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  • Classical Rhetoric and Its Christian and Secular Tradition from Ancient to Modern Times by Kennedy, George A.
    Classical Rhetoric and Its Christian and Secular Tradition from Ancient to Modern Times
    Since its original publication by UNC Press in 1980, this book has provided thousands of students with a concise introduction and guide to the history of the classical tradition in rhetoric, the ancient but ever vital art of persuasion. Now, George Kennedy offers a...
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  • Chinese Theories of Literary Creation: A Historical and Critical Introduction by Cai, Zong-Qi
    Chinese Theories of Literary Creation: A Historical and Critical Introduction
    This supplement to volume 20 of Prism is the first installment of a four-part project, with roughly concurrent publication in Chinese and English. The works in this project, which include Chinese monographs by Prism's editor Zong-qi Cai, cover Chinese theories of literature, literary creation,...
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  • Blues in Stereo: The Early Works of Langston Hughes by Hughes, Langston
    Blues in Stereo: The Early Works of Langston Hughes
    Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes was most well-known for his poems, novels, and plays that highlight Black American life in post-slavery America. James Mercer Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1901, in Joplin, Missouri and began writing poetry when he moved to Lincoln,...
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  • Black Fire--This Time, Volume 2 by Harriell, Derrick
    Black Fire--This Time, Volume 2
    In this follow-up volume in the Black Fire--This Time series, over seventy-five poets and writers come together on the ongoing theme of "Black is Beautiful, Black is Powerful, Black is Home." Works ranging from poetry, fiction, essays, and drama cover a wide range of...
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  • As You Like It: The New Oxford Shakespeare by Shakespeare, William
    As You Like It: The New Oxford Shakespeare
    'We that are true lovers run into strange capers.' Four centuries after its publication in the Folio, As You Like It's capacity to entertain and instruct remains evergreen. This edition provides a friendly yet authoritative introduction to the play, upholding it as a crowning...
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  • A Story of Stories: The Texas Border Barrio Life and Writings of Do?a Ramona Gonz?lez by Ram?rez, Cristina Devereaux
    A Story of Stories: The Texas Border Barrio Life and Writings of Do?a Ramona Gonz?lez
    One afternoon in fall 2015 Cristina Devereaux Ram?rez's mother called and, with a tone of urgency in her voice, asked her to come to the house and take a look at something she had discovered when she was sorting through boxes in the attic....
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  • A Republic of Rivers: Three Centuries of Nature Writing from Alaska and the Yukon by Murray, John A.
    A Republic of Rivers: Three Centuries of Nature Writing from Alaska and the Yukon
    "The spell of Alaska," Ella Higginson wrote in 1908, "falls upon every lover of beauty who has voyaged along those far northern snow-pearled shores...or who has drifted down the mighty rivers of the interior which flow, bell-toned and lonely, to the sea....No writer has...
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  • A Kamigata Anthology: Literature from Japan's Metropolitan Centers, 1600-1750 by Jones, Sumie
    A Kamigata Anthology: Literature from Japan's Metropolitan Centers, 1600-1750
    This is the first of a three-volume anthology of Edo- and Meiji-era urban literature that includes An Edo Anthology: Literature from Japan's Mega-City, 1750-1850 and A Tokyo Anthology: Literature from Japan's Modern Metropolis, 1850-1920. The present work focuses on the years in which bourgeois...
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  • Unusual Encounters: Medicine, Shakespeare, and Historical Moments by Tabor, Edward
    Unusual Encounters: Medicine, Shakespeare, and Historical Moments
    Discovering the historic origins of a Hispanic amulet to prevent disease, analyzing scientific discoveries made during dreams, and observing the sudden disappearance of the entire staff of an emergency room one spring evening: these are some of the fascinating accounts in this collection of...
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  • Urban Fantasy: Exploring Modernity Through Magic by Ekman, Stefan
    Urban Fantasy: Exploring Modernity Through Magic
    Author: Stefan EkmanPublisher: Lever PressPublished: 08/13/2024Pages: 345Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9781643150642About the AuthorStefan Ekman holds the title of docent in English Literature and is affiliated with Karlstad University, Sweden, where he is a member of the research group for cultural studies (KuFo). He is former...
