{"product_id":"the-oxford-book-of-letters-9780192804907","title":"The Oxford Book of Letters","description":"Reading other people's letters, like reading private diaries, offers thrilling and unexpected glimpses into the lives of others, and it is partly this guilty pleasure we take in such literary eavesdropping that makes \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Book of Letters\u003c\/em\u003e so compelling. With subjects ranging from the mundane to the extraordinary, from the tragic to the hilarious, this volume spans over five centuries and chronicles the affairs of correspondents from Elizabeth I to Groucho Marx, from politicians to poets, from the famous to the unknown.\u003cbr\u003eBut whether the writers are educated or barely literate, whether their style is polished and witty or stumbling and artless, these letters display an immediacy and intimacy not shared by any other form of writing. In an age where communication is instant and ephemeral, this volume celebrates the glory of the written word, and what may well be a dying art form.\u003cbr\u003e\"This unusual and intriguing collection offers letters unlikely to be encountered elsewhere.... Leafing through these pages, it is easy to become caught up in the private lives laid open to our view.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank Kermode, Anita Kermode\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.15h x 4.85w x 1.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780192804907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn acclaimed critic, scholar, and author, Frank Kermode was formerly King Edward VII Professor of English Literature at Cambridge. He has written and edited many books, including \u003cem\u003eUses of Error\u003c\/em\u003e (1991), \u003cem\u003eHistory and Value\u003c\/em\u003e (1989), \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Anthology of English Literature\u003c\/em\u003e (with John Hollander, 1973) \u003cem\u003eShakespeare's Language\u003c\/em\u003e (2001), and \u003cem\u003ePleasing Myself: From Beowolf to Philip Roth\u003c\/em\u003e (2002). Anita Kermode has researched and taught English and American literature at Rutgers University, the University of Cambridge, and Columbia University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40973314228339,"sku":"9.78019E+12","price":62.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_47f826a6-b85e-4617-9175-120fba1280d0.jpg?v=1695824696","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-oxford-book-of-letters-9780192804907","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}