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  • Librarians With Spines by Macias, Max
    Librarians With Spines
    The editors behind the Librarian with Spines series have releasedthe third volume in this popular series. Volume III of LWS is anotheranthology-this time, 5 essays on radical librarianship and aSpanglish interview with Oregon Library Superstar Star Khan-thatengages with critical topics and themes that explore...
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  • Fairy Tales 101: An Accessible Introduction to Fairy Tales by Jorgensen, Jeana
    Fairy Tales 101: An Accessible Introduction to Fairy Tales
    What exactly are fairy tales and how did they get their name?Have you ever wondered what fairy tales were like before Walt Disney got his hands on them?And who the heck are these Grimm brothers? Fairy Tales 101 is your one-stop shop for these...
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  • Asian American Literature by Ling, Jinqi
    Asian American Literature
    This book introduces Asian American literary studies by engaging the conditions, contingencies, and immediate and long-term effects of its major debates. Two rationales inform Ling's presentation of the field in this way: first is a felt need to provide recognizable contours and trajectories for...
    $339.75 AUD
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  • A Narnian Vision of the Atonement by Taliaferro, Charles
    A Narnian Vision of the Atonement
    How can we have redemption or atonement (at-one-ment) with God? Ancient Christians proposed a ransom theory, according to which God pays the ransom for us through heroic self-sacrifice so we can be liberated from the power of the demonic, sin, and death. This theory...
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  • The Picture of Dorian Gray: The Story of a Young Man who Sells his Soul for Eternal Youth and Beauty by Oscar Wilde
    The Picture of Dorian Gray: The Story of a Young Man who Sells his Soul for Eternal Youth and Beauty
    Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward, an artist impressed and infatuated by Dorian's beauty; he believes that Dorian's beauty is responsible for the new mood in his art as a painter. Through Basil, Dorian meets Lord...
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  • Labours of Attention: Work, Class and Society in French and Francophone Literature and Culture by Watt, Adam
    Labours of Attention: Work, Class and Society in French and Francophone Literature and Culture
    This substantial volume of essays is published in honour of Edward J. Hughes.Focussing on the experience of work, community and the functioning of class society; on relations between France and Algeria and France's wider colonial project; and on creative labour as both artisanal and...
    $390.73 AUD
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  • Narrative Strategies for Participation in Dante's Divine Comedy by Powlesland, Katherine
    Narrative Strategies for Participation in Dante's Divine Comedy
    Since the earliest days of its circulation, Dante's Divine Comedy has drawn readers into conversation with it, but what is it that makes the poem so particularly involving? And why might videogames help us understand this better? Drawing on new theories in cognitive neuroscience...
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  • Dante and Petrarch in the Garden of Language by Southerden, Francesca
    Dante and Petrarch in the Garden of Language
    In Dante's Paradiso, the first garden dweller, Adam, speaks of the language he 'used and shaped' (Par. XXVI, 114) and affirms the rather unstable, yet malleable, character of the vernacular tongue, which is tied both to natural variation and to pleasure. Examining the ways...
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  • Kulturen Im Dialog VI - Culture in Dialogo VI - Cultures in Dialogue VI: Sechstes Jungakademikerinnen-Forum in Suedtirol - Sesto Forum Per Neolaureati by Profanter, Annemarie
    Kulturen Im Dialog VI - Culture in Dialogo VI - Cultures in Dialogue VI: Sechstes Jungakademikerinnen-Forum in Suedtirol - Sesto Forum Per Neolaureati
    JungakademikerInnen unterschiedlicher Fachgebiete haben sich mit der Idee den interdisziplinären sowie interkulturellen wissenschaftlichen Dialog zu fördern ans Werk gemacht und setzen sich in ihren Beiträgen mit internationalen Fragen beziehungsweise regionalen Themen auseinander. Neolaureati di diverse facoltà con l'idea di promuovere il dialogo interdisciplinare come...
