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Penguin Book of Renaissance Verse: 1509-1659
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The era between the accession of Henry VIII and the crisis of the English republic in 1659 formed one of the most fertile epochs in world literature. This anthology offers a selection of its poetry, and includes a range of works by the poets of the age - notably Sir Philip Sidney, Edmund Sepnser, John Donne, William Shakespeare and John Milton.
Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
£16.19 £17.99
The original vision of Grimms' tales in English for the first time
Go Down Moses And Other Stories
£14.39 £15.99
Seven dramatic stories which reveal Faulkner's compassionate understanding of the Deep South. His characters are humble people who live out their lives within the same small circle of the earth, who die unrecorded. Their epitaphs make a fitting introduction to one of the great American writers of the century.
Erasure
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With sales at an all time low, your family falling apart, and your agent telling you you're not black enough, what's an author to do but write a ghetto novel and call it Fuck?
Classic Fairy Tales 2ed
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Fairy tales shape our cultures and enrich our imaginations; their narrative stability and cultural durability are incontestable.
Bloody Chamber, Wise Children, Fireworks
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In The Bloody Chamber, Carter's famous collection of deeply unsettling stories inspired by fairy tales, a Beauty is turned into a Beast and Little Red Riding's grandmother is stoned to death as a witch; The early collection, Fireworks, reveals Carter taking her first forays into the fantastic writing that was to become her unforgettable legacy.
Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales
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Wicked stepmothers and beautiful princesses ...magic forests and enchanted towers ...little pigs and big bad wolves ...Fairy tales have been an integral part of childhood for hundreds of years. But what do they really mean? This book presents an exploration of the best-known fairy stories.
Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale
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In ten succinct chapters, Marina Warner guides us through the rich world of fairy tale, from Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel to Snow White and Pan's Labyrinth. Exploring pervasive themes of folklore, myth, the supernatural, imagination, and fantasy, Warner highlights the impact of the genre on human understanding, history, and culture.
Cotton Comes to Harlem
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