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Literary Studies

Text notes – June 1979

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June 1979, no. 11

Literature and Awareness by Tom Gibbons

Edward Arnold (Australia), $5.50

Essay Method and English Expression by Douglas Bate

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, $7.95

Basic English Exercises by E. H. Edwards

Macmillan Australia, $3.95

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Literature and Awareness

by Tom Gibbons

Edward Arnold (Australia), $5.50

An excellent introduction to the senior English student’s experience of literature. It deals with complex matters in a comparatively simple manner The book examines particular passages of literary writing in the light of major critical concepts. Diction, tone, figurative language, irony, bathos – it’s all there, with apt questions and comments. A worthy publication.

 


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Literature and Awareness by Tom Gibbons

Edward Arnold (Australia), $5.50

Essay Method and English Expression by Douglas Bate

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, $7.95

Basic English Exercises by E. H. Edwards

Macmillan Australia, $3.95

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.


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