This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have... known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare s finesse to Oscar Wilde s wit, this unique collection brings together works as diverse and influential as The Pilgrim s Progress and Othello. As an anthology that invites readers to immerse themselves in the masterpieces of the literary giants, it is must-have addition to any library.

Si les contes et nouvelles de sa jeunesse frappent par leur fantaisie, les textes rassemblés dans ce volume, parus entre 1875 et 1899, font de Zola, à... l'égal d'un Maupassant, l'un des maîtres de la nouvelle naturaliste, et l'un des maîtres de la nouvelle tout court. Tantôt librement inspirées de faits divers rapportés dans la presse d'alors (L'Inondation), tantôt proches de l'étude sociale (Comment on meurt) ou de la satire pittoresque - Les Coquillages de Monsieur Chabre est un petit chef-d'œuvre d'amoralité sur le thème de l'adultère -, ces narrations donnent à voir le romancier en vacances, libéré du poids des théories, tout entier livré au plaisir d'écrire. Le résultat est souvent étonnant : explorant la veine fantastique, Zola conte dans Angeline l'histoire d'une maison hantée ; dans La Mort d'Olivier Bécaille, ce sont ses propres obsessions qu'il dévoile, à travers l'angoissante aventure d'un homme enterré vivant... Qu'ils soient célèbres, comme L'Attaque du moulin qui figura en tête du recueil naturaliste des Soirées de Médan, ou injustement tombés dans l'oubli, ces récits constituent une lecture indispensable pour tous ceux qui croient connaître l'auteur des Rougon-Macquart.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing... or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Contes Et Nouvelles Guy de Maupassant G. Charpentier et cie, 1892

Théophile Gautier n''a pas encore accompli sa vingtième année, lorsqu''il rédige, en 1830, un article à la gloire d''Hoffmann, tout fraîchement... révélé au public français par les traductions de Loève-Veimars. L''année suivante, il publie son premier récit, La Cafetière, où éclate l''influence du conteur berlinois. Mais il est trop lucide pour s''abandonner sans contrôle à son enthousiasme. Bientôt, il décrit les « vexations » d''un Jeune-France égaré par la passion du fantastique : Onuphrius est sa caricature, dessinée avec une ironie fraternelle. Tel est-il toujours demeuré : vigilant quoique exalté ; attentif à voiler ses préoccupations sous une nonchalance étudiée. Omphale, La Pipe d''opium, Le Pied de momie effleurent comme par jeu les réalités invisibles. Le lecteur sourit à son tour et goûte la saveur d''une fantaisie chatoyante, disciplinée par un langage strict. Pourtant, des accents plus graves se laissent percevoir quelquefois. Ce dilettante avait des hantises, dont ses proches ont été les témoins ; ce poète des apparences possédait, comme Baudelaire a su s''en apercevoir, une « intelligence innée de la correspondance et symbolisme universel ». Presque tous ses contes, plus particulièrement La Morte amoureuse, Arria Mar-cella, Le Club des Hachichins, manifestent son regret de ne pouvoir échapper aux limites de la condition humaine et son besoin d''une évasion imaginaire au-delà du Temps et de la Mort. Vers la fin de sa carrière, Théophile Gautier a composé dans la même veine de petits romans (Avatar, Jettatura) et une longue nouvelle (Spirite). Nous nous bornons, dans le présent volume, à reproduire celles de ses oeuvres fantastiques dont la brièveté paraît justifier l''étiquette de « contes ». Nous les présentons selon l''ordre chronologique où elles ont paru pour la première fois dans les revues et périodiques de l''époque. P.G. Castex

In French. Lapin, the clever rabbit, his friend Bouki, the slow-witted wolf, and their friends encounter adventure, competition, and romance throughout... the bayous of Louisiana in this collection of entertaining and educational tales.

In Contested Communities Thomas Miller Klubock analyzes the experiences of the El Teniente copper miners during the first fifty years of the twentieth... century. Describing the everyday life and culture of the mining community, its impact on Chilean politics and national events, and the sense of self and identity working-class men and women developed in the foreign-owned enclave, Klubock provides important insights into the cultural and social history of Chile. Klubock shows how a militant working-class community was established through the interplay between capitalist development, state formation, and the ideologies of gender. In describing how the North American copper company attempted to reconfigure and reform the work and social-cultural lives of men and women who migrated to the mine, Klubock demonstrates how struggles between labor and capital took place on a gendered field of power and reconstituted social constructions of masculinity and femininity. As a result, Contested Communities describes more accurately than any previous study the nature of grassroots labor militancy, working-class culture, and everyday politics of gender relations during crucial years of the Chilean Popular Front in the 1930s and 1940s.

This book helps explain one of the most intriguing and politically salient puzzles in comparative political economy: why some countries have much higher... unemployment rates than others. Contrary to new classical economics the focus is on explaining distribution and equilibrium unemployment, and contrary to neo-corporatist theory the role of monetary policy and rational expectation is integral to the analysis. The book makes two central arguments. The first is that monetary policies affect equilibrium employment whenever wages are set above the firm level. The second argument focuses on the distributive effects of different institutions, and models institutional design as a strategic game between partisan governments and cross-class alliances of unions and employers.

Contested Federalism: Certainty and Ambivalence in the Canadian Federation examines the relations between and within the two main orders of government... in Canada--the federal government and the provincial and territorial governments, the two central players in the intergovernmental system. The text also examines other orders of government, or would-be governments, which can be considered part of the broader federal and intergovernmental framework, even if these governments or proto-governments lack explicit constitutional recognition--that is, municipalities and First Nations, and other Aboriginal peoples' governments. In doing so, the book focuses on three areas: basic federal and intergovernmental structure, the constitutional and institutional framework, and what can be termed 'federal governance'.Federalism, and particularly the Canadian variant, involves an ongoing contestation of interests, ideas, and identities. It is a contestation that sometimes clarifies but often obscures the nature of conflicts and the manner in which they are resolved. Because of the great degree of ambivalence associated with federalism, the authors provide students with the conceptual tools and basic knowledge of various governmental processes that will allow them to analyze and, if necessary, critique intergovernmental relations.

The Spanish empire in the Americas spanned two continents and a vast diversity of peoples and landscapes. Yet intriguing parallels characterized ... conquest, colonization, and indigenous resistance along its northern and southern frontiers, from the role played by Jesuit missions in the subjugation of native peoples to the emergence of livestock industries, with their attendant cowboys and gauchos and threats of Indian raids. In this book, nine historians, three anthropologists, and one sociologist compare and contrast these fringes of New Spain between 1500 and 1880, showing that in each region the frontier represented contested ground where different cultures and polities clashed in ways heretofore little understood. The contributors reveal similarities in Indian-white relations, military policy, economic development, and social structure; and they show differences in instances such as the emergence of a major urban center in the south and the activities of rival powers. The authors also show how ecological and historical differences between the northern and southern frontiers produced intellectual differences as well. In North America, the frontier came to be viewed as a land of opportunity and a crucible of democracy; in the south, it was considered a spawning ground of barbarism and despotism. By exploring issues of ethnicity and gender as well as the different facets of indigenous resistance, both violent and nonviolent, these essays point up both the vitality and the volatility of the frontier as a place where power was constantly being contested and negotiated.