Philip Pullman and the Historical Imagination
by Kristen (Ned B. Allen Professor of English Literature Poole
Title:
Philip Pullman and the Historical Imagination
Author:
Kristen (Ned B. Allen Professor of English Literature Poole
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
290 pages, 49 b&w illustrations
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-13:
9780192889317
EAN:
9780192889317
Publication Date:
10/04/2025
Classifications:
Ancient, classical and medieval texts
Weight (g):
734
Dimensions (mm):
241 x 166 x 24
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£42.00
4 copies in stock
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Description
Written in a colloquial style, this book is designed for the general reader, exploring seventeenth-century cultural history through the lens of Pullman's trilogies His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust. It discusses Renaissance language, literature, science, and religion as well as seventeenth-century hieroglyphics and atomic physics.
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