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Frank Kermode

History & Criticism

Fontana

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Saussure (Fontana Modern Masters)

Reference

Jonathan D. Culler

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Fontana/Collins

The Literary Guide To The Bible

Ancient & Medieval Literature

Fontana Press

Pleasing Myself: From 'Beowolf' to Philip Roth

Essays & Correspondence

Penguin Books Canada, Limited

Pieces of My Mind: Writings 1958-2002

Penguin Books, Ltd.

The Sense of an Ending-Studies in the Theory of Fiction

Oxford University Press

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

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

Oxford U.P.

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

Frank Kermode has a strong claim to be Britain's most distinguished literary critic. Over the course of a long career, he has written on a enormous variety of English literature, most recently William Shakespeare's plays. This collection should be of keen interest to lovers of that literature, and also to those interested in post-war British intellectual life. For as much as these essays exemplify the tension, the patience and the insight of a great critic, in their defense of proportion and clarity they are also works of ethical importance.

Pleasing myself: From Beowulf to Philip Roth

Allen Lane.

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.

Concerning E.M

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Phoenix

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