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1	Walden or Life in the Woods more books like this by Henry David Thoreau add to wishlist Thoreau's classic account of the solitary life, describing his attempts to simplify his life and sort out his priorities by living alone in a cabin beside Walden Pond for nearly two years, is one of the most influential books ever written. The bible of the environmental movement, WALDEN vividly portrays Thoreau's reverence for nature, and his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Bedford Introduction to Drama more books like this by Jacobus add to wishlist "The Bedford Anthology of Drama" is the most comprehensive introductory drama resource available. Its 54 chronologically arranged plays represent every major period from classic times to the present. With in-depth treatment of 3 major playwrights, the strongest representation of plays by women and American multicultural plays, and an exciting ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $60.00! \| SVS
3	Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry and Drama more books like this by X J Kennedy add to wishlist Literature, 7/e, the most popular introduction of its kind, is organized into three genres - Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. This edition reflects a balance of classic works along with contemporary and non-Western authors. As in past editions, the authors' collective poetic voice brings personal warmth and a human perspective to the discussion of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.94! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Classics for Pleasure more books like this by Michael Dirda add to wishlist This is not your father's list of classics. In these delightful essays, Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Dirda introduces nearly ninety of the world's most entertaining books. Writing with affection as well as authority, Dirda covers masterpieces of fantasy and science fiction, horror and adventure, as well as epics, history, essay, and children's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Compact Bedford Introduction to Drama more books like this by Lee A Jacobus add to wishlist "The Compact Bedford Introduction to Drama "presents a well-balanced selection of plays, commentaries, and casebooks in a concise, affordable format. Its 29 chronologically arranged plays represent every major period from classic times to the present. With in-depth treatment of William Shakespeare, a strong representation of plays by women and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $45.24! \| SVS
6	Making Your Own Days: The Pleasures of Reading and Writing Poetry more books like this by Kenneth Koch add to wishlist Bollingen Prize-winning poet Kenneth Koch writes entertainingly about both the joy of creating poetry and reading the work of others. The book includes a highly personal anthology, with poems by such varied authors as Homer and Mayakowsky. see all copies from $3.50! new only from $9.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Writing about Literature: A Portable Guide more books like this by Janet E Gardner add to wishlist "Writing about Literature "introduces strategies for reading literature, explains the writing process and common writing assignments for literature courses, provides instruction in writing about fiction, poetry, and drama, and includes coverage of writing a research paper and of literary criticism and theory. This volume in Bedford/St. Martin's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.72! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Masterpieces of World Literature more books like this by Frank N Magill (Editor) add to wishlist 270 of the greatest literary works of all time are summarized in this classic volume. Each entry includes title, author, setting, plot, first publication date, a discussion of the significance of the work, and a critical evaluation of it. see all copies from $2.49! new only from $30.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Selected essays more books like this by Professor T S Eliot add to wishlist For this volume Eliot gathered together his choice of the miscellaneous reviews and literary essays he had written since 1917, when he became assistant-editor of "The Egoist". In his preface to the third edition (1951) he described the book as an historical record of his interests and opinions. see all copies from $8.00! new only from $21.18! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Literary Theory: An Introduction more books like this by Terry Eagleton add to wishlist Noted literary critic Terry Eagleton presents an undergraduate-level overview of his discipline. The first essay, "The Rise of English", places English in a historical context. Other chapters explain such topics as reader-response theories, structuralism, semiotics, psychoanalysis and literature, and politics and literature. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.50! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Introduction to Literature more books like this by Sylvan Barnet add to wishlist A leader in the market for over 30 years, this paperback anthology continues to uphold the traditions that have made it a success-classic and contemporary selections with a range of multicultural voices as well as a non-intrusive apparatus that covers the elements of literature and the writing process-while incorporating fresh new material. The ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.15! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The American tradition in literature more books like this by George B Perkins add to wishlist This anthology of American literature incorporates many enw classic and contemporary offerings, with a special emphasis on women writers and writers from diverse backgrounds. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Essays of Elia more books like this by Charles Lamb add to wishlist Charles Lamb, one of the most engaging personal essayists of all time, began publishing his Elia essays in the "London Magazine" in 1820; they were so immediately popular that a book-length collection was published in 1823. Inventing the persona of "Elia" allowed Lamb to be shockingly honest and to gain a playful distance for self-examination. The ... see all copies from $2.94! new only from $8.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	World Literature more books like this by Holt Rinehart & Winston add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.99!
