The Sound Sense of Poetry

The Sound Sense of Poetry

Author: Peter Robinson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-09-13

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1108422969

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Robinson explains how poetry makes things happen through the interaction of its chosen words and forms with the reader's responses.


Civil Tongues and Polite Letters in British America

Civil Tongues and Polite Letters in British America

Author: David S. Shields

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2012-12-01

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0807838349

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In cities from Boston to Charleston, elite men and women of eighteenth-century British America came together in private venues to script a polite culture. By examining their various 'texts'--conversations, letters, newspapers, and privately circulated manuscripts--David Shields reconstructs the discourse of civility that flourished in and further shaped elite society in British America.


The Fantasy Film

The Fantasy Film

Author: Katherine A. Fowkes

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-01-26

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781444320596

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The Fantasy Film provides a clear and compelling overview of this revitalized and explosively popular film genre. Includes analyses of a wide range of films, from early classics such as The Wizard of Oz and Harvey to Spiderman and Shrek, and blockbuster series such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Harry Potter films Provides in-depth historical and critical overviews of the genre Fully illustrated with screen shots from key films