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1	Writing to Change the World more books like this by Mary Pipher add to wishlist From the bestselling author of "Reviving Ophelia, Another Country" and "The Middle of Everywhere" comes an inspirational and instructional guide on how to write to effect change in the world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox Hunting to Whist-The Facts of Daily Life in Nineteenth-Century England more books like this by Daniel Pool add to wishlist Essays provide a view of British life during the nineteenth century. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Literature and Society: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Nonfiction more books like this by Pamela J Annas, Robert C Rosen add to wishlist This thematic anthology features comprehensive writing coverage that highlights both the writing process and how to write about fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction. It introduces and explains literature with reading selections centered on five enduring themes-Growing Up and Growing Older, Women and Men, Money and Work, Peace and War, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age more books like this by Sven Birkerts add to wishlist Discussing in personal and cultural terms the values of reading, and examining what may be lost as society turns towards CD-ROM, hypertext and audio books, the critic Sven Birkerts, whose essays and reviews have appeared in "The New York Times Book Review", "The Atlantic" and "Harper's", offers a defence of the place of reading and the printed ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Writing in the Dark: Essays on Literature and Politics more books like this by David Grossman, Jessica Cohen add to wishlist Throughout his career, Grossman has been a voice for peace and reconciliation between Israel and its Arab citizens and neighbors. In five new essays on politics and culture in Israel today, he addresses the conscience of a country that has lost faith in its leaders and its ideals. see all copies from $2.99! new only from $8.86! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Poetic Justice: The Literary Imagination and Public Life more books like this by Professor Martha Nussbaum add to wishlist One of our most prominent philosophers and public intellectuals explores how literature can contribute to a more just society. "Timely and urgent . . . a tract for the times in the guise of a defense of the literary imagination".Morris Dickstein, THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW. Index. see all copies from $4.64! new only from $8.65! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Myths of Modern Individualism: Faust, Don Quixote, Don Juan, Robinson Crusoe more books like this by Ian Watt add to wishlist In this volume, Ian Watt examines the myths of Faust, Don Quixote, Don Juan and Robinson Crusoe, as the distinctive products of modern society. He traces the way the original versions of Faust, Don Quixote and Don Juan - all written within a forty-year period during the Counter Reformation - presented unflattering portrayals of the three figures, ... see all copies from $6.99! new only from $31.00! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Liberal Imagination: Essays on Literature and Society more books like this by Lionel Trilling add to wishlist Lionel Trilling's first collection of essays, published in 1950, brought him much recognition and respect. The subtitle set forth the critical approach that was to mark all of his work. see all copies from $4.84! new only from $4.84! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Death of Satan: How Americans Have Lost the Sense of Evil more books like this by Andrew Delbanco add to wishlist Andrew Delbanco documents how American writers and theologians in the past dealt with evil through clear depictions of it. Delbanco gives examples from Puritan times through to the work of 20th century authors such as Reinhold Niebuhr, Susan Sontag and Richad Rorty. At the close of the volume the author analyzes the current view of evill, and how ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Rules of Art - Genesis and Structure of the Literary Field more books like this by Professor Pierre Bourdieu add to wishlist This is Bourdieu's long-awaited study of Flaubert and the formation of the modern literary field.It was in the nineteenth century that the literary universe as we know it today took shape, as a space set apart from the approved academies of the state. No one could any longer dictate with authority what ought to be written, or decree the canons of ... see all copies from $20.99! new only from $23.46! \| SVS
11 view cover	A Historical Guide to Henry David Thoreau more books like this by William B Cain (Editor) add to wishlist As an essayist, philosopher, ex-pencil manufacturer, notorious hermit, tax protester, and all-around original thinker, Thoreau led so singular a life that he is in some ways a perfect candidate for the historical and biographical treatments made possible by the Historical Guides to American Authors series format. William E. Cain, the volume editor ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $2.95! \| SVS
12 view cover	Virginia Woolf and the Real World more books like this by Alex Zwerdling add to wishlist see all copies from $3.00! new only from $28.62! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Postmodern Novel in Latin America: Politics Culture and the Crisis of Truth more books like this by Raymond Leslie Williams add to wishlist This book examines the foremost postmodern Latin American writers of the past 25 years and places the current literary scene in its proper political and cultural context. Focusing on fiction from the 1970s to the present, Williams discusses the new generation of postmodern writers. see all copies from $7.17! new only from $80.85! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Land and Literature of England: A Historical Account more books like this by Robert M Adams add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| first editions \| SVS
