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'a useful volume for students ... Tredell makes a good job of selection, editing prudently and generously as required, and splices the extracts together well'. Year's Work in English Studies
a 'resourceful and stimulating study of classical and recent film theory ... an invaluable work'. John Conomos, Screening the Past
'an excellent introduction to the rich history of film theory'. Nicolas Magenham, Cercles
'clear and informative exposition and some nicely chosen stills'. Richard Armstrong, Kamera 03
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Cinemas of the Mind: A Critical History of Film Theory (Duxford, Cambridge: Icon, 2002)
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The Fiction of Martin Amis: A Reader's Guide to Essential Criticism (Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2000)
'The criticism in this Guide aims to provide a series of suggestions, insights and indicators that will help us to navigate Faulkner's labyrinths and to emerge with a richly enhanced understanding of the styles, structures and multiple meanings of two of his greatest works' (p. 11)
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Conversations with Critics: Nicolas Tredell interviews John Barrell; Catherine Belsey; Bernard Bergonzi; Christine Brooke-Rose; A. S. Byatt; David Caute; Brian Cox; Donald Davie; Terry Eagleton; Stephen Heath; Robert Hewison; Richard Hoggart; Lisa Jardine; Frank Kermode; Colin MacCabe; Karl Miller; Roger Scruton; C. H. Sisson; George Steiner; Marina Warner
'this book is engaging, lively and scholarly: a rare combination'. Year's Work in English Studies
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William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury / As I Lay Dying: A Reader's Guide to Essential Criticism (Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 1999)
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Charles Dickens: Great Expectations: A Reader's Guide to Essential Criticism (Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 1998)
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Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness: A Reader's Guide to Essential Criticism (Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 1998)
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F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby: A Reader's Guide to Essential Criticism (Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 1998)
'trace[s] the novel's critical reputation from 1925 into the 1990s, interweaving Tredell's narrative with generous excerpts from reviews and critical essays'. Jackson R. Bryer, The Cambridge Companion to F. Scott Fitzgerald (2002) .
a 'scrupulously researched ... anthology of 20 lengthy and fascinating conversations with prominent literary figures'. Isobel Armstrong, Times Educational Supplement
'as entertaining a guide to contemporary critical debates as one could hope for ... [Tredell's] questions are informed, explicit and seek always to connect specific issues to overall literary and political contexts'. Mark Ford, Times Literary Supplement
an 'excellent survey of essays, articles and reviews on Great Expectations'. Professor Bernard N. Schilling, The Rain of Years: Great Expectations and the World of Dickens
'skilfully imbeds excerpts from reviews, periodical articles and book sections in a narrative of the novel's critical reception and interpretation'. Jackson R. Bryer, Approaches toTeaching Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby (2009)
(Manchester: Carcanet, 1994)