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Literature: history & criticism
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
Elizabeth Gaskell's biography of her close friend Charlotte Brontë was published in 1857 to immediate popular acclaim, and remains the most significant study of the enigmatic author who gave Jane Eyre the subtitle An Autobiography. It recounts Charl..
15.15£
Brand: University of Chicago Press
Why must critics unmask and demystify literary works? Why do they believe that language is always withholding some truth, that the critic's task is to reveal the unsaid or repressed? In this book, Rita Felski examines critique, the dominant form of ..
23.45£
Brand: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Learn about the greatest works of literature, and the lives of those who wrote them in The Literature Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Litera..
28.48£
Brand: Random House
'This brilliant collection of essays should be a feast for his admirers, as well as for those who approach his dazzling oeuvre for the first time-Calvino is not only constantly and supremely intelligent; he is constantly and supremely faithful to hi..
15.59£
Brand: Princeton University Press
Mixing passion and humor, a personal work of literary criticism that demonstrates how the greatest books illuminate our livesWhy do we read literature? For Arnold Weinstein, the answer is clear: literature allows us to become someone else. Literatur..
32.20£
Brand: Pearson Education
A detective fiction anthology filled with award winning short stories, information on the authors who wrote them, discussion about the history and evolution of the genre, and important literary criticism. ISBN: 9780321195012Publisher: Pearson Educa..
47.77£
Brand: Yale University Press
"A feminist classic."-Judith Shulevitz, New York Times Book Review"A pivotal book, one of those after which we will never think the same again."-Carolyn G. Heilbrun, Washington Post Book World A pathbreaking book of literary criticism is now reissue..
21.03£
An engaging account of how Jane Austen became a household name.Just how did Jane Austen become the celebrity author and the inspiration for generations of loyal fans she is today? Devoney Looser's The Making of Jane Austen turns to the people, perfo..
31.77£
ISBN: 9781454944751Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co IncImprint: SterlingPublished date: 30 Aug 2022Language: EnglishSales rank: 1181Weight: 100gHeight: 185mmWidth: 239mmSpine width: 35mm..
28.43£
Brand: Bodleian Library
The Wind in the Willows has its origins in the bedtime stories that Kenneth Grahame told to his son Alastair and then continued in letters (now held in the Bodleian Library) while he was on holiday. But the book developed into something much more so..
18.66£
Brand: Princeton University Press
How four American cities shaped Poe's life and writingsEdgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) changed residences about once a year throughout his life. Driven by a desire for literary success and the pressures of supporting his family, Poe sought work in Ameri..
25.75£
Brand: OUP Oxford
'Philosophers have an infuriating habit of analysing questions rather than answering them', writes Terry Eagleton, who, in these pages, asks the most important question any of us ever ask, and attempts to answer it. So what is the meaning of life? I..
11.29£
Brand: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
This highly acclaimed introduction to the medieval lyric during the period 850-1300 is now reissued in a third edition, which includes a new preface and substantial new bibliographical indications. After an introductory discussionof the performers a..
28.71£
Brand: Pearson Education
The nation's favourite literature study guides ISBN: 9781405801751Publisher: Pearson EducationImprint: LongmanPublished date: 23 Jun 2005DEWEY: 822.33DEWEY edition: 22Language: EnglishNumber of pages: 110Weight: 144gHeight: 214mmWidth: 150mmSpine wi..
11.89£
Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
Longlisted for the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction (now the Bailie Gifford)'A thrilling and complex book, enlarges our view of Homer … There's something that hits the mark on every page' Claire Tomalin, Books of the Year, New StatesmanWher..
15.77£
Brand: Pan Macmillan
Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2019Longlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2020 'Fascinating . . . If you have even the slightest interest in Orwell or in the development of our culture, you should not miss th..
13.97£
Brand: ORO Editions
Are gardens anything more than collections of plants? Spaces for leisure activities? Extensions that protect the private house from the public road? Art objects appreciated by a relatively small group of connoisseurs? To consider such questions this..
19.43£
Brand: Oneworld Publications
'Startlingly audacious.' Literary Review New writing from the literary master Throughout Proust's life, nine of his short stories remained unseen - the writer never even spoke of them. Perhaps he was not ready to share the early themes he was nurtu..
19.32£
Brand: Cambridge University Press
Drawing on the latest developments in scholarship and criticism, The New Cambridge Companion to T. S. Eliot opens up fresh avenues of appreciation and inquiry to a global twenty-first century readership. Emphasizing major works and critical issues, ..
28.46£
Brand: McFarland Publishers
The Internet has fundamentally altered our perceptions of narrative and its core components, including authorship, setting, characterization, reader reception and more. With new trends, tropes and conventions emerging at the speed of cyberspace, dig..
84.78£
Brand: Taylor and Francis
This comprehensive and contemporary two-way dictionary is ideal for Dutch language learners and users at all levels. Key features of the dictionary include: Over 33,000 Dutch entries The use of colloquial and idiomatic language Useful contextu..
62.93£
Brand: Hachette Book Group USA
The words, phrases, and stories of the New Testament permeate the English language. Indeed, this relatively small group of twenty-seven works, written during the height of the Roman Empire, not only helped create and sustain a vast world religion, b..
11.32£
Since its first issue on October 10, 1896, The New York Times Book Review has brought the world of ideas to the reading public. It is the publication where authors have been made, and where readers first encountered the classics that have enriched t..
51.61£
Brand: American Library Association
Celebrate a century of the Newbery Medal with this handy guide from ALSC! This book digs in and explores where the distinguished award intersects with library work in a range of areas such as collection policy, advocacy, programming, EDI efforts, an..
77.43£