Literary Criticism
Explore a diverse collection of literary criticism books, including essential theories and analyses.
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Warnings to the Curious: A Sheaf of Criticism on M. R. JamesAuthor: S. T. JoshiPublisher: Hippocampus PressPublished: 07/15/2007Pages: 340Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.02lbsSize: 9.04h x 6.12w x 0.74dISBN: 9780977173488Review Citation(s): PW Notes and Reprints 10/29/2007 pg. 36This title is not returnable
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Black Culture and the Harlem RenaissanceHarlem symbolized the urbanization of black America in the 1920s and 1930s. Home to the largest concentration of African Americans who settled outside the South, it spawned the literary and artistic movement known as the Harlem Renaissance. Its writers were in the vanguard of...
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Texas Literary Outlaws: Six Writers in the Sixties and BeyondAt the height of the sixties, a group of Texas writers stood apart from Texas's conservative establishment. Calling themselves the Mad Dogs, these six writers--Bud Shrake, Larry L. King, Billy Lee Brammer, Gary Cartwright, Dan Jenkins, and Peter Gent--closely observed the effects of the...
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Exotic Nation: Maurophilia and the Construction of Early Modern SpainIn the Western imagination, Spain often evokes the colorful culture of al-Andalus, the Iberian region once ruled by Muslims. Tourist brochures inviting visitors to sunny and romantic Andalusia, home of the ingenious gardens and intricate arabesques of Granada's Alhambra Palace, are not the first...
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The New Oxford Shakespeare: Complete Set: Modern Critical Edition, Critical Reference Edition, Authorship CompanionThe New Oxford Shakespeare consists of four interconnected publications: the Modern Critical Edition (with modern spelling), the Critical Reference Edition (with original spelling), a companion volume on authorship, and an online version integrating all of this material on OUP's high-powered scholarly editions platform. Together,...
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The American Poet Laureate: A History of U.S. Poetry and the StateThe American Poet Laureate shows how the state has been the silent center of poetic production in the United States since World War II. It is the first history of the national poetry office, the U.S. poet laureate, highlighting the careers of Elizabeth Bishop,...
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Madame Bovary: A Norton Critical EditionMargaret Cohen's careful editorial revision modernizes and renews Flaubert's stylistic masterpiece. In addition, Cohen has added to the Second Edition a new introduction, substantially new annotations, and twenty-one striking images, including photographs and engravings, that inform students' understanding of middle-class life in nineteenth-century provincial...
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Neither Believer Nor Infidel: Skepticism and Faith in Melville's Shorter Fiction and PoetryShedding new light on both classic and lesser-known works in the Melville canon with particular attention to the author's literary use of the Bible, Neither Believer Nor Infidel examines the debate between religious skepticism and Christian faith that infused Herman Melville's writings following Moby-Dick....
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Paul Celan's Unfinished Poetics: Readings in the Sous-OeuvrePaul Celan (1920-1970) is perhaps the most widely read of modern German-language poets, and yet his reputation has been constructed on a small body of primary texts. Thomas C. Connolly seeks to destabilize canonical readings of Celan's work by exploring the sous-oeuvre, the marginalized...
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The House in Scarsdale: A Memoir for the StageWinner of the 2018 PEN America Award in Drama As Tolstoy said, "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." In The House in Scarsdale, playwright Dan O'Brien traces the roots of his family's particular unhappiness to learn...
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Aspects Ecocritiques de L Imaginaire AfricainIt is important to question some recurrent commonplaces about the (post)colonial order and the preservation of the environment if one wants to reconcile ecocriticism and postcolonial theories. For instance, were pre-colonial societies devoid of ecological awareness? Is the environmental commitment of the developed world...
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Climate Change and Original Sin: The Moral Ecology of John Milton's PoetryPrior to the Enlightenment era, how was the human-climate relationship conceived? Focusing on the most recent epoch in which belief in an animate environment still widely prevailed, Climate Change and Original Sin argues that an ecologically inflected moral system assumed humanity's responsibility for climate...
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Memories of Socrates: Memorabilia and Apology'Who would you say knows himself?' In 399 BCE Socrates was tried in Athens on charges of irreligion and corruption of the young, convicted, and sentenced to death. Like Plato, an almost exact contemporary, in his youth Xenophon (c. 430-c. 354 BCE) was one...
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On Civility: More Restorative Reflections: Where has all the civility gone?This 2nd Edition of my collection of poetry centers on my reflections on the concepts surrounding civility. Writing the poems has been restorative to me and to my understanding of this ancient concept of "civility."Beginning with the traditional notion of manners and politeness (George...
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This Side of Philosophy: Literature and Thinking in Twentieth-Century Spanish LettersAssesses a distinct style of thinking in twentieth-century Spanish writing, one in which literature plays a central role in reaching behind philosophy to essential sources of life and meaning.Author: Stephen GingerichPublisher: State University of New York PressPublished: 08/02/2023Pages: 360Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.16lbsSize: 9.00h x...
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Charlottengrad: Russian Culture in Weimar BerlinAs many as half a million Russians lived in Germany in the 1920s, most of them in Berlin, clustered in and around the Charlottenburg neighborhood to such a degree that it became known as "Charlottengrad." Traditionally, the Russian émigré community has been understood as...
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Further Up & Further in: Understanding NarniaFurther Up & Further In: Understanding Narnia by acclaimed Catholic author Joseph Pearce invites readers to return with the eyes of an adult to C. S. Lewis's magical land entered through that most important wardrobe in literary history. Beloved by generations of readers, The...
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100 Intricate Mandalas: Adult Coloring Book Midnight Edition with 100 Detailed Mandalas for Relaxation and Stress Relief (Volume 2)100 Mandala Images A comfortable and convenient 8.5" x 11" size Each mandala features an incredible number of segments, empowering you to unleash your creative potential. Imagine what you can create with a virtually unlimited number of color combinations. Ease your stress with each...
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The Blue Guide to IndianaAn ersatz travel book for the Hoosier State The master of the nearly true is back with The Blue Guide to Indiana, an ersatz travel book for the Hoosier State. Michael Martone, whose trademark is the blurring of the lines between fact and fiction,...
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Katanagatari 4 (Paperback)"If you're a fan of the author's (NISIOISIN) work then you'll certainly want this whole series in your collection!" - Anime UK News Swordless "swordsman" Shichika and self-described "schemer" Togame are on a quest to obtain twelve peculiar masterpiece blades. Unveiling the truth about...
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