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Fearful Symmetry: A Study of William Blake

Fearful Symmetry: A Study of William Blake


Northrop Frye



Review A magnificent, extraordinary book. . . . Several great poets have written of Blake, but this book is the first to ...
The German tradition of psychology in literature and thought, 1700-1840

The German tradition of psychology in literature and thought, 1700-1840


Matthew Bell



Review 'Bell does an excellent job of charting the German psychology of his chosen period, exploring the expression of ps...
Sounding off: rhythm, music, and identity in West African and Caribbean Francophone novels

Sounding off: rhythm, music, and identity in West African and Caribbean Francophone novels


Julie Anne Huntington



Review "Huntington’s emphasis on the interconnections of the related arts—music, poetry, fiction, oral tradit...
The Letters of Heloise and Abelard: A Translation of Their Collected Correspondence and Related Writings (The New Middle Ages)

The Letters of Heloise and Abelard: A Translation of Their Collected Correspondence and Related Writings (The New Middle Ages)


Bonnie Wheeler, Mary Martin Mclaughlin



Review “Heloise and Abelard have been extraordinarily well served by this latest translation of their celebrated c...
$30 writing school

$30 writing school


Michael Wareham Dean



About the Author Michael W. Dean is a true multimedia artist. He is the director of the films D.I.Y. OR DIE: How to Survi...
On Writing Romance: How to Craft a Novel That Sells

On Writing Romance: How to Craft a Novel That Sells


Leigh Michaels



From Michaels is a RITA Award-nominated author of more than 75 romance novels, and she distills everything she has learn...
Teach Yourself Old English

Teach Yourself Old English


Mark Atherton



About the Author Mark Atherton ...
The Implied Author: Concept and Controversy (Narratologia 9)

The Implied Author: Concept and Controversy (Narratologia 9)




Review " ber die Verdienst um den Begriff des implied author? hinaus z hlt es daher zu den Vorz gen der vorliegenden Stud...
The Sarmatians

The Sarmatians


Tadeusz Sulimirski



The Sarmatians...
A Scientific Approach to Scientific Writing

A Scientific Approach to Scientific Writing


Jan Martin, John Blackwell



From the Back Cover This volume systematically guides readers through the process of writing scientific papers for submis...
Authors on Writing: Metaphors and Intellectual Labor

Authors on Writing: Metaphors and Intellectual Labor


Barbara Tomlinson



About the Author Barbara Tomlinson is Associate Professor of Literature and Director of the Muir Writing Program at the U...
Players, playwrights, playhouses: investigating performance, 1660-1800

Players, playwrights, playhouses: investigating performance, 1660-1800


Peter Holland, Art Gallery, Henry E. Huntington Library, Michael Cordner



Review '...a wealth of up to date research and information on 150 years of theatre history.' - Word Matters (The Journal ...
Allegories of Farming from Greece and Rome: Philosophical Satire in Xenophon, Varro, and Virgil

Allegories of Farming from Greece and Rome: Philosophical Satire in Xenophon, Varro, and Virgil


Leah Kronenberg



Book Description Shows that Xenophon's Oeconomicus, Varro's De Re Rustica and Virgil's Georgics are not simply works on f...
Publishing in Rhetoric and Composition

Publishing in Rhetoric and Composition


Gary A. Olson, Todd W. Taylor



About the Author Gary A. Olson is Professor of English and teaches in the graduate program in rhetoric and composition at...
Writing And Selling The Young Adult Novel

Writing And Selling The Young Adult Novel


K. L. Going



About the Author K.L. Going is a full-time writer. She?s an award-winning YA author, former assistant to literary agents ...
Mastering American English (Saxon Series in English as a Second Language)

Mastering American English (Saxon Series in English as a Second Language)


Grant Taylor



Mastering American English (Saxon Series in English as a Second Language)...
Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs

Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs




Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Well

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Well


Laurie Rozakis



From the Back Cover If you have trouble putting your thoughts down on paper, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Well ...
Die große Grammatik Deutsch: Das umfassende Nachschlagewerk (Einfach. Richtig)

Die große Grammatik Deutsch: Das umfassende Nachschlagewerk (Einfach. Richtig)


Ines Balcik, Klaus Röhe, Verena Wróbel



Die große Grammatik Deutsch: Das umfassende Nachschlagewerk (Einfach. Richtig)...
Modus Operandi: A Writer's Guide to How Criminals Work (Howdunit)

Modus Operandi: A Writer's Guide to How Criminals Work (Howdunit)


Joseph R. Paglino, Mauro V. Corvasce



From If you set out to write a crime novel, you better get the facts right. Armchair detectives may not commit many crim...
World Building (Science Fiction Writing)

World Building (Science Fiction Writing)


Ben Bova, Stephen Gillett



Amazon.com Review Another in Ben Bova's series on Science Fiction Writing, here geologist and SF scribe Stephen Gillett ...
Description & Setting: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Believable World of People, Places, and Events (Write Great Fiction)

Description & Setting: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Believable World of People, Places, and Events (Write Great Fiction)


Ron Rozelle



About the Author Ron Rozelle is the author of three books and teaches creative writing at workshops and universities. ...
The Shape of Content: Creative Writing in Mathematics and Science

The Shape of Content: Creative Writing in Mathematics and Science


Marjorie Senechal, Chandler Davis, Jan Zwicky



Review In this wonderful book real people ride imagined trajectories, poles and eigenvalues consort, and love has a way o...
The Bastion of Liberty: Leiden University Today and Yesterday

The Bastion of Liberty: Leiden University Today and Yesterday


Willem Otterspeer



About the Author Willem Otterspeer is professor of history at Leiden University. ...
A Dash of Style: The Art and Mastery of Punctuation

A Dash of Style: The Art and Mastery of Punctuation


Noah Lukeman



Review “Pithy, elegant.” (Paul Cody, Ithaca College ) “Flawless.” (John Smolens, Northern Mic...
The Novel: An Anthology of Criticism and Theory 1900-2000

The Novel: An Anthology of Criticism and Theory 1900-2000


Dorothy J. Hale



Review “Readers of Dorothy J. Hale's The Novel: An Anthology of Criticism and Theory 1900-2000 will find the volum...
Novel Beginnings: Experiments in Eighteenth-Century English Fiction (Yale Guides to English Literature)

Novel Beginnings: Experiments in Eighteenth-Century English Fiction (Yale Guides to English Literature)


Professor Patricia Meyer Spacks



About the Author Patricia Meyer Spacks is Edgar Shannon Professor of English Emerita, University of Virginia. A recognize...
Before the Next Attack: Preserving Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism

Before the Next Attack: Preserving Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism


Professor Bruce Ackerman



Review "Bruce Ackerman''s book is a tour de force. He has brilliantly combined a subtle treatment of the legal issues wit...
Pen on Fire: A Busy Woman's Guide to Igniting the Writer Within

Pen on Fire: A Busy Woman's Guide to Igniting the Writer Within




From Finally, someone has come along to tell would-be writers the two words they desperately need to hear: get real! Wom...
Daniel Defoe: the whole frame of nature, time and providence

Daniel Defoe: the whole frame of nature, time and providence


Katherine Clark



About the Author KATHERINE CLARK is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Kansas. ...
Body Trauma: A Writer's Guide to Wounds and Injuries (Get It Write)

Body Trauma: A Writer's Guide to Wounds and Injuries (Get It Write)


David W. Page



Amazon.com Review This reference book has much to offer many. Indispensable for the novelist, with gore-filled chapters a...
Rhizosphere: Gilles Deleuze and the 'Minor' American Writing of William James, W.E.B. Du Bois, Gertrude Stein, Jean Toomer, and William Faulkner (Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory)

