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Mack offers a wide-ranging exploration of the creative power of literary tradition, from the middle ages to the 21st century, revealing in new ways how it helps writers and readers make new works and meanings.



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"Mack treats complicated matters with an easy clarity that makes the book a delight to read. His discussions are at once enthusiastic and well-reasoned—focused on exactly what makes each of the texts so effective."---D.L. Patey, Choice
"Lucid, thor­ough case studies."---Faye Hammill, Times Literary Supplement
"An idiosyncratic collection of case studies… [attended to] with lucidity, energy, and detail.—Timothy D. Crowley, Renaissance Quarterly"

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    A Paperback / softback by Professor Peter Mack

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 23/11/2021
      ISBN13: 9780691205151, 978-0691205151
      ISBN10: 0691205159
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      Literary studies: general History and Archaeology History of ideas

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Mack offers a wide-ranging exploration of the creative power of literary tradition, from the middle ages to the 21st century, revealing in new ways how it helps writers and readers make new works and meanings.



      Trade Review
      "Mack treats complicated matters with an easy clarity that makes the book a delight to read. His discussions are at once enthusiastic and well-reasoned—focused on exactly what makes each of the texts so effective."---D.L. Patey, Choice
      "Lucid, thor­ough case studies."---Faye Hammill, Times Literary Supplement
      "An idiosyncratic collection of case studies… [attended to] with lucidity, energy, and detail.—Timothy D. Crowley, Renaissance Quarterly"

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