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Because the contributors are some of the most significant authors and critics in children's literature in English, it should also be part of any academic library's holdings in the criticism of children's literature in particular and literary criticism in general.

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Frank and exhilarating, sensual and profound, the poems stare, unblinking, at sex and death and love - showing these things to us in all their raw beauty.

This striking new collection is a sequence of poems that reaches into the very wellspring of life.

Toni Morrison is one of the most popular and talented African American writers in history. This reference maps the terrain of Morrison's complex imaginary world.

This convenient guide to her novels contains more than 800 brief entries, highlighting all of her characters and settings, both major and minor.

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In these poems, Leontia Flynn writes about Belfast and the north of Ireland. Her subject matter ranges from memories of childhood to the instabilities of adulthood, from the raw domestic to the restless pull of 'elsewhere'. Her theme throughout is a search for physical and mental well-being, for a

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An Australian travel classic. Reminiscent of Bruce Chatwin's The Songlines , Wings of the Kite-Hawk will seduce and enthral; it will force you out of the comfortable chair and into the wilds of the bush.

Works of science fiction and fantasy increasingly explore gender issues, feature women as central characters, and are written by women writers.

Organized around each decade of the postwar period, this book analyses novels written by and for women since 1945. Each chapter identifies a specific genre in popular fiction for women, which marked that period and provides case studies focusing on writers, such as Barbara Cartland, Barbara Taylor Bradford and Danielle Steel, and their work.

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When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this book offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing.

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A new edition of the brilliant literary puzzle sequel, exploring conundrums in classic fiction.

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New edition to coincide with the film release of The Golden Compass


Philip Pullman offered his assistance in the writing of this biography and provided personal photographs


An insight into the man and his books

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Literary sleuth John Sutherland takes a quirky journey through the lesser-known byways of Mary Shelley's masterpiece.

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Collection of critical reviews and new literary works in Australia's premier literary journal.

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The Autumn 2008 edition of HEAT offers the best in contemporary Australian writing: David Malouf's 'luminous dust', Vivienne Westwood and crime fiction, Joseph Pugliese on the burning of Carlos Arredondo.

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HEAT is Australia's leading literary magazine, publishing high quality fiction, essays and poetry by significant emerging and established writers. It provides a platform for cutting-edge writing and is published three times each year. This issue is of particularly pronounced international character.

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The Iliad and The Odyssey are perhaps the most influential works in the history of western literature. This exquisite analysis of their creation and influence establishes how, precisely, these two poems, written nearly three thousand years ago, have come to resonate throughout the world.

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Compact guide to the great modernist writer.

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A brand new literary title in the renowned graphic novel-style of the Introducing Graphic Guide series.

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A brilliant graphic guide to the life and work of the world's greatest-ever playwright, by renowned Shakespeare scholar Nick Groom.