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  • Poems and Proseby Christina Rossetti; Simon Humphries

    Oxford University Press, UK 2008; US$ 8.95

    This edition brings together the fullest range of Rossetti's poetry and prose in one volume, including 'Goblin Market', stories (the complete text of Maude), devotional prose, and personal letters. The poetry is arranged in a single chronological sequence to show Rossetti's poetic development. - ;'The mystery of Life, the mystery. Of Death, I see. Darkly as in a glass...'. Christina Rossetti (1830-94) is perhaps the most contradictory of the great Victorian poets. She writes of the world's beauty, but fears that it may be deceptive, even deadly. She is a religious poet, but much of her work is driven by uncertainty. Her poems are restrained, even secretive, but they seek nothing less than the mystery of Life and... more...

  • Reading Between the Linesby Annabel Patterson

    Routledge 1993; US$ 39.95

    Annabel Patterson tackles the hottest topic in literary studies today - the `Great Books Debate' and the question of teaching the canon of English literature. Her superbly formulated moderate stance will be a welcome attribute to the debate. more...

  • Romanticismby Aidan Day

    Routledge 1995; US$ 22.95

    Day examines the history and usage of the term Romanticism and the changing views and debates which surround it. A range of writers - canonical and non-canonical - are included, as are today's debates such as feminism and new historicism. more...

  • Critical and Historical Essays, Volume Iby Thomas Babington MacAulay

    Electric Book Company 1999; US$ 4.95

    Until about 1844 Macaulay?s writings appeared chiefly in the Edinburgh Review. These collected articles, which expressed the complacency of the English middle classes over their new prosperity and growing political power, are perhaps the most widely known critical and historical essays in the language. more...

  • Sesame and Liliesby John Ruskin

    Electric Book Company 1998; US$ 4.95

    John Ruskin's Sesame and Lilies, first published in 1865, stands as a classic nineteenth-century statement on the natures and duties of men and women. The two lectures are 'Of Kings' Treasuries', in which Ruskin critiques Victorian manhood, and 'Of Queens' Gardens', in which he counsels women to take their places as the moral guides of men and urges the parents of girls to educate them to this end. more...

  • Ventriloquized Voicesby Elizabeth Harvey

    Routledge 1995; US$ 41.95

    Patronage, medicine, madness and eroticism. Harvey explores the discourse of power and sexuality in a fascinating range of early modern texts, and examines the use of the feminine voice by male authors. more...

  • Usurer's Daughterby Lorna Hutson

    Routledge 1994; US$ 41.95

    In a brilliant and persuasive series of moves, Lorna Hutson provides startling new readings of Shakespeare, illuminates how social relations were textualized, and focuses on the central importance of the history of the representation of women. more...

  • English Lyric Poetryby Jonathan Post

    Routledge 1999; US$ 36.95

    A comprehensive reassessment of lyric poetry of the early 17th century directed at beginning and more advanced students of literature. It seeks to assimilate many of the theoretical concerns with readings of the authors of the period. more...

  • Doing Englishby Robert Eaglestone

    Routledge 1999; US$ 23.95

    Aimed at students of A-level or equivalent courses, or those beginning degrees, this lively and immensely readable book provides the ideal introduction to studying English today - essential for all those planning to 'do' English. more...

  • Jane Austen and Representations of Regency Englandby Roger Sales

    Routledge 1996; US$ 41.95

    Roger Sales reconstructs the breadth of Austen's writing, including her correspondence and modern adaptations of her work. In an accessible study, he views her historically as a Regency writer voicing concerns on the condition of England. more...