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Edward Tomarken
Although Rasselas has received more critical commentary than almost any other work by Samuel Johnson, Edward Tomarken’s book is the first full length study to focus on his tale of…
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An accessible and original text for classroom use, showing how ideas stemming from complex literary theory can be found in even the most mainstream movies.
A history and analysis of 250 years of critical commentary on selected works of Samuel Johnson.
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While referring to Samual Johnson’s notes on all the Shakespearean dramas, Tomarken focuses on eight plays - Henry IV, Troilus and Cressida, Twelfth Night, The Taming of the Shrew, King…
Among the 26 essays, some written for the volume. and 23 reviews are contributions by Samuel Johnson, Charles Gildon, Charles Wingate, Victor O. Freegurg, J. B. Priestly, and Margaret Maurer…
Edward Tomarken’s previous book, Filmspeak, was a study of literary theory in relation to contemporary mainstream films. Some of the abstruse ideas of early literary theorists (1950-70) had in fact…
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In Theory Now, Edward Tomarken, a former student of Ralph Cohen, presents the rudiments of Cohen’s method by using popular movies and television programmes to illustrate and explain theory essays…
