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American Yiddish Poetry

A Bilingual Anthology

By: Barbara Harshav,Benjamin Harshav

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American Yiddish Poetry

A Bilingual Anthology

By: Barbara Harshav,Benjamin Harshav

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1986.

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0520328531

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The Pronunciation of New Testament Greek

Judeo-Palestinian Greek Phonology and Orthography from Alexander to Islam

By: Benjamin Kantor

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The Pronunciation of New Testament Greek

Judeo-Palestinian Greek Phonology and Orthography from Alexander to Islam

By: Benjamin Kantor

A pioneering, comprehensive study of the pronunciation of Judeo-Palestinian Koine Greek. How was New Testament Greek pronounced? Often students are taught Erasmian pronunciation, which does not even reproduce Erasmus’s own pronunciation faithfully, let alone that of the New Testament authors. In his new book, Benjamin Kantor breaks a path toward an authentic pronunciation of Koine Greek at the time of the New Testament. To determine historical pronunciation, The Pronunciation of New Testament Greek surveys thousands of inscriptions and papyri. Kantor’s work integrates traditional methodology and statistical analysis of digital databases to examine spelling variations in the chosen texts. Kantor covers this cutting-edge approach, the primary sources, and their contexts before explaining the pronunciation of each Greek phoneme individually. Written for interested students and specialists alike, this guide includes both explicatory footnotes for novices and technical analysis for veterans. As the first comprehensive phonological and orthographic study of Judeo-Palestinian Koine Greek, The Pronunciation of New Testament Greek will be an essential resource for years to come.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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1467462764

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American Yiddish Poetry

A Bilingual Anthology

By: Benjamin Harshav,Barbara Harshav

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American Yiddish Poetry

A Bilingual Anthology

By: Benjamin Harshav,Barbara Harshav

This remarkable volume introduces what is probably the most coherent segment of twentieth-century American literature not written in English. Includes a bilingual facing-page format, notes and biographies of poets, and selections from Yiddish theory and criticism.

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Stanford University Press

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0804751706

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Types and Programming Languages

By: Benjamin C. Pierce

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Types and Programming Languages

By: Benjamin C. Pierce

A comprehensive introduction to type systems and programming languages. A type system is a syntactic method for automatically checking the absence of certain erroneous behaviors by classifying program phrases according to the kinds of values they compute. The study of type systems—and of programming languages from a type-theoretic perspective—has important applications in software engineering, language design, high-performance compilers, and security. This text provides a comprehensive introduction both to type systems in computer science and to the basic theory of programming languages. The approach is pragmatic and operational; each new concept is motivated by programming examples and the more theoretical sections are driven by the needs of implementations. Each chapter is accompanied by numerous exercises and solutions, as well as a running implementation, available via the Web. Dependencies between chapters are explicitly identified, allowing readers to choose a variety of paths through the material. The core topics include the untyped lambda-calculus, simple type systems, type reconstruction, universal and existential polymorphism, subtyping, bounded quantification, recursive types, kinds, and type operators. Extended case studies develop a variety of approaches to modeling the features of object-oriented languages.

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MIT Press

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0262303825

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The Meaning of Yiddish

By: Benjamin Harshav

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The Meaning of Yiddish

By: Benjamin Harshav

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Univ of California Press

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0520319621

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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Tenth Anniversary Edition

By: Benjamin Alire Sáenz

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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Tenth Anniversary Edition

By: Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When they meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the two loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special kind of friendship--the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime.

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Simon and Schuster

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1665925418

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Numberama Recreational Number Theory In The School System

By: Elliot Benjamin

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Numberama Recreational Number Theory In The School System

By: Elliot Benjamin

Numberama: Recreational Number Theory in the School System presents number patterns and mathematical formulas that can be taught to children in schools. The number theories and problems are reinforced by enjoyable games that children can play to enhance their learning in a fun-loving way. Key features of the book include: • information about a number of well-known number theory problems such as Fibonaccci numbers, triangular numbers, perfect numbers, sums of squares, and Diophantine equations • organized presentation based on skill level for easy understanding • all basic mathematical operations for elementary school children • a range of algebraic formulae for middle school students • descriptions of positive feedback and testimonials where recreational number theory has been effective in schools and education programs This book is a useful handbook for elementary and middle-school teachers, students, and parents who will be able to experience the inherent joys brought by teaching number theory to children in a recreational way.

