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Literary Criticism

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  • Dostoevsky: A Very Short Introduction by Martinsen, Deborah
    Dostoevsky: A Very Short Introduction
    Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Fyodor Dostoevsky became the writer best known for his treatment of the big questions of ethics, religion, and philosophy. In this Very Short Introduction, Deborah Martinsen explores Dostoevsky's tumultuous life story: his political imprisonment and narrow escape from...
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  • Digital Culture in Contemporary Fiction by Harrison, Jaime
    Digital Culture in Contemporary Fiction
    What does it mean to be human in a world increasingly determined by algorithms? How can fiction articulate identity and subjectivity in the face of technology which seeks to reduce us to raw data? These questions drive a growing body of fiction about our...
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  • Dangerous Fictions: The Fear of Fantasy and the Invention of Reality by Gold, Lyta
    Dangerous Fictions: The Fear of Fantasy and the Invention of Reality
    In a cultural moment when panics over the stories we tell are at their peak, Dangerous Fictions shows us exactly what we're fighting about and why Fictional stories have long been imagined to hold an uncanny power over hearts and minds, especially those of...
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  • Cú Chulainn's Death: A Critical Edition of Brislech Mór Maige Murthemni by Kimpton, Bettina
    Cú Chulainn's Death: A Critical Edition of Brislech Mór Maige Murthemni
    The death tale of the early medieval Irish warrior hero C? Chulainn features a taut narrative interwoven with stunningly complex poetry. This revised critical edition with introduction, text, translation, textual notes, and glossary provides linguistic, literary, and metrical analyses of the tale, as well...
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  • Changed Men: Veterans in American Popular Culture After World War II by Mock, Erin Lee
    Changed Men: Veterans in American Popular Culture After World War II
    Postwar culture and anxiety over the reintegration of veterans into American society Millions of GIs returned from overseas in 1945. A generation of men who had left their families and had learned to kill and to quickly dispatch sexual urges were rapidly reintegrated into...
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  • Changed Men: Veterans in American Popular Culture After World War II by Mock, Erin Lee
    Changed Men: Veterans in American Popular Culture After World War II
    Postwar culture and anxiety over the reintegration of veterans into American society Millions of GIs returned from overseas in 1945. A generation of men who had left their families and had learned to kill and to quickly dispatch sexual urges were rapidly reintegrated into...
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  • Bad Feminist [Tenth Anniversary Edition]: Essays by Gay, Roxane
    Bad Feminist [Tenth Anniversary Edition]: Essays
    New York Times BestsellerFrom Roxane Gay comes this collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism from one of the most-watched young cultural observers of her generation--now available in a limited Olive Edition."Pink is my favorite color. I used to say my favorite color...
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  • A Therapeutic Library: 100 Essential Books That Teach Fulfilment, Calm and Well-Being by Life, The School of
    A Therapeutic Library: 100 Essential Books That Teach Fulfilment, Calm and Well-Being
    How to build a true library for happiness - recommended reading from The School of Life, featuring 100 books that offer therapeutic insight and enlightenment There are about 130 million books in the world - and they are being added to at a rate...
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  • Art Matters: Hemingway, Craft, and the Creation of the Modern Short Story by Lamb, Robert Paul
    Art Matters: Hemingway, Craft, and the Creation of the Modern Short Story
    In Art Matters, Robert Paul Lamb provides the definitive study of Ernest Hemingway's short story aesthetics. Lamb locates Hemingway's art in literary historical contexts and explains what he learned from earlier artists, including Edgar Allan Poe, Paul Cézanne, Henry James, Guy de Maupassant, Anton...
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  • Art as Performance, Story as Criticism: Reflections on Native Literary Aesthetics by Womack, Craig S.
    Art as Performance, Story as Criticism: Reflections on Native Literary Aesthetics
    Pick up a work of typical literary criticism and you know what to expect: prose that is dry, pedantic, well-meaning but tedious--slow-going and essentially humorless. But why should that be so? Why can't more literary criticism have a political edge and be engaging and...
