Literary Criticism
Explore a diverse collection of literary criticism books, including essential theories and analyses.
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The Complete Story of the Grail: Chrétien de Troyes' Perceval and Its ContinuationsThe mysterious and haunting Grail makes its first appearance in literature in Chrétien de Troyes' Perceval at the end of the twelfth century. But Chrétien never finished his poem, leaving an unresolved story and an incomplete picture of the Grail. It was, however, far...
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Ignaz Moscheles and the Changing World of Musical EuropeThe first full-length study devoted to Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870), pianist, conductor and composer. This book, the first full-length study devoted to Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870), explores how the son of middle-class Jewish parents in Prague became one of the most important musicians of his era,...
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The History of the Holy War: Ambroise's Estoire de la Guerre SainteTranslation of eye-witness account of Third Crusade, with emphasis on Richard the Lionheart. The Estoire de la Guerre Sainte, an early example of vernacular chronicle, by the Norman poet Ambroise, presents an eye-witness account of the Third Crusade (1188-92) in a highly-polished rhetorical style....
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Myths & Legends of the British IslesTales from the dawn of Christianity to the age of the Plantagenets reveal a mythology in its time as potent as that of the classical world. The British Isles have a long tradition of tales of gods, heroes and marvels, hinting at a mythology...
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Bookshops: A Reader's HistoryBookshops is the best kind of biblio-mystery, in which a cultivated and civilized detective guides us through the labyrinth of the world's stores, stopping to talk for a while, before plunging off on the next fascinating diversion. Jorge Carrion brings page-turning excitement to the...
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SurvivalWhen first published in 1972, Survival was considered the most startling book ever written about Canadian literature. Since then, it has continued to be read and taught, and it continues to shape the way Canadians look at themselves. Distinguished, provocative, and written in effervescent,...
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PeripatetNo trends. No fun. No praise. No blurbs. No trends. No fun. No praise. No blurbs. No trends. No fun. No praise. No blurbs. No trends. No fun. No praise. No blurbs. No trends. No fun. No praise. No blurbs. No trends. No fun....
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The SwitchPoetry. LGBTQIA Studies. The Switch contains three books: 1. an apologia--written as a relay between two fictional characters--for friendship and desire.2. the result of a residency: Obedience Residency Manual3. a long poem by an angry god. Poetry is never lost in a politics of...
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Scotland's Forgotten Treasure: the Visionary Romances of George MacDonaldNovelist, writer of fantastic literature, poet, lecturer, preacher, George MacDonaldwas a great Victorian ranked in his time alongside such writers as Dickens, Thackeray, William Morris, Charles Kingsley, and Thomas Carlyle. Though almost forgotten in the more secular age that followed his death, MacDonald'sfantastic work...
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The Souls of Black Folk (African American Classic): (RGV Classic)Herein lie buried many things which if read with patience may show the strange meaning of being black here at the dawning of the Twentieth Century. This meaning is not without interest to you, Gentle Reader; for the problem of the Twentieth Century is...
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Haunted by BooksIn Haunted by Books Mark Valentine explores the more curious byways of literature. He presents the author who was always being told he had nearly written a masterpiece, and the genius of the short story who brewed his own cider and lived in a...
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New Hampshire2019 Reprint of 1923 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech, Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in...
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Studies in Classic American Literature2019 Reprint of 1923 Edition. Studies in Classic American Literature is Lawrence's most famed work of literary criticism. In it he discusses the significance of the work of Benjamin Franklin, Hector St. John de Crevecoeur, James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Richard...
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Art Young's InfernoCapitalist oligarchs and their minions have been condemned to Hell, but they lead a hostile takeover, throw out Satan, and privatize the Inferno. Operated by a corporate monopoly who maximizes profits and misery, Hell has become the perfect capitalist paradise. Fantagraphics, the premier publisher...
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The Post-Chornobyl Library: Ukrainian Postmodernism of the 1990sHonorable Mention - American Association for Ukrainian Studies (AAUS) 2018-2019 Book PrizeHaving exploded on the margins of Europe, Chornobyl marked the end of the Soviet Union and tied the era of postmodernism in Western Europe with nuclear consciousness. The Post-Chornobyl Library in Tamara Hundorova's...
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The Wisdom of the RenaissanceAn overview and appreciation of Renaissance literature for lay readers that takes account of major intellectual trends, various genres, and key historical figures of the period. This engaging survey of important works spanning the lives of Petrarch (1304-1374) to Shakespeare (1564-1616) reveals the depth...
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Edith Wharton in FranceFrom French scholar and author Claudine Lesage, comes Edith Wharton in France, an examination of Wharton's years (1907-1937) in France. Lesage, with her innate knowledge of French culture, uses previously unknown or untranslated sources to provide a unique look into French society and Wharton's...
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My Life, My BodyIn a candid and intimate new collection of essays, poems, memoirs, reviews, rants, and railleries, Piercy discusses her own development as a working-class feminist, the highs and lows of TV culture, the ego-dances of a writer's life, the homeless and the housewife, Allen Ginsberg...
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World Within the WordReprint of the 1st ed. Published in 1971.Author: William H. GassPublisher: Dalkey Archive PressPublished: 07/06/2014Pages: 341Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.90w x 0.80dISBN: 9781628970395About the AuthorWilliam H. Gass?is the author of four novels--"Omensetter's Luck," ?"Willie Masters' Lonely Wife," "The Tunnel," and" Middle C"--as...
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Let Us Watch Richard Wilbur: A Biographical StudyPulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Wilbur (b. 1921) is part of a notable literary cohort, American poets who came to prominence in the mid-twentieth century. Wilbur's verse is esteemed for its fluency, wit, and optimism; his ingeniously rhymed translations of French drama by Molière, Racine,...
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