Oxford University Press

Drawing on novels by Nabokov, Wright, Powers, DeLillo, Didion, and others, No Accident, Comrade examines the shaping influence of the Cold War's obsession with chance on post-World War II fictional form....

This wide-ranging book explores the generic innovations that propel the Romantic 'revolution in literature', but also the fascination with archaic forms such as the ballad, sonnet, epic, and romance. It shows how the tension between the drives to 'make it old' and 'make it new' generates one of the most dynamic phases in the history of literature,...

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Essays on DefeasibilityDoes the law contain implicit exceptions to its own rules? If so, what consequence does that have for understanding the relationship between law and morality? This collection gathers leading legal philosophers to analyse the logical structure of legal norms, advancing the understanding of the general philosophy of law....

Chapters 22 and 23 of 2 Kings tell the story of the religious reforms of the        Judean King Josiah, who systematically destroyed the cult places and installations        where his own people worshipped in order to purify Israelite religion and        consolidate religious authority in the hands of the Jerusalem temple priests....

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