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Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne
Table of contents; chapter one -- introduction; chapter two -- the book review as a special form of communication; chapter three -- communication; chapter four -- the review as a work of art; chapter five -- the reviews (and review essays); chapter...
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Universitätsbibliothek der Eberhard Karls Universität
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Table of contents; chapter one -- introduction; chapter two -- the book review as a special form of communication; chapter three -- communication; chapter four -- the review as a work of art; chapter five -- the reviews (and review essays); chapter six -- conclusion. The Review as Art and Communication not only presents the idea that book reviews, record reviews, theatrical reviews and reviews of any genre can be substantive essays on their own - expounding and elaborating on the concepts and ideas of the original material critiqued - but it also explores the ""shelf-life"" of the review: the odd phenomenon that just like other forms of art, some stand the test-of-time, and some do not. This book also collects the book reviews of one scholar: Max J. Skidmo