Скачать книгу (размер 1 080 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 213) Аннотация: Charles Edelman focuses on the play's sexual politics and recent scholarship devoted to the position of Jews in Shakespeare's time in this new edition. He surveys the international scope of theatrical interpretations of The Merchant in the 1980s and 1990s as well as different ways of tackling the troubling figure of Shylock.
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Modern, original fiction for learners of English. A missing woman and a dead body welcome Inspector Jenny Logan to her new job with the Edinburgh police. Logan questions the husband of the dead woman and a local doctor about the murder, but can she believe what they say? Then, a piece of jewellery leads Logan to the killer.
Скачать книгу (размер 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 188) Аннотация: Much Ado has always been popular on the stage. This edition pays especial attention to the history and range of theatrical interpretation, in which the most famous actors, from the time of Garrick to the present, have appeared as the sparring lovers Benedick and Beatrice. A full commentary includes annotation of the many sexual jokes in the play that have been obscured by the complexity of…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 482 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 488) Аннотация: This second edition of the Companion offers students up-to-date factual and interpretative material about the principal theatres, playwrights and plays of the most important period of English drama, from 1580-1642. Three wide-ranging chapters on theatres, dramaturgy and the social, cultural and political conditions of the drama are followed by chapters describing and illustrating various…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 236) Аннотация: Scott McMillin has added a new section on key events in scholarship and theater since the 1980s (including international, political, feminist and postcolonial analysis) to this updated edition of Shakespeare's Othello. The influence of historicism and cultural materialism are also taken into account, and a complete description of performances of the play on stage, film and television considers…
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Modern, original fiction for learners of English. Sam is like any other teenage girl except that she was born deaf. She meets Jim, falls in love and feels happier than ever before. Then one day Jim's jealous ex-girlfriend reveals a secret. Sam is left wondering if she really knows Jim at all. For their love to grow Jim must show her that their worlds are not too different.
Скачать книгу (размер 3 104 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 610) Аннотация: Dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models have begun to dominate the field of macroeconomic theory and policy-making. These models describe the evolution of macroeconomic activity as a recursive sequence of outcomes based upon the optimal decision rules of rational households, firms and policy-makers. Whilst posing a micro-founded dynamic optimisation problem for agents under…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 075 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 212) Аннотация: One of Shakespeare's most popular yet controversial plays, this edition of The Taming of the Shrew considers its reception in the light of the hostility and embarrassment it often arouses, taking account of both scholarly defences and modern feminist criticism of the play. For this updated edition Ann Thompson has added new sections to the Introduction which describe the 'deeply problematic'…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 661 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 327) Аннотация: In the last few decades exchange rate economics has seen a number of developments, with substantial contributions to both the theory and empirics of exchange rate determination. Important developments in econometrics and the increasingly large availability of high-quality data have also been responsible for stimulating the large amount of empirical work on exchange rates in this period.…
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Offering plenty of practice for vocabulary learners, these small and easy-to-carry books are ideal for busy people to use outside the classroom. All the words have been chosen using the Cambridge International Corpus to ensure that students learn the most widely used vocabulary. Includes regular tests and helpful word lists.
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Offering plenty of practice for vocabulary learners, these small and easy-to-carry books are ideal for busy people to use outside the classroom. All the words have been chosen using the Cambridge International Corpus to ensure that students learn the most widely used vocabulary. Includes regular tests and helpful word lists.
Скачать книгу (размер 310 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 62) Аннотация: Modern, original fiction for learners of English. A hurricane is tearing across the Atlantic from the west coast of Africa towards America. As the hurricane passes through the Caribbean, it destroys everything in its path. In Florida, a man is out in a fishing boat, unaware of the approaching disaster. His daughter, Ikemi, and her boyfriend must confront the hurricane in a desperate attempt to…
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Modern, original fiction for learners of English. Hundreds of dead fish, some unexplained deaths and a birdless town. Three newspaper reports from Finland attract interest from the British secret service. 'Foreign Executive' Ian Munro is sent to Lahti to investigate. But when his first contact is killed in front of him, Munro realises that someone knows why he is there and that they will do…
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Modern, original fiction for learners of English. Billy Marr, a local misfit, claims he has murdered someone in an Edinburgh park. Inspector Logan and Sergeant Grant don't believe him — Billy has lied many times in the past about crimes he hasn't committed. But then a young woman is found dead in the park. Soon there is another body. Perhaps Billy is not so innocent after all.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 442 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 284) Аннотация: As all language teachers know, writing is one of the central skills a student must master. Why should they be tested? How should they be tested? What tasks should be used? The answers to these questions are provided by this book, which examines the theory behind the practice of assessing a student's writing abilities.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 370 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 270) Аннотация: This book uses authentic readings from college texbooks to teach academic reading, writing, and study skills and introduce students to topics in sociology. The Student's Book introduces students to stimulating topics within the field of sociology using authentic readings from university-level textbooks. Topics introduced include peer pressure, the influence of the media, and balancing home and…
Скачать книгу (размер 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 120) Аннотация: This book uses authentic readings from college texbooks to teach academic reading, writing, and study skills and introduce students to topics in sociology. The Teacher's Manual provides page by page teaching suggestions, answers to all tasks, content quizzes, and quiz answers.
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Modern, original fiction for learners of English. On an adventure holiday in the Caribbean, Lisa and Jennifer are sharing a room. They are very different people and do not get on. However, they do have something in common: they are both attracted to Ian. And Ian likes both of them. But what about Ian's girlfriend, Caroline? And then there's Pete and of course, Gary.
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Modern, original fiction for learners of English. A collection of stories that offer eight slices of life in England today. The themes covered include British eating habits, the media, inner-city problems, immigration, football hooliganism, student life, leisure activities and the countryside. Well-observed, lively and amusing, these stories provide a fascinating picture of the country at the…
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Gases, Liquids and Solids is a title in the new Cambridge Advanced Sciences series. It has been developed specifically for the new specifications for Advanced Level Chemistry for teaching from September 2000. Gases, Liquids and Solids has been endorsed by OCR for use with the OCR Chemistry specification A. It provides full coverage of the Chemistry option module of the same name. In combination…