Literary Criticism
Explore a diverse collection of literary criticism books, including essential theories and analyses.
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There's a Monster in the Lake: The World as a Fantastical PlaceA witty meditation revealing what our obsession with monsters says about wonder, reality, and narrative itself What does the Loch Ness Monster tell us about belief, tourism, and the stories we need to survive? In this formally innovative essay, award-winning Spanish writer Laura Fernández...
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The Epic of Gilgamesh"Gilgamesh is tremendous! ... I hold it to be the greatest thing a person can experience." - Rainer Maria Rilke"The original epic of human self-knowledge." - Ali Smith, The Guardian."One of the oldest and noblest poems in the world." Peter Monro Jack, The New...
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Rebellion Against the Conspiracy Against the Human RaceThe pentagram, once a symbol of protection, became corrupted into a mark of darkness. Rebellion Against the Conspiracy Against the Human Race mirrors that transformation, protecting readers through the corruption it reveals. Five points form this pentagram: "Notes on a Horror" defines the enemy....
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Past and Thoughts: An Annotated Critical EditionAn annotated translation of Alexander Herzen's monumental memoir Past and Thoughts--the first new English-language edition in a century--captures the tumultuous life and penetrating cultural and political insights of the writer widely regarded as the founder of Russian socialism. Isaiah Berlin called Alexander Herzen's magnum...
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Monstrous Bitch: A History of Terrifying Women"A fiery and fun feminist reclamation of womankind's monstrous alter egos."--Publishers Weekly A provocative look at how a sexually voracious demoness from ancient myth became the defining archetype of Western misogyny For as long as human societies have been telling stories, the patriarchy has...
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Cormac McCarthy: A Legacy RevisitedA biography of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Cormac McCarthy, from Tracy Daugherty, the New York Times bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist biography Larry McMurtry: A Life. Cormac McCarthy is hailed as one of America's greatest novelists. In his body of...
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BecketThe celebrated play that draws from historical events in the Norman conquest of England to create a profound portrait of a man's soul--and a transcendent vision of the human spirit From its powerful opening scene, of a naked King Henry II praying at the...
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An A-Z Guide to Jane Austen's WorldA beautifully illustrated guide to Jane Austen's fiction and life.An A-Z Guide to Jane Austen's World offers an inviting, richly informed companion to one of literature's most enduring authors. Organized alphabetically and beautifully illustrated throughout, internationally recognized Austen scholar Inger Sigrun Bredkj r Brodey...
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Wilshire PointeSometimes your mind plays tricks on you.And sometimes, a hidden truth wants a voice.What do you do when you discover that the voice it wants...is yours?Welcome to Wilshire Pointe.For as long as she can remember, Shelby Jones has felt that something about her life...
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Who's a Good Dog?: And How to Be a Better HumanA New Scientist Best Book of 2023 A guide to cultivating a shared life of joy and respect with our dogs. Who's a Good Dog? is an invitation to nurture more thoughtful and balanced relationships with our canine companions. By deepening our curiosity about...
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The Voynich ManuscriptThe Voynich Manuscript: Secrets of the Enigmatic Codex explores one of the most mysterious and undeciphered books in history. Created in the fifteenth century, the manuscript combines an unknown script, intricate botanical and astronomical illustrations, and cryptic diagrams that have baffled scholars, cryptographers, and...
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The Walden Experiments: The Science of Henry David ThoreauReading Thoreau as a scientist for modern times Henry David Thoreau's Walden stands as the foundational text for the environmental movement and as a model for the practice of nature writing. In The Walden Experiments, Robert Thorson tells the story of how, after several...
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Pat Conroy's Lowcountry: A History & GuideDiscover the landscapes, culture, and communities that shaped one of the South's most beloved literary voices through an immersive journey across South Carolina's storied Lowcountry. From the tidal marshes and historic streets of Charleston to the quiet charm of Beaufort, readers are invited to...
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My Wars Are Laid Away in Books: The Life of Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson, probably the most loved and certainly the greatest of American poets, continues to be seen as the most elusive. One reason she has become a timeless icon of mystery for many readers is that her developmental phases have not been clarified. In...
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Love Never Dies: Romance in Horror MoviesA romance editor looks for love where you'd least expect it--and discovers what our favorite horror films can tell us about sex, society, and ourselves "A bloody love letter to those horrors that have drenched the silver screen. The Happily Ever After here ....
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John Berger: From LifeA magisterial biography of novelist and critic John Berger, whose work--including Ways of Seeing and the Booker-prize winning G.--revolutionized the critical tradition in the twentieth century John Berger (1926-2017) served in Britain's wartime army before attending art school. The young artist became a critic...
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Gathering Ground: A Reader Celebrating Cave Canem's First DecadeCave Canem has for the past ten years dedicated itself to the discovery and cultivation of new voices in African American poetry. Founded in 1996 by prizewinning poets Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady, Cave Canem began as a weeklong summer workshop/retreat and has now...
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Facundo: Or, Civilization and BarbarismOstensibly a biography of the gaucho barbarian Juan Facundo Quiroga, Facundo is also a complex, passionate work of history, sociology, and political commentary, and Latin America's most important essay of the nineteenth century. It is a study of the Argentine character, a prescription for...
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Darkness Becomes Bright: On the Brief Life and Immortal Art of Edgar Allan Poe"Engaging . . . Ogden is both incisive and eloquent." --The New York Times Book Review A fascinating and intimate inquiry into Edgar Allan Poe's shadowy life and horrifyingly compelling work--and why we are drawn to darkness in art Since Edgar Allan Poe's mysterious...
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All the Love You Can Use: The Letters of Carson McCullersAuthor: Carson McCullers,Carlos DewsPublisher: Mariner BooksPublished: 09/29/2026Pages: 1136Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.70lbsSize: 9.11h x 6.01w x 2.51dISBN: 9780358206705Review Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2026About the AuthorMcCullers, Carson: - Carson McCullers (1917-1967) was the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including The Heart is a Lonely...
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