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  • Unhomely Wests: Essays from A to Z by Tatum, Stephen
    Unhomely Wests: Essays from A to Z
    In Unhomely Wests Stephen Tatum presents twenty-six essays exploring selected literary, visual art, cinematic, and musical representations of homelessness as a theme, a trope, an affliction, a threat, and a condition of alienation in the late modern and postmodern American West. Arranged in alphabetical...
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  • Unhomely Wests: Essays from A to Z by Tatum, Stephen
    Unhomely Wests: Essays from A to Z
    In Unhomely Wests Stephen Tatum presents twenty-six essays exploring selected literary, visual art, cinematic, and musical representations of homelessness as a theme, a trope, an affliction, a threat, and a condition of alienation in the late modern and postmodern American West. Arranged in alphabetical...
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  • Unfold: Poetry + Prose by Cofer, Ari B.
    Unfold: Poetry + Prose
    From the author of paper girl and the knives that made her comes unfold, a poetic, aching, and hopeful retelling of realizations made while on the journey to healing from both loss of love and loss of self. Through poetry and short essays, unfold...
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  • The Sociology of Disaster: Fictional Explorations of Human Experiences by Drabek, Thomas E.
    The Sociology of Disaster: Fictional Explorations of Human Experiences
    In a book as illuminating as it is captivating, Thomas E. Drabek presents an in-depth analysis of the emotional impacts of disaster events and the many ripple effects that follow.　 Through the technique of storytelling, a series of nine fictional stories where characters experience...
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  • The Slum and the City: Culture and Dissidence in the Villas Miseria of Buenos Aires by Codeb?, Agnese
    The Slum and the City: Culture and Dissidence in the Villas Miseria of Buenos Aires
    The Argentine capital is largely perceived as a middle-class space. Yet in reality, urban poverty and precarious settlements are defining features of the city. Agnese Codeb? investigates how slums have produced culture as well as their representation in literature and the visual arts from...
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  • The Reader in Modernist Fiction by Richardson, Brian
    The Reader in Modernist Fiction
    Many major modernists - including Henry James, Joseph Conrad, James Joyce, Ford Madox Ford, Katherine Mansfield, Virginia Woolf, William Faulkner, Elizabeth Bowen, Vladimir Nabokov and Ralph Ellison - wrote central scenes describing characters reading. In most cases, the readers depicted suffer unfortunate fates. Intriguingly,...
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  • The Only Way Out: The Racial and Sexual Performance of Escape by Brewer Ball, Katherine
    The Only Way Out: The Racial and Sexual Performance of Escape
    In The Only Way Out, Katherine Brewer Ball explores the American fascination with the escape story. Brewer Ball argues that escape is a key site for exploring American conceptions of freedom and constraint. Stories of escape are never told just once but become mythic...
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  • The Literary Criticism of Samuel Johnson: Forms of Artistry and Thought by Smallwood, Philip
    The Literary Criticism of Samuel Johnson: Forms of Artistry and Thought
    For Samuel Johnson, poetical judgments were no mere exercise in dry evaluation; rather, they reflected deep emotional responsiveness. In this provocative study, Philip Smallwood argues for experiencing Johnson's critical texts as artworks in their own right. The criticism, he suggests, often springs from emotional...
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  • The House on Shadow Lane: A Love Story by Heylmun, Robert
    The House on Shadow Lane: A Love Story
    Author: Robert HeylmunPublisher: Robert HeylmunPublished: 06/04/2024Pages: 256Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54dISBN: 9798890212290
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  • The First Geeks: Ray Bradbury, Forrest J Ackerman, Ray Harryhausen and the Founding of Science Fiction Fandom by Ortwein, Orty
    The First Geeks: Ray Bradbury, Forrest J Ackerman, Ray Harryhausen and the Founding of Science Fiction Fandom
    The writer Ray Bradbury, science fiction expert Forry Ackerman, and special effects genius Ray Harryhausen are world-famous for their careers involving tales of the imagination. Before anyone had heard of them, they were friends as teens and college-aged boys enjoying all that 1930s L.A....
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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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