Literary Criticism
-
The Soul of Russia"Ecstasy, witchcraft, bewilderment-these ten loving vignettes on scandalous corners of Russian culture, by one of our most seasoned cultural critics, are a tribute to imperishable art even in our catastrophic time."-Caryl Emerson, Professor Emerita of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Princeton UniversityIn terms of literature,...
- CHF 41.03
- CHF 41.03
- Unit price
- per
-
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court: A Norton Critical EditionThis Norton Critical Edition includes: - The first American edition (1889) of the novel, approved by Twain and published by his own company. - All 220 original illustrations, bringing to life Twain's admiration for King Arthur, Merlin, and Camelot as well as his deep...
- CHF 37.71
- CHF 37.71
- Unit price
- per
-
TragediesLucius Annaeus Seneca, known commonly as Seneca, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist of the Silver Age of Latin literature. He is most noted for developing a new type of drama, the Senecan tragedy, which differed greatly from Greek tragedy. While the...
- CHF 25.46
- CHF 25.46
- Unit price
- per
-
Wisdom from the Edge: Writing Ethnography in Turbulent TimesWisdom From the Edge describes what anthropologists can do to contribute to the social and cultural changes that shape a social future of wellbeing and viability. Paul Stoller shows how anthropologists can develop sensuously described ethnographic narratives to communicate powerfully their insights to a...
- CHF 49.05
- CHF 49.05
- Unit price
- per
-
Critical Revolutionaries: Five Critics Who Changed the Way We ReadTerry Eagleton looks back across sixty years to an extraordinary critical milieu that transformed the study of literature Before the First World War, traditional literary scholarship was isolated from society at large. In the years following, a younger generation of critics came to the...
- CHF 26.82
- CHF 26.82
- Unit price
- per
-
The Broadview Anthology of American Literature Concise Volume 1: Beginnings to ReconstructionAuthor: Derrick R. SpiresPublisher: Broadview Press IncPublished: 03/01/2023Pages: 1528Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 4.45lbsSize: 9.37h x 7.64w x 1.34dISBN: 9781554816194About the AuthorGENERAL EDITORS Derrick R. Spires, Cornell University Rachel Greenwald Smith, Saint Louis University Christina Roberts, Seattle University Joseph Rezek, Boston University Justine S. Murison, University...
- CHF 150.88
- CHF 150.88
- Unit price
- per
-
Autumn in Venice Lib/E: Ernest Hemingway and His Last MuseAuthor: Andrea Di RobilantPublisher: HighBridge AudioPublished: 06/26/2018Binding Type: CDISBN: 9781665137300About the AuthorDi Robilant, Andrea: - Andrea di Robilant was born in Italy and educated at Le Rosey and Columbia University, where he specialized in international relations. He lives in Rome with his wife and...
- CHF 36.86
- CHF 36.86
- Unit price
- per
-
Challenging the Black Atlantic: The New World Novels of Zapata Olivella and GonçalvesThe historical novels of Manuel Zapata Olivella and Ana Maria Gon alves map black journeys from Africa to the Americas in a way that challenges the Black Atlantic paradigm that has become synonymous with cosmopolitan African diaspora studies. Unlike Paul Gilroy, who coined the...
- CHF 90.41
- CHF 90.41
- Unit price
- per
-
Only a Voice: EssaysEssays on politics, power, and culture from one of America's most eminent critics In Only a Voice, George Scialabba examines the chasm between modernity's promise of progress and the sobering reality of our present day through studies of the most influential public intellectuals of...
- CHF 40.16
- CHF 40.16
- Unit price
- per
-
The Sense of Rhythm: A Semiotic Investigation of a Fundamental DeviceThe importance of rhythm spans time and space, its significance both natural and constructed. As contemporary society challenges us to search for connection, the question of rhythm is profoundly and uniquely capable of managing the exchange and dialogue between deep narrativity and surface figurativeness....
