Search Results

ENGLISH

Preface To T S Eliot

by Ron Tamplin

80,81€ + 10% CARD

 T. S. Eliot is arguably the most influential poet of the 20th century, and The Waste Land one of its most significant poems. This introduction to the life and works of T.S. Eliot sets his writing clearly in the context of his times. Outlining his life and cultural background and their effect on his work, Ronald Tamplin examines his poetry and focuses in detail on three major works: The Waste Land, Four Quartets and the play, Murder in the Cathedral.
ENGLISH

Preface To Hardy - Second Edition

by Merryn Williams

45,04€ + 10% CARD

 A Preface to Hardy remains the best introduction to one of the most important and popular writers in English literature. The first section concentrates on Hardy the man and outlines the intellectual and cultural context in which he lived. The author then moves on to examine a wide range of Hardy''s work, with particular reference to The Mayor of Casterbridge. There is new material on Hardy''s short stories and their relation to the major novels, and on The Dynasts, which accompanies a study of a range of Hardy''s other poetry.
ENGLISH

Preface To T S Eliot

by Ron Tamplin

80,81€ + 10% CARD

 T. S. Eliot is arguably the most influential poet of the 20th century, and The Waste Land one of its most significant poems. This introduction to the life and works of T.S. Eliot sets his writing clearly in the context of his times. Outlining his life and cultural background and their effect on his work, Ronald Tamplin examines his poetry and focuses in detail on three major works: The Waste Land, Four Quartets and the play, Murder in the Cathedral.
ENGLISH

Preface To Hardy - Second Edition

by Merryn Williams

45,04€ + 10% CARD

 A Preface to Hardy remains the best introduction to one of the most important and popular writers in English literature. The first section concentrates on Hardy the man and outlines the intellectual and cultural context in which he lived. The author then moves on to examine a wide range of Hardy''s work, with particular reference to The Mayor of Casterbridge. There is new material on Hardy''s short stories and their relation to the major novels, and on The Dynasts, which accompanies a study of a range of Hardy''s other poetry.
ENGLISH

Preface To Pope

by Ian Robert Fraser Gordon

39,74€ + 10% CARD

 This second edition of Ian Gordon''s A Preface to Pope places the poet within the social, cultural and intellectual context of his time. It throws new light on the theoretical and imaginative structures of Pope''s poetry focusing on the linguistic complexity at its centre. It offers a critical survey of his work and also contains introductory essays. The book concludes with a reference section which includes indispensible information on places and people in Pope''s poetry, together with a glossary of technical terms and a guide to further reading.
ENGLISH

Preface To Pope

by Ian Robert Fraser Gordon

39,74€ + 10% CARD

 This second edition of Ian Gordon''s A Preface to Pope places the poet within the social, cultural and intellectual context of his time. It throws new light on the theoretical and imaginative structures of Pope''s poetry focusing on the linguistic complexity at its centre. It offers a critical survey of his work and also contains introductory essays. The book concludes with a reference section which includes indispensible information on places and people in Pope''s poetry, together with a glossary of technical terms and a guide to further reading.
ENGLISH

A Preface To T S Eliot

by Ron Tamplin

270,38€ + 10% CARD

free shipping

 Preface Books are a series of scholarly and critical studies of major writers intended for those needing modern and authoritative guidance of their work, in order to reach intelligent understanding and enjoyment of it. This work focuses on T.S. Eliot.
ENGLISH

A Preface To Ezra Pound

by Peter Wilson

189,26€ + 10% CARD

free shipping

 This critical study of Pound's work is intended for those needing guidance through the difficulties of his work and is designed to enable the reader to reach a greater understanding and enjoyment of it.
ENGLISH

A Preface To Donne

by James Winny

270,38€ + 10% CARD

free shipping

 Probably the most famous of the Metaphysical poets, John Donne worked with and influenced many of the leading poets of the age. This excellent introduction to his life and works sets his writing firmly in the context of his times.
ENGLISH

A Preface To Shelley

by P. Hodgart

270,38€ + 10% CARD

free shipping

 This volume discusses the life and work of Percy Bysshe Shelley in the social and political context of the world and time in which he lived.
ENGLISH

