Literary Criticism
Explore a diverse collection of literary criticism books, including essential theories and analyses.
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Oral Literature of the Asians in East AfricaA further new title in this series on East African oral literature, considering East African-Indian genres of oral literature and cultures, which developed as people from India/Asia migrated to East Africa. The authors discuss how these literatures have been a source of creativity and...
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Unverschmerzt: Johannes Bobrowski - Leben Und WerkZum 40. Todesjahr legt der Band neue Studien zu Leben und Werk des Lyrikers und Erz hlers Johannes Bobrowski (1917-1965) vor. Mit 29 Beitr gen aus zehn L ndern wird erstmals versucht, das breite thematische und methodische Spektrum der internationalen Forschung ber diesen Autor...
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Erziehung Zu Menschlichkeit Und Demokratie: Erich Kaestner Und Seine Zeitschrift 'Pinguin' Im Erziehungsgefuege Der NachkriegszeitErziehung war noch nie die ausschliessliche Angelegenheit von Eltern und Padagogen. Die Medien hatten seit jeher einen Einfluss, der gelegentlich bewusst zur Miterziehung genutzt wurde. Dies machte sich Erich Kastner zu eigen. Mit Hilfe einer Zeitschrift versuchte er die im 3. Reich aufgewachsene Jugend...
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Ovide, Les Metamorphoses: Tome I: Livres I-VEnglish summary: If the metamorphoses stories were very popular throughout antiquity and especially during the Alexandrian period, the collection of Ovid is by far the most famous. Written before the exile of the poet, the books of the Metamorphoses XV relate not only transformations,...
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Simply Austen"Simply Austen is simply a must for anyone just starting off their Janeite journey or for those wanting a quick refresher course. Jam-packed with biographical facts and contexts, this smart pocket tutorial offers a fast-paced and accessible distillation of what scholars and biographers have...
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PuswhispererA year in the life of an Oregon Infectious Disease specialist. These essays and anecdotes illustrate nearly all the reasons an Infectious Disease consult is called, from tapeworms and lice to MRSA and the flu. Diagnostic dilemmas alternate with humorous and opinionated essays on...
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Silver Road: Maps, Essays and CalligraphiesPoetry. Middle Eastern Studies. LGBTQIA Studies. In 1953, Yoko Ono wrote a score called Secret Piece, an open-ended formula for musical performance in a forest at daybreak. Beginning with this invitation to creation, and using essays, diary entries, prose maps, and verse fragments, Kazim...
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The Philosophy of Ecstasy: Rumi and the Sufi TraditionJalal al-Din Rumi (1207-73), founder of the Mevlevi Sufi order of "Whirling Dervishes," is the best-selling poet in America today. The wide-ranging appeal of his work is such that UNESCO declared 2007 to be "International Rumi Year." However, his writings represent much more than...
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One Hundred Great Jewish Books: Three Millennia of Jewish ConversationAn introduction to one hundred great Jewish books, arranged as a concise and thought-provoking guide to the Jewish conversation across many centuries. Each of the entries features one work in its historical and cultural context, provides a summary of content and author, and reflects...
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The Adventurous Decade: Comic Strips in the ThirtiesLong out of print, The Adventurous Decade is now available again, covering the background and art of such strips as Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, Tarzan, Scorchy Smith, Dick Tracy, Terry and the Pirates, Prince Valiant, The Phantom, Brick Bradford, The Spirit, and Don Winslow...
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At War with the Word: Literary Theory and Liberal EducationR.V. Young examines the dominant trends in literary theory during the past thirty years, chronicling their effect on the teaching of literature and the imparting of a liberal education.Author: R. V. YoungPublisher: Intercollegiate Studies InstitutePublished: 10/01/2003Pages: 199Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 8.97h x 6.17w x...
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The Write Crowd: Literary Citizenship and the Writing LifeWriting may be a solitary profession, but it is also one that relies on a strong sense of community. The Write Crowd offers practical tips and examples of how writers of all genres and experience levels contribute to the sustainability of the literary community,...
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Lonely Stardust: Two Plays, a Speech, and Eight EssaysLonely Stardust brings us the texts of nine marvelous works of scholarly performance as well as two works of drama in which the fantastic shows us the way through despair. In several of the pieces here, Hairston's sharp, visionary eye examines Hollywood blockbusters and...
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G. K. Chesterton: Thinking Backward, Looking ForwardIn this book, Stephen R. L. Clark, a philosopher with a lifelong "addiction" to science fiction, explores G. K. Chesterton's ideas and arguments in their historical context and evaluates them philosophically. He addresses Chesterton's sense that the way things are is not how they...
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Growing Up Gay/Lesbian: A Literary AnthologyGrowing up Gay, Growing up Lesbian is the first literary anthology geared specifically to gay and lesbian youth. It includes more than fifty coming-of-age stories by established writers and teenagers and has been hailed by writers, educators, activists, booksellers, and the press as an...
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Mexican Literature as World LiteratureHonorable Mention from the 2022 International Latino Book Awards forBest Nonction - Multi-AuthorChapter 15 by Carolyn Fornoff is Winner of the 2022 Best Article in the Humanities Award, Latin American Studies Association, MexicoMexican Literature as World Literature is a landmark collection that, for the...
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First Impressions: Sefer Hasidim and Early Modern Hebrew PrintingUncovers the history of creative adaptation and transformation through a close analysis of the creation of the Sefer Hasidim book. In 1538, a partnership of Jewish silk makers in the city of Bologna published a book entitled Sefer Hasidim, a compendium of rituals, stories,...
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Beauty Hunters: Sudanese Bedouin Poetry, Evolution and ImpactThe Beauty Hunters offers a rare insight into Sudanese Bedouin poetry, its evolution, aesthetics, and impact. Through an in-depth profile of al-Ḥārdallo, the doyen of this art form, Adil Babikir explores the attributes that established him as a poet of international stature. The life...
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The Novel, Who Needs It?In this brief but highly engaging book Joseph Epstein argues for the primacy of fiction, and specifically of the novel, among all intellectual endeavors that seek to describe the behavior of human beings. Reading superior fiction, he holds, arouses the mind in a way...
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The Philosophical Pathos of Susan Taubes: Between Nihilism and HopeThe Philosophical Pathos of Susan Taubes offers a detailed analysis of an extraordinary figure in the twentieth-century history of Jewish thought, Western philosophy, and the study of religion. Drawing on close readings of Susan Taubes's writings, including her correspondence with Jacob Taubes, scholarly essays,...
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