1997

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Ingarden and Contemporary Aesthetics

Ingarden and Contemporary Aesthetics

From: Roman Ingarden's Ontology and Aesthetics

Explains how Ingarden’s analyses of the ontology of art provide both a strong foundation and a powerful tool that could be employed in current research in aesthetics and theory of art. 22 $2.42 Add
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Ingarden's Analyses of Other Sorts of Artworks

Ingarden’s Analyses of Other Sorts of Artworks

From: Roman Ingarden's Ontology and Aesthetics

Ingarden’s extensive analyses of art in order not to gather material for the construction of a general ‘theory of art’ but rather to elucidate and, to some extent, ground his … 29 $3.19 Add
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Ingarden's Interpretation of Husserl

Ingarden’s Interpretation of Husserl

From: Roman Ingarden's Ontology and Aesthetics

This chapter offers a critical examination of Ingarden’s interpretation of Husserl as a ‘metaphysical idealist’. 38 $4.18 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: Roman Ingarden's Ontology and Aesthetics

The basic claim of this book is twofold: (1) that we are not in a position accurately to interpret and evaluate Ingarden’s studies in aesthetics until we place them within the framework … 8 $0.88 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

The Story of Canada

From: National Dreams

In the introduction the author states that Indians were referred to as looking “Alien Like” and that the “British-born Canadians” are the “Elect of the earth”. … 30 $0.90 Add
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"La Gothe and Her Husband" 1895

"La Gothe and Her Husband" 1895

From: The Quebec Anthology

"Le mari de la Gothe," translated here by Patricia Sillers as "La Gothe and Her Husband," first appeared in Fleurs champêtres. Closer in character to the gothic tales of … 11 $0.66 Add
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"Last Rites" 1960

"Last Rites" 1960

From: The Quebec Anthology

Bessette’s only book of short stories, La Garden-Party de Christophine, was published in 1980 and has never been completely translated. It contains stories from many periods in … 12 $0.72 Add
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Making Tracks

Making Tracks

The Myth of CPR

From: National Dreams

The myth of the CPR as creator of the country is, in fact, as old as the railway itself, which is not surprising given that it was the railway itself which created the myth. The mundane act of … 39 $1.17 Add
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"Mother Soubert's Pig" 1944

"Mother Soubert’s Pig" 1944

From: The Quebec Anthology

A study of primitivism, violence, and eroticism, in which characters struggle, often in vain, against basic and sometimes brutal human passions, it is a startling and disturbing work by a writer … 9 $0.54 Add
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"Mrs. Filly" 1942

"Mrs. Filly" 1942

From: The Quebec Anthology

"Madame Pouliche," here translated by David Homel as "Mrs. Filly," first appeared in La Fin du voyage, and in 1962 it was included in Gerard Bessette’s Anthologie Albert … 13 $0.78 Add
National Dreams

National Dreams

Myth, Mystery, and Canadian History

As Canadians, we remember the stories told to us in high-school history class as condensed images of the past—the glorious Mountie, the fearsome Native, the Last Spike. National … 217 View
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"Part II of Children of My Heart" 1979

"Part II of Children of My Heart" 1979

From: The Quebec Anthology

Although Ces enfants de ma vie (1977), translated by Alan Brown in 1979 as Children of My Heart, has also been called both memoir and novel, it transcends genre classification, just as its author … 28 $1.68 Add
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"Pomme Douly and the Instant of Eternity" 1988

"Pomme Douly and the Instant of Eternity" 1988

From: The Quebec Anthology

Jacob’s most recent book, Les Aventures de Pomme Douly (1988), is a collection of linked short stories depicting the somewhat chaotic life of a beautiful, intelligent, but directionless … 8 $0.48 Add
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"Portraits of Elsa" 1990

"Portraits of Elsa" 1990

From: The Quebec Anthology

The story included here is the title story of Portraits d’Elsa et autres histoires, translated by David Homel. A remarkably subtle yet powerful story about the disappearance of the self, … 12 $0.72 Add
Roman Ingarden's Ontology and Aesthetics

Roman Ingarden’s Ontology and Aesthetics

A leading Polish philosopher of the 20th century, Roman Ingarden is principally renowned in Western culture for his work in aesthetics and the theory of literature. Jeff Mitscherling … 246 View
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"The Chronicles of l'Anse Saint-Roch" 1968

"The Chronicles of l’Anse Saint-Roch" 1968

From: The Quebec Anthology

In 1968, a complete edition of Perron’s stories appeared. Called simply Contes, it included the stories from the two earlier collections as well as four previously unpublished stories, one … 15 $0.90 Add