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24 books recommended for fans of Language Play by David Crystal, tied together by themes of Literary Criticism.

Literary Criticism

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Titles selected for shared themes, overlapping readership, and similar literary appeal.

Basho The Complete Haiku of Matsuo Basho

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Themes: Literary Criticism

The River Imp and the Stinky Jewel and Other Tales Monster Comics from Edo Japan

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Themes: Literary Criticism

A Literal Translation Of The Saxon Chronicle (1819)

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Themes: Literary Criticism

The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Memory

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Themes: Literary Criticism

The Tale of Genji A New Translation, Contexts, Criticism

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Themes: Literary Criticism

The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: Volume VIII. A Supplement of New Letters

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Themes: Literary Criticism

No Judgment Essays

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Themes: Literary Criticism

Style Lessons in Clarity and Grace

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Themes: Literary Criticism

In Another World with My Smartphone: Volume 23 (Light Novel)

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Themes: Literary Criticism

#10

A Guide to Teaching Effective Seminars Conversation, Identity, and Power

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Themes: Literary Criticism

#11

Her Majesty’s Swarm: Volume 2

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Themes: Literary Criticism

#12

Women, Men and Language A Sociolinguistic Account of Gender Differences in Language

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Themes: Literary Criticism

#13

Jason and Medea

Apollonius of Rhodes

Themes: Literary Criticism

#14

The Unwanted Undead Adventurer (Light Novel): Volume 8

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Themes: Literary Criticism

#15

How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord: Volume 14 (Light Novel)

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Themes: Literary Criticism

#16

Shakespeare-Lexicon A Complete Dictionary of All the English Words, Phrases and Constructions in the Works of the Poet; Volume 2

Alexander Schmidt

Themes: Literary Criticism

#17

The Elements of English A Glossary of Basic Terms for Literature, Composition, and Grammar

Stan Malless

Themes: Literary Criticism

#18

How to Read Literature Like a Professor [Third Edition] A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Understanding Literature, from the Great Gatsby to the Hate You Give

Thomas C. Foster

Themes: Literary Criticism

#19

The Writer’s Quotation Book A Literary Companion

James Charlton

Themes: Literary Criticism

#20

Literary Love Great Writers on Love and Romance

Isobel Carlson

Themes: Literary Criticism

#21

The Book Lovers’ Miscellany

Claire Cock-Starkey

Themes: Literary Criticism

#22

The Double Binds of Ethics after the Holocaust Salvaging the Fragments

J. Geddes

Themes: Literary Criticism

#23

Linguistics

David Crystal

Themes: Literary Criticism

#24

Fighting Words Writers Lambast Other Writers–from Aristotle to Anne Rice

James Charlton

Themes: Literary Criticism

If Language Play by David Crystal is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Literary Criticism and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by 松尾芭蕉, Kabat, Anna Gurney, Sharon Deane-Cox, and others.