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1	Stranger in Our Midst: Images of the Jew in Polish Literature more books like this by Professor Harold B Segel (Editor) add to wishlist A vibrant Jewish community flourished in Poland from late in the tenth century until it was virtually annihilated in World War II. In this remarkable anthology, the first of its kind, Harold B. Segel offers translations of poems and prose works-mainly fiction-by non-Jewish Polish writers. Taken together, the selections represent the complex ... see all copies from $2.90! new only from $4.20! \| first editions
2	Polish Writers on Writing more books like this by Adam Zagajewski (Editor) add to wishlist Featuring 20th-century writers, including Nobel Prize winners Czeslaw Milosz and Wislawa Szymborska, as well as celebrated poet Zbigniew Herbert and internationally renowned Bruno Schulz, this collection captures the brilliance and originality of a literary culture rightly considered one of the most important and influential of our time. These ... see all copies from $11.36! new only from $14.85! \| SVS
3	The history of Polish literature more books like this by Czeslaw Milosz add to wishlist see all copies from $10.00! new only from $25.99! \| first editions
4	Polish-Jewish Literature in the Interwar Years more books like this by Eugenia Prokop-Janiec add to wishlist Popular notion has it that Polish Jewish writers, unlike their counterparts in Western, Northern and Central Europe, wrote solely in Yiddish or Hebrew. Yet between the two wars, Poland produces an elite group of assimilated Jews writing exclusively in Polish. Theirs was not an easy lot: torn between love of Poland and its literature and their own ... see all copies from $17.64! new only from $22.50! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Introduction to modern Polish literature : an anthology of fiction and poetry more books like this by Adam Gillon add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
6	Stranger in Our Midst more books like this by Professor Harold B Segel (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $3.21! new only from $4.89! \| first editions
7	Beginning with my streets : Baltic reflections more books like this by Czeslaw Milosz add to wishlist Vilnius is celebrated today as the centre of nationalistic fervour which marked Lithuania's declaration of independence from the USSR and the beginning of the Soviet empire's downfall. But when Nobel Prize-winning author Czeslaw Milosz was born there it was called Wilno, and was Polish. In this book he celebrates this remarkable city, with its ... see all copies from $4.25! new only from $19.95! \| first editions
8	Introduction to Modern Polish Literature more books like this by Adam Gillon (Editor), Ludwik Krzyzanowski (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $5.95! first editions
9	Between East and West: Polish and Russian Nineteenth-Century Travel to the Orient more books like this by Izabela Kalinowska add to wishlist This study analyzes and compares Polish and Russian texts of travel to the Romantic and Biblical Orient and situates Polish and Russian Orientalism within the broader context of contemporary post-colonial studies. At the same time, it elucidates the shortcomings that arise when such theories are applied whole cloth to the Polish and Russian cases. ... see all copies from $9.50! new only from $14.98!
10	Between Fire and Sleep: Essays on Modern Polish Poetry and Prose more books like this by Mr. Jaroslaw Anders add to wishlist Twentieth-century Polish literature is often said to be a 'witness to history', a narrative of the historical and political disasters that visited the nation. In this insightful book, Jaroslaw Anders examines Poland's modern poetry and fiction and explains that the best Polish writing of the period 1918-1989 was much more than testimony. Rather, ... see all copies from $24.82! new only from $24.82! \| SVS
11	The Polish Formalist School and Russian Formalism more books like this by Andrzej Karcz add to wishlist This study looks closely at the changes taking place in Polish literary scholarship at the turn of the century, and focuses on the work of the founder of Polish Formalism, Kazimierz Woycicki and the other main theoreticians and practitioners of this School. While presenting a comparative and contrasting approach to Polish and Russian Formalism, ... see all copies from $7.45! new only from $64.95! \| SVS
12	Polish Prose & Verse more books like this by Jerzy Peterkiewicz add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
13	Polish Romantic Literature: An Anthology more books like this by Eiko J Hosoe add to wishlist see all copies from $29.41! new only from $37.22!
14	Cell Movements more books like this by Bray add to wishlist "Comprehensive and up-to-date text on cell motility....will be very valuable for upper-level graduate teaching". -- Nature "An excellent choice for anyone teaching a course in cell motility....thoughtful and well-designed book". -- Cell see all copies from $4.98! first editions
15	Mistranslation and (MIS)Interpretation: Polish Literature in the Context of Cross-Cultural Communication more books like this by Piotr Wilczek, Wojciech H Kalaga (Editor) add to wishlist The book (Mis)translation and (Mis)interpretation: Polish Literature in the Context of Cross-Cultural Communication is devoted to various aspects of the presence of Polish literature and culture in cross-cultural and international contexts. The chapters discuss the problems of the translation (and mistranslation), as well as the interpretation ... see all copies from $26.20! new only from $26.20!
16 view cover	The History of Polish Literature, Updated Edition more books like this by Czeslaw Milosz, Czesaw Miosz add to wishlist This book is a survey of Polish letters and culture from its beginnings to modern times. Czeslaw Milosz updated this edition in 1983 and added an epilogue to bring the discussion up to date. see all copies from $14.85! new only from $49.07!
17	Polish romantic literature. more books like this by Julian Krzyzanowski add to wishlist see all copies from $9.00! first editions
18	Polish Renaissance Literature: An Anthology more books like this by Michael J Mikos add to wishlist see all copies from $33.00! new only from $33.00!
19 view cover	Literary and Cultural Images of a Nation Without a State: The Case of Nineteenth-Century Poland more books like this by Agnieszka B Nance add to wishlist Literary and Cultural Images of a Nation without a State applies Benedict Anderson's theory about the coherence of imagined communities by tracing how Galicia, the heart of Polish culture in the nineteenth-century -- which would never be an independent nation-state -- emerged as a historical and cultural touchstone with present-day significance ... see all copies from $43.52! new only from $43.52!
20 view cover	The Dedalus Book of Polish Fantasy more books like this by Wiesiek Powaga (Editor) add to wishlist Poland's strong Catholic faith engendered in its literature a lively awareness and love of the supernatural, with the Devil appearing as a leading figure in many different roles and guises. The best of this tradition is featured in this volume with stories from Stefan Grabinski, T. Micinski, Bruno Schulz, Wiktor Woroszylski, and many others. see all copies from $39.98! new only from $197.40!
21 view cover	Contemporary Jewish Writing in Poland: An Anthology more books like this by Antony Polonsky (Editor), Monika Adamczyk-Garbowska (Editor) add to wishlist Devoted to collecting the finest Jewish writing from around the world, the "Jewish Writing in the Contemporary World" series consists of anthologies, by country, that are designed to present to the English-speaking world authors and works deserving international consideration. As a series, the books permit a broad examination of the international ... see all copies from $24.57! first editions
22	Medieval Lit of Poland more books like this by Dennis Bray, Michael J Mikos (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $100.00! new only from $129.95!
23	The History of Polish Literature more books like this by Czesaw Miosz add to wishlist see all copies from $66.49!
24	Swedish-Polish Modernism: Literature, Language, Culture: Conference Held in Cracow, Poland, April 20-21, 2001 more books like this by Kungl Vitterhets add to wishlist see all copies from $82.96! new only from $82.96!
25 view cover	Polish Baroque and Enlightenment Literature: An Anthology more books like this by Michael J Mikos add to wishlist see all copies from $38.70! new only from $38.70!

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