A Preface To H G Wells

by John R. Hammond

277,13€ + 10% CARD

free shipping

 A Preface to H G Wells provides a concise and accessible introduction to the life and works of Wells. Beginning with a survey of his life and times, the book also illustrates the influence of place on his fiction and autobiographical novels, and discusses his work in relation to Modernism.
ENGLISH

A Preface To Pope

by Ian Robert Fraser Gordon

270,38€ + 10% CARD

free shipping

 Rewritten, to take account of the Pope studies and criticism published since the first edition appeared in 1976. Errors have been corrected, and sections revised and expanded where the author's views have changed. Part Two now contains introductory essays to a number of Pope's major poems.
ENGLISH

A Preface To Swift

by Keith Crook

243,34€ + 10% CARD

free shipping

 This text follows a chronological account of Jonathan Swift's life. It focuses on "Gulliver's Travels", but also discusses other works including early satires, political writings, poems and letters. Detailed chronological charts place Swift's life and works in political and cultural context.
ENGLISH

A Preface To Hardy - Second Edition

by Merryn Williams

175,74€ + 10% CARD

free shipping

 A Preface to Hardy remains the best introduction to one of the most important and popular writers in English literature.
ENGLISH

A Preface To Marlowe

by Stevie Simkin

209,54€ + 10% CARD

free shipping

 This study provides an authoritative overview of all Marlowe's work. The result is a reading of Marlowe that re-opens debates about his status as a radical figure and as a subversive playwright.
ENGLISH

A Preface To Oscar Wilde

by Anne Varty

209,54€ + 10% CARD

free shipping

 Anne Varty provides a detailed study of the cultural, personal and political influences that shaped Wilde's writing.
ENGLISH

A Preface To Lawrence

by Gamini Salgado

209,54€ + 10% CARD

free shipping

 Clear, vivid and convincing, Gamini Salgado's introduction to the life and works of D H Lawrence, sets the writer firmly in the context of his times
ENGLISH

A Preface To Shakespeare'S Comedies

by Michael Mangan

209,54€ + 10% CARD

free shipping

 There has been a recent renaissance in research on Shakespeare's comedies. This volume provides an excellent introduction to the latest literary criticism in an increasingly important area.
ENGLISH

A Preface To Greene

by Cedric, M.A. Ph.D. (Professor) Watts

131,12€ + 10% CARD

free shipping

 'Pleasurable, fearless, perceptive, provocative...the attention to scholarly detail is admirable...The material is not only entertainingly presented but also extraordinarily wide-ranging...Incisive critical accounts...A valuable reference resource' Neil Sinyard in the Graham Greene NewsletterÂ This is the most comprehensive and consise guide to Graham Greene's life and works.
ENGLISH

A Preface To Shakespeare'S Tragedies

by Michael Mangan

209,54€ + 10% CARD

free shipping

 A study of four of Shakespeare's major tragedies - Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth - this Preface at these plays in a variety of contexts, both in isolation and in relation to each other. Michael Mangan also explores the cultural, ideological, social and political contexts in which they were written.
ENGLISH

A Preface To Hopkins

by Graham Storey

131,12€ + 10% CARD

free shipping

 An authoritative guide to the life and works of Hopkins, for those who require a good introduction from which to explore the author's works more fully.
ENGLISH

Preface To Conrad - Second Edition

by M.A. Ph.D. Watts (Professor) Cedric

60,94€ + 10% CARD

 Widely recommended, this guide to Conrad offers a vivid and incisive account of his life and literary career, and gives detailed attention to the contexts, themes, problems and paradoxes of his works.
ENGLISH

Preface To Conrad - Second Edition

by M.A. Ph.D. Watts (Professor) Cedric

60,94€ + 10% CARD

 Widely recommended, this guide to Conrad offers a vivid and incisive account of his life and literary career, and gives detailed attention to the contexts, themes, problems and paradoxes of his works.
ENGLISH

A Preface To Milton - Revised Edition

by Lois Potter

209,54€ + 10% CARD

free shipping

 A highly readable introduction to the life and work of Milton.
Loading results...

View more results