Literary Theory

Tolkien's One Ring, at the centre of one of the greatest fantasy tales ever told, is an undeniably iconic and powerful symbol in literature. This deluxe edition of David Day's...

"Listen, are you breathing just a little, and calling it a life?" -Mary Oliver This luminous anthology brings together great poets from around the world whose work transcends culture and...

The book titled Romeo and Juliet by the author William Shakespeare. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

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For the past four years Jane Miller, author of CRAZY AGE: THOUGHTS ON BEING OLD , has been writing a column for an American magazine called In These Times ....

Winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize for Literature, J. M. G. Le Clezio here conjures the consciousness of Mexico, powerfully evoking the dreams that made and unmade an ancient culture....

A thoroughly revised and expanded edition of Thomas C. Foster's classic guide-a lively and entertaining introduction to literature and literary basics, including symbols, themes and contexts, that shows you how...

William Shakespeare's literary work has fascinated and entertained people throughout the world for centuries. His life, however, has always been shrouded in mystery. Now an eminent Shakespearean scholar presents a...

The tales surrounding Sweeney Todd's notorious barber shop in London's Fleet Street have entertained generations of audiences and have made Todd himself one of the most famous - or perhaps...

The creator of Mapp and Lucia, E.F. Benson (always known as Fred) ranks with P.G. Woodhouse as one of Britain's greatest humourists. He was born into one of the most...

The book titled Helplessly Tangled in Female Arms and Legs: Elizabeth Jolley's Fiction by the author Paul Salzmann. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

Following the bestselling "Summer of a Dormouse", Sir John Mortimer - playwright, novelist, octogenarian and erstwhile QC - offers up more lessons in living and growing old disgracefully. What would...

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Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery An embittered Roman General returns from war, having captured the Queen of the...

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A powerful and thrilling account of man's dual nature. "Edward Hyde, alone in the ranks of mankind, was pure evil." The mysterious association between respectable Dr Henry Jekyll and despicable...

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare Studies offers a comprehensive introduction to the study of Shakespeare in a series of essays specially written by an international team of eminent scholars. Studies...

An inventive and surprising examination of a century of spy fiction. Why do spies have such cachet in the twentieth century? Why do they keep reinventing themselves? What do they...

With their relationship on shaky ground, Helen and Alison leave for a weekend at a casino. Will the shell-shocked PI be able to forget the mental and physical wounds that...

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Author: Sandy Leiberg, EditorBinding: HardbackPublished: Peebles Art LibraryCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis edited collection presents a comprehensive overview of the influential artistic and intellectual movement that swept across Europe...

Author: Richard ChaseBinding: HardbackPublished: The Reprint Society London, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some marks to hardcover; rubbing of...

Author: Sampson LowBinding: HardbackPublished: Sampson Low, 1970Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: dust cover worn; cloth cover in good condition; some marks on...

Author: Leo Hamalian And Frederick R. KarlBinding: PaperbackPublished: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1978Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis academic anthology presents...

Kill Time with Classics is a new series of activity books designed for avid readers who love the classics of literature. Pride and Prejudice contains engaging and stimulating mental and...

Dante is one of the towering figures of medieval European literature. Yet many riddles and questions about him persist. By re-reading Dante with an open mind, Barbara Reynolds made remarkable...

Vyvyan Holland - Oscar Wilde's younger son - steers a path through the maelstrom of Wilde's public life and provides insights into the private as well as the public Wilde.

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'A good essay must have this permanent quality about it; it must draw its curtain round us, but...

Author: John D. RateliffBinding: HardbackPublished: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 2007Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work meticulously chronicles the intricate creative process behind J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved classic,...

Author: Patrick Williams And Laura ChrismanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Simon & Schuster, 1993Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Reading copy with markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageColonial Discourse And Post-Colonial Theory:...

Author: Judith RoofBinding: HardbackPublished: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1996Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCome As You Are: Sexuality & Narrative presents a...

Author: John ArnoldBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe Imagined City: Melbourne In The Mind Of Its Writers presents a compelling cultural history,...

On the heels of Boyd's Costa (formerly Whitbread) Award winner, Restless , an erudite and entertaining collection of essays and opinions from one of our generation's most talented writers. Plant...

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This text claims that the link between William Shakespeare and the works published under his name is weak, and it argues instead that Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of...

Every generation rediscovers Jane Austen with a renewed passion for her timeless stories of romance, family relations, and foibles of human nature. Today she is more popular than ever. Natalie...

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. The only advice, indeed, that one person can give another about reading is to take no advice, to...

The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world's greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing...

Pierrot Mon Ami, considered by many to be one of Raymond Queneau's finest achievements, is a quirky coming-of-age novel concerning a young man's initiation into a world filled with deceit,...