Situated between the Victorians & Modernism the fin de siecle is an exciting & rewarding period to study. In the literature & art of the 1890s the processes of literary & cultural change can be seen in action. In this more than any previous decade literature was an active & controversial participant within debates over morality aesthetics politics & science as Victorian certainties began to break down. Oscar Wilde Aubrey Beardsley H. G. Wells Bram Stoker & Olive Schreiner were among the most prominent occasionally even notorious writers & artists of the period challenging establishment values & producing a distinctive literature of their own. This volume

Includes:: the main currents of radical & innovative thinking in the period as well as the attempts to resist them. It will be of great interest to students of Victorian & twentieth-century literature art & cultural history.

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Originally published in 2004 this alphabetical dictionary is a major reference work based on the archives of the English Place-Name Society & reflecting the scholarship in the subject of all the names of cities towns villages hamlets rivers streams hills & other geographical locations included in the Ordnance Survey Road Atlas of Great Britain (1983). It provides a reflection of contemporary England not just its historical past. Every place-name entry has a unique National Grid reference number a list of historical spellings the age & meaning of the name & its etymology (pre-Indo-European Indo-European Celtic Primitive Welsh Anglo-Saxon Old Norse Old French Middle English Modern English). Where appropriate a commentary is provided on comparable names on the problems history & significance of the name for settlement economic & social history the development of the language & on its variant pronunciations & spellings. ...

Widely acclaimed as the most authoritative & accessible one-volume dictionary available in English (and now with translations into Chinese Korean Russian Italian & Spanish underway) this second edition offers an even richer more comprehensive & more up-to-date survey of ideas & thinkers written by an international team of 436 contributors.

Includes:: the most comprehensive entries on major philosophers 400 new entries including over 50 on preeminent contemporary philosophers extensive coverage of rapidly developing fields such as the philosophy of mind & applied ethics more entries on non-Western philosophy than any comparable volume & increased coverage of Continental philosophy.

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This new thoroughly revised edition of the acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language incorporates the major developments in language study which have taken place since the mid 1990s. Two main new areas have been added: the rise of electronic communication in all its current forms from email to texting & the crisis affecting the worlds languages of which half are thought to be so seriously endangered that they will die out this century. * All language statistics have been updated & additional information provided about their linguistic affiliation * All topics involving technology have been revised to take account of recent developments notably in phonetics language disability & computing * Maps have been revised to include new countries or country names * Special attention has been paid to fast-moving areas such as language teaching & learning * The text design has been completely updated with many new illustrations throughout ...

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language is one of the publishing phenomena of recent times. Rarely has a book so packed with accurate & well researched factual information been so widely read & popularly acclaimed. It has played a key role in the spread of general interest in language matters generating further publications & broadcasting events for an avid audience. Its First Edition appeared in hardback in 1995 & a revised paperback in 1997. There have been numerous subsequent updated reprintings; but this Second Edition now presents an overhaul of the subject for a new generation of language-lovers & of teachers students & professional English-users concerned with their own linguistic legacy. The length of the book has been extended & there are 44 new illustrations extensive new material on world English & Internet English & a complete updating of statistics further reading suggestions & other references. ...

Cambridge English for Nursing Intermediate Plus is designed to improve the communication skills & specialist English language knowledge of healthcare professionals enabling them to work more confidently & effectively. With an emphasis on listening & speaking the course covers the core areas of nursing with authentic tasks & activities based on everyday scenarios making the course relevant & motivating. The Student's Book contains two audio CDs & the course is backed-up by a wealth of online activities helping keep nurses up-to-date & confident in their working environment. ...

Cambridge English Proficiency 1 for updated exam (commencing March 2013) contains four complete & authentic examination papers ...

The 18th edition of Daniel Joness classic work is the definitive guide to contemporary English pronunciation. This new & fully updated edition contains over 230 000 pronunciations of words names & phrases. In addition it

Includes:: lively essays on aspects of pronunciation by leading experts in the field a phonetics & phonology glossary & notes explaining the relationship between spellings & sounds. The accompanying CD-ROM

Includes:: exercises pronunciation practice & phonetic search facility for comparing sounds.



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A four-level skills series for adults & young adults Learners can develop the skills they need to use English confidently wherever they are
- at home at work travelling studying or just in social situations with English-speaking friends. This edition comes with answers & audio CD.
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Covers all the new task types for the revised 2013 exam Online Skills & Language Practice pack Strong focus on contextualised grammar & vocabulary Writing guide with writing improvement tasks Over 150 skills-training exam-practice vocabulary & grammar exercises to do online Grammar reference section by expert George Yule ...