquer le criminel.Rares sont les indices susceptibles d'aiguiller Vera, mais la voilà intriguée par le groupe d'amis qui a découvert le second corps. Qu'est-ce qui relie ces quatre hommes et cette femme ? Pendant ce temps, le tueur reste dans l'ombre, attendant l'occasion de reproduire son œuvre d'art morbide...Solitaire et grande gueule, plus portée sur le single malt que sur l'Earl Grey, le personnage d'inspectrice créé par Ann Cleeves a rejoint...

Le récit dans les séries policières

Autor: Dominique Sipière

Número de Páginas: 272

Les séries policières anglo-saxonnes, et plus particulièrement celles qui visent d’abord l’agrément et une forme de confort narratif (le wellbeing), sont les plus populaires. Dans ces récits, dont l’écriture renvoie d’abord au classicisme hollywoodien avant de s’en dégager un peu, le spectateur trouve sans doute une forme de révélation par détective interposé, de minuscules apocalypses quotidiennes. Quels sont les mécanismes de ces séries et en quoi répondent-elles à une forme de quête de sens de leur temps ? Pour apporter des réponses à ces questions et dégager les grandes tendances et évolutions du genre depuis les années 2000, cet ouvrage remonte tout d’abord aux origines des récits policiers et à leurs prototypes narratifs : Holmes, Poirot et le whodunnit, les cop shows et la matière soap opera qui les environne. Puis, s’appuyant sur plusieurs séries représentatives, de Mentalist aux Experts, en passant par Castle ou encore Inspecteur Barnaby, il énonce et analyse leurs principaux motifs : l’esprit des lieux, le temps, la place des femmes, l’importance des minorités, la nature du Mal, les images ambivalentes de la science...

Starlings & Other Stories

Autor: Ann Cleeves

Número de Páginas: 223

Twelve pictures, twelve tales of crime and mystery. Written by Murder Squad and their six accomplices, these page turning stories uncover a world of intrigue, suspense and fear. With contributions from celebrated crime writers including Ann Cleeves and Martin Edwards, each tale is inspired by the atmospheric and evocative Pembrokeshire collection of photographer David Wilson.

1001 TV Series

Autor: Paul Condon

Número de Páginas: 960

This is the ultimate book for the Netflix and boxset generation, featuring all the greatest drama series ever broadcast as well as the weirdest game shows, controversial reality TV experiments and breathtaking nature documentaries. It is a must for anyone who wants to know why India's Ramayan is legendary, why Roots was groundbreaking, or what the ending of Lost was all about. Written by an international team of critics, authors, academics, producers and journalists, this book reviews TV series from more than 20 countries, highlights classic episodes to watch and also provides cast summaries and production details.

The Dry Season

Autor: Melissa Febos

Número de Páginas: 289

The award-winning author of Girlhood returns with a revelatory chronicle of her year of celibacy and its transformative impact on her relationships—to others, and to herself. In the wake of a catastrophic two-year relationship, Melissa Febos decided to take a break—for three months she would abstain from dating and casual sex. Ever since her teens, she'd been in one entanglement after another. As she puts it, she could trace a “daisy chain of romances” from her adolescence to her mid-thirties. And no matter where her partners identified on the gender spectrum, she always instinctively molded herself to appeal to them. Over those first few months, she gleaned insights into her past and awoke to the joys of being single. She decided to extend her celibacy not knowing it would become the most sensual and satisfying year of her life. Unburdened by preoccupations that had consumed her for decades, she learned to relish the delights of solitude and the thrill of living on her own terms. A reckoning with lifelong patterns and dominant systems of power, The Dry Season puts Febos's experience into conversation with those of women throughout history—from Sappho to mystic nuns to...

The Long Call

Autor: Ann Cleeves

Número de Páginas: 320

Meet Detective Matthew Venn. From Ann Cleeves, the Sunday Times bestselling creator of Vera Stanhope and Shetland's Jimmy Perez, The Long Call is the number one bestselling first novel in the Two Rivers series. Now a major ITV series. North Devon. Where the rivers Taw and Torridge converge and run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outside the church as his father's funeral takes place. The day Matthew turned his back on the strict evangelical community in which he grew up, he lost his family too. Now he's back, not just to mourn his father at a distance, but to take charge of his first major case in the Two Rivers region; a complex place not quite as idyllic as tourists suppose. A body has been found on the beach near to Matthew's new home: a man with the tattoo of an albatross on his neck, stabbed to death. Finding the killer is Venn’s only focus, and his team’s investigation will take him straight back into the community he left behind, and the deadly secrets that lurk there. 'Stunning' – David Baldacci, author of The 6:20 Man 'One of Britain's best crime writers' – Daily Express The Long Call is the first entry in the Two Rivers series. Continue the mysteries...

