Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
$14.95 AUD
Category: Literary Studies
This 150th anniversary edition of the collection that remains the incomparable achievement of one of America's greatest poets features a new Foreword by U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins and a new Afterword by Peter Davison. First published 1891-92. This edition first published April 2005. This co ...Show more
The Creative Writer's Workshop: A Sourcebook for Releasing Your Creativity and Finding Your True Writer's Voice by Cathy Birch
$23.95 AUD
Category: Literary Studies
This book aims to get you writing and keep you writing - and help you enjoy your writing to the full. It will show you how to free your own unique voice and create original, individual work. It is packed with exercises, visualisation techniques, flow charts, dream-work and word webs that will enable yo ...Show more
Prophet - Hardcover by Kahlil Gibran
$22.99 AUD
Category: Literary Studies
Kahlil Gibran s masterpiece, "The Prophet, "is one of the most beloved classics of our time. Published in 1923, it has been translated into more than twenty languages, and the American editions alone have sold more than nine million copies."The Prophet "is a collection of poetic essays that are philosop ...Show more
The Burning Library by Geordie Williamson
$32.99 AUD
Category: Literary Studies
A perfect introduction to Australian literature, The Burning Libraryexplores the lives and work of some of our greatest novelists. Alarmed by the increasingly marginal status of Australian literature in the academy, Williamson has set out to reintroduce us to those key writers whose works we may have f ...Show more
The Sherlock Holmes Miscellany by Roger Johnson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Literary Studies
This miscellany explores the fascinating and enigmatic world of Sherlock Holmes, his place in literary history and how he has become the iconic, timeless character who is loved by millions. Contains facts, trivia and quotes from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary stories, the reader can also explore the ...Show more
Moscow Tales by Helen Constantine
$22.95 AUD
Category: Literary Studies
Presenting stories which represent each layer of the city of Moscow, from the centre of power to the outer rings of desolate estates and tumbledown shacks, this fascinating collection offers a lively and varied portrait in fiction of Russia's mysterious capital city. The collection includes works by Ru ...Show more
Best Australian Essays 2014 by Robert Manne
$29.99 AUD
Category: Literary Studies
'Some essays in this collection plunged me into thought. Some caused me to weep. Some brought tears of laughter. Some essays won me over by the power of their imagination. Some by their analytic clarity. Some by their excruciating honesty. Some by the pain of things past or present faced without flinchi ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 56: Clivosaurus: The Politics of Clive Palmer by Guy Rundle
$19.99 AUD
Category: Literary Studies | Series: Quarterly Essay Ser.
Who is Clive Palmer, and what does his ascent say about Australia's creaking political system?In Clivosaurus, Guy Rundle observes Palmer close up, examining his rise to prominence, his beliefs, his deals and his politics - not to mention his poetry. Rundle shows that neither the government nor the media ...Show more
Meanjin Vol 73, No. 4 by Zora Sanders (Ed.)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Literary Studies
In the December issue of Meanjin, Ashlynne McGhee finds hope in a new generation of young journalists, James Douglas looks at George RR Martin's distinctive gift for narrative acrobatics, Katherine Hattam exhibits a series of works about the forgotten places in our cities, plus we present a host of new ...Show more
Our Only World: Ten Essays
$35.00 AUD
Category: Literary Studies
As the United States prepares to leave its long war in Afghanistan, it now must contemplate the necessity of sending troops back to Iraq, recalling General Colin Powell's advice to President Bush: "If you break it, you own it," as the world's hot spots threaten to spread over the globe with the ferocity ...Show more
The Cambridge Companion to C.S. Lewis by Robert MacSwain
$39.95 AUD
Category: Literary Studies | Series: Cambridge Companions to Religion
A distinguished academic, influential Christian apologist, and best-selling author of children's literature, C. S. Lewis is a controversial and enigmatic figure who continues to fascinate, fifty years after his death. This Companion is the first comprehensive single-volume study written by an internatio ...Show more