num_pages: 288
description: Frank Kermode has a strong claim to be Britain's most distinguished literary critic. Over the course of a long career, he has written on a enormous variety of English literature, most recently William Shakespeare's plays. This collection should be of keen interest to lovers of that literature, and also to those interested in post-war British intellectual life. For as much as these essays exemplify the tension, the patience and the insight of a great critic, in their defense of proportion and clarity they are also works of ethical importance.
language: English
title: Pleasing Myself: From Beowulf to Philip Roth
titlecomplete: Pleasing Myself: From Beowulf to Philip Roth
genres: Literature, Essays
ratings_count: 21
publisher: Allen Lane