Literary Criticism
Explore a diverse collection of literary criticism books, including essential theories and analyses.
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Menander: EpitrepontesThis book introduces readers who may have no previous knowledge of Menander's comedies to Epitrepontes (The Arbitration), arguably the most exquisitely crafted of his better-preserved plays. It explains what we know about the play, how we know it, and how far we can tentatively...
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Citizenship 1928: How Democracy killed the War Department Training Manual, TM 2000-25"CITIZENSHIP 1928" is a review of the War Department Technical Manual 2000-25, Citizenship. This manual was originally authorized on 30 November 1928, as ordered by the US Government War Department. It was printed in April of 1929 by the US Government Printing Office. Democratic...
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The Manuscript Book of Stephen C. FosterIn 1851, Stephen C. Foster purchased a blank notebook, in which he wrote original manuscripts for both famous songs such as "My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night!" and "Old Folks at Home," as well as lesser-known songs such as "The Little Ballad Girl," "Ellen Bayne,"...
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Making German Jewish Literature Anew: Authorship, Memory, and PlaceIn Making German Jewish Literature Anew, Katja Garloff traces the emergence of a new Jewish literature in Germany and Austria from 1990 to the present. The rise of new generations of authors who identify as both German and Jewish, and who often sustain additional...
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Kleines mittelhochdeutsches WörterbuchMit dem Kleinen mittelhochdeutschen Wörterbuch liegt zum ersten Mal seit dem Erscheinen von Matthias Lexers Taschenwörterbuch im Jahre 1879 ein neues Nachschlagewerk für mittelhochdeutsche Texte vor. Es ist als Hilfsmittel für alle konzipiert, die mittelhochdeutsche Texte lesen und verstehen wollen - in erster Linie...
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Infected Empires: Decolonizing ZombiesGiven the current moment--polarized populations, increasing climate fears, and decline of supranational institutions in favor of a rising tide of nationalisms-- it is easy to understand the proliferation of apocalyptic and dystopian elements in popular culture. Infected Empires examines one of the most popular...
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The Oxford Handbook of DecadenceThe meaning of decadence varies with context, depending on what (or who) is understood to have declined, decayed, or degenerated. These negative meanings are familiar from history (the decline and fall of Rome), sociology (the decay of communities), morality (the degeneration of values), and...
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Making Stars: Biography and Celebrity in Eighteenth-Century BritainIn bringing biography and celebrity together, the essays in Making Stars interrogate contemporary and current understandings of each. Although biography was not invented in the eighteenth century, the period saw the emergence of works that focus on individuals who are interesting as much, if...
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Genre Worlds: Popular Fiction and Twenty-First-Century Book CultureWorks of genre fiction are a source of enjoyment, read during cherished leisure time and in incidental moments of relaxation. This original book takes readers inside popular genres of fiction, including crime, fantasy, and romance, to reveal how personal tastes, social connections, and industry...
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Cacaphonies: The Excremental Canon of French LiteratureExploring why there is so much fecal matter in literary works that matterCacaphonies takes fecal matter and its place in literature seriously. Readers and critics have too long overlooked excrement's vital role in the twentieth- and twenty-first-century French canon. In a stark challenge to...
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Warring Genealogies: Race, Kinship, and the Korean WarWarring Genealogies examines the elaboration of kinships between Chicano/a and Asian American cultural production, such as the 1954 proxy adoption of a Korean boy by Leavenworth prisoners. Joo Ok Kim considers white supremacist expressions of kinship--in prison magazines, memorials, U.S. military songbooks--as well as...
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D.H. Lawrence and AttachmentThough we all face a tug of war between dependency and autonomy while growing up, British author D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930) experienced the struggle with particular intensity. Later in life, his acute observational skills, high emotional intelligence, and expressive abilities would allow him to articulate...
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Defining OrphismThe complex matter of Orphism has so far been addressed by scholars through studies focusing on one of its components each time, primarily the Derveni Papyrus and the Gold Tablets while the text of the Orphic Rhapsodies has remained under-examined mostly due to its...
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Macbeth: Shakespeare RetoldMACBETH: SHAKESPEARE RETOLDShakespeare's 400-year-old language can be tough to understand...but, with Shakespeare Retold, it's easy!Written line-by-line in the same iambic pentameter versification of the originals, it offers a contemporary interpretation of the Bard's lines in the same form and pacing.Quickly understand each character, each...
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The History of Modern Korean Fiction (1890-1945): The Topography of Literary Systems and FormThis book explores the history of modern Korean literature from a sociocultural perspective. Rather than focusing solely on specific authors and their works, Young Min Kim argues that the development of modern media, shifting conceptualizations of the author, and a growing mass readership fundamentally...
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Thomas Merton on PoetryYou know Thomas Merton as one of the most beloved voices of the twentieth century: a profound mystic, a gifted writer, and an exceptional teacher. He was also a celebrated poet and lifelong lover of literature, and these lectures showcase his extraordinary insights into...
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Modern American Memoirs[In] this anthology of well-chosen excerpts by a satisfyingly diverse group of writers....the truth of their lives shines from every beautifully, often courageously composed page.-- Booklist"Packed with superb writing." -- New York NewsdayModern American Memoirs is a sampling from 35 quintessential 20th century memoirs,...
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The Essay At the Limits: Poetics, Politics and FormIn the hands of such writers as Rebecca Solnit, Claudia Rankine, David Shields, Zadie Smith and many others, the essay has re-emerged as a powerful literary form for tackling a fractious 21st-century culture. The Essay at the Limitsbrings together leading scholars to explore the...
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Irish Children's Literature and the Poetics of MemoryFocusing on the mythological narratives that influence Irish children's literature, this book examines the connections between landscape, time and identity, positing that myth and the language of myth offer authors and readers the opportunity to engage with Ireland's culture and heritage. It explores the...
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Toxic Matters: Narrating Italy's DioxinIn Toxic Matters, Monica Seger considers two Italian environmental disasters: an isolated factory explosion in Seveso, just north of Milan, in 1976 and the ongoing daily toxic emissions from the Ilva steelworks in the Apulian city of Taranto. Both have exposed residents to high...
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