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Ruth Robbins

Ruth Robbins is Professor of English Literature and head of the School of Cultural Studies and Humanities. Her work has focused on the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century, on autobiography, on literary theory and on particular writers such as Oscar Wilde and Arnold Bennett. Ruth's research interests centre on the late-Victorian period in English literature, especially the literature of Decadence. She also has research interests in literary theory.

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Born 1965

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  • Cover of: Ishi, last of his tribe
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  • Cover of: Key concepts in literary theory
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  • Cover of: Victorian Identities: Social and Cultural Formations in Nineteenth-Century Literature
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  • Cover of: Literary feminisms
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  • Cover of: York Notes on Oscar Wilde's "Importance of Being Earnest"
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    First published in 1999 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Franklin's prologue and tale, Geoffrey Chaucer: note

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  • Cover of: impact of gender myth on artistic production and its philosophy in the works of Yeats and Lawrence: a bibliography

    First published in 1988 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Continuum encyclopedia of modern criticism and theory
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  • Cover of: Pater to Forster, 1873-1924

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Born 1965

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History and criticism, English literature, Criticism, History, English literature, history and criticism, 19th century, Literature, Biography, Criticism and interpretation, Criticism, history, Derrida, jacques, 1930-2004, Histoire et critique, Literature, history and criticism, Literature, philosophy, Philosophy, Semiotics & Theory, Theory, Women and literature, American literature, American literature, history and criticism, Children's fiction, Children's stories, Civilization, Collected Works, Contributions in criticism, Critique feministe

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Great Britain, English-speaking countries, United States

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Jacques Derrida (1930-2004), D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930), E. M. Forster (1879-1970), Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?-1400), Ishi (d. 1916), Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), W. B. Yeats (1865-1939), Walter Pater (1839-1894)

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19th century, 20th century, 19e s.

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