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In Defence of the Imagination

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Table of Contents

1. Present Discontents

2. The Relevance of Literature

3. Shakespeare in the Directors' Theatre

4. Readers and Reading

5. Narratives and Fictions

6. Apologia Pro Vita Mea

Appendix: Literary Biography

Index

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780674445406
Author:
Gardner, Helen
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
Subject:
General Literary Criticism & Collections
Subject:
Literature
Subject:
General
Subject:
European
Subject:
Literary Criticism : General
Copyright:
1982
Series:
The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures
Publication Date:
December 1982
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
208
Dimensions:
8.00x5.00x.48 in. .51 lbs.
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