The Woman on the Island

Autor: Ann Cleeves

Número de Páginas: 24

Ann Cleeves returns with a delicious short story featuring DCI Vera Stanhope. Set before The Rising Tide, Vera goes on a day trip to Holy Island, eager to escape the pressures of work. When there she is reminded of the day decades earlier when she, as a teenager, went with her father Hector on another day trip, and the mystery woman he met there . . . Vera already knew then that Hector kept secrets, but this time the fledgling investigator was determined to find the truth, never realizing it would mean taking her first step onto a path to becoming a detective . . .

Silent Voices

Autor: Ann Cleeves

Número de Páginas: 401

Silent Voices is the fourth book in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope series – which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera. No murder is ever simple . . . When DI Vera Stanhope finds the body of a woman in the sauna room of her local gym, at first, she thinks it is a death from natural causes. But then Vera spots ligature marks around the victim’s throat and has another murder case on her hands. The victim is Jenny Lister, who was an experienced social worker, but her neighbours are quick to inform Vera about Jenny’s involvement in a notorious case. A young child tragically died and a member of Jenny’s team was subsequently fired and vilified by the media. As Vera tries to pry information from the secretive community another body is found, and Vera finds herself in a race against time to stop the killer. Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope's investigations with The Crow Trap, Telling Tales, and Hidden Depths.

100 Most Popular Contemporary Mystery Authors

Autor: Bernard A. Drew

Número de Páginas: 450

Provide your mystery fans with background information on their favorite writers and series characters, and use this as a guide for adding contemporary titles to your collections. This book examines 100 of today's top mystery novels and mystery authors hailing from countries such as the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy, South Africa, and Australia. Equally valuable to students writing research papers, readers craving new authors or more information about their favorite authors, and teachers seeking specific types of fiction to support curricula, 100 Most Popular Contemporary Mystery Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies provides revealing information about today's best mysteries and authors—without any "spoilers." Each of the accomplished writers included in this guide has established a broad audience and is recognized for work that is imaginative and innovative. The rising stars of 21st century mystery will also be included, as will authors who have won the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award.

High Priest

Autor: Jason Mankey , Raymond Buckland

Número de Páginas: 388

Look Behind the Scenes at the Life of the Father of American Witchcraft Casting new light on one of the first modern self-identifying Witches in the US, Jason Mankey invites you deep into Raymond Buckland's life. Known for bringing Wicca to America, Buckland wrote more than forty titles, placing him among the most prolific occult authors of all time. Drawing on exclusive access to Buckland's unpublished memoirs, personal letters from Gerald Gardner, and personal accounts from fellow authors of the Craft, including Silver RavenWolf, Thorn Mooney, and Selena Fox, Mankey reveals intimate details of Buckland's remarkable journey. From his Romani roots and his childhood during WWII to his many media appearances and little-known hobbies, such as flying ultralight aircraft, this biography covers it all. Mankey also highlights the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick and shares various exercises from Buckland's body of work, making this book a practical and fascinating tour de force. Includes a sixteen-page color insert featuring photos of Buckland, his family, and memorabilia.

Los crímenes de Åre. Oculto en la nieve

Autor: Viveca Sten

Número de Páginas: 445

Bajo la nieve no se oyen los gritos La inspectora de policía Hanna Ahlander pierde su puesto de trabajo en Estocolmo y, de la noche a la mañana, su novio la deja por otra mujer y la echa de su apartamento. Sin otro sitio al que acudir, Hanna se muda al refugio de esquí de su hermana en la apacible localidad de Åre con la esperanza de empezar de nuevo. Sin embargo, cuando una adolescente desaparece, Hanna no puede evitar meterse en la investigación del inspector de policía local, Daniel Lindskog, y hacer preguntas incómodas: ¿por qué habían bajado las notas escolares de la víctima? ¿Por qué su novio parece tan nervioso? ¿Y por qué su mejor amiga no habla con las autoridades? Cuando las temperaturas bajo cero descienden todavía más, una traicionera ventisca se abate sobre Åre mientras la investigación de Hanna y Daniel avanza contrarreloj. Perdida o secuestrada, viva o muerta, el tiempo se acaba para resolver el misterio de la chica desaparecida. La novela en la que se basa la exitosa serie Los crímenes de Åre, emitida en Netflix

