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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë The novel is set somewhere in the north of England. Jane's childhood at Gateshead Hall, where she is emotionally and physically abused by her aunt and cousins; her education at Lowood School, where s… OL1095427W
Literary distractions Literary distractions Ronald Arbuthnott Knox Collection of essays on Samuel Johnson, The Barsetshire Novels, Robert Louis Stevenson, G.K. Chesterton and his Father Brown, detective stories, etc. OL1283167W
A last Elizabethan journal A last Elizabethan journal G. B. Harrison [5], 364, [51] p. ; 23 cm OL14861433W
The Cambridge companion to Bede The Cambridge companion to Bede Scott DeGregorio As the major writer and thinker of the Anglo-Saxon period, the Venerable Bede is a key figure in the study of the literature and thought of this time. This Companion, written by an international team… OL15535557W
Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift Harold Bloom A collection of critical essays on Swift and his work. Also includes a chronology of events in his life. OL15837443W
The One Thomas More The One Thomas More Travis Curtright "Thomas More" the humanist. "Sir Thomas More" the statesman. "Saint Thomas More" the martyr. Who was Thomas More? Which characterization of him is most true? Despite these multiple images and th… OL16509828W
The Routledge reader in rhetorical criticism The Routledge reader in rhetorical criticism Brian L. Ott,Greg Dickinson "Bringing together over 40 key readings on rhetorical criticism in a single accessible format, The Rhetorical Criticism Reader furnishes instructors with an ideal resource for teaching and practicing… OL16585338W
500 AP English literature questions to know by test day 500 AP English literature questions to know by test day Shveta Verma Miller Contains five hundred practice questions, answers, and the explanation for the right and wrong answers to each question. OL16713023W
Dickens's style Dickens's style Tyler, Daniel. Charles Dickens, generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian age, was known as 'The Inimitable', not least for his distinctive style of writing. This collection of twelve essays addr… OL16813941W
Why Literary Periods Mattered Historical Contrast And The Prestige Of English Studies Why Literary Periods Mattered Historical Contrast And The Prestige Of English Studies Ted Underwood viii, 199 pages : 24 cm OL17385634W
Race and religion in the postcolonial British detective story Race and religion in the postcolonial British detective story Julie H. Kim "The ten essays in this work examine the changing nature of British detective fiction. British detective writers are overwhelmingly white, and the essays here explore how these authors delve into eth… OL19376221W
The Cambridge companion to children's literature The Cambridge companion to children's literature M. O. Grenby,Andrea Immel Collects sixteen essays that examine children's literature, discussing the origins of the genre, classics, gender roles, traditions of the school story, humor, and other related topics. OL19939940W
William and Dorothy Wordsworth William and Dorothy Wordsworth Lucy Newlyn "William Wordsworth's iconic relationship with his 'beloved Sister' spanned nearly fifty years. Separated after the death of their mother when Dorothy was six, and reunited as orphans after the death… OL19974416W
Second reading Second reading Jonathan Yardley This collection of five dozen pieces of literary criticism was published in the Washington Post between March 2003 and January 2010. It is a collection of Yardley's opinions of books that he believes… OL20940459W
The life of Lazarillo de Tormes The life of Lazarillo de Tormes Alfonso J. Garcia Osuna "This dual-language, annotated critical edition of Lazarillo de Tormes presents the complete text of the novel in both English and Spanish. The translation attempts to capture in modern English not o… OL23935036W
The tested woman plot The tested woman plot Lois E. Bueler "In this study, Lois E. Bueler examines in broad literary historical terms what she calls the Tested Woman Plot, a "story-machine" that originated in the ancient Mediterranean world (as in the storie… OL3949508W
Reclaiming D. H. Lawrence Reclaiming D. H. Lawrence Gary Adelman "Puzzled by the catastrophic decline of D. H. Lawrence's reputation in academe, and by the anger of students toward Lawrence and his work, Gary Adelman wrote to dozens of working writers to learn the… OL4283449W
Yeats and the logic of formalism Yeats and the logic of formalism Vereen M. Bell "Attempts to balance traditional and modern criticism of Yeats by linking formalism and philosophy in the context of Yeats' work and evaluates its credibility in Yeats's practice in relation to other… OL4617610W
Changing my mind Changing my mind Barbara Rosenblat,Zadie Smith A sparkling collection of Zadie Smith's nonfiction over the past decade.Zadie Smith brings to her essays all of the curiosity, intellectual rigor, and sharp humor that have attracted so many readers … OL481140W
Black face, maligned race Black face, maligned race Anthony Gerard Barthelemy The author considers the influence of English political, social, and theatrical history on the depiction of black characters on the English stage from 1589 to 1695. He shows that almost without excep… OL5274810W
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