Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Speaking volumes Speaking volumes Janet Watson xvi, 235 p. ; 25 cm OL19151474W
Donne and the resources of kind Donne and the resources of kind A. D. Cousins,Damian Grace "Donne and the Resources of Kind is the first book about Donne's writings to focus primarily on their relations to genre. Using historicist approaches to his work, the contributors study Donne's extr… OL19467476W
Shakespeare's festive comedy Shakespeare's festive comedy C. L. Barber In this classic work, acclaimed Shakespeare critic C.L. Barber argues that Elizabethan seasonal festivals such as May Day and Twelfth Night are the key to understanding Shakespeare's comedies. Brilli… OL19662780W
From absurd to Zeitgeist From absurd to Zeitgeist Kathleen Morner ix, 239 p. ; 20 cm OL2662127W
Contemporary guide to literary terms Contemporary guide to literary terms Edwin J. Barton & Glenda A. Hudson The identification of elements and approaches in drama, fiction, and poetry can enhance readers' enjoyment, but without a guide to these literary conventions, many readers miss out. This brief, affor… OL28952952W
The art of alibi: English law courts and the novel The art of alibi: English law courts and the novel Jonathan H. Grossman "In The Art of Alibi, Jonathan H. Grossman reconstructs the relation of the novel to nineteenth-century law courts. During the Romantic era, courthouses and trial scenes frequently found their way in… OL6208291W
Form and meaning in drama Form and meaning in drama Humphrey Davy Findley Kitto CONTENTS: Agamemnon -- Choephori -- Eumenides -- Philoctetes -- Antigone -- Ajax -- Greek and Elizabethan tragedy -- Religious drama and its interpretation -- Hamlet: (1) The problem of Hamlet -- (2)… OL6333421W
The donkey's story The donkey's story Barbara Cohen A somewhat humorous retelling, featuring Balaam's donkey, of the Bible story in which Balak, king of Moab, calls upon Balaam, the prophet, to curse the Israelites, but he blesses them instead. OL646008W