Literature
Books on literature, including literary studies, children's literature, literary history and studies of the lives and work of famous writers.
Myth and Gospel in the Fiction of John Updike
By John McTavish
An exploration of the work of the American novelist John Updike, revealing the powerful mythic and sacred themes that underlie his fictional world.
ISBN: 9780718847647
Never Ones For Theory?:
England and the War of Ideas
By George Watson
The story of how 20th-century English scholars pioneered the study of literary theory years in advance of France or the USA.
ISBN: 9780718830090
Passion For Living:
John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester
By R.E. Pritchard
A literary biography of the poet and libertine John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, seeing his work in the literary, intellectual and political contexts of his time.
ISBN: 9780718892999
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Private Lives of the Ancient Mariner:
Coleridge and his Children
By Molly Lefebure
A fascinating new study of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, illuminating the poet's deeply troubled personality and relationship with his family.
ISBN: 9780718893002
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The Quest for the Fictional Jesus:
Gospel Rewrites, Gospel (Re)Interpretation, and Christological Portraits within Jesus Novels
By Margaret E. Ramey
An exploration of fictional portrayals of Jesus and how their study can offer new approaches to the interpretation of the canonical Gospels.
ISBN: 9780718894887
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Religion and Science Fiction
By James F. McGrath (editor)
Multidisciplinary essays on the parallels between religious doctrines and narratives and science fiction, revealing their thematic links and commonalities.
ISBN: 9780718892555
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The Resurrection of Oscar Wilde:
A Cultural Afterlife
By Julia Wood
A fascinating examination of the modern cultural legacy of Oscar Wilde, focussing on his posthumous role as a symbol and source of inspiration.
ISBN: 9780718830717
Richard Aldington:
Novelist, Biographer and Exile 1930–1962
By Vivien Whelpton
The second volume of the authoritative biography of the war poet and novelist Richard Aldington, exploring his later public and private lives and writings.
ISBN: 9780718894771
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Richard Aldington:
Poet, Soldier and Lover 1911–1929 (Original Edition)
By Vivien Whelpton
An insightful biography of the war poet and novelist Richard Aldington, exploring his pre-war, wartime and post-war experiences, writings and relationships.
ISBN: 9780718893187