Rhizosphere: Gilles Deleuze and the 'Minor' American Writing of William James, W.E.B. Du Bois, Gertrude Stein, Jean Toomer, and William Faulkner (Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory)


Mary F. Zamberlin



About the Author Mary Zamberlin teaches French language and literature in Mercer Island, Washington. In spring of 2004 s...
Illustrating Children's Books: Creating Pictures for Publication

Illustrating Children's Books: Creating Pictures for Publication


Martin Salisbury



From School Library Journal The chapters of this richly illustrated book touch on everything from media, materials, and t...
Reason to Believe: Romanticism, Pragmatism, and the Possibility of Teaching

Reason to Believe: Romanticism, Pragmatism, and the Possibility of Teaching


Hephzibah Roskelly, Kate Ronald



About the Author Hephzibah Roskelly is Associate Professor of English at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. She...
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations

A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations


Kate L. Turabian



Amazon.com Review Newly revised to conform with the , Turabian's Manual for Writers provides comprehensive, detailed, sup...
Ben Jonson and the Politics of Genre

Ben Jonson and the Politics of Genre


A. D. Cousins, Alison V. Scott



Review Review of the hardback: 'The editors offer this excellent collection of essays as the first book-length study to e...
Writing Genres

Writing Genres


Amy J. Devitt



Review “Writing Genres presents an excellent, comprehensive discussion of contemporary genre theory as it has develo...
The Craft of Writing

The Craft of Writing


William Sloane



The Craft of Writing...
Literature and Complaint in England 1272-1553

Literature and Complaint in England 1272-1553


Wendy Scase



Review "Students of literature and history will be in Scase's debt for generations to come for her gathering of archival ...
Writers Under Siege: Voices of Freedom from Around the World (A Pen Anthology)

Writers Under Siege: Voices of Freedom from Around the World (A Pen Anthology)




From Publishers Weekly To mark 85 years of work assuring that oppressed writers are heard in their home countries and aro...
The Cambridge Companion to Horace (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

The Cambridge Companion to Horace (Cambridge Companions to Literature)


Stephen Harrison



Book Description Horace is a central author in Latin literature and his work spans a wide range of genres. In this 2007 v...
How to Tell a Story: The Secrets of Writing Captivating Tales

How to Tell a Story: The Secrets of Writing Captivating Tales


Gary Provost, Peter Rubie



How to Tell a Story: The Secrets of Writing Captivating Tales...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creative Writing

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creative Writing


Laurie E. Rozakis



Amazon.com Review You don't have to be a complete idiot to glean something from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creative W...
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints (Write Great Fiction)

Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints (Write Great Fiction)


Nancy Kress



Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints (Write Great Fiction)...
John Kirby's Suffolk: His Maps and Roadbooks: with a Facsimile of The Suffolk Traveller, 1735 (Suffolk Records Society)

John Kirby's Suffolk: His Maps and Roadbooks: with a Facsimile of The Suffolk Traveller, 1735 (Suffolk Records Society)


David Dymond, Jenny James, John Blatchly



Review A brilliant idea and a bonus is (John) Blatchly's excellent introduction. --Ancestors ...
Longman Photo Dictionary of American English

Longman Photo Dictionary of American English


Longman



From the Back Cover Beginning ¿ Low-Intermediate Designed for adult learners of English, the new Longman Photo Diction...
Shakespeare's Entrails: Belief, Scepticism and the Interior of the Body (Palgrave Shakespeare Studies)

Shakespeare's Entrails: Belief, Scepticism and the Interior of the Body (Palgrave Shakespeare Studies)


David A. Hillman



Shakespeare's Entrails: Belief, Scepticism and the Interior of the Body (Palgrave Shakespeare Studies)...
Writing Research Papers across the Curriculum , Fourth Edition

Writing Research Papers across the Curriculum , Fourth Edition


Susan M. Hubbuch



About the Author Susan Hubbuch runs the Writing Center at Lewis & Clark College; over the years she has made numerous pre...