An autobiography by the eminent English literary critic traces  his childhood on the Isle of Man, his work on ferryboats around  Liverpool, his editorship of Encounter, and his embattled years  at Cambridge University.

Not Entitled; A Memoir

Frank Kermode

HARPER/COLLINS

Romantic Image

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Fontana

The Literary Guide To The Bible

Ancient & Medieval Literature

Fontana Press

The writings of Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) have exerted an extraordinary influence over the development of modern social thought to the extent that he is generally considered to be the founder of modern sociology. His conception of social science has infused a variety of disciplines including sociology, anthropology, political economy, archaeology and linguistics. In France his ideas contributed to the rise of ‘structuralism’, while in the English speaking world – his influence is particularly strong in America – he is regarded as the principal originator of ‘functionalism’.Durkheim’s writings have always aroused controversy. Anthony Giddens’ clear, comprehensive analysis of the development of his ideas is therefore especially welcome. He shows that Durkheim’s work is unified by a consistent concern with central themes, while pointing to some of its basic weakness.“Anthony Giddens summarises with marvellous compression and judgement Durkheim’s closely contested ideas on the division of labour, sociological method and its application to the study of suicide, the state and politics, moral authority and education, religion and the theory of knowledge.”C.G.A. BRYANT, 'British Book News' Durkheim is generally considered to be the main founder of modern sociology. In France his ideas contributed to the rise of "structuralism", while in the English-speaking world he is regarded as the originator of "functionalism". This is comprehensive analysis of the development of his ideas.

Durkheim

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Pleasing Myself: From 'Beowolf' to Philip Roth

Essays & Correspondence

Penguin Books Canada, Limited

Now serialised for television, He Knew He Was Right is widely acknowledged as one of Trollope's most striking achievements. The central theme of the novel is the sexual jealousy of Louis Trevelyan who unjustly accuses his wife Emily of a liaison with a friend of her father's. As his suspicion deepens into madness, Trollope gives us a profound psychological study in which Louis' obsessive delirium is comparable to the tormented figure of Othello, tragically flawed by self-deception. Against the disintegration of the Trevelyans' marriage, a lively cast of characters explore the ideas of female emancipation and how to distinguish between obedience and subjection. Although himself no supporter of women's rights, in this novel some of Trollope's most spirited characters are single women. Published in 1869, the same year as John Stuart Mills' The Subjection of Women and while the Divorce Act was a relative novelty, He Knew He Was Right was a timely novel, drawing a fine line between the obedience of women within marriage and their total possession by men.

He Knew He Was Right

Anthony, Trollope

Classics

Gardners Books

A fully-annotated, two-volume work which presents the major literary achievements of English writers from the medieval period to the twentieth century

The Oxford Anthology of English Literature (Pts. 4-6)

Lionel Trilling

harold-bloom

Oxford University Press

The sense of an ending: Studies in the theory of fiction (The Mary Flexner lectures)

Sociology

Oxford U.P.

Concerning E. M. Forster

A major reassessment of the one of the greatest English novelist of the twentieth century, from celebrated critic Sir Frank Kermode.CONCERNING E.M. FORSTER is a rich, varied and original portrait of a literary great. When Sir Frank Kermode delivered the Clark Lectures at Cambridge University, he chose E.M. Forster as his subject; these lectures form the core of this book. Kermode reappraises the influence and meaning of Forster's oeuvre, offering a fascinating interpretation of his most celebrated work, A PASSAGE TO INDIA.There follows a series of interweaving discussions that bring to life diverse topics - Empire, class, poverty, the condition of the novel, the role of the artist - but always return to our enigmatic subject. Kermode also reflects on Forster's considerable talent and shortcomings, places him within a wider social context, and casts spotlight on his contemporaries, presenting a unique panorama of twentieth-century English literature.

British & Irish

Farrar. Straus & Giroux

In The Age of Shakespeare, Frank Kermode uses the history and culture of the Elizabethan era to enlighten us about William Shakespeare and his poetry and plays. Opening with the big picture of the religious and dynastic events that defined England in the age of the Tudors, Kermode takes the reader on a tour of Shakespeare’s England, vividly portraying London’s society, its early capitalism, its court, its bursting population, and its epidemics, as well as its arts—including, of course, its theater. Then Kermode focuses on Shakespeare himself and his career, all in the context of the time in which he lived. Kermode reads each play against the backdrop of its probable year of composition, providing new historical insights into Shakspeare’s characters, themes, and sources. The result is an important, lasting, and concise companion guide to the works of Shakespeare by one of our most eminent literary scholars.

The Age of Shakespeare (Modern Library Chronicles)

Modern Library

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