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Thoroughly revised and expanded for a new generation of readers, this classic guide to enjoying literature to its fullest—a lively, enlightening, and entertaining introduction to a diverse range of writing and literary devices that enrich these works, including symbols, themes, and...

Shakespeare's seven great tragedies contain unmistakable elements that set them apart from any other plays ever written. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare embodied in the character of Juliet the world's most impressive representation ever of a woman in love. With Julius Caesar, the great playwright produced a drama of astonishing and perpetual relevance.

There are many ways of telling the story of a life and how we've got to where we are. The questions of why and how we think the way we do continues to preoccupy philosophers. In The Stuff of Life, Timothy Morton chooses the objects that have shaped and punctuated their life to tell the story of who they are and why they might think the way they do. From the looming expanse of Battersea Power Station to a packet of anti-depressants and a cowboy suit, Morton explores why 'stuff' matters and the life of these things have so powerfully impinged upon their own.

The New York Times bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor uses the same skills to teach how to access accurate information in a rapidly changing 24/7 news cycle and become better readers, thinkers, and consumers of media. We live in an information age, but it is...

The pub is an English institution. But its history has been obscured by myth and nostalgia. In this unique book, Philip Howell takes the public house as an object, or rather as a series of objects: he takes the pub apart and examines its constituent elements, from pub signs to the bar staff to the calling of "time." But Pub also explores the hidden features of the pub, such as corporate control, cultural acceptance and exclusion, and the role of the pub in communities.

The uniqueness of this book is the essays and activities that include both serious and farcical writings about Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. A travelogue that compares Reichenbach Falls and Trummelbach Falls for Professor Moriarty's demise and notes from a visit to Trinity College at Oxford to view Monsignor Knox's writings and entries in the Gryphon Club Book provide the listener with engaging insights into Sherlock Holmes' world of scholarship.

Write your best life. Each week, poetry professor Stephen Cavitt reads an original poem and discusses its key technique, helping poetry lovers read between the lines. This season: poems from his book Noctis Terrores.Stephen Cavitt, MFA, teaches creative writing at Florida Gulf Coast University. He has lived in a tipi, studied with shamans, fed wild bears, walked on fire, and climbed New Mexico's highest mountain in skinny jeans. The lead sniper for a SWAT team taught him to shoot. Tom Brown Jr. taught him to track. His mother taught him to sing.Stephen is the author of Noctis Terrores and The ...

Kenyon College professor Dr. Timothy B. Shutt examines Dante's greatest work, The Divine Comedy, both in terms of its autobiographical elements and its allegorical meaning for the human race.

In this cheerful tale from the Little Jack Rabbit series, our bunny hero visits Professor Crow and meets a delightful cast of animal characters. With tea parties, cake, a mystery about a missing coin, and a lucky escape, this is a whimsical, imaginative story for young readers.

The Monster Professor: a show in which we discuss and explore monsters in literature, myth, film, games, theater, folklore, culture, and beyond. Podcast host: Josh Woods, author, editor, professor, and monster expert.

Join AIra and AIlex as they navigate the world of academia through insightful book reviews for college and university professors. Each episode highlights essential readings that can enhance pedagogy and research, all while fitting into your hectic schedule.

A podcast about the books most people read. Meredith and McCall have been friends for a decade and run Birmingham's oldest independent bookstore, Little Professor. Not feeling at home in the high-brow book communities, Mere and McCall are embracing the fact that they're only "a little bookish." On the podcast they discuss books, Little Professor, and the little things that make them happy. Tune on Tuesdays if you're a little bookish!