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Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms (3RD 09 Edition)
by Chris Baldick
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From Jacques Derridas différance to Henry Jamess ficelle, the vocabulary of literary theory and criticism can seem difficult if not opaque. To help remedy the average readers bafflement, this new Third Edition of Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms... (read more)

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From Shakespeare To Existentialism: Essays on Shakespeare and Goethe; Hegel and Kierkegaard; Nietzsche, Rilke and Freud; Jaspers, Heidegger, and Toynb
by Walter Kaufmann
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A Poetry Handbook
by Mary Oliver
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A Little Book on the Human Shadow
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Art of Description : World Into World (10 Edition)
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Triumph of Narrative : Storytelling in the Age of Mass Culture (99 Edition)
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Falling Into Theory: Conflicting Views on Reading Literature
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Postmodern Theory (Critical Perspectives)
by Steven Best
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The Rhetoric of Fiction
by Wayne C Booth
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Twenty Poems to Bless Your Marriage: And One to Save It
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Culture and Imperialism
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