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Bentham Science Publishers

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1681085127

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The Scene That Became Cities

What Burning Man Philosophy Can Teach Us about Building Better Communities

By: Caveat Magister (Benjamin Wachs)

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The Scene That Became Cities

What Burning Man Philosophy Can Teach Us about Building Better Communities

By: Caveat Magister (Benjamin Wachs)

A practical and irreverent guide to Burning Man, its philosophy, why people do this to themselves, and how it matters to the world Over 30 years Burning Man has gone from two families on a San Francisco beach to a global movement in which hundreds of thousands of people around the world create events on every continent. It has been the subject of fawning media profiles, an exhibit in the Smithsonian, and is beloved by tech billionaires and boho counterculturalists alike. But why does it matter? What does it actually have to offer us? The answer, Caveat Magister writes, is simple: Burning Man's philosophy can help us build better communities in which individuals' freedom to follow their own authentic passions also brings them together in common purpose. Burning Man is a prototype, and its philosophy is a how-to manual for better communities, that, instead of rules, offers principles. Featuring iconic and impossible stories from "the playa," interviews with Burning Man's founders and staff, and personal recollections of the late Larry Harvey--Burning Man's founder, "Chief Philosophical Officer," and the author's close friend and colleague--The Scene That Became Cities introduces readers to the experience of Burning Man; explains why it grew; posits how it could impact fields as diverse as art, economics, and politics; and makes the ideas behind it accessible, actionable, and useful.

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North Atlantic Books

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1623173701

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Predestination Paradox of Life

Understanding the Concept of God and the Purpose of Life

By: Dr. Benjamin Dadebo

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Predestination Paradox of Life

Understanding the Concept of God and the Purpose of Life

By: Dr. Benjamin Dadebo

The world is so wonderfully designed. Only by blatant dishonesty can anyone doubt there must be a designer:- God. There is nothing manufactured without purpose. God claims responsibility for all creation, and has a purpose and predetermined plan for all. Nothing happens on Earth without the permissive will of God. None of us chose to be born. God decided who should be born, where and how long one can live, at the end of which is judgment. The mysteries of life are resolved through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, the only prescribed way. Avoid religion, a man-made deception agent.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1465373357

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Yiddish

By: Benjamin Blech

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Yiddish

By: Benjamin Blech

You're no idiot, of course. You can serve up a mean s'il vous plaît in a French bistro, live la vida loca for a night of margaritas, and manage a sayonara! after sushi, sake, and karaoke. But when it comes to throwing around a little Yiddish, you feel like a total nebbish! Don't throw up your hands in a helpless “Oy, vey” just yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Learning Yiddish is your guide to this unique tongue, whether you're tackling rules of grammar or just throwing around some key phrases so you sound a little less goyish. In this Complete Idiot's Guide® you get: --A fascinating explanation of how and why Yiddish developed. --An easy introduction to the Yiddish alphabet, as well as to the distinctive sound of Yiddish. --All the Yiddish you'll need for communicating with family and friends or for bargain-hunting on New York's Lower East Side. --A treasury of Yiddish words and phrases for everything.

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Penguin

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0028633873

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The Well-Grounded Java Developer, Second Edition

By: Benjamin Evans,Martijn Verburg,Jason Clark

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The Well-Grounded Java Developer, Second Edition

By: Benjamin Evans,Martijn Verburg,Jason Clark

Understanding Java from the JVM up gives you a solid foundation to grow your expertise and take on advanced techniques for performance, concurrency, containerization, and more. In The Well-Grounded Java Developer, Second Edition you will learn: The new Java module system and why you should use it Bytecode for the JVM, including operations and classloading Performance tuning the JVM Working with Java’s built-in concurrency and expanded options Programming in Kotlin and Clojure on the JVM Maximizing the benefits from your build/CI tooling with Maven and Gradle Running the JVM in containers Planning for future JVM releases The Well-Grounded Java Developer, Second Edition introduces both the modern innovations and timeless fundamentals you need to know to become a Java master. Authors Ben Evans, Martijn Verburg, and Jason Clark distill their decades of experience as Java Champions, veteran developers, and key contributors to the Java ecosystem into this clear and practical guide. You’ll discover how Java works under the hood and learn design secrets from Java’s long history. Each concept is illustrated with hands-on examples, including a fully modularized application/library and creating your own multithreaded application. Foreword by Heinz Kabutz. About the technology Java is the beating heart of enterprise software engineering. Developers who really know Java can expect easy job hunting and interesting work. Written by experts with years of boots-on-the-ground experience, this book upgrades your Java skills. It dives into powerful features like modules and concurrency models and even reveals some of Java’s deep secrets. About the book With The Well-Grounded Java Developer, Second Edition you will go beyond feature descriptions and learn how Java operates at the bytecode level. Master high-value techniques for concurrency and performance optimization, along with must-know practices for build, test, and deployment. You’ll even look at alternate JVM languages like Kotlin and Clojure. Digest this book and stand out from the pack. What's inside The new Java module system Performance tuning the JVM Maximizing CI/CD with Maven and Gradle Running the JVM in containers Planning for future JVM releases About the reader For intermediate Java developers. About the author Benjamin J. Evans is a senior principal engineer at Red Hat. Martijn Verburg is the principal SWE manager for Microsoft’s Java Engineering Group. Both Benjamin and Martijn are Java Champions. Jason Clark is a principal engineer and architect at New Relic. Table of Contents PART 1 - FROM 8 TO 11 AND BEYOND! 1 Introducing modern Java 2 Java modules 3 Java 17 PART 2 - UNDER THE HOOD 4 Class files and bytecode 5 Java concurrency fundamentals 6 JDK concurrency libraries 7 Understanding Java performance PART 3 - NON-JAVA LANGUAGES ON THE JVM 8 Alternative JVM languages 9 Kotlin 10 Clojure: A different view of programming PART 4 - BUILD AND DEPLOYMENT 11 Building with Gradle and Maven 12 Running Java in containers 13 Testing fundamentals 14 Testing beyond JUnit PART 5 - JAVA FRONTIERS 15 Advanced functional programming 16 Advanced concurrent programming 17 Modern internals 18 Future Java