15	The future as nightmare; H. G. Wells and the anti-utopians more books like this by Mark Robert Hillegas add to wishlist see all copies from $3.97! new only from $3.97! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	The Geography of the Imagination: Forty Essays more books like this by Professor Guy Davenport add to wishlist The work of Marianne Moore, Louis Zukofsky, Charles Olson, Ronald Johnson, and Ezra Pound, comprises some of the subject matter of this major collection of essays on literature. Davenport's critical studies bring his subjects to life through both close, inspired readings, and the inclusion of anecdotal information, such as the atmosphere of Olson ... see all copies from $2.32! new only from $10.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Dreams Our Stuff is Made of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World more books like this by Thomas M Disch add to wishlist Author Thomas Disch examines the relationships between science fiction writing and society, the place of sci-fi in the history of literature, and the possible futures ahead. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998 and winner of the 1999 Hugo Award for Best Science Fiction-Related Book. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.49! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Addressing Postmodernity: Kenneth Burke, Rhetoric, and a Theory of Social Change more books like this by Barbara A Biesecker add to wishlist This text examines the relationship between rhetoric and social change, and how people transform social relations through the use of symbols. It focuses on the work of Kenneth Burke, to discern the conditions of possibility for social transformation and the role of people and rhetoric in it. see all copies from $4.20! new only from $4.63!
19 view cover	A Scream Goes Through the House: What Literature Teaches Us about Life more books like this by Arnold Weinstein add to wishlist A Brown University professor writes about books, which he believes are fundamental to the cultivation of true humanity. The "scream" of the title is, Weinstein believes, the subject of literature and art, and the thing that unites all people. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Sensational Designs: The Cultural Work of American Fiction, 1790-1860 more books like this by Jane Tompkins, PH.D. add to wishlist This challenging book works towards a redefinition of literature and literary study. The texts the author examines are viewed not as works of art embodying enduring themes, but as attempts to redefine the social order. see all copies from $19.33! new only from $31.30! \| SVS
21 view cover	Frankenstein: A Cultural History more books like this by Susan Tyler Hitchcock add to wishlist This lively history of the Frankenstein myth, illuminated by dozens of pictures and illustrations, is told with skill and humor. Hitchcock uses film, literature, history, science, and even punk music to help readers understand the meaning of this monster made by man. see all copies from $11.95! new only from $11.95! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Against the American Dream: Essays on Charles Bukowski more books like this by Russell Harrison add to wishlist This collection of essays forms a critical analysis of the work of Charles Bukowski. Russell Harrison puts the writing of legendary barfly Bukowski under the microscope to help readers gain a better understanding of his work. Divided into two sections - essays on his poetry and then his fiction - the book digs deep beneath the surface of Bukowski ... see all copies from $5.44! new only from $5.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	On Symbols and Society more books like this by Kenneth Burke, Joseph R Gusfield (Editor) add to wishlist Kenneth Burke's innovative use of dramatism and dialectical method have made him a powerful critical force in an extraordinary variety of disciplines--education, philosophy, history, psychology, religion, and others. While most widely acclaimed as a literary critic, Burke has elaborated a perspective toward the study of behavior and society that ... see all copies from $5.95! new only from $11.95! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	A Historical Guide to Nathaniel Hawthorne more books like this by Larry J Reynolds (Editor) add to wishlist Nathaniel Hawthorne remains one of the most widely read and taught of American authors. This Historical Guide collects a number of original essays by Hawthorne scholars that place the author in historical context. Like other volumes in the series, A Historical Guide to Nathaniel Hawthorne includes an introduction, a brief biography, a ... see all copies from $4.91! new only from $6.60! \| SVS
25 view cover	The Triumph of Narrative: Storytelling in the Age of Mass Culture more books like this by Robert Fulford add to wishlist Fulford suggests that storytelling--in the shape of gossip, urban legends, newspaper reportage, literature, television, and movies--is essential to modern life. He investigates the elements of narrative and explores the human need to articulate events. see all copies from $3.50! new only from $6.87!

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