Literary Criticism
Explore a diverse collection of literary criticism books, including essential theories and analyses.
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FabulaeThis new text of Sophocles is the product of extensive collaboration between Sir Lloyd-Jones and N.G. Wilson, both highly respected scholars in the field. The volume includes the Greek texts and apparatus criticus for Ajax, Electra, Oedipus Tyrannus, Antigone, Trachiniae, Philoctetes, and Oedipus Coloneus.Author:...
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Complete PoemsWhen she died in poverty at 31, Edith S dergran had been dismissed as a mad, megalomaniac aristocrat by most of her Finnish contemporaries. Today she is regarded as Finland's greatest modern poet. Her poems - written in Swedish - are intensely visionary, and...
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Charles I and the Puritan Upheaval: A Study of the Causes of the Great MigrationOriginally published in 1955 and based on research of public records and other contemporary sources, this book builds up an excellent picture of England before the Civil War. Through a series of case studies, it examines the type of person who emigrated to New...
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Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950-1985Much has been written about the "long Sixties," the era of the late 1950s through the early 1970s. It was a period of major social change, most graphically illustrated by the emergence of liberatory and resistance movements focused on inequalities of class, race, gender,...
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Cornelius Nepos, the Commanders of the Fifth Century Bce: Introduction, Text, and CommentaryCornelius Nepos' De viris illustribus was a collection of biographies of distinguished Romans and foreigners, originally arranged in at least sixteen books, of which only the Liber de excellentibus ducibus exterarum gentium has survived. In this volume, Francesco Ginelli provides a philological, stylistic, grammatical,...
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Poems of Faith: Inspiring Verse for Strength and ComfortPoetry has long been a source of comfort and inspiration in times of struggle and celebration, and this carefully curated selection of nearly 100 American and British poems offers readers a profound collection of verse for those who are steadfast in their faith or...
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Bearslayer; A free translation from the unrhymed Latvian into English heroic verseBearslayer; A free translation from the unrhymed Latvian into English heroic verse, 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...
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Trente-cinq articles sur la stratégieNombreux sont les pratiquants d'arts martiaux qui ont parcouru le Gorin no sho (Écrit sur les cinq éléments), l'oeuvre majeure de Miyamoto Musashi (1582-1645). Malheureusement, ce texte est aussi intéressant qu'hermétique. Sa seule lecture ne permet pas d'appréhender la philosophie et les concepts stratégiques...
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PoetriesPoetry. Translated by Austin Carder. Featuring an introduction by Adonis. The first book-length translation of works by this important Egyptian-born, Lebanese-French poet, POETRIES presents the core of Georges Schehadè's (1905-1989) úuvre. Though best known as a dramatist, Schehadè was first and foremost a poet....
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Robots in Popular Culture: Androids and Cyborgs in the American ImaginationIn the last 10 years, technology and artificial intelligence (AI) have become not only a daily but a minute-by-minute part of American life--more integrated into our lives than anyone would have believed even a generation before. Americans have long known the adorable and helpful...
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I Can't SleepAn attempt to feel and investigate the quality of time, with references to Jonathan Crary, Paul B. Preciado, Charles Baudelaire, and Walter Benjamin. "This book could have been called The Contemporary Condition of Sleeping and Reading in the Heart of (and in Spite of)...
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The Art of Astonishment: Reflections on Gifts and GracePart literary history, part personal memoir, Alice Brittan's beautifully written The Art of Astonishment explores the rich intellectual, religious, and philosophical history of the gift and tells the interconnected story of grace: where it comes from and what it is believed to accomplish. Covering...
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Explorons L'Etranger d'Albert Camus: Edition de l'enseignantThis instructor's companion guide to L'Etranger (The Stranger) provides an organized, step-by-step approach to making the classic French text readily accessible to students. Instructors can choose from a wide scope of activities at multiple levels of language and philosophical reflection to enhance their course...
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Stories by Meir BlinkinNow available for the first time to the English-speaking public, the captivating short stories of master storyteller Meir Blinkin are the charming prose equivalents of the film Hester Street. These delightful and touching stories also give an authentic account of the Jewish immigrant experience...
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Reading Eminem: A Critical, Lyrical AnalysisThis book critically analyses Eminem's studio album releases from his first commercial album