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  • An Introduction to Bibliographical and Textual Studies

    by Craig S. Abbott, William Proctor Williams ...
    To a reader of Joyce's Ulysses, it makes a difference whether one of Stephen Dedalus's first thoughts is "No mother" (as in the printed version) or "No, mother!" (as in the manuscript). The scholarship surrounding such textual differences--and why this discipline should concern readers and literary scholars alike--is the focus of William Proctor Williams and Craig S. Abbott's acclaimed handbook ... Read more

    $40.00 USD

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  • Shady Characters

    The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and Other Typographical Marks

    by Keith Houston ...
    “An absolutely fascinating blend of history, design, sociology, and cultural poetics—highly recommended.”—Maria Popova, Brain PickingsA charming and indispensable tour of two thousand years of the written word, Shady Characters weaves a fascinating trail across the parallel histories of language and typography.Whether investigating the asterisk (*) and dagger (†)—which alternately illuminated and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Essays & Term Papers

    by BarCharts,Inc ...
    This is the ultimate guide for writing from the planning stages through completion. The guide includes: paper basics, research & documentation, search strategy & taking notes, library, reasoning & formatting, final copy, endnotes & references, citations & bibliographies, and much more! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Lexicographer's Dilemma

    The Evolution of 'Proper' English, from Shakespeare to South Park

    by Jack Lynch ...
    In its long history, the English language has had many lawmakers--those who have tried to regulate or otherwise organize the way we speak. Proper Words in Proper Places offers the first narrative history of these endeavors and shows clearly that what we now regard as the only "correct" way to speak emerged out of specific historical and social conditions over the course of centuries. As historian ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Literary analysis for English Literature for the IB Diploma

    Skills for Success

    by Carolyn P. Henly, Angela Stancar Johnson ...
    Build confidence in a range of key literary analysis techniques and skills with this practical companion, full of advice and guidance from experienced experts.- Build analysis techniques and skills through a range of strategies, serving as a useful companion throughout the course - from critical-thinking, referencing and citation and the development of a line of inquiry to reflecting on the ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • These Ghostly Archives

    The Unearthing of Sylvia Plath

    by Gail Crowther, Peter K. Steinberg ...
    These Ghostly Archives: The Unearthing of Sylvia Plath offers a ground-breaking look at Plath studies. Focusing on previously unpublished material found in archives from around the world, These Ghostly Archives aims to reconstruct the ghostly figure of Plath within our culture via unseen letters, manuscripts, photographs, places and poems. This book approaches archival studies exploring both the ... Read more

    $9.54 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Studying Early Printed Books, 1450-1800

    A Practical Guide

    by Sarah Werner ...
    A comprehensive resource to understanding the hand-press printing of early booksStudying Early Printed Books, 1450 - 1800 offers a guide to the fascinating process of how books were printed in the first centuries of the press and shows how the mechanics of making books shapes how we read and understand them. The author offers an insightful overview of how books were made in the hand-press period ... Read more

    $25.00 USD

  • The Use and Abuse of Literature

    by Marjorie Garber ...
    As defining as Christopher Lasch’s The Culture of Narcissism, Allan Bloom’s The Closing of the American Mind, and Dinesh D’Souza’s Illiberal Education were to the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, respectively, Marjorie Garber’s The Use and Abuse of Literature is to our times.Even as the decline of the reading of literature, as argued by the National Endowment for the Arts, proceeds in our culture, Garber ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Fine Art of Copyediting

    by Elsie Myers Stainton ...
    Many stylebooks and manuals explain writing, but before the release ten years ago of Elsie Myers Stainton's The Fine Art of Copyediting, few addressed the practices and problems of editing. This handbook has guided users through the editing process for books and journals, with tips on how to be diplomatic when recommending changes, how to edit notes and bibliographies, how to check proofs, and how ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • The Poetry Handbook

    by John Lennard ...
    The Poetry Handbook is a lucid and entertaining guide to the poet's craft and an invaluable introduction to practical criticism for students. Chapters on each element of poetry from metre to gender offer a wide-ranging general account and end by looking at two or three poems from a small group (including works by Donne Elizabeth Bishop Geoffrey Hill and Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott) to build up ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Windows and Doors

    A Poet Reads Literary Theory

    by Natasha Saje ...
    Series series Poets On Poetry
    Windows and Doors is a poetry handbook that places poststructuralist and postmodern ways of thinking alongside formalist modes, making explicit points of overlap and tension that are usually tacit. Each of Natasha Sajé’s nine essays addresses a topic of central concern to readers and writers of poetry while also making an argument about poetic language and ideology. Foundational topics—diction, ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • The Muses on Their Lunch Hour

    by Marjorie Garber ...
    "Witty, shrewd, and imaginative essays on interdisciplinary topics . . . from Shakespeare to psychoanalysis, and the practice of higher education today." — Publishers WeeklyAs a break from their ordained labors, what might the Muses do on their lunch hour today? This collection of essays uses these figures of ancient legend to explore such modern-day topics as the curious return of myth and ritual ... Read more

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