15 view cover	The Anglo-Saxon World: An Anthology more books like this by Kevin Crossley-Holland (Translator) add to wishlist Beowulf, The Battle of Maldon, The Dream of the Rood, The Wanderer, and The Seafarer are among the greatest surviving Anglo-Saxon poems. They, and many other treasures, are included in The Anglo-Saxon World: chronicles, laws and letters, charters and charms, and above all superb poems. Here is a word picture of a people who came to these ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.30! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Literary Essays of Ezra Pound more books like this by Ezra Pound add to wishlist Eliot wrote in his introduction: "I hope that this volume will demonstrate that Pound's literary criticism is the most important contemporary criticism of its kind...perhaps the kind we can least afford to do without...the refreshment, the revitalization and making new' of literature in our time." see all copies from $5.50! new only from $15.41! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Shadow and Act more books like this by Ralph Waldo Ellison add to wishlist A collection of incisive essays about race, the artist, and society. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Illuminations. more books like this by Walter Benjamin add to wishlist The literary-philosophical works of Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) rank among the most quietly influential of the post-war era, though only since his death had Benjamin achieved the fame and critical currency outside his native Germany accorded him by a select few during his lifetime. Now he is widely held to have possessed one of the most acute and ... see all copies from $14.70! new only from $14.70!
19 view cover	Bedford Introduction to Literature more books like this by Michael Meyer add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Letters on England more books like this by Voltaire add to wishlist Also known as the Lettres anglaises ou philosophiques, Voltaire's response to his exile in England offered the French public of 1734 a panoramic view of British culture. Perceiving them as a veiled attack against the ancien regime, however, the French government ordered the letters burned and Voltaire persecuted. see all copies from $2.99! new only from $6.00! \| SVS
21 view cover	Introductory Guide to Post-Structuralism and Postmodernism more books like this by Madan Sarup add to wishlist An accessible and popular introduction to post-structuralist and postmodernist theory. It clearly examines key concepts such as modernity, postmodernity, modernism and postmodernism with sections on feminist criticism of the work of Lacan and Foucault. Chapters on French feminist theory and a section of the work of Jean Baudrillard have been added ... see all copies from $2.05! new only from $9.58! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Handbook of Short Story Writing more books like this by Jean M Fredette (Editor) add to wishlist Volume II brings fresh insight from a variety of established writers on everything from creating powerful plots to finding the best markets. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| first editions
23 view cover	The Diary of John Evelyn more books like this by John Evelyn add to wishlist John Evelyn (1620-1706) is best remembered for Sylva , his magnum opus, and his Diary . The manuscript of the Diary was passed down through the family to Lady Evelyn, widow of the diarist's great-great-grandson, who 'did not regard it as of sufficient importance for publication; and, except for an accident, it might have been cut up for dress ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	On poetry and poets more books like this by Professor T S Eliot add to wishlist Eliot was an influential critic; his criticism illuminated both the work of his literary predecessors and his own poetic aims. He fervently believed that it is essential for poets to reunite the two strands of human experience--rationality and emotion--which had, he felt, been dissociated in English poetry since the time of Donne and other 17th ... see all copies from $2.20! new only from $6.92! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Din in the Head more books like this by Cynthia Ozick add to wishlist One of America"s foremost novelists and critics focuses on the essential joys of great literature, with particular emphasis on the novel. With razor-sharp wit, she investigates unexpected byways in the works of Leo Tolstoy, Saul Bellow, Helen Keller, Isaac Babel, Sylvia Plath, Susan Sontag, and more. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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