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Simon and Schuster

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1638355282

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Origins of Cuban Music and Dance

Changüí

By: Benjamin Lapidus

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Origins of Cuban Music and Dance

Changüí

By: Benjamin Lapidus

Origins of Cuban Music and Dance: Changüí is the first in-depth study of changüí, a style of music and dance in Guantánamo, Cuba. Changüí is analogous to blues in the United States and is a crucible of Cuban Creole culture. Benjamin Lapidus describes changüí and its relationship to the roots of son, Cuba's national genre and the style of music that contributed to the development of salsa, in Eastern Cuba. He also highlights the connections between Afro-Haitian music and Cuban popular music through changüí, connections with the Caribbean that have been largely overlooked in the past. After an initial historical discussion about the region of Guantánamo and the inter-connectedness of its various musical styles with a focus on changüí, Lapidus discusses the technical aspects of the genre as practiced within the region and beyond. He considers the socio-historical importance of its lyrics, presenting numerous musical transcriptions that explain how the music is structured, as well as providing background stories to songs. In a chapter unique to this book and a first in Cuban musicology and ethnography, Lapidus describes years of festivals and musical competitions to show how local musical identity takes shape, particularly when encountering national narratives of music history. The volume concludes with a comparison between changüí and son, as well as a bibliography, discography, and videography.

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Scarecrow Press

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1461670292

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7 Days to a Better SAT Score

By: David Benjamin Gruenbaum

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7 Days to a Better SAT Score

By: David Benjamin Gruenbaum

Get REAdy to improve your score on the New SAT in only 7 days. In 7 dynamic chapters, you explore the New SAT, learn its new format, and get inside the minds of the test-makers and the test-takers. Learn all about the newest changes in Algebra II and Writing. Hone your SAT skills with the full-length practice exam that shows you the ins and outs of the actual SAT. 7 Days to a Better Score? It's the smart approach to improving your SAT performance in just one week! DETAILS - All-New for the New SAT! - 7 Powerhouse Chapters that cover it all! Read one chapter a day for MAXIMUM results! - Targeted Practice Exercises that sharpen your test-taking skills, focus your mind and reveal what the SAT wants from you! - Full-length Practice SAT Exam that fully prepares you for test day! - Study smarter with fully detailed explanations for all practice exam questions - Written by renowned SAT expert, David Benjamin Gruenbaum, author of the very first SAT book to address the New SAT

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Research & Education Assoc.

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0738668206

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Japanese Lessons

A Year in a Japanese School Through the Eyes of An American Anthropologist and Her Children

By: Gail Benjamin

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Japanese Lessons

A Year in a Japanese School Through the Eyes of An American Anthropologist and Her Children

By: Gail Benjamin

It was 1989-90 in Urawa. San and Ellen were seven and eleven. Mom (anthropology, U. of Pittsburgh) sat through class with them, followed them on field trips, talked to other students and their parents, helped with summer vacation homework, and offers her personal and professional opinion on the much discussed Japanese public school system. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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NYU Press

