Product Description: Theories of intertextuality suggest that meaning in a text can only ever be understood in relation to other texts; no work stands alone but is interlinked with the tradition that came before it and the context in which it is produced...read more

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Product Description: Mary Shelley's classic gothic novel, Frankenstein, is one of the most widely studied novels in English Literature. Due to its key position in the canon and its wide cultural influence, the novel has been the subject of many interpretations, which require some guidance to navigate...read more

Presents a collection of essays on the English-speaking world's most famous literary critic Harold Bloom. This work gives perspectives on Bloom's influence on poetry, the novel, canon-formation, Biblical interpretation, and many other subjects. It includes important essays on 'The Book of J', and 'The Western Canon'.

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Echoing Gandhi's verdict on Western civilization, this book thinks the British constitution would be a very good idea. It shows the British people how they had acquired an executive presidency by stealth.

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Product Description: This introduction to the American literary critic Harold Bloom explores the paradoxical shifts between theory and poetry which mark Bloom's writings. Clearly outlines the main features of Bloom's unique approach to poetry; emphasizes Bloom's "poetics of conflict" and his theory of the "anxiety of influence...read more

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