The paradox of myth is shown to lie in its simultaneity of its corruption with the growth of its power over the modern literary mind. This book will be of interest to students of literature and history.

Dealing as it does with so many aspects of the book as a medium of communication, From Author to Reader tells a fascinating story which will interest everyone who uses books for work or leisure.

Many of the writings were considered to be controversial, and often contradictory, at that time, and refer to issues and difficulties that still exist today. This volume contains entries from M-Z.

The book traces the history of riddles from their origins in antiquity through the golden age of the Renaissance, to their decline into the nursery and the first few signs of their modern revival, and draws together all the strands of the ...

Originally published in 1938, and as a third edition in 1974, this volume presents the results of original research into the economic aspects of the transition from the medieval manuscript to the modern printed book.

In many respects this book, first published in 1961, marked a somewhat radical departure from contemporary historical writings.

First published in 1951, the two volumes of An Introduction to the English Novel discuss how and why the novel developed in England in the eighteenth century.

This interdisciplinary book is an interesting read for students of humanities and social sciences.

First published in 1896 (this twenty-third edition in 1957), this book provides a general introduction to Greek literature and thought.

Originally published in 1926, this book is an exploration of the essentials of logic: the study of the general conditions of valid inference.