Pope, Print and Meaning
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Throughout his life, Pope was fascinated by print. He loved its elements: dropped heads, italics,...
Sophocles and the Language of Tragedy
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Written by one of the best-known interpreters of classical literature today, Sophocles and the...
Stories About Stories: Fantasy and the Remaking of Myth
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Myth is oral, collective, sacred, and timeless. Fantasy is a modern literary mode and a popular...
Why is Your Axe Bloody?: A Reading of Njals Saga
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Nijals saga the greatest of the sagas of the Icelanders, was written around 1280. It tells the story...
Behind the Shattered Glass
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Anglemore Park is the ancestral home of Lady Emily Hargreave's husband Colin. But the stately calm...
Sentimental Education
Helen Constantine and Gustave Flaubert
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'For certain men the stronger their desire, the less likely they are to act.' With his first glimpse...
The Conquest of Plassans
Helen Constantine and Emile Zola
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'Abbe Faujas has arrived!' The arrival of Abbe Faujas in the provincial town of Plassans has...
The Edge of Evolution: Animality, Inhumanity, and Doctor Moreau
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The book presents a re-reading of H. G. Wells' novel "The Island of Doctor Moreau" as a key to...
The Harlequin: Winner of the Novella Award 2015
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The armistice is months past but the memories won't go away. 'A harlequin, leaning against a tree...
The Looking Glass House: A Fascinating Victorian-Set Novel Featuring the Inspiration for Lewis Carroll's Children's Classic, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Oxford, 1862. Poor, plain Mary Prickett takes up her post as governess to the daughters of the Dean...