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Literary Criticism

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  • Crash!: Aviation Disasters and the Cultural Debris Fields by Malamud, Randy
    Crash!: Aviation Disasters and the Cultural Debris Fields
    CRASH! explores the fascinating, revealing, and surprising cultural impact of plane crashes across art, literature, music, media, and creative nonfiction. Plane crashes are covered extensively but they are not analyzed very deeply, beyond rote media reports and forensic accident investigations. This is despite the...
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  • Conversation at Princeton by Llosa, Mario Vargas
    Conversation at Princeton
    A series of conversations held at Princeton University between the Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa and Rub?n Gallo. Princeton University, 2015. For one semester, Mario Vargas Llosa taught a course on literature and politics with Rub?n Gallo. Over several classes, the two writers spoke...
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  • Contemporary Global Thinking from Latin American Women: Writings from the Margins by Mota, Aurea
    Contemporary Global Thinking from Latin American Women: Writings from the Margins
    The book brings to the English-speaking public outstanding texts of prominent Latin American and Caribbean women thinkers translated for the first time into English. All the authors address contemporary issues in the field of social sciences, humanities, literature and translation adopting a theoretical point...
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  • Colonialism and Literature: An Affective Narratology by Hogan, Patrick Colm
    Colonialism and Literature: An Affective Narratology
    In earlier work Patrick Colm Hogan argued that a few story genres--heroic, romantic, sacrificial, and others--recur prominently across separate literary traditions. These structures recur because they derive from important emotion-motivation systems governing human social interaction, such as group pride and shame.In Colonialism and Literature...
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  • Chaucer and the Invention of Biblical Narrative by Schrock, Chad
    Chaucer and the Invention of Biblical Narrative
    Demonstrating how Chaucer uses the Bible in The Canterbury Tales as an authoritative literary source and model for his own literary production, this book explores the ways in which the Bible was a key tool for Chaucer's self-definition and innovation as an author.Chad Schrock...
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  • Caracoleando Among Worlds: Reconstructing Maya Worldviews in Chiapas by Soto, Silvia
    Caracoleando Among Worlds: Reconstructing Maya Worldviews in Chiapas
    The contemporary literary movement of Maya writers of Chiapas and the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (or EZLN) insurgency are intricately intertwined. Even as each has forged its own path, they are bound by a shared commitment to rescuing, reclaiming, and recentering Maya worldviews....
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  • Black Apocalypse: Afrofuturism at the End of the World Volume 16 by Nyong'o, Tavia
    Black Apocalypse: Afrofuturism at the End of the World Volume 16
    Juxtaposing the world-building of afrofuturism and the world-negating of afropessimism to show how both movements have offered us critical resources of hope. Science fiction imagines aliens and global crises as world-unifying events, both a threat and promise for the future. Black Apocalypse is an...
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  • Billy Budd, Sailor, and Selected Tales by Melville, Herman
    Billy Budd, Sailor, and Selected Tales
    'Struck dead by an angel of God! Yet the angel must hang!' Outwardly a compelling narrative of events aboard a British man-of-war during the turmoil of the Napoleonic Wars, Billy Budd is a nautical recasting of the Fall, a parable of good and evil,...
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  • Because Somebody Asked Me to: Observations on History, Literature, and the Passing Scene by Vanderhaeghe, Guy
    Because Somebody Asked Me to: Observations on History, Literature, and the Passing Scene
    Canadian literary great Guy Vanderhaeghe's eclectic and wryly insightful collection of nonfiction pieces spans his forty-year writing career. Many editors and publishers over the years have asked Guy Vanderhaeghe for his thoughts on books and writers, on history, literature, and his own specialty, the...
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  • Alice Munro's Late Style: 'Writing Is the Final Thing' by Thacker, Robert
    Alice Munro's Late Style: 'Writing Is the Final Thing'
    Focusing on Alice Munro's last three collections, this book examines the differences between these volumes and the rest of her work to analyse the emergence and the difference of her 'late style'.Alice Munro has effectively reshaped the short story as a form. This book...
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  • A History of Latin Literature from its Beginnings to the Age of Augustus by Fulkerson, Laurel
    A History of Latin Literature from its Beginnings to the Age of Augustus
    Author: Laurel Fulkerson, Jeffrey TatumPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 11/21/2024Pages: 406Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.19lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.83dISBN: 9781108723244
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  • Afro-Latin Soul Music and the Rise of Black Power Cosmopolitanism: >Hemispheric Soulscapes by Steinitz, Matti
    Afro-Latin Soul Music and the Rise of Black Power Cosmopolitanism: >Hemispheric Soulscapes
    Whereas research on the global impact of US African American culture and politics and transnational connections in the African Diaspora has increased significantly since the release of Gilroy s Black Atlantic, the hemispheric dialogues between black communities in the US and Latin America have...
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  • Afro-Centered Futurisms in Our Speculative Fiction by Bacon, Eugen
    Afro-Centered Futurisms in Our Speculative Fiction
    One of Brittle Paper's 100 Notable African Books of 2024 In this vibrant and approachable book, award-winning writers of black speculative fiction bring together excerpts from their work and creative reflections on futurisms with original essays. Features an introduction by Suyi Okungbowa.Afro-Centered Futurisms in...
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  • Writings on Art and Poetical Theory by Pessoa, Fernando
    Writings on Art and Poetical Theory
    "Sincerity is the one great artistic crime. Insincerity is the second greatest." In addition to his literary and fictional works, Fernando Pessoa wrote a multiplicity of theoretical texts concerning literature and aesthetics. In Writings on Art and Poetical Theory we see Pessoa exploring, under...
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  • Why Kerouac Matters: The Lessons of On the Road (They're Not What You Think) by Leland, John
    Why Kerouac Matters: The Lessons of On the Road (They're Not What You Think)
    Legions of youthful Americans have taken On the Road as a manifesto for rebellion and an inspiration to hit the road. But there is much more to the book than that. In Why Kerouac Matters, John Leland embarks on a wry, insightful, and playful...
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  • Unsettling Sexuality: Queer Horizons in the Long Eighteenth Century by Chow, Jeremy
    Unsettling Sexuality: Queer Horizons in the Long Eighteenth Century
    This book is also freely available online as an open access digital edition on Manifold, here: https: //openpub.udel.edu/projects/unsettling-sexuality. Unsettling Sexuality: Queer Horizons in the Long Eighteenth Century challenges the traditional ways that scholarship has approached sexuality, gender nonconformity, and sex (as well as its...
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  • Unsettling Sexuality: Queer Horizons in the Long Eighteenth Century by Chow, Jeremy
    Unsettling Sexuality: Queer Horizons in the Long Eighteenth Century
    This book is also freely available online as an open access digital edition on Manifold, here: https: //openpub.udel.edu/projects/unsettling-sexuality. Unsettling Sexuality: Queer Horizons in the Long Eighteenth Century challenges the traditional ways that scholarship has approached sexuality, gender nonconformity, and sex (as well as its...
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  • The Small Stuff of Roman Antiquity: Volume 77 by Gowers, Emily
    The Small Stuff of Roman Antiquity: Volume 77
    A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Why are the small and unimportant relics of Roman antiquity often the most enduring, in material form and in our...
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  • The Romance of Arthur: An Anthology of Medieval Texts in Translation by Lacy, Norris J.
    The Romance of Arthur: An Anthology of Medieval Texts in Translation
    The Romance of Arthur, James J. Wilhelm's classic anthology of Arthurian literature, is an essential text for students of the medieval Romance tradition. This fully updated third edition presents a comprehensive reader, mapping the course of Arthurian literature, and is expanded to cover: key...
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  • The Norns in Old Norse Mythology by Bek-Pedersen, Karen
    The Norns in Old Norse Mythology
    The nornir or norns were a group of female supernatural beings closely related to ideas about fate in Old Norse tradition. Karen Bek-Pedersen provides a thorough understanding of the role played by norns and other beings like them in the relevant sources. Although they...
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Literary criticism books are essential resources for anyone interested in analyzing and understanding literature on a deeper level. These books offer insights into various literary theories, critique methods, and analytical approaches that help readers and scholars interpret and evaluate literary works.

