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Literature, Discourses and the Power of Multicultural Dialogue

Volume no. 5, 2017

Editorial Information: Iulian Boldea (Editor)
Literature, Discours and the Power of Multicultural Dialogue, Tîrgu-Mureș, Mureș, 2017, eISBN: 978-606-8624-12-9

Edited by:
The Alpha Institute for Multicultural Studies
Moldovei Street, 8
540522, Tîrgu Mureș, România
Tel./fax: +40-744-511546

Published by:
Arhipelag XXI Press, Tîrgu Mureş, 2017
Tîrgu Mureş, România

Section: Literature - see volume with all papers

THE LITERATURE OF EXILE: NORMAN MANEA Iulian Boldea, Prof., PhD, "Petru Maior" University of Tîrgu Mureș		14-18
LEONID DIMOV. THE RHETORIC POETRY OF ESTHETICAL ONEIRISM Marian Victor Buciu, Prof., Phd, University of Craiova		19-30
THE NEW POETRY, FROM AVANT-GARDE TO POSTMODERNISM AND BEYOND Sorin Ivan, Prof. PhD, Titu Maiorescu University of Bucharest		31-37
AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO LESLEY SAUNDERS' POETRY Clementina Alexandra Mihăilescu, Assoc. Prof., PhD and Lucia Stoicescu, Assoc. Prof., PhD, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu		38-48
LISTENING TO DIFFERENT DRUMMERS Dragoș Avădanei, Assoc. Prof., PhD, "Al. Ioan Cuza" University of Iași		49-56
REPRÉSENTATIONS DE L'ESPACE CHEZ ANDREÏ MAKINE Mihaela Chapelan, Assoc. Prof., PhD, "Spiru Haret" University of Bucharest		57-63
RESISTANCE BY CULTURE OR TOLERATED CULTURE? Nicoleta Sălcudeanu, Scientific Researcher, PhD, "Gh. Șincai" Institute of Research for Social Sciences and the Humanities, Tîrgu Mureș		64-68
SEVERAL MIGRATIONS OF SIMPLICITY AS A ROMANIAN CULTURAL PRINCIPLE - FROM THE "PHILOSOPHY OF LIVING" TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF CULTURAL IDENTITY (FROM L. BLAGA, C. NOICA AND ERNEST BERNEA TO AL. PALEOLOGU AND ANDREI PLESU) Diana Câmpan, Assoc. Prof., PhD, Hab, "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba Iulia		69-75
FROM THE (META)LITERATURE OF "COUNTRIES" Ion Popescu-Brădiceni, Assoc. Prof., PhD, "Constantin Brâncuși" University of Tîrgu-Jiu		76-81
ROMANIAN DRAMA PIONEERS: FROM THE UNHANDINESS OF THE BEGINNING TO MODERN ELEMENTS Carmen Simona Oprișor, Assoc. Prof., PhD, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu		82-90
NIETZSCHE'S IDEAS IN LIVIU REBREANU'S TWO NOVELS "CIULEANDRA" AND "GORILA" Carmen Simona Oprișor, Assoc. Prof., PhD, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu		91-99
REMEMBERING AND LITERATURE IN CLARICE LISPECTOR'S FICTION Rodica Grigore, Assoc. Prof., PhD, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu		100-105
THE USES OF OBLIVION BETWEEN TRAUMA AND BALM IN KAZUO ISHIGURO'S THE BURIED GIANT Irina Toma, Assoc. Prof., PhD, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești		106-109
TITU MAIORESCU - THE FIRST TRANSLATOR OF ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER'S WORKS IN EUROPE Luiza Marinescu, Assoc. Prof., PhD, "Spiru Haret" University of Bucharest		110-120
CORPOREALITY AND FEMININITY IN GHEORGHE CRĂCIUN'S NOVELS Marius Nica, Assoc. Prof., PhD, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploieşti		121-126
