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A book on the experience of reading Honoré de Balzac's La Comédie Humaine which recounts the process of Peter Brooks's own discovery of Balzac... Zobraziť viac
A book on the experience of reading Shakespeare's 'dark plays... Zobraziť viac
Zola made it his aim to write novels exploring the many compartments and classes of modern French life in the later nineteenth century—and he went on to carry it out, with novels that look at the longings and troubles and everyday lives of people in... Zobraziť viac
A witty, refreshing, and fun book on the experience of reading Marcel Proust... Zobraziť viac
Iona Heath relates the importance that John Berger's work and friendship had on her working life as a GP. It includes extracts from letters that span 20 years of her correspondence with John Berger... Zobraziť viac
A personal approach to Dickens's art that pays attention to what magnetizes Federico or strikes her as newly relevant to our own world, and to her life, as she explores what Dickens' works are emotionally about... Zobraziť viac
Discusses the life and work of William James, a founder of the study of psychology... Zobraziť viac