- CHF 127.40
- CHF 127.40
- Unit price
- per
-
Emissions of a Brain on Sherlock HolmesBetween these pages, you will find critiques, observations, commentaries, and occasional flights of fancy--all inspired by the character and career of Sherlock Holmes. In total, they suggest an explanation for his fascination. He gives readers so much to think about. The more you seek,...
- CHF 22.72
- CHF 22.72
- Unit price
- per
-
Dead Reckonings No. 33 (Spring 2023)Wicked and Wonderful Celtic Folklore ........... Daniel PietersenJohnny Mains, ed., Celtic Weird: Tales of Wicked Folklore and Dark Mythology. An Essential Index ........... Tony FonsecaS. T. Joshi, The Horror Fiction Index: An Index to Single-Author Horror Collections, 1808-2010. Howard Days 2023 ........... Bobby Derie...
- CHF 13.41
- CHF 13.41
- Unit price
- per
-
Novelist as a VocationNEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - An insightful look into the mind of a master storyteller--and a unique look at the craft of writing from the beloved and best-selling author of 1Q84, Norwegian Wood, and What I Talk About When I Talk About Running."Murakami...
- CHF 22.79
- CHF 22.79
- Unit price
- per
-
Wisdom of the North: Proverbial Allusion and Patterning in the Icelandic SagaWisdom of the North studies how and for what purposes proverbs were used by the composers of the sagas, thereby demonstrating how awareness of proverbial occurrences in these narratives can enable us to engage in more penetrating literary criticism of these works. The methods...
- CHF 133.99
- CHF 133.99
- Unit price
- per
-
How to Read Novels Like a Professor Lib/E: A Jaunty Exploration of the World's Favorite Literary FormOf all the literary forms, the novel is arguably the most discussed . . . and fretted over. From Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote to the works of Jane Austen, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and today's masters, the novel has grown with and...
- CHF 30.72
- CHF 30.72
- Unit price
- per
-
More Napalm and Silly Putty Lib/EAuthor: George CarlinPublisher: HighBridge AudioPublished: 03/05/2002Binding Type: CDISBN: 9781665170932About the AuthorCarlin, George: - Born in New York City in 1937, George Dennis Patrick Carlin was one of the greatest and most influential stand-up comedians of all time. He appeared on "The Tonight Show" more...
- CHF 19.76
- CHF 19.76
- Unit price
- per
-
Making Love in the Twelfth Century: Letters of Two Lovers in ContextNew, sparkling translations of the Letters of Two Lovers, the Tegernesee Letters, and selections from the Regensburg Songs Nine hundred years ago in Paris, a teacher and his brilliant female student fell in love and chronicled their affair in a passionate correspondence. Their 116...
- CHF 58.59
- CHF 58.59
- Unit price
- per
-
An Analysis of Eric Hoffer's the True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass MovementsEric Hoffer's The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements is one of the most widely read works of social psychology written in the 20th-century. It exemplifies the powers of creative thinking and critical analysis at their best, providing an insight into...
- CHF 20.00
- CHF 20.00
- Unit price
- per
-
Super Bodies: Comic Book Illustration, Artistic Styles, and Narrative ImpactAn examination of the art in superhero comics and how style influences comic narratives. For many, the idea of comic book art implies simplistic four-color renderings of stiff characters slugging it out. In fact, modern superhero comic books showcase a range of complex artistic...
- CHF 116.79
- CHF 116.79
- Unit price
- per
-
Faulkner's FamiliesContributions by Josephine Adams, Jeff Allred, Garry Bertholf, Maxwell Cassity, John N. Duvall, Katherine Henninger, Maude Hines, Robert Jackson, Julie Beth Napolin, Rebecca Nisetich, George Porter Thomas, Jay Watson, and Yuko Yamamoto If it seems outrageous to suggest that one of the twentieth century's...
- CHF 67.05
- CHF 67.05
- Unit price
- per