LE « CORPS D`ESPRIT » COMME CORPS INVISIBLE, INTANGIBLE ET INCOGNOSCIBLE DANS LA NOUVELLE « LE HORLA » DE MAUPASSANT Rodica Brad, Assoc. Prof., PhD, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu		127-137
ON ȘTEFAN PETICĂ'S PEN NAMES Nicoleta Călina, Assoc. Prof., PhD, University of Craiova		138-143
A POETICS OF DESCRIPTIVISM IN MODERN AND POSTMODERN ROMANIAN PROSE Liliana Truță, Assoc. Prof., PhD, Partium Christian University, Oradea		144-150
THE ARCHETYPOLOGY OF THE LABYRINTH: FROM METHODOLOGICAL ORDER (A. LOSEF) TO THE FEELING OF ANGUISH (G. BACHELARD) Victoria Fonari, Assoc. Prof., PhD, State University of Moldova		151-160
THE CIRCULATION OF UNIVERSAL VALUES IN THE OLD ROMANIAN CULTURE Simona Galațchi, Senior Researcher III, PhD, "G. Călinescu" Institute of Literary History and Theory, Romanian Academy; Academy of Romanian Scientists		161-176
"MY YEAR OF MEATS". INSIGHTS INTO PIECING TOGETHER THE JIGSAW OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION AND CULTURAL BARRIERS Andreea Iliescu, Senior Lecturer, PhD, University of Craiova		177-182
ALDOUS HUXLEY'S CHILDREN'S TALE "THE CROWS OF PEARBLOSSOM" Daniela Hăisan, Lecturer, PhD, "Ștefan cel Mare" University of Suceava		183-189
SCIENCE AND EXPERIMENT IN EMILE ZOLA'S NOVEL "DOCTOR PASCAL" Roxana Elena Doncu, Lecturer, PhD, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest		190-197
THE ASCETICISM OF WRITING AND THE LITERARY WORK COMING INTO BEING Elena Camelia Biholaru, Lecturer, PhD, "Ștefan cel Mare" University of Suceava		198-207
PHEDRA. FROM THE GREEK TRAGEDY TO THE MODERN HYPOSTASES OF DISTURBED FEMININITY (EURIPIDES, RACINE, SARAH KANE) Diana Nechit, Lecturer, PhD, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu		208-214
THE PROPAGANDISTIC DIMENSION OF TEACHING ROMANIAN LITERATURE IN SCHOOLS BETWEEN 1965-1989 Cosmina Cristescu, Lecturer, PhD, "Transilvania" University of Brașov		215-223
REALISTIC CAUSALITY AND ARCHETYPAL FATALISM: GREEK MYTHOLOGY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON EUGENIDES' WRITINGS Ana Blanca Ciocoi-Pop, Lecturer, PhD, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu		224-231
THE ETHNOFOLKLORIC CONSTITUENTS: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND ETHNOLOGICAL APPROACHES Mariana Cocieru, Scientific Researcher, PhD, Institute of Philology, Academy Sciences of Moldova		232-241
THE INTELECTUAL'S DRAMA IN THE THEATRE OF KNOWLEDGE: CAMIL PETRESCU'S BAD FAIRIES' GAME Ariana Bălașa, Lecturer, PhD, University of Craiova		242-248
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS ALTERNATION IN "A TEMPORARY MATTER" BY JHUMPA LAHIRI Carmen Astratinei, Senior Lecturer, PhD, "Mircea cel Bătrîn" Naval Academy, Constanța		249-251
FOLKLORE, A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION IN MIHAI EMINESCU'S POETRY Cristina Furtună, Assist. Lecturer, PhD, Valahia University Tîrgoviște		252-259
MYTHICAL EUTOPIAS AND DYSTOPIAS IN THE FICTIONAL WORK OF MIRCEA ELIADE AND MICHEL TOURNIER Daniela Mirea, Senior Lecturer, PhD, Military Technical Academy, Bucharest		260-266
MYTHICAL STRUCTURES IN LE ROI DES AULNES BY MICHEL TOURNIER Daniela Mirea, Senior Lecturer, PhD, Military Technical Academy, Bucharest		267-271