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0814712916

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The Swans of Fifth Avenue

A Novel

By: Melanie Benjamin

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The Swans of Fifth Avenue

A Novel

By: Melanie Benjamin

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Aviator’s Wife returns with a triumphant new novel about New York’s “Swans” of the 1950s—and the scandalous, headline-making, and enthralling friendship between literary legend Truman Capote and peerless socialite Babe Paley. People’s Book of the Week • USA Today’s #1 “New and Noteworthy” Book • Entertainment Weekly’s Must List • LibraryReads Top Ten Pick Of all the glamorous stars of New York high society, none blazes brighter than Babe Paley. Her flawless face regularly graces the pages of Vogue, and she is celebrated and adored for her ineffable style and exquisite taste, especially among her friends—the alluring socialite Swans Slim Keith, C. Z. Guest, Gloria Guinness, and Pamela Churchill. By all appearances, Babe has it all: money, beauty, glamour, jewels, influential friends, a prestigious husband, and gorgeous homes. But beneath this elegantly composed exterior dwells a passionate woman—a woman desperately longing for true love and connection. Enter Truman Capote. This diminutive golden-haired genius with a larger-than-life personality explodes onto the scene, setting Babe and her circle of Swans aflutter. Through Babe, Truman gains an unlikely entrée into the enviable lives of Manhattan’s elite, along with unparalleled access to the scandal and gossip of Babe’s powerful circle. Sure of the loyalty of the man she calls “True Heart,” Babe never imagines the destruction Truman will leave in his wake. But once a storyteller, always a storyteller—even when the stories aren’t his to tell. Truman’s fame is at its peak when such notable celebrities as Frank and Mia Sinatra, Lauren Bacall, and Rose Kennedy converge on his glittering Black and White Ball. But all too soon, he’ll ignite a literary scandal whose repercussions echo through the years. The Swans of Fifth Avenue will seduce and startle readers as it opens the door onto one of America’s most sumptuous eras. Praise for The Swans of Fifth Avenue “Exceptional storytelling . . . teeming with scandal, gossip and excitement.”—Harper’s Bazaar “This moving fictionalization brings the whole cast of characters back to vivid life. Gossipy and fun, it’s also a nuanced look at the beauty and cruelty of a rarefied, bygone world.”—People “The era and the sordid details come back to life in this jewel of a novel.”—O: The Oprah Magazine

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Bantam

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0345528700

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Differentiated Instruction

A Guide for Elementary School Teachers

By: Amy Benjamin

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Differentiated Instruction

A Guide for Elementary School Teachers

By: Amy Benjamin

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Eye On Education

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1930556551

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California Golden

A Novel

By: Melanie Benjamin

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California Golden

A Novel

By: Melanie Benjamin

Two sisters navigate the thrilling, euphoric early days of California surf culture in this dazzling saga of ambition, sacrifice, and the tangled ties between mothers and daughters from the New York Times bestselling author of The Aviator’s Wife. “A shimmering rendering . . . pairs the surf culture of the Beach Boys with the sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll of Daisy Jones & The Six.”—Entertainment Weekly (“Best Books of the Summer”) Southern California, 1960s: endless sunny days surfing in Malibu, followed by glittering neon nights at Whisky a Go Go. In an era when women are expected to be housewives, Carol Donnelly breaks the mold as a legendary female surfer struggling to compete in a male-dominated sport—and her daughters, Mindy and Ginger, bear the weight of Carol’s unconventional lifestyle. The Donnelly sisters grow up enduring their mother’s absence—physically, when she’s at the beach, and emotionally, the rare times she’s at home. To escape questions about Carol’s whereabouts—and to chase her elusive affection—they cut school to spend their days in the surf. From her first time on a board, Mindy is a natural, but Ginger, two years younger, feels out of place in the water. As they grow up and their lives diverge, Mindy and Ginger’s relationship ebbs and flows. Mindy finds herself swept up in celebrity, complete with beachside love affairs, parties at the Playboy Club, and a USO tour in Vietnam. Meanwhile, Ginger, desperate for a community of her own, is tugged into the dangerous counterculture of drugs and cults. But through it all, their sense of duty to each other survives, as the girls are forever connected by the emotional damage they carry from their unorthodox childhood. A gripping, emotional story set at a time when mothers were expected to be Donna Reed, not Gidget, California Golden is an unforgettable novel about three women living in a society that was shifting as tempestuously as the breaking waves.

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Bantam

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0593497864

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The L.M. Montgomery Reader

Volume Two: A Critical Heritage

By: Benjamin Lefebvre

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The L.M. Montgomery Reader

Volume Two: A Critical Heritage

By: Benjamin Lefebvre

Now available in paperback, The L.M. Montgomery Reader assembles rediscovered primary material on one of Canada’s most enduringly popular authors, spanning the entirety of her high-profile career and the years since her death. The second volume, A Critical Heritage, narrates the development of L.M. Montgomery’s critical reputation in the years since her death. It traces milestones and turning points such as adaptations for stage and screen, posthumous publications, and the development of Montgomery Studies as a scholarly field. The introduction also considers Montgomery’s publishing history in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom at a time when her work remained in print not because it was considered part of a university canon of literature, but simply due to the continued interest of readers. Each volume in The L.M. Montgomery Reader is accompanied by an extensive introduction and detailed commentary by leading Montgomery scholar Benjamin Lefebvre that traces the interplay between the author and the critic, as well as between the private and the public Montgomery.

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144266861X

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