Literary criticism books delve into the analysis of literature, exploring how different aspects such as themes, characters, and narratives contribute to a text's meaning and impact. They provide valuable frameworks and perspectives that enhance the reader's ability to engage critically with literary texts.

Criticism literature includes works that assess and interpret the value and significance of various literary genres, styles, and authors. Books such as "The Western Canon" by Harold Bloom and "How to Read Literature Like a Professor" by Thomas C. Foster are highly regarded for their comprehensive exploration of literary traditions and techniques.

Literary criticism theory encompasses a range of approaches to understanding literature. These theories include formalism, structuralism, post-structuralism, feminism, and post-colonialism, among others. Books like "Literary Theory: An Introduction" by Terry Eagleton and "The Theory of the Novel" by Georg Lukács offer foundational knowledge in these critical perspectives, providing readers with tools to analyze texts through various lenses.

For those seeking the best books to read on literary criticism, it’s helpful to explore both classic and contemporary texts. Works like "Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide" by Lois Tyson and "The Elements of Literary Style" by William K. Wimsatt and Monroe C. Beardsley offer practical advice and theoretical insights for readers and students.

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Q. What are literary criticism books used for?

A. Literary criticism books are used to analyze, interpret, and evaluate literature. They offer various theoretical frameworks and methods to understand and critique literary works, helping readers and scholars explore themes, characters, and narrative techniques in depth.

Q. Can you recommend some foundational books on literary criticism theory?

A. Yes, some foundational books on literary criticism theory include "Literary Theory: An Introduction" by Terry Eagleton, which provides an overview of various critical approaches, and "The Theory of the Novel" by Georg Lukács, which explores the evolution and form of the novel.

Q. What is criticism literature, and why is it important?

A. Criticism literature refers to works that analyze and assess the value and significance of literary texts. It is important because it helps readers and scholars gain a deeper understanding of literature, its context, and its impact, enhancing appreciation and critical engagement with texts.

Q. Where can I find the best literary criticism books?

A. You can find the best literary criticism books at online bookstores such as BooksDeli.com. These bookstores offer a wide selection of both classic and contemporary texts on literary criticism, making it easy to access essential readings and expand your knowledge.

Q. How do I choose the right literary criticism book for my needs?

A. To choose the right literary criticism book, consider your interests and the type of literature you are studying. Look for books that cover the specific theories or approaches you want to explore. Reviews, recommendations, and best-seller lists can also guide you in selecting books that are well-regarded and relevant to your needs.

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