Failure and the American Writer: A Literary History - Gavin Jones

Failure and the American Writer: A Literary History - Gavin Jones

This book will appeal to undergraduates, postgraduates, and faculty who work across Victorian Studies and twentieth-century literature. A comprehen...

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When is hope a good thing, and when is it not? Adam Potkay creatively explores the cases for and against hope in literature, from antiquity to the ...

Drawing on a range of popular Gothic and Victorian novels, poems and short stories, this book provides the first full length study of representatio...

This ground-breaking book, now in paperback, is the first comprehensive history of horror fiction to take readers from the first Gothic novel in 17...

The fascinating story of how premodern Anatolia's multireligious intersection of cultures shaped its literary languages and poetic masterpiecesPubl...

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Argues that poverty has been denied its due as a critical and ideological framework in its own right, despite interest in representations of the lo...

Plenty of his classic phrases grace the pages of The Little Book of Mark Twain, alongside numerous extracts from his writings, as well as comment a...

DescriptionAmerican Lonesome: The Work of Bruce Springsteen begins with a visit to the Jersey Shore and ends with a meditation on the international...

Since the invasion and colonization of Puerto Rico in 1898, all Puerto Ricans are both American citizens and colonial subjects by birth according t...

Reinforce your understanding of markets and market failure, business behaviour and Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, and improve your exam techniq...

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A Girl of the Limberlost, a novel by American writer and naturalist Gene Stratton-Porter, was published in August 1909. It is considered a classic ...

Reducere. An award-winning reporter chronicles the calamitous story of Washington Mutual, the single-largest bank failure in American history, in a fast-pace...

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This illustrated children's book is for all the little boys and girls who have a fun and creative writer in their lives - whether they are authors,...

This is a survey of the American past from the earliest colonial settlements to the present day. The author assesses not only the epic achievements...

Publisher: Cornell University PressAuthor(s): Steven ConnNumber of pages: 288Collection: Histories of American EducationPublication date: 2021Dimen...

Reducere. The New York Times bestseller from master biographer Evan Thomas brings to life the tumultuous story of the father of the American Navy. John Paul ...

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Reducere. A treasure-trove of scene-writing wisdom from award-winning author and teacher Sandra Scofield To write a good scene, you have to know the followin...

Reducere. Explore Captivating Stories and Facts about African American History The history of African Americans is a long and tragic chronicle of events. The...

Reducere. Memphis Boys chronicles the story of the rhythm section at Chips Moman's American Studios from 1964, when the group began working together, until 1...

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A rich and poignant collection of stories which explore the lives of the Cornish community, and its fisherman, on Britain's most dangerous stretch ...

Reducere. A tribute to the brilliant craftsmanship of one of our most distinguished writers, providing valuable insight into her inspiration and her method J...

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Eloquent Science evolved from a workshop aimed at offering atmospheric science students formal guidance in communications, tailored for their event...

John Steinbeck remains enormously popular yet critics tend to dismiss his work as middlebrow and nostalgic. This study produces a Steinbeck for the...

Set in the medieval city of Marrakesh and the majestic kasbahs of the High Atlas mountains, `Lords of the Atlas' tells the extraordinary story of t...

On the eightieth anniversary of the disastrous raid on Dieppe, this is the compelling story of the failures in its planning and execution and the b...