Ecocritical Menopause

Autor: Nicole Anae

Número de Páginas: 211

Ecocritical Menopause: Women, Literature, Environment, “The Change” is the first volume of its kind to bring together cross-sectional ecofeminist voices privileging women’s menopausal positionality within literary works. This collection reexamines menopause across the disciplinary fields of ecofeminism and ecocriticism as clearly the most neglected phase of the menstrual cycle and aims to develop a critical discourse in counterpoint to the persistent cultural and critical legacies that sustain underrating women in midlife. In highlighting selected literary representations of female being in transition, this volume includes: • Exploration of the core motifs mediating the fashioning of menopausal women, including biology, the body, body shaming, climacterium, hysteria, the crone/hag figure, femininity, gender, identity, reproduction, sexlessness and asexuality • Reexamination of histo-cultural biases that continue to perpetuate a devaluation of women after menopause, such as ageism, degeneration, loss of fertility and myths of essentialism, patriarchy and hegemony, social taboos, the medicalization of menopause, and cultural “menophobia” • Analysis of literature...

Cold Earth

Autor: Ann Cleeves

Número de Páginas: 401

Don't miss the return of Jimmy Perez in The Killing Stones - pre-order your copy now! A body is found in the wreckage of a destroyed home. Consumed by the investigation, Inspector Jimmy Perez struggles for the truth in Cold Earth, the seventh Shetland mystery from Ann Cleeves. In the black days of a Shetland winter, torrential rain triggers a landslide that crosses the main road and sweeps down to the sea. At the burial of his old friend Magnus Tait, Inspector Jimmy Perez watches the flood of peaty water and mud smash through a croft house in its path. Everyone thinks the croft is uninhabited, but in the wreckage he finds the body of a dark-haired woman wearing a red silk dress. Perez becomes obsessed with finding out her identity and what she was doing there. Then it emerges that she was already dead when the landslide hit the house and, suddenly, Perez finds himself with a murder to solve . . . Now a major BBC One drama, Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall. Continue the atmospheric crime series with Wild Fire, the final Shetland novel.

After Agatha

Autor: Sally Cline

Número de Páginas: 233

From Agatha Christie and Patricia Highsmith to Val McDermid and JK Rowling, After Agatha is an indispensable guide to women's crime writing over the last century and an exploration of why women read crime Spanning the 1930s to present day, After Agatha charts the explosion in women's crime writing and examines key developments on both sides of the Atlantic: from the women writers at the helm of the UK Golden Age and their American and Canadian counterparts fighting to be heard, to the 1980s experimental trio, Marcia Muller, Sara Paretsky and Sue Grafton, who created the first female PIs, and the more recent emergence of forensic crime writing and domestic noir thrillers such as Gone Girl and Apple Tree Yard. After Agatha examines the diversification of crime writing and highlights landmark women's novels which featured the marginalised in society as centralised characters. Cline also explores why women readers are drawn to the genre and seek out justice in crime fiction, in a world where violent crimes against women rarely have such resolution. The book includes interviews with dozens of contemporary authors such as Ann Cleeves, Sophie Hannah, Tess Gerritsen and Kathy Reichs and...

Disability, Obesity and Ageing

Autor: Debbie Rodan , Katie Ellis

Número de Páginas: 177

Disability, Obesity and Ageing offers an engaging account of a new area of pressing concern, analysing the way in which ’spurned’ identities are depicted and reacted to in televisual genres and online forums. Examining the symbolic power of the media, this book presents case studies from drama, situation comedies, reality and documentary television programmes popular in the UK, USA and Australia to shed light on the representation of disability, obesity and ageing, and the manner in which their status as unwanted and unwelcome identities is perpetuated. A theoretically sophisticated exploration of television as a translator of identity, and the exploration of identity categories in allied virtual spaces, this book will be of interest to sociologists, as well as scholars of popular culture, and cultural and media studies.

The Routledge Handbook of Ecofeminism and Literature

Autor: Douglas A. Vakoch

Número de Páginas: 587

The Routledge Handbook of Ecofeminism and Literature explores the interplay between the domination of nature and the oppression of women, as well as liberatory alternatives, bringing together essays from leading academics in the field to facilitate cutting-edge critical readings of literature. Covering the main theoretical approaches and key literary genres of the area, this volume includes: Examination of ecofeminism through the literatures of a diverse sampling of languages, including Hindi, Chinese, Arabic, and Spanish; native speakers of Tamil, Vietnamese, Turkish, Slovene, and Icelandic Analysis of core issues and topics, offering innovative approaches to interpreting literature, including: activism, animal studies, cultural studies, disability, gender essentialism, hegemonic masculinity, intersectionality, material ecocriticism, postcolonialism, posthumanism, postmodernism, race, and sentimental ecology Surveys key periods and genres of ecofeminism and literary criticism, including chapters on Gothic, Romantic, and Victorian literatures, children and young adult literature, mystery, and detective fictions, including interconnected genres of climate fiction, science fiction,...

