Literary Theory

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingEric Gill — sculptor, typographer, printmaker, and one of the most provocative Catholic intellectuals of the twentieth century — gathers his final meditations into...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodIn the fractured urban landscape of late twentieth-century Britain, Edward Bond's The Worlds confronts the reader with a raw and unflinching collision between capitalism, terrorism,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodIn the pantheon of 20th-century literature, few figures loom as large or as enigmatically as Jorge Luis Borges — the Argentine master of labyrinths, mirrors,...

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The world around us can look very different depending on the critical theory applied to it. This vast range of interpretations can leave one feeling confused and frustrated. Introducing Critical...

Ciaran O Nuallain's memoir of his brother Brian O'Nolan (1991-66), the only major source on the early life of the man who later achieved literary fame as Flann O'Brien and...

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Paradise Lost, The Canterbury Tales, Don Quixote :great literature can be read by anyone, with a little help. Anthony O'Hear leads the way with this captivating journey through two-and-a- half...

Chesterton is so good on Dickens because his wit is as sharp as that of the Great Inimitable himself: "Dickens was most accurate when he was most fantastic. . ....

A triumph of literary detective work: the first popular biography of the adventurous Elizabethan earl whose life and letters indicate that he was the true author of the works of...

There may be more important literary movements than the Angry Young Men but there can be few as consciously (or unconsciously) entertaining. The Angry Young Men were an absurdly diverse...

"Every so often there is a rebellion against the assumption that Shakespeare is a uniquely great writer. This feeling, strong at the moment, has vociferous supporters in the academics, teachers...

Loathing, anger, shame - and deep affection: Virginia Woolf's relationship with her servants was central to her life. Like thousands of her fellow Britons she relied on live-in domestics for...

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Who's Who in Shakespeare presents a complete and handy guide to the men and women who throng Shakespeare's plays. It provides: * detailed biographical information on each leading figure *...

This new biography focuses on the maturing Hemingway when fame is hitting full force the years between A Farewell to Arms and the writing of For Whom the Bell Tolls....

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The story of filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki's life and work, including his significant impact on Japan and the world-"an essential work in anime scholarship." (Angelica Frey, Hyperallergic) A thirtieth-century toxic jungle,...

A comprehensive and thought-provoking investigation into one of the most polarizing words in the English language. Few words in the English language are as misunderstood as "like." Indeed, excessive use...

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