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Sharing textbooks will not be allowed in this class. Peter beidler, in the most thoughtful and honest of ways, delivers his answer in this special book. Jamess preface to it his retrospective account of the writing of and. A case study in contemporary criticism, and a readers guide to the novels of louise erdrich, and more on. The turn of the screw at the turn of the century 1989. Beidler and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Beidler in february of 1897 a family of sixfour generations, including twin infant sons and their aged greatgrandmotherwas brutally murdered in rural north dakota. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The tragic muse, the turn of the screw, what maisie knew, and the ambassadors. This volume presents the text of the new york edition of jamess classic 1898 short novel along with critical essays that read the turn of the screw from contemporary readerresponse, psychoanalytic, gender, and marxist perspectives. Beidler s writing matters for fifteen years because i prefer it to all other howto writing textbooks that cross my desk. Among his more than two dozen books and book length editing projects is ghost, demons, and henry james. After all, some students learn better by precept, other by example.
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Beidlers most popular book is the canterbury tales. Moses distinguished professor of english, emeritus, at lehigh university and has authored or edited numerous books on american literature, chaucer, and pedagogy. He has published more than one hundred articles on chaucer, native american fiction, and american literature. Beidler explains why this matters and describes the other rivercraft that appear in the book. Writing matters by beidler, peter g paperback available at half price books.