The Gruffalo is a flamboyant children's book that tells the story of a mouse's walk in the woods. It is targeted at children of 3-7 and is written in rhyming couplets, featuring repetitive verse with minor variance. The book has sold over 10.5 million copies, has won several prizes for children's literature, and has been developed into plays on Broadway.
Charting a course between literary aesthetics and their associated politics, Bennett engages with the central concerns of Marxist critics such as Lukacs, Jameson, Eagleton and Lentricchia.
The Literature Workbook is a practical introductory textbook for literary studies, which can be used either for independent study or as part of a class. Laying the foundation for the further study of literature, The Literature Workbook introduces the beginning student to the essential analytic and interpretative skills that are needed for literary appreciation and evaluation. It also equips the teacher with practical tools and materials for use in seminars or when assigning written assessments and projects. Great tool for improving your reading comprehension skills!
A definitive introduction to the English language through the medium of English literature. Through the use of illustrations from poetry, prose and drama, it offers a lively and accessible guide to concepts and techniques in English language study.
Revels in Madness: Insanity in Medicine and Literature (Corporealities: Discourses of Disability)
This book will interest those intrigued by the relationship between culture, medicine, and literature, both in the history of medicine and literature and in literary depictions of cognitive disablities. Students of comparative literature or the history of science, as well as doctors, therapists, and those interested in clinical psychology will enjoy reading this book. Allen Thiher is Curator's Professor of French in the Department of Romance Languages, University of Missouri. His other books include Words in Reflection and The Power of Tautology: The Roots of Literary Theory.
