Literary History & Criticism


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  • Cover scan of Contributions To Musical Collections And Miscellaneous Songs

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    Contributions To Musical Collections And Miscellaneous Songs
    James Hogg - Hardback - Edinburgh University Press
    This work provides access to the relevant material in the various musical collections to which Hogg refers in his 1831 head notes, thus allowing the new readers of the 21st century to see in facsimile what Hogg himself saw.
  • Cover scan of The Chronicles Of The Sidhe
    The Chronicles Of The Sidhe
    Steve Blamires - Paperback - Skylight
    An analysis of Faery lore within the literary output of Fiona Macleod (William Sharp). The book explores the mythology and traditions of Faery, its symbolic and magical significance, and the literary devices employed by Fiona Macleod in the transmission of Faery teachings and inspirations.
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    Cosmetics In Shakespearean And Renaissance Drama
    Farah Karim-Cooper - Paperback - Edinburgh University Press
    The author provides a comprehensive study of cosmetics in early modern culture and their uses in the drama of Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
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    Circulating Genius: John Middleton Murry, Katherine Mansfield And D.H. Lawrence
    Sydney Janet Kaplan - Paperback - Edinburgh University Press
    This book focuses on the relationship between the personal lives of the writers John Middleton Murry, Katherine Mansfield, and D.H. Lawrence and the works they produced. It develops a portrait of a circle of writers who significantly influenced the development of modernism in Britain.
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    Charleston And Monk's House: The Intimate House Museums Of Virginia Woolf And Vanessa Bell
    Nuala Hancock - Hardback - Edinburgh University Press
    What can we learn from a commemorative house? What biographical narratives emerge as we travel through the spaces of another's home? This study unveils the revelatory potential of the house museum to inform and enrich our understanding of the lived past of its former inhabitants.
  • Cover scan of The Cambridge Companion To Scottish Literature
    The Cambridge Companion To Scottish Literature
    - Paperback - Cambridge University Press
    This companion offers a unique introduction, guide and reference work for students and readers of Scottish literature from the pre-medieval period to the post-devolution present. A chronology provides a guide to further reading making this an ideal overview of a national literature that continues to develop its own style.
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    Carspotting: The Real Adventures Of Irvine Welsh
    Sandy Macnair - Paperback - Black & White
    Having Irvine Welsh as one of your best mates was not without its problems. In 'Carspotting', Sandy Macnair presents an affectionate portrayal of their adventures together and the highs and lows of the rollercoaster ride that was their late teens and twenties. He also reveals nuggets that will fascinate all Irvine Welsh fans.
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    'Chunnaic Mi Lainnir A' Bha'irn Ud': Essays On Gaelic Literature In The Twentieth Century And Beyond
    - Paperback - Dunedin Academic
    Covering topics as diverse as literary theory, translation and publishing, as well as dealing with the work of specific poets and writers, this collection highlights many of the themes of Gaelic literature in the 20th century and begins to explore the direction it is taking in the 21st century.
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    Contemporary Poetry
    Nerys Williams - Paperback - Edinburgh University Press
    Discussing the work of more than 60 poets, Nerys Williams guides students through the key ideas and movements in the study of poetry. With reference to manifestos and web-based experiments as well as the role of information culture in shaping and distributing poetry globally she engages with the vitality of the poetry scene.
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    Court Poetry In Late Medieval England And Scotland: Allegories Of Authority
    Antony Hasler - Hardback - Cambridge University Press
    This title explores a wide range of English and Scottish court poetry of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, including work by Skelton, Dunbar and others, and examines the ways in which the desire of court poets for legitimation tended to subvert the authority they claimed for their poetry.

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