Crítica de las aves

Autor: Jürgen Roth , Thomas Roth

Número de Páginas: 368

El primer agravio al ser humano fue el giro copernicano (el heliocentrismo). La segunda herida a nuestro orgullo fue el origen de las especies (cuando Darwin expuso que descendemos del mono). La mortificación del hombre fue el descubrimiento del inconsciente por Sigmund Freud y de su poder sobre nosotros (el Ego no es el amo ni en su propia casa). El cuarto ultraje al hombre fue la digitalización (y la consecuente pérdida de privacidad). Y la quinta afrenta ha sido saber que los cuervos utilizan herramientas. Con reflexiones de fondo, ilustrada por el conocido dibujante alemán F.W. Bernstein al estilo de la nueva escuela de Frankfurt, Crítica de las aves no pretende ser un retrato, de la pluma de Jürgen y Thomas Roth, sobre nuestros compañeros alados como si de una guía puramente científica y clasificatoria se tratara. Antes bien, esta mordaz sátira, nacida de una curiosidad apasionada e innata cultivada desde la infancia, está tramada con numerosas referencias a siglos de convivencia con las aves que han quedado plasmados en la cultura: tradiciones, fábulas, apuntes científicos, filosóficos, literarios, artísticos y musicales que son traídos al texto de la mano de ...

Diccionario de teorías narrativas

Autor: Lorenzo Vilches Manterola

Número de Páginas: 861

En la actualidad, los estudios narratológicos se han expandido con el aporte de otras disciplinas que incluyen la lingüística, la semiótica, la psicología o la comunicación. Un amplio espectro de estudios de teoría narrativa y narrativas de los medios ha servido de base para este Diccionario. Las entradas del Diccionario presentan los términos clave, categorías y conceptos de las ciencias narrativas y su extensión a los medios a través de definiciones, explicaciones ampliadas y aportes críticos en forma de aproximaciones generales. El objetivo práctico del Diccionario es también ofrecer un vasto campo de estudios teóricos y metodológicos en base a nomenclaturas, conceptos y categorías narrativas útiles para investigadores, docentes, estudiantes y profesionales de los medios. Se trata de una herramienta de consulta directa y fiable sobre teorías narrativas, modelos y tipologías de estructuras y funciones narrativas, así como paradigmas de lectura y recepción. El lector interesado en los medios narrativos encontrará definiciones y aproximaciones a las teorías fundacionales y a sus principales autores, los análisis y teorías aplicadas a los movimientos y...

Our Story

Autor: Miranda Dickinson

Número de Páginas: 416

Pre-order your copy of the brand-new novel from Miranda Dickinson, Things We Do For Love! ‘A book that seeps into your soul, warms your heart and makes your brain sigh’ Milly Johnson, Sunday Times bestseller ‘A total joy’ Sarah Morgan, Sunday Times bestseller

The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 10

Autor: Maxim Jakubowski

Número de Páginas: 464

42 fantastic stories from Britain's best crime writers. A superb collection of the year's most outstanding short crime fiction published in the UK. Jakubowski has succeeded, as ever, in showcasing the impressive breadth of crime writing, from cosy tales of detection to noir mayhem and psychological suspense and terror. There are puzzles to solve, nagging questions about the nature of the society in which we live, but, above all, there is an abundance of first-class entertainment. Last year saw a sixth Crime Writers Association Dagger award for the series - shared between Margaret Murphy and Cath Staincliffe - and an Edgar award for Peter Turnbull. All three award-winning stories are included in this volume. Lee Child makes his debut and there is a first story from Neil Gaiman, too, in Sherlockian rather than fantastical mode. Return offenders include Ann Cleeves, Phil Lovesey and Ruth Rendell, among many other familiar names. There are a number of newcomers to the series, too, including Nina Allan, Joel Lane and Lisa Tuttle.