RÉCONSTRUCTION DE L'ESPACE POUR LA RÉCONSTRUCTION DE LA MÉMOIRE Simona Laura Suta, Lecturer, PhD, University of Oradea		272-277
THE PAST IN ALISTAIR MACLEOD'S CLEARANCES Cătălin Tecucianu, Lecturer, PhD, "Mihai Viteazul" National Academy of Information, Bucharest		278-281
ENGLISH LITERATURE IN COMMUNIST ROMANIA Toma Sava, Lecturer, PhD, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad		282-291
PRE-RAPHAELITE ARTISTS TRANSPOSING SHAKESPEARE'S OPHELIA Lavinia Hulea, Lecturer, PhD, University of Petroșani		292-299
COMING FROM AN OFF-KEY TIME: THE NOVEL OF ONTOLOGICAL "INTERVAL" Mihai Ion, Lecturer, PhD, "Transilvania" University of Brașov		300-303
NICOLAE BALOTĂ – THE ABSURD LABYRINTH Mirela Dredețean, Lecturer, PhD, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș		304-309
CARAGIALE'S SHORT STORIES – APOCALYPTIC IMAGES Antonia Pâncotan, Lecturer, PhD, Partium Christian University, Oradea		310-318
ELEMENTS OF FEMINISM DISTINCTIVENESS Carmen Mihaela Guia (Potlog), PhD Student, "Al. Ioan Cuza" University of Iași		319-323
CREATIVE VERSUS DESTRUCTIVE SYMBOLS IN SILVIA PLATH'S "THE COLOSSUS" AND "ARIEL" Stela Pleșa, PhD Student, Sibiu		324-328
THE OTHER ALEXANDRU GEORGE - THE TRANSLATOR Carmen Elena Florea, PhD, "Petru Maior" University of Tîrgu Mureș		329-339
ANDREI BODIU – EXISTENCE AS A POETIC MODALITY Mariana Pantaleru (Pascaru), PhD Student, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu		340-347
NATURALIST EXPERIMENTS IN THE NOVELS OF VICTOR PAPILIAN Ingrid Cezarina-Elena Bărbieru (Ciochină), PhD Student, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu		348-352
VICTOR PAPILIAN'S SHORTSTORIES – AN "ANTIMODERNIST" APPROACH Ingrid Cezarina-Elena Bărbieru (Ciochină), PhD Student, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu		353-357
SOME CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT G. CĂLINESCU'S POETRY Dan Pătrașcu, PhD, "Mihai Eminescu" National College, Buzău		358-362
ENVOÛTEMENT DE LA VILLE DANS L'OEUVRE DE GUY VAES – ARTS VISUELS (PEINTURE, PHOTOGRAPHIE, CINÉMATOGRAPHIE) /VS/ ÉCRITURE (GRAPHIE) Adina-Irina Forna, Assist., PhD, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca		363-372
CORNELIU STURTZU – THE POET OF ARCHES OVER SEASONS Maria Lucreția Sturtzu, PhD Student, "Petru Maior" University of Tîrgu Mureș		373-380
ARBITRARINESS IN SHIRLEY JACKSON'S "THE LOTTERY" Maria Miruna Ciocoi-Pop, Teaching Assist., PhD, "Vasile Goldiș" Western University of Arad		381-385
PARADIGMS OF THE 19TH CENTURY HUNGARIAN RECEPTION OF THE SATIRICAL POEM Márta Zabán, Assoc. Researcher, PhD, "Babeș-Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca		386-393
THE SOCIAL BACKGROUND OF THE LITERARY GOTHIC Anca Nemeș, Assist., PhD, "Dimitrie Cantemir" University of Tîrgu Mureș		394-399
RELIGION AND POLITICS IN JOHN MILTON`S PARADISE LOST Corina Sandiuc, Assist., PhD, "Mircea cel Bătrîn" Naval Academy, Constanța		400-406
THE UNDERWORLD IN HOMERIC EPICS AND IN OVID'S METAMORPHOSES Iulian Gabriel Hrușcă, Assist. PhD, "Al. Ioan Cuza" University of Iași		407-412
LEONOV'S RUSSIAN FORREST AND THE PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE ON WORLD WAR II Olga Grădinaru, PhD, "Babeș-Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca		413-421
