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IGNATIUS CRITICAL EDITIONS FEATURES Nonprofit Organization Ignatius Critical Editions feature the editorial and critical work of tion. While the explanatory notes in many older critical editions IGNATIUS CRITICAL EDITIONS accomplished professors of literature and scholarly commentators. can often frustrate readers, the annotation in the Ignatius Critical U.S. POSTAGE Editions is comprehensive and understandable. Readers can enjoy P.O. Box 1339, Ft. Collins, CO 80522 Each book includes an extensive scholarly introduction and PAID clear, reliable explanations, written in straightforward, modern 1-800-651-1531 • www.ignatius.com several essays of contemporary criticism. Many of the books also Ignatius Press prose. Scholarly, readable, and attractive, include essays of classic criticism by renowned, trusted critics of the past. Ignatius Critical Editions are perfectly suited for teachers, students, Ignatius Critical Editions also feature detailed, updated annota- and serious readers of every sort. The Ignatius Critical Editions EDITORS & CONTRIBUTORS provide a scholarly presentation and insight into Joseph Pearce, the Series Edi- • David Williams (1939-2015), Kennedy-Smith Chair classical works of literature based on their historical tor of Ignatius Critical Editions, is of Catholic Studies at McGill University. the author of numerous acclaimed • Barbara H. Wyman, Instructor of English and Latin context without a reinterpretation or imposition biographies of major literary figures at McNeese State University. of modern ideologies. Understand these great including William Shakespeare, Guest Contributors include: Alexander Solzhenitsyn, G. K. Chesterton, J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. • Crystal Downing, Professor of English and Film Studies books as their authors intended. at Messiah College. 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