
Shelf Life
Essays and Reviews
William H. Pritchard(Author)
University of Massachusetts Press
Published on 28. February 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-55849-786-3 (ISBN)
Description
In this collection of essays and reviews, William H. Pritchard focuses on the work of English and American writers, most of them from the twentieth century. At a time when English studies seems increasingly impelled by historical and political concerns, Pritchard's aim is to reinstate the aesthetic as the major motive for literary study.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Massachusetts
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55849-786-3 (9781558497863)
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Person
WILLIAM H. PRITCHARD is Henry Clay Folger Professor of English at Amherst College, where he has taught since 1958. His many books include Shelf Life: Literary Essays and Reviews; Randall Jarrell: A Literary Life; and Frost: A Literary Life Reconsidered.