Literary Theory

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Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedCondition remarks: dj clipped within mylar. In the sun-drenched, death-obsessed world of Hollywood, California, a young British...

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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersAn Anthology of Contemporary Verse presents a carefully curated collection of modern poetry, selected by Margaret...

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Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFor those seeking an authoritative gateway into the poetic currents of the twentieth century, Ten Contemporary Poets presents a carefully curated selection of verse...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodAt the dawn of a new century, British poetry underwent a seismic transformation — and An Anthology of Modern Verse 1900–1920 stands...

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Edition: Revised first ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Ex-library with usual markingsA hallucinatory journey through fractured time, colonized bodies, and the machinery of...

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Edition: 2nd reprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark in the teaching of poetry, Voices: The First Book is...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerWhat separates a truly literary mind from a merely learned one? The Unprosaic Imagination: Essays and Lectures on the Study...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingTwo of the most electrifying novels in the English literary canon are united in this single Chancellor Press volume — Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights...