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"Tamburlaine the Great" achieved, and sustained, great success on the Elizabethan stage, and it speaks to our own time too, when it has been the subject of numerous productions. Cunningham and Henderson illuminate the themes of the play to help make it accessible to today's readers. In the REVELS PLAYS STUDENT EDITIONS series.

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Semi-autobiographical reflection on the authors experience of having been the subject of Stanley Kubricks film adaptation of A Clockwork Orange in 1971.

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If there is one genre that has captured the imagination of people in all walks of life throughout the world, it is the fairy tale. This book presents a provocative theory about why fairy tales were created and retold - and why they became such an indelible and infinitely adaptable part of cultures around the world.

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This volume looks at the deeper issues raised by "The Lord of the Rings" such as: can political power be wielded for good, or must it always corrupt Does technology destroy the truly human Is it morally wrong to give up hope and Can we find meaning in chance events

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Generously illustrated with original drawings, fan letters (including one from President Roosevelt) and archival material, this book explores the mysteries surrounding one of the most successful works of childrens literature ever published.

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Winner of the 1989 Hugo Award for Non-fiction

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In this collection of essays, which considers the relationship between the novel and spirituality in the cultural setting of the present day, eight novelists draw upon their own experience of authorship.

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This book tells the story of crime fiction published during the first half of the twentieth century. The diversity of this much-loved genre is breathtaking, and so much greater than many critics have suggested.

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The extraordinary story behind the best selling crime novel of the nineteenth century--and of its enigmatic, unlucky author, Fergus Hume.

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From the Baillie Gifford and Orwell Prize longlisted author of The Ministry of Truth, an equally original and revealing exploration of one of the central concerns of our times: fantasies and nightmares of the end of the world, from Mary Shelleys The Last Man to the Manic Street Preachers Everything Must Go

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This second volume presents Her-Bak's initiation into the Inner Temple and his progressive penetration of the esoteric aspects of the Egyptian Mystery teachings.

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A fascinating and illuminating look at Proust's most famous works by renowned philosopher Alain de Botton.

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Distinguished novelist and poet, C. K. Stead is also widely respected as a critic. Here he combines most of the important essays in ""In the Glass Case"" (AUP, 1981), long out of print, and five from ""Answering to the Language"" (AUP, 1989).

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A charming, funny, poignant collection of twenty-three letters from Marcel Proust to his upstairs neighbour

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Companion title to The Astounding Illustrated History of Science Fiction this new book reflects the same roots in Gothic literature but follows a complementary path through the 20th century, featuring a brilliant concoction of movie posters, stills, book covers, fantastic art and incredible timelines.

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Now revised and expanded for its first paperback publication, The Life of Crime was the winner of four major prizes for the best critical/biographical book related to crime fiction: the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity and H.R.F. Keating Awards; and was shortlisted for both the Agatha and Gold Dagger Awards

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Explores contemporary ways of reading some important New Zealand literary works, all produced between 1910 and 1940. Interpretations of these texts have had a significant impact on New Zealanders' ideas of themselves.

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A ground-breaking exploration of Vincent O'Sullivan as critic, editor, essayist, librettist, Mansfield scholar, novelist, poet and short story writer.