The 200 Greatest British TV Shows of All Time

Autor: Claudia Morgan

Número de Páginas: 419

Journey through the illustrious history of British television in "The 200 Greatest British TV Shows of All Time." From the timeless humor of "Fawlty Towers" to the groundbreaking mystery of "Sherlock," and from the cultural phenomenon of "Doctor Who" to the gripping drama of "Broadchurch," this book celebrates the finest that British TV has to offer. Each chapter delves into the heart of a beloved show, offering insights into its creation, its impact, and its place in British cultural history. Whether you're a lifelong fan or a newcomer to British TV, this collection is a must-read, offering a rich tapestry of genres, eras, and stories that have captivated audiences around the world. Uncover the stories behind the screen, the characters that became icons, and the episodes that left a mark on the history of television. With 200 chapters, each dedicated to a different show, this guide is the ultimate guide to the shows that have defined British television and continue to inspire new generations of viewers.

On Location

Autor: Peter Naldrett

Número de Páginas: 321

For popular-culture vultures, there really is no better guide to Britain's best TV and film locations than On Location. With their historical charm, scenic beauty and diverse cities, the United Kingdom and Ireland have proved to be popular backdrops for film and TV directors over the decades. Whether it be the period piece Bridgerton, the gritty drama Game of Thrones, the adrenaline-fuelled Mission: Impossible series or the sci-fi trailblazer Doctor Who, the UK and Ireland have been on hand to lend buildings, countryside and natural features to some of the most gripping on-screen moments. On Location presents some of the finest destinations around the British Isles to appear in cinema and on TV, and details exactly how you can go about visiting them. Attractions range from London's bustling city centre, home to many James Bond movies, to secluded stately homes that have hosted elaborate productions of Pride and Prejudice, and offbeat urban buildings featured in well-loved shows such as Only Fools and Horses and The Young Ones. Featuring over 100 TV shows and blockbuster films, this guidebook is sure to keep even the most obsessive film buff occupied for years.

The Heron's Cry

Autor: Ann Cleeves

Número de Páginas: 344

Now a major ITV series, The Long Call, starring Ben Aldridge. The number one Sunday Times bestselling series featuring Detective Matthew Venn, from author and creator of the Vera and Shetland series, Ann Cleeves. ‘Matthew Venn is a keeper . . . stunning’ – David Baldacci North Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coast-line. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at the home of a group of artists. What he finds is an elaborately staged murder – Dr Nigel Yeo has been fatally stabbed. His daughter, Eve, is a glassblower, and the murder weapon is a shard of one of her broken vases. Dr Yeo seems an unlikely murder victim. He’s a good man, a public servant, beloved by his daughter. Matthew is unnerved though to find that Eve is a close friend of Jonathan, his husband. Then another body is found – killed in a similar way. Matthew finds himself treading carefully through the lies that fester at the heart of his community and a case that is dangerously close to home . . . The Heron’s Cry is the second novel in Ann Cleeves’ Two Rivers series following her Sunday Times bestseller, The Long Call. Praise for The Long Call:...

Clues: A Journal of Detection, Vol. 40, No. 2 (Fall 2022)

Autor: Elizabeth Foxwell

Número de Páginas: 175

For over two decades, Clues has included the best scholarship on mystery and detective fiction. With a combination of academic essays and nonfiction book reviews, it covers all aspects of mystery and detective fiction material in print, television and movies. As the only American scholarly journal on mystery fiction, Clues is essential reading for literature and film students and researchers; popular culture aficionados; librarians; and mystery authors, fans and critics around the globe.

Great British Fictional Detectives

Autor: Russell James

Número de Páginas: 248

Highlights over 350 British literary detectives, many famous through their film and TV adaptations. Using essays to highlight different types of detectives and focusing on some of the more famous such as Sherlock Holmes and Inspector Morse, the author celebrates the role of the detective in British fiction.

Offshore

Autor: Ann Cleeves

Número de Páginas: 78

Offshore, by bestselling crime writer Ann Cleeves, is a striking collection of eight short stories, all set on islands off the coast of the UK, and features cases for both DI Jimmy Perez on Shetland, and DI Willow Reeves on Uist in the Outer Hebrides. In 'Stranded', set on Hilbre near Liverpool, a young man's first love vanishes. In 'Hector's Other Woman', on Holy Island, we meet a young Vera before she becomes DI Vera Stanhope, and discover how she decides to enter the police force. One of the stories, 'Postcard from Skokholm', is written by Lynne Chitty, winner of Pan Macmillan's Bello imprint's short story competition, who introduces Ann Cleeves' beloved characters George and Molly Palmer-Jones to new readers. Ann Cleeves deftly captures the spirit of each island setting, and offers us a compelling new collection of mysteries.

The Motion Picture Story Magazine

Número de Páginas: 988

The Literary Review

Número de Páginas: 792

Transcript of Enrollment Books

Autor: New York (n.y.). Board Of Elections

Número de Páginas: 1176