Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro explains when and why so many people began to question whether Shakespeare wrote his plays.

Writer’s Letters is a collection of fascinating letters written by great writers, from Dickens to De Beauvoir

... In Author's Life. Holy Sonnets . I. La Corona II . Annunciation III . Nativity IV . Temple V. Miracles VI ... Donne , by H. K. 210 197 In Obitum venerabilis Viri Johannis Donne , 199 by Daniel Darnelly ... ib . ib . ib . An ...

Georgette Heyer fans are sure to delight in Kloester's definitive guide to Heyer's Regency world: the people, the shops, clubs and towns they frequented, the parties and seasons they celebrated, how they ate, drank, dressed, socialized, ...

In this eloquent book, Adam Kirsch shows that Trilling, far from being obsolete, is essential to understanding our current crisis of literary confidence--and to overcoming it.By reading Trilling primarily as a writer and thinker, Kirsch ...

This "gorgeously written" National Book Award finalist is a dazzling, heart-rending story of an oil rig worker whose closest friend goes missing, plunging him into isolation and forcing him to confront his past (NPR, One of the Best Books ...

Ultimately, Doing Literary Criticism offers teachers a rich set of materials and tools to help their students become more confident and able readers, writers, and critical thinkers.

This handbook is the first to cover the entire field, encompassing both theoretical and practical aspects of traditional as well as modern digital methods and their history.

. There is much in this book to interest and excite those who discuss, research or deliver education."—Ann Fullick, New Scientist "A compelling vision for today's uncertain educational system."—Library Journal "Almost anyone involved at ...