Literary History & Criticism


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  • Cover scan of The Unexpected
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    The Unexpected: Narrative Temporality And The Philosophy Of Surprise
    Mark Currie - Hardback - Edinburgh University Press
    This study asks how stories affect the way we think about time and, in particular, how they condition thinking about the future. Focusing on surprise and the unforeseeable, the book argues that stories are mechanisms that reconcile what is taking place with what will have been.
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    Understanding Robert Burns: Verse, Explanation And Glossary
    George Scott Wilkie - Paperback - Neil Wilson
    Although recognised throughout the world, the poems of Robert Burns are rarely understood. This book gives readers an immediate understanding of 138 of his poems.
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    The Unauthorised Harry Potter Companion
    Colin Duriez - Paperback - Sutton
    Duriez is a leading authority on Narnia and 'The Lord of the Rings'. In this book, he turns his attention to their modern equivalent, Harry Potter. He takes the works seriously as modern classics and places them not only in the tradition of children's literature but in the broader tradition of western literature and magic.