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A Little Light Weeding
by Richard Briers
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This book is an affectionate and entertaining collection gathered and presented with Richard Brier's own distinctive sense of humor and appreciation of the 'good life' in all its forms.... ( read more)
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Bluebeard's Chamber: Guilt and Confession in Thomas Mann
by Michael Maar
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Over the last twenty years, much critical discussion of Thomas Mann has highlighted his homosexuality. This not only is presented as a dynamic underlying Mann's creative work, but also is the supposed reason for the theme of guilt and redemption that... ( read more)
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Culture, Class and Gender in the Victorian Novel: Gentlemen, Gents and Working Women
by Arlene Young
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This book examines the interrelation of social class and its literary representation in Victorian Britain, focusing for the first time on the emergence of the lower middle class as a social and cultural phenomenon. It places the evolution of the lower... ( read more)
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Great Cryptogram Part 1 Francis Bacon's Cipher in the So-Called Shakespeare Plays
by Ignatius Donnelly
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Volume one of a two volume set. (This description is for all volumes.) Contents: The Argument: William Shakespeare did Not Write the Plays; Francis Bacon the Real Author of the Plays; Parallelisms; The Demonstration: The Cipher in the Plays; The Cipher... ( read more)
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Shakespeare's Monarchies: Ruler and Subject in the Romances
by Constance Jordan
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Constance Jordan looks at how Shakespeare, through his romances, contributed to the cultural debates over the nature of monarchy in Jacobean England. Stressing the differences between absolutist and constitutionalist principles of rule, Jordan reveals... ( read more)
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The Faerie Queene, Notes - Study Notes
by Harold M Priest
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Through stories of chivalric adventures, this poem is intended to present the profile of "the perfect gentleman" of the 16th century. Both as a narrative of these adventures and as an allegory, this literary masterpiece has remained a favorite of... ( read more)
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New Woman Fiction: Women Writing First-Wave Feminism
by Ann Heilmann
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The symbol of the shifting categories of gender and sexuality, the New Woman epitomized the spirit of the fin-de-siècle. This monograph offers an interdisciplinary approach to the growing field of New Woman studies by exploring the relationship... ( read more)
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Revisiting Stephen King: A Critical Companion (Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers,)
by Sharon A Russell
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Having endured an initially frigid critcal reception, personal struggles with addiction, and a mid-life accident that nearly killed him, Stephen King continues to reign as perhaps the most popular and prolific writer in America. This new edition of the... ( read more)
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Great Game the Myth & Reality Espionage
by Frederick P Hitz
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In this fascinating analysis, Frederick Hitz, former inspector general of the Central Intelligence Agency, contrasts the writings of well-known authors of spy novels—classic and popular—with real-life espionage cases. Drawing on personal... ( read more)
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The Erotics of Passage (Modern French Writers)
by James S Williams
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James Williams explores in this book the work of French writer and film-maker Marguerite Duras.... ( read more)
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The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction (Wesleyan Early Classics of Science Fiction Series)
by Justine Larbalestier
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How women and feminism helped to shape science fiction in America.... ( read more)
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Samuel Johnson and the Impact of Print
by Alvin B Kernan
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Kernan's work is deeply informed and thoughtful, not reductionist but relationist. He does not pretend that print was the direct cause of all the changes he discusses, but shows rather how many or most of the changes relate in one way or another to print,... ( read more)
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On the Study of Celtic Literature and on Translating Homer
by Mathew Arnold
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Penetrating insight into the mystical aspects of Celtic literature and Homer.... ( read more)
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Victorian Keats: Manliness, Sexuality and Desire
by James Najarian
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This book explores the sexual implications of reading Keats. Keats was lambasted by critics throughout the 19th century for his sensuousness and his 'effeminacy'. The Victorians simultaneously identified with, imitated, and distrusted the 'unmanly' poet.... ( read more)
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Contributions to the Study of World History #10: American Carnival: Seeing and Reading American Culture
by Philip Mcgowan
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Traditionally, the carnival mode in Europe offers a suspension of time and ordinary social conventions; however, through the presentation and representation of that which is deemed exotic and unconventional, American carnival proposes an alternative... ( read more)
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Literary Underground
by John Hoyles
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This wide-ranging interdisciplinary study explores the concept of totalitarianism in western thought from Rousseau to George Orwell, taking its examples from twentieth-century European literature.... ( read more)
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Complete Critical Guide to Robert Browning (Complete Critical Guide to English Literature)
by Stefan Hawlin
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Through his innovations in poetry, especially the dramatic monologue, Robert Browning became among the most important poets of his time and a tremendous influence on twentieth-century poets like T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound. He is one of the most studied... ( read more)
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St. Martin's Anthologies of English Lite #0003: SMP Anthologies Englit Vol 3
by Ian Mcgowan
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The selection of writing in this anthology brings alive the excitement, wit, and exuberance of the Restoration and eighteenth century.... ( read more)
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The Ultimate Book of Farting
by Alicia Bromcie
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This book features recipes from Mother Bromcie's kitchen, assistance with controlling flatulence at the gym and real life letters. In 1999 Alec blew Britain away with his farting wisdom. Now his sister, Alicia Bromcie, shares her thoughts on the subject.... ( read more)
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A Checklist of American Imprints 1820-1829
by Frances P Newton
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This thirteenth volume completes the set A Checklist of American Imprints, 1820-1829. An author index, title index, corrections, and sources were published previously. Each entry contains a name and place, with item numbers listed underneath by date... ( read more)
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