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Speaking volumes
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Janet Watson |
xvi, 235 p. ; 25 cm |
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Donne and the resources of kind
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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… |
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Shakespeare's festive comedy
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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… |
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From absurd to Zeitgeist
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Kathleen Morner |
ix, 239 p. ; 20 cm |
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Contemporary guide to literary terms
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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… |
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The art of alibi: English law courts and the novel
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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… |
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Form and meaning in drama
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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)… |
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The donkey's story
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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. |
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