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  • I Am a Field Full of Rapeseed, Give Cover to Deer and Shine Like Thirteen Oil Paintings Laid One on Top of the Other by Sandig, Ulrike Almut
    I Am a Field Full of Rapeseed, Give Cover to Deer and Shine Like Thirteen Oil Paintings Laid One on Top of the Other
    Ulrike Almut Sandig's second volume of poems to be translated into English is a journey through a world that is imaginary yet entirely recognizable. Precise observation of the concrete is mixed with playful humor, inspired musicality, and an anxious reckoning with undercurrents of violence...
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  • The Land of Promise: A Comedy in Four Acts by Somerset Maugham, W.
    The Land of Promise: A Comedy in Four Acts
    This Book "The Land of Promise: A Comedy in Four Acts" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present...
    $41.13 AUD
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  • The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle
    The Poetics of Aristotle
    Aristotle's Poetics (c. 335 BC) is the earliest surviving work of Greek dramatic theory and first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory. In this text Aristotle offers an account of ποιητική, which refers to poetry and more literally "the poetic art," deriving...
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    $32.05 AUD
  • Karbala: A Historical Play by Premchand by Zaidi, Nishat
    Karbala: A Historical Play by Premchand
    In seventh-century Arabia, Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Imam Hussain, sacrificed his life and his family members and companions in the desert ofKarbala, Iraq, to resist the debauched ruler Yazid. In twentieth-century India, when the communal conflict was at its peak, Premchand wrote a play about...
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    $215.18 AUD
  • Dante, Artist of Gesture by Webb, Heather
    Dante, Artist of Gesture
    Dante, Artist of Gesture proposes a visual technique for reading Dante's Comedy, suggesting that the reader engages with Dante's striking images of souls as if these images were arranged in an architectural space. Art historians have shown how series of discrete images or scenes...
    $304.83 AUD
    $304.83 AUD
  • In the Sweet Dry and Dry by Morley, Christopher
    In the Sweet Dry and Dry
    This Book "In the Sweet Dry and Dry" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations....
    $37.05 AUD
    $37.05 AUD
  • James Joyce - Collected Poems by Joyce, James
    James Joyce - Collected Poems
    This book contains the collected poetry of James Joyce. It includes 'Chamber Music', 'Pomes Penyeach', and 'Ecce Puer'. James Joyce was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1882 and is considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the...
    $75.45 AUD
    $75.45 AUD
  • A Gaping Wound: Mourning in Italian Poetry by Bardazzi, Adele
    A Gaping Wound: Mourning in Italian Poetry
    Poetry has always maintained a particular relationship with mourning and its rituals, but what is it that lyric discourse has to offer in coping with death, grief, and bereavement? On the other hand, how does mourning become a central creative force in lyric poetry?...
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    $390.73 AUD
  • The Novel and the Problem of New Life by Matz, Aaron
    The Novel and the Problem of New Life
    Author: Aaron MatzPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 11/03/2022Pages: 264Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.86lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60dISBN: 9781108970563
    $93.00 AUD
    $93.00 AUD
  • CliffsComplete Shakespeare's The Tempest by Lamb, Sidney
    CliffsComplete Shakespeare's The Tempest
    In the CliffsComplete guides, the play's complete text and a glossary appear side-by-side with coordinating numbered lines to help you understand unusual words and phrasing. You'll also find all the commentary and resources of a standard CliffsNotes for Literature.CliffsComplete The Tempest tells the famous...
    $45.88 AUD
    $45.88 AUD
  • Shakespeare and the Strategies of an Opening by Benabu, Joel
    Shakespeare and the Strategies of an Opening
    The degree of Shakespeare's concern for a "living theatre," capable of perpetually diversifying in order to maintain its appeal, is immediately apparent in the imaginative opening strategies employed in his plays. In an effort to illuminate them, this book studies the early printed texts...
    $322.58 AUD
    $322.58 AUD

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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