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  • A Popular Encyclopaedia of Victorian Women Writers: The famous, the forgotten, the forlorn by James, Russell
    A Popular Encyclopaedia of Victorian Women Writers: The famous, the forgotten, the forlorn
    A compendious illustrated guide to those industrious but often overlooked women writers of the Victorian era: the famous, the forgotten and the forlorn. More than 1,500 women authors, along with over 400 pseudonyms, 400 quotes and extracts, and a further 40 subject entries and...
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  • A Most Mysterious Union: The Role of Alchemy in Goethe's Faust by Wilkerson, Stephen
    A Most Mysterious Union: The Role of Alchemy in Goethe's Faust
    Readers today are especially thrilled by the prospect of good news. Drought and global warming, civil war and famine, poverty and economic inequity--yes, bad news abounds. This book by Dr. Stephen Wilkerson, on the other hand, is about hope and optimism for the future....
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  • You'll Never Get No for an Answer by Carew, Jack
    You'll Never Get No for an Answer
    Jack Carew, one of the most dynamic and innovative sales training consultants in America today, offers his ten unique strategies of Positional Selling for sales-people in every area. Whether you're selling ideas, products, or even yourself, you'll benefit from the precise, standard-setting methods shared...
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  • Who Is Big Brother?: A Reader's Guide to George Orwell by Taylor, D. J.
    Who Is Big Brother?: A Reader's Guide to George Orwell
    A spirited and essential companion to Orwell and his works, covering all the novels and major essays An intellectual who hated intellectuals, a socialist who didn't trust the state--our foremost political essayist and author of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four was a man of...
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  • War and the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien by Croft, Janet Brennan
    War and the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien
    J.R.R. Tolkien, one of the world's most beloved authors, was a World War I signaling officer who survived the Battle of the Somme, and two of his sons served during World War II.Such experiences and events led Tolkien to a complex attitude toward war...
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  • The Wound and the Bow: Seven Studies in Literature by Wilson, Edmund
    The Wound and the Bow: Seven Studies in Literature
    "In the best tradition of literary criticism... combines exact information with shrewd and searching penetration into the personal life of the artist."-The New York Times Where does artistic genius come from? Originally published in 1941, this classic work of literary critique by Edmund Wilson...
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  • The World in Books: 52 Works of Great Short Nonfiction by Davis, Kenneth C.
    The World in Books: 52 Works of Great Short Nonfiction
    A delightful, inspiring, and idea-rich selection of fifty-two of the best, most important short nonfiction works of all time--from Plato to Michael Pollan and Dante to Joan Didion--chosen by historian, lifelong reader, and bestselling author of Don't Know Much About History. From ancient times...
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  • The Silent Crossing by Quignard, Pascal
    The Silent Crossing
    A haunting homage to life and liberty, to society and solitude, and to the binding and unbinding that constitute the weft of our lives. Drawing on materials from across many cultures, Pascal Quignard makes an effort to establish shared human values as the breeding...
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  • The Resilient Apocalypse: Narrating the End from Early Spanish Visualizations to Twenty-First Century Latin American Articulations by Kushigian, Julia a.
    The Resilient Apocalypse: Narrating the End from Early Spanish Visualizations to Twenty-First Century Latin American Articulations
    Portraits of good battling evil in the geography of hell come in many forms in the Hispanic World. Apocalyptic nightmares, frightful images of chaos and death are inclusive and interrelated, yet simultaneously project an exceptional quality ("never seen or experienced before," "the mother of...
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  • The Questions That Matter Most: Reading, Writing, and the Exercise of Freedom by Smiley, Jane
    The Questions That Matter Most: Reading, Writing, and the Exercise of Freedom
    Now in paperback, Pulitzer-winning novelist Jane Smiley's first nonfiction volume on writing since 2005's best-selling Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel."Smiley gives educators, readers, and writers much to discuss. Highly recommended." --Library Journal, starred review"Line for line, Smiley delivers such clear, vibrant, precise...
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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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