books by Bedford, St. Martin's     books:       The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms4 reviews Ross C. Murfin, Supryia M. Ray Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003 comprehensive and lucid This glossary is one of the best I have seen, combining both exhaustive and detailed enteries as well as a wide range of coverage. Literary periods from Old English to the Postmodern are discussed in detail - the article on postmodernism is almost six pages. Critical approaches such as structralism and postcolonialism are lucidly presented. Literary trends and tropes are explained with ...             A History of Rome: Down to the Reign of Constantine9 reviews M. Cary, H. H. Scullard Bedford/St. Martin's, 1976 The Standard on the Subject This extremely dense text is still head and shoulders above other contenders as the standard history of the rise and history of the roman empire. The authors thesis, that Rome never truly fell but evolved into the catholic church/feudal state is well defended with ample evidence. What makes this book so extraordinary is the depth and breath of the subject matter covered. Military history, ...             The Bedford Companion to Shakespeare: An Introduction with Documents6 reviews Russ McDonald Bedford/St. Martin's, 2001 Excellent and Informative Russ McDonald is not someone many people have heard of, unless you happen to live in the world of Shakespeare scholars, in which case, I would be surprised if you have not. Mr. McDonald was for a long time associated with the Folger Library, and has edited numerous volumes of the Penguin Shakespeare editions, among other credentials. I have had the good fortune to be in one of his classes, and ...             The Turn of the Screw (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism)4 reviews Henry James Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003 Still haunting after all these years. One of the most seductive of all ghost stories, Turn of the Screw is a sophisticated and subtle literary exercise in which the author creates a dense, suggestive, and highly ambiguous story, its suspense and horror generated primarily by what the author does NOT say and does not describe. Compelled to fill in the blanks from his/her own store of personal fears, the reader ultimately conjures up a ...             Writer's Reference 6e & MLA Quick Reference Card5 reviews Diana Hacker, Barbara Fister Bedford/St. Martin's, 2006 Excellent book This book is excellent for the ones who are learning the rules for writing properly in English. Also, it has exercises online so you can practice what you have learned.             Reading Critically, Writing Well: A Reader and Guide4 reviews Rise B. Axelrod, Charles R. Cooper, ... Bedford/St. Martin's, 2005 well rounded book I used this book for a college class as well, the book provides not only the concepts of the subjects you may have to explore and write, but also provides examples and exercises that help you focus in on the most important parts of the writing (which helps for your own work).             The First Part of King Henry the Fourth: Texts and Contexts (The Bedford Shakespeare Series)17 reviews William Shakespeare Bedford/St. Martin's, 1997 The two sides of Hal Henry IV remains one of my favorite Shakespeare plays, even though the tragedies and comedies get far more attention and seeming appreciation than do the histories. As an English major, I examined Henry's (Hal's) character, and I focused on his development from a somewhat foolhardy young man into a self-assured, even manipulative prince. It is hard to say which of these Hal truly is, or if he is ...             A Pocket Guide to Writing in History7 reviews Mary Lynn Rampolla Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003 A Pocket Guide to Writing in History I've been in college for six years and have written too many history papers. I bought this book this semester (my last semester) and it made writing so much easier. I finally had something concrete to start with. It definately boosted my grades too.             Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself (The Bedford Series in ...4 reviews Frederick Douglass Bedford/St. Martin's, 2002 My heart broke The honesty with which this is written is amazing. I was glued to it from page one. I felt disgusted by the human race, saddened by his traumas and guilty just for being white. I think this needs to be read more. Especially in schools. Why isn't it???             The Bedford Handbook18 reviews Diana Hacker Bedford/St. Martin's, 2001 Hacker lite, but not light enough Diana Hacker has an English comp book for any possible usage, she grinds them out every few years. My college requires me to use this book as a handbook. That is unfortunate. Of course, this book provides a basic explanation of English composition, grammar, documentation, and document design and critical reading. However, the attempt in this case is to present something that is lighter than ...             Organizational Communication: Balancing Creativity and Constraint3 reviews Eric M. Eisenberg, H.L. Goodall, ... Bedford/St. Martin's, 2006 Making Org Comm Understandable I am a communication graduate student, so I've read a lot of organization communication texts and readers. I've read my Weick, my Mumby, my Deetz, my Jablin, my Putnam & my Poole. While I would never suggest that anyone ever forgo reading primary sources, who can argue that sometimes we just lack the time to read everything we would like to? That is where this book comes in. This Eisenberg & ...             With Good Reason: An Introduction to Informal Fallacies4 reviews S. Morris Engel Bedford/St. Martin's, 1999 The best book about good vs. unfair rhetoric I've seen. I collect books about fallacies. With Good Reason is definitely the best of the 32 such books I've accumulated so far. His explanations are very clear, and he covers important subject matter ignored by other authors, such as fallacies caused by vagueness and ambiguity.             Bedford Introduction to Literature3 reviews Michael Meyer Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, 1993 Wish I had used this book in college or for my AP course Having majored in English myself, I honestly believe that this is the book that should be used for AP Literature classes or college Intro classes. Not only do you get introduction to the formal elements of each genre (fiction, poetry and drama), you get sound writing instruction, an introduction to critical theory and scholarship, in depth treatment of major authors in each genre(ie Nathaniel ...             The Wife of Bath (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism)3 reviews Geoffrey Chaucer Bedford/St. Martin's, 1995 An Excellent Book about the Wife of Bath! I recommend this book to anybody interested in Sir Geoffrey Chaucer's Wife of Bath or the Canterbury Tales. The essays and articles are insightful, well-written, and extremely thought provoking. If you are a fan or a student studying the Canterbury Tales and you need to read more about the Wife of Bath, this is the book for you. I love the style and design of the book. It is well structured ...             Convergences and ix visual exercises3 reviews Robert Atwan, Cheryl E. Ball, ... Bedford/St. Martin's, 2004 Great Text! I used this book for an English 101 class during my freshman year of college. This book inspired a composition class that I enjoyed thoroughly. Never had I had so much fun writing and analyzing before in a class. I would strongly recommend this text for any teachers/professors searching. Students love the non-traditional topics, diverse contributors, and unique voice this book provides to the ...             A World of Ideas: Essential Readings for College Writers3 reviews Lee A. Jacobus Bedford/St. Martin's, 2001 A collection of wonderful essays by key thinkers of the worl This is a great book, with excerpts of many great writer's greatest essays. Writers include Lao Tzu, Machiavelli, Rouseau, Nietze, V. Woolfe, H. Woordsworth, H. Arnedt, C. Jung, M.L. King, F. Douglass and many many more.             The American Short Story and Its Writer: An Anthology3 reviews Ann xCharters Bedford/St. Martin's, 1999 Useful Textbook I use this text in my American Literature course. It is quite useful because it not only has great stories by great authors, but it also has commentary often by the authors themselves about their work. It also has other great critics commenting on the stories, and the short story in general, in a separate section at the end of the book. even if you are not a teacher or a student, this is a great ...             Outlooks and Insights: A Reader for College Writers3 reviews Paul Eschholz, Alfred Rosa Bedford/St. Martin's, 1994 Excellent college student reference I originally purchased this book for a class, yet I have found myself going back to it on many occasions. I helped me become a better writer with its many fine examples of poems and short stories. With excerpts from some of the world's well-known writers, this book provides examples of many different styles and techniques that can be valuable to any serious college student.             Poems, Poets, Poetry: An Introduction and Anthology3 reviews Helen Vendler Bedford/St. Martin's, 2002 As good as a poetry textbook could be There may be something ominous to potential, non-student readers in the fact that this is a "textbook". What a bizarre thing! "Text" book. How is it different from a book? Well, it's a form of book that is meant to be taken very, very seriously because it is "required reading" for a required course and because it will help the worthy achieve mightily in the "standardized testing" they will have ...             The Rape of the Lock (Bedford Cultural Editions)3 reviews Alexander Pope Bedford/St. Martin's, 1997 Brilliantly written with wit, style, and a flair for detail. This is a highly intelligent book on one of the finest poems by the eighteenth century's most celebrated poet. Brilliantly written with wit, style, and a flair for interesting detail, Wall's book includes textual information and a wealth of carefully selected secondary material that makes this "one-stop shopping" for anyone interested in the work or indeed in the period. Because of its ...              search for books american, anthology, balancing, communication, companion, constantine, constraint, contemporary, contexts, convergences, creativity, critical, critically, criticism, documents, douglass, essential, exercises, fallacies, frederick, glossary, handbook, insights, introduction, literature, narrative, organizational, outlooks, reference, shakespeare books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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