SEARCHING FOR THE RIGHT WORD: FRANCIS PONGE Garofița Dincă, Researche Assist., PhD, "Iorgu Iordan-Al. Rosetti" Linguistic Institute of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest		422-431
THE CLIMBING TO THE SKY Georgeta Cozma, PhD, Satu Mare County Center for Excelence		432-441
MYTH AND REALITY IN THE TROJAN EPISODE Simona Maria Maracine, PhD Student, University of Pitești		442-448
THE ODYSSEY. THE MYTH OF RETURN Simona Maria Maracine, PhD Student, University of Pitești		449-452
POSTMODERNISM IN THE CONTEXT OF THE VALUE NUCLEUS Cristina Cornea (Oprean), PhD Student, "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba-Iulia		453-458
INTERIORITY OF THE CHARACTERS – ALEXANDRU VONA Lucian-Nicu Rădășan, PhD, Petru Maior University of Tîrgu Mureș		459-462
THE AQUATIC POETICS IN THE WORK OF ILEANA MALANCIOIU Carmen Vasilca, PhD Student, "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba-Iulia		463-468
AN ANALYSIS OF VONNEGUT'S USE OF SCIENCE IN CAT'S CRADLE Corina-Maria David, PhD Student, "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba-Iulia		469-473
CONSIDERATIONS UPON PARODY IN ION MINULESCU`S POETRY Andreea Iuliana Damian, PhD Student, University of Pitești		474-479
DIRECT STYLE IN ODOBESCU'S SHORT STORIES Elena Lavinia Diaconescu, PhD Student, University of Pitești		480-484
"NOSTALGIA" BY MIRCEA CĂRTĂRESCU, A POETIC BUTTERFLY Ligia-Monica Banciu, PhD Student, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca - Baia Mare Northern University Center		485-494
DUMITRU ȚEPENEAG – ABOUT THE CHRONICLE OF THE MAN IN SHORT PROSE Iuliana Oică, PhD Student, "Ștefan cel Mare" University of Suceava		495-502
MORPHOLOGICAL LITERARY FIGURES IN GRIGORE ALEXANDRESCU' S POETRY Elena Andreea Popa (Dina), PhD Student, University of Pitești		503-509
STYLISTIC AND THEMATIC ASPECTS IN DUMITRU RADU POPESCU'S POETRY Ana-Maria Nicolescu, PhD Student, University of Pitești		510-515
THE POETIC ACT AS A COMMUNION WITH THE TRUE ESSENCE OF THE UNIVERSE Anamaria Delia Adriana Dobrescu (Popa), PhD, Reformed High School of Tîrgu Mureș		516-520
MOTHER OF GOD'S EYES – ARGHEZI'S VIEW ON THE CONCEPT OF A NOVEL Anca Popan, PhD Student, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca - Baia Mare Northern University Center		521-529
THE MIRRORING BODY IN THE SEA BY JOHN BANVILLE AND BLACK WATER BY JOYCE CAROL OATES Andreea Pop, PhD, "Babeș-Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca		530-538
THE BEGINING HARMONY OF PRIMORDIAL COUPLE IN 'THE SNAKE' Gavril Vasile Băban, PhD Student, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca - Baia Mare Northern University Center		539-542
MYTHS IN THE ROMANIAN LITERATURE Florina Bugeac, PhD Student, University of Bucharest		543-547
THE 25TH HOUR -THE HOUR OF SURVIVAL Camelia Suciu, PhD Student, "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba-Iulia		548-555
ION CHINEZU- LITERARY FRIENDSHIPS Mirela-Iulia Cioloca, PhD Student, "Petru Maior" University of Tîrgu Mureș		556-563
ION VLASIU – HIGHLIGHTS OF POETRY Delia-Maria Roșca (Răuță-Roșca), PhD Student, "Petru Maior" University of Tîrgu Mureș		564-568
