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  • The Numbers

    by David Parry ...
    FIRST YOU SEE THEM. THEN YOU DISAPPEAR.It started with the numbers. Spray-painted in red on street signs, outside homes, and on train stations.Then came the messages. At random, thousands upon thousands of complete strangers received a text on their phones: 10 15 is coming. It wasn’t a clue—it was a warning.Soon after, the first twelve were taken from their homes. No ransom, no note, just the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • The Oxford Handbook of Allegory

    by David Parry ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    Allegory has been variously defined as a literary genre, a mode of interpretation, and a symbolic dimension to all language. Although 'allegory' historically escapes easy definition, it can be broadly defined as a mode of communicating that says one thing and means another. Allegory arguably functions by means of a distinction between the surface level of communication and a further level or ... Read more

    $175.99 USD

  • The Rhetoric of Conversion in English Puritan Writing from Perkins to Milton

    by David Parry, Dr Mark Knight, Emma Mason ...
    Series series New Directions in Religion and Literature
    This rhetorical study of the persuasive practice of English Puritan preachers and writers demonstrates how they appeal to both reason and imagination in order to persuade their hearers and readers towards conversion, assurance of salvation and godly living. Examining works from a diverse range of preacher-writers such as William Perkins, Richard Sibbes, Richard Baxter and John Bunyan, this book ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Survey of English Dialects

    by Clive Upton, David Parry, J.D.A. Widdowson ...
    First Published in 1994. The Survey of English Dialects (SED) is the only detailed nation-wide dialect survey which has ever been conducted in England. The SED is a unique repository of data on the traditional dialects of England in the mid-twentieth century. This remarkable record is a valuable resource for scholars in the fields of British English dialectology, sociolinguistics, and English ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

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  • The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms

    by Chris Baldick ...
    Series series Oxford Quick Reference
    The bestselling Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms provides clear and concise definitions of the most troublesome literary terms, from abjection to zeugma. It is an essential reference tool for students of literature in any language. Now expanded and in its fourth edition, it includes increased coverage of new terms from modern critical and theoretical movements, such as feminism, schools of ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Killing Physicians

    Shakespeare's Blind Heroes and Reformation Saints

    by John J Norton ...
    Killing Physicians: Shakespeare's Blind Heroes and Reformation Saints is intended give its reader a street-level perspective of Shakespeare’s great tragedies and late plays.Diving into the social and theological tensions alive in sixteenth-century London neighborhoods, this book uncovers what may have been Shakespeare’s answer to a world fraught with political and religious controversy. ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Mount Dragon

    A Pandemic of Apocalyptic Proportions

    by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child ...
    In this thriller from authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, a genetically engineered virus threatens to wipe out humanityMount Dragon: an enigmatic research complex hidden in the vast desert of New Mexico. Guy Carson and Susana Cabeza de Vaca have come to Mount Dragon to work shoulder to shoulder with some of the greatest scientific minds on the planet. Led by visionary genius Brent Scopes, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Discovering Girard

    by Michael Kirwan ...
    The work of René Girard is hugely influential in literature and cultural studies. But it is in understanding the relationship between religion and violence that his theory has created the greatest impact. Girard’s understanding of mimetic rivalry and conflict and of scapegoating are seen by many to be the key to a completely new understanding of Christianity.Girard’s name evokes curiosity and – ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics

    Fourth Edition

    by Roland Greene ...
    Through three editions over more than four decades, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics has built an unrivaled reputation as the most comprehensive and authoritative reference for students, scholars, and poets on all aspects of its subject: history, movements, genres, prosody, rhetorical devices, critical terms, and more. Now this landmark work has been thoroughly revised and updated ... Read more

    $46.79 USD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Milton

    Edited by Dennis Danielson ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    An accessible, helpful guide for any student of Milton, whether undergraduate or graduate, introducing readers to the scope of Milton's work, the richness of its historical relations, and the range of current approaches to it. This second edition contains several new and revised essays, reflecting increasing emphasis on Milton's politics, the social conditions of his authorship and the climate in ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Lonely Castle in the Mirror

    by Mizuki Tsujimura ...
    Translated by Philip Gabriel ...
    **INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!A Studio Ghibli-esque work of Japanese translation “that lays bare the anxieties and desperation—and the small triumphs—of adolescence” (Locus), for fans of Mieko Kawakami’s Heaven.Seven students find unusual common ground in this warm, puzzle-like Japanese bestseller laced with gentle fantasy and compassionate insight.**Bullied to the point of dropping out of school, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • The Cambridge Companion to Paradise Lost

    Edited by Louis Schwartz ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    Fifteen short, accessible essays exploring the most important topics and themes in John Milton's masterpiece, Paradise Lost. The essays invite readers to begin their own independent exploration of the poem by equipping them with useful background knowledge, introducing them to key passages, and acquainting them with the current state of critical debates. Chapters are arranged to mirror the way the ... Read more

    $31.99 USD