Jason Childs & Christy Wampole 
Cambridge History of the American Essay [EPUB ebook] 

A handbook in three volumes to a choice of essential books, writers and subjects in order to try to understand the world we live in, about "big questions" and possible answers, about books …

In Part III of Marjorie Bowen’s  »The Rake’s Progress  », the narrative reaches its climax and resolution. This volume focuses on the theme of redemption, as the protagonist grapples with the consequ …

This is the first book-length study to read women of the Beat Generation as feminist writers. The book focuses on one author from each of the three generations that comprise the groups of female writ …

In the Alexander Lectures for 1965-66 at the University of Toronto, Dr. Frye describes the basis of the tragic vision as "being in time, " in which death as "the essential event that g …

Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2014 This book examines the connections between the growth of »terror fiction » – the genre now known as  »Gothic » – in the late eighteenthcentury, and the simultan …

This book examines the writings of the American novelist Ayn Rand, especially The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957), which Rand considered her definitive statement about the need for an u …

Taking readers through the various stages of criticism of Emily Dickinson »s poetry, this guide identifies both the essential critical texts and the key debates within them. The texts chosen for disc …

The "Parable of a Province" by Gilbert Parker offers a deep social commentary on the societal and political issues of a Canadian province. The novel examines various aspects of life in the …

"Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast" by Kirk Munroe is an adventurous coming-of-age tale set against the rugged and wild backdrop of the Northwest Coast. The novel follows the young …

"Recreations of Christopher North, Vol. I" is a collection of essays by the Scottish author Christopher North, offering a rich tapestry of observations on leisure and hobbies in the 19th ce …