THE TERRIFYNG FANTASTIC IN THE WORK OF THE SCIENTIST WITH A WRITER'S IMAGINATION (VICTOR PAPILIAN) Diana Teodora Cozma, PhD Student, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca - Baia Mare Northern University Center		569-576
ETHICAL AND AESTHETIC AT PAREMIE TO ANTON PANN Ileana Băluță, PhD Student, University of Pitești		577-584
GOOD SENSE AND COMMON SENSE IN AL. PALEOLOGU'S VIEW Ioana Mihu, PhD Student, "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba-Iulia		585-589
METAPHORS OF COMMUNISM IN THE ROMANIAN POSTCOMMUNIST NOVEL Iulia Câmpeanu, PhD Student, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu		590-595
THE HESYCHASTIC PERSPECTIVE IN NEAGOE BASARAB'S PARENETIC DISCOURSE Andreea Gabriela Ivașcu, PhD Student, University of Pitești		596-601
"SEARCHING FOR A GENERATION" - THE 80TH GENERATION IN PROSE Roxana-Anca Kaitar, PhD Student, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca - Baia Mare Northern University Center		602-610
THE PRE-ROMANTIC SCENERY IN COSTACHE CONACHIʼS POETRY Ecaterina Kerstin Botezatu, PhD Student, University of Bucharest		611-618
MAGICAL REALISM AND FANTASTIC IN GABRIELA MELINESCU'S WORK Maria Beatrice Lucaciu, PhD Student, University of Oradea		619-624
LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE IN CALISTRAT HOGAȘ'S WORK Maria Voinea, PhD Student, University of Piteşti		625-628
THE UNRELIABLE NARRATOR – THE MEETING POINT OF FICTION AND NON-FICTION IN JULIAN BARNES'S SELECTED WORKS Máthé Nóra, PhD Student, "Babeș-Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca.		629-634
A THEORETICAL EXCURSION ON SPATIAL EVOLUTION FROM A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVE Ștefan (Miheț) Maximiliana, PhD Student, "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba-Iulia		635-642
ELEMENTARY EXISTENCE AND FUDAMENTAL ELEMENTS IN DÉSERT BY J.-M. G. LE CLÉZIO Mihaela Iuliana Marari, PhD Student, "Al. Ioan Cuza" University of Iași		643-650
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ANDALUSIAN IMAGINARY IN THE BALLAD OF THE MOON MOON BY FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA Corina Mitrulescu, PhD Student, "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba-Iulia		651-661
FEMININE LITERATURE-CONTROVERSIES AND THEORIES Petronela Mureșan, PhD Student, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca - Baia Mare Northern University Center		662-669
BARTOLOMEU VALERIU ANANIA: ESSAYS ON THE THEOLOGY OF CULTURE Doina Pologea, PhD Student, "Petru Maior" University of Tîrgu Mureș		670-675
FORMS OF THE DEMONIC IMAGINARY IN THE ROMANIAN FOLK TALES WITH ZMEI Petru-Adrian Danciu, PhD Student, "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba-Iulia		676-684
THE PROMISE OF A COSMIC WEDDING – NUNTĂ ÎN CER, MIRCEA ELIADE Carmen Ioana Popa, PhD Student, "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba-Iulia		685-693
INTERPRETING THE WORLD IN A CLASS OF MILLENIALS Puskás-Bajkó Albina, PhD, Sapientia University of Tîrgu Mureș / "Unirea" National College, Tîrgu Mureș		694-698
THE POETICS OF SPACE IN SADOVEANU'S ‘DUMBRAVA MINUNATĂ' Simona-Marilena Crăciun (Pogan), PhD Student, "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba-Iulia		699-705
LITERARY FAIRY TALE AND ORAL FAIRY TALE – INTERFERENCES Ioana-Steliana Tătulescu, PhD Student, University of Pitești		706-711
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN BEING AND THE ANIMAL REIGN FOR THE SACRED RESTAURATION IN VASILE VOICULESCU'S STORIES Iuliana Voroveanu, PhD Student, "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba-Iulia		712-717
LOVE'S WAY FROM EROS TO AGAPÈ IN THE PROSE OF SLAVICI Teodora Elena Weinberger, PhD Student, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Baia Mare Northern University Centre		718-724
THE CONCEPT OF (GENDERED) ALIENATION IN JEANETTE WINTERSON'S LIGHTHOUSEKEEPING Monika Koșa, PhD Student, "Babeș-Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca		725-730
ADELA OR THE IMAGE OF THE PASSIONATE INGENUE Alina-Maria Nechita, PhD Student, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca - Baia Mare Northern University Center		731-737
REALITY AND DREAM IN THE WORKS OF VIRGIL TĂNASE Oana Maria Neicu, PhD Student, University of Oradea		738-742
IOAN RADIN PEIANOV – THE SHORT STORIES FROM THE MAGAZINES Emanuela Ioana Patrichi, PhD Student, "Petru Maior" University of Tîrgu Mureș		743-751
GRIGORE VIERU – THE GREAT THEMES OF CREATION AND THE VOCATION OF SELF-DEFINITION Raisa Melenceanu (Gîscă), PhD Student, "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba-Iulia		752-758
SEVERAL ASPECTS OF EMIL ISAC'S PLAYS Violeta Luminița Șipoș, PhD, "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba-Iulia		759-765
« DANIEL PENNAC, CHAGRIN D'ECOLE. MEMORISER DES TEXTES LITTERAIRES ‒ À QUOI BON ? » Emanuel Turc, PhD Student, "Babeș-Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca.		766-771
IDENTITÉ MULTICULTURELLE DANS AUGUSTINO ET LE CHOEUR DE LA DESTRUCTION DE MARIE-CLAIRE BLAIS Andreea Pop, PhD, Centre d'Étude des Lettres Belges de Langue Française, UBB Cluj-Napoca		772-781
IDYLLIC IMAGES AND ELEMENTS OF PORTRAIT IN THE WORK OF IOAN SLAVICI Dorin Sergiu Ursuț, PhD Student, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu		782-786
LANDSCAPES AND MINIATURE IN THE WORK OF CALISTRAT HOGAȘ Dorin Sergiu Ursuț, PhD Student, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu		787-794
A CONTEXT OF VIOLENT EVENTS – THE HOUSE GUN Diana Stoica, Assist. Lecturer, PhD, University Politehnica of Bucharest		795-798
SATIRICAL ART, IRONY AND CRITICAL LANGUAGE IN THE PHILOSOPHICAL TALES OF FRANÇOIS-MARIE AROUET (VOLTAIRE) Ana-Elena Costandache, Lecturer PhD, "Dunărea de Jos" University of Galați		799-804
MATTHIAS NAWRAT: A PERSPECTIVE ON HISTORY Roxana Rogobete, PhD Student, West University of Timişoara		805-809
ARS POETICA IN THE POETRY OF ANA BLANDIANA – OR THE "IANUS BIFRONS" EFFECT OF THE WRITING Daniel Kițu, PhD Student, "Dunărea de Jos" University of Galați		810-820
The seduction of verbality. Style and expressiveness in the poetry of Emil Brumaru Cristina Raica, PhD Student, "Petru Maior" University of Tîrgu Mureș		821-825

Literature, Discourse and Multicultural Dialogue

Literature, Discourses and the Power of Multicultural Dialogue