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Upon publication in 1997, The Norton Shakespeare set a new standard for teaching editions of Shakespeare's complete works. Instructors and students worldwi...

Upon publication in 1997, The Norton Shakespeare set a new standard for teaching editions of Shakespeare's complete works. Instructors and students worldwi...

Packed with 100 uplifting short stories in large print font size, this book is perfect for the elderly and senior citizens.The primary goal of this collecti...

Tragic, comic, and utterly honest, this extraordinary memoir is at once a great family saga and a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth...

e.e. Cummings Is Without Question One Of The Major Poets Of This Century, And This Volume, First Published In 1959, Is Indispensable For Every Lover Of Mo...

A Collection Of Sharp, Poignant Essays That Expertly Blends The Personal And Political In An Exploration Of American Culture Through The Lens Of Our Obsessi...

EVERYMAN'S POETRY LIBRARY: This new series of the world's greatest poetry features the hallmarks of Everyman Classics: top-quality production and reader-fri...

By far the best translation. Faithful to the original Greek text and eminently readable. The notes constitute a commentary in their own right.—Albert Henr...

John Allen Paulos cleverly scrutinizes the mathematical structures of jokes, puns, paradoxes, spoonerisms, riddles, and other forms of humor, drawing exam...

In this sustained interpretation, Stephen Halliwell demonstrates that Poetics, despite its laconic brevity, contains a coherent statement of mimetic art in ...

By William Shakespeare ; Edited By Barbara A. Mowat And Paul Werstine. Includes Bibliographical References.Categories: Literature & Fiction History &...

Upon publication in 1997, The Norton Shakespeare set a new standard for teaching editions of Shakespeare's complete works. Instructors and students worldwi...

William Shakespeare, The Most Celebrated Poet In The English Language, Left Behind Nearly A Million Words Of Text, But His Biography Has Long Been A Thicket...

In Harry Potter And Philosophy, Individual Chapters Look At Such Topics As Life Revealed In The Mirror Of Erised; The Ethics Of Magic; Moaning Myrtle, Nearl...

A major new biography of the Nobel Prize–winning playwright whose brilliantly original plays revolutionized American theaterFinalist for the Los Angeles ...

A perennially popular collection of short stories, poems, legends, and myths from great works of literature that are especially appropriate for parents to ...

grace Nichols Gives Us Images That Stare Us Straight In The Eye—images Of Joy, And Images That Challenge And Accuse. Her Fat Black Woman Is Brash, Rejoices ...

Here is a family guide to classic novels, contemporary fiction, myths and legends, science fiction and fantasy, folktales, Bible stories, picture books, bi...

In the CliffsComplete guides, the play's complete text and a glossary appear side-by-side with coordinating numbered lines to help you understand unusual w...

Tracy , JackCategories: Literature & Fiction History & Criticism Genres & StylesMystery & Detective

A Monumental Volume Of Egyptian Culture, History, And Arcania, To Help Readers Immerse Themselves In Amelia Peabody's World More Completely Than Ever Before...

This Book Offers A Short, Spirited Defense Of Rhetoric And The Liberal Arts As Catalysts For Precision, Invention, And Empathy In Today's World. The Author,...

In 1930 a plucky girl detective stepped out of her shiny blue roadster, dressed in a smart tweed suit, ready to restore a stolen inheritance to its rightf...

William Johnston—an authority on fourteenth century spirituality and specifically on the writings of this unknown author—provides a substantive and access...

This Accessible Writer's Guide Provides A Helpful Framework For Creating Poetry And Navigates Contemporary Concerns And Practices. Stephen Dobyns, Author Of...

For Years, Theater Director Bryan Doerries Has Led An Innovative Public Health Project That Produces Ancient Tragedies For Current And Returned Soldiers, Ad...

This smart new paperback edition contains the fully-reset text of three medieval English poems, translated by Tolkien for the modern-day reader and containi...

The Sharpest, Funniest Comedy About Money And Morals In The 17th Century Is Still The Sharpest And Funniest About Those Things In The 21st. The Full, Modern...

the Perfect Companion To William J. Bennett's Number-one Bestseller; the Book Of Virtues, The Children's Book Of Virtues Is The Ideal Storybook For Parents...

Containing 40 Stories In New Translations By Tatar This Celebration Of The Richness And Dramatic Power Of The Legendary Fables Also Features 150 Illustratio...

The Dark Tower is the backbone of Stephen King's legendary career. Inspired more than thirty years ago by works as diverse as J.R.R. Tolkien's epics, Rober...

Wallace Stevens (1879-1955) Lived A Richly Imaginative Life That He Expressed In His Poems. The Whole Harmonium Presents Stevens Within The Living Context O...

The bestselling book now revised and updated with new content!Hailed as the most popular and best-loved series of the twentieth century, The Lord of the Rin...

Jeffrey Burton Russell. Includes Index.Categories: Religion & Spirituality Religious Studies Theology ChristianAngelology & Demonology

Pride and Prejudice is a novel of manners by Jane Austen, first published in 1813. The story follows the main character, Elizabeth Bennet, as she deals with...

Collects Forty Short Stories Published Between 1915 And 2015, From Writers That Include Ernest Hemingway, John Updike, And Alice Munro That Exemplify Their ...

Beliefs in mysterious underworlds are as old as humanity. But the idea that the earth has a hollow interior was first proposed as a scientific theory in 169...

This is the only anthology to present a full history of Canadian poetry — from the early 1600s through the expansiveness of poetic activity during the 18t...

Widely regarded as the finest poet of his generation, Seamus Heaney is the subject of numerous critical studies, but no book-length portrait has appeared be...

Twilight Is Anna Deavere Smith's Stunning New Work Of Documentary Theater In Which She Uses The Verbatim Words Of People Who Experienced The Los Angeles Rio...

Can Poetry Matter? -- The Dilemma Of The Long Poem -- Notes On The New Formalism -- Strong Counsel (robinson Jeffers) -- The Loneliness Of Weldon Kees -- Th...

Full-color maps and illustrations from every reach of Middle-earth make this an essential guide to exploring Tolkien’s world. Full-color maps and illustra...

This revised edition of the Arden Shakespeare Complete Works includes the full text of Double Falsehood, which was published in the Arden Third series to c...

Mae West, wise-cracking vaudeville performer, was one of the most controversial figures of her era. Rarely, however, do people think of Mae West as a writer...

Sophocles' Ajax Is One Of The Most Disturbing And Powerful Surviving Ancient Tragedies. But It Is Also Difficult To Understand And Interpret. What Are We To...