Advantages: Clarity and readability in a difficult subject. Disadvantages: Not for people who read Mills & Boon.
...This is the clearest and most readable introduction to contemporary literary theory that I have ever come across. Belsey succeeds in charting a path through the jungle/minefield/labyrinth (choose your metaphor) of critical theory that is both interesting ...
Advantages: excellent for people with little background to literary theory; covers a wide range of areas; excellent for people going on to study English at university Disadvantages: extremely high register of language so you have to concentrate!
THE book that indtroduced me to literary theory and, what's more, got me hooked! It's fantastic for experts and for those that are just starting to find the subject interesting, and it's been updated recently so those that have the 1980s copy may wish to ...
Advantages: Suitable both for undergraduates and specialists, broad range of readings. Disadvantages: None
Published by Harvester Wheatsheaf Price: I paid about £20 but cheaper second hand obviously!
I bought this book when I was an undergraduate studying postcolonial theory as part of my degree in English Literature. I have since used it while working on ...
Advantages: Good price, lovely projects and nice pics Disadvantages: Descriptions are confusing, obscure materials, and there are no step-by-step pics
A new book I recently had some amazon vouchers to spend and decided I would like to get a book on jewellery making to help inspire me and give me some new creative ideas. Needless to say there were hundreds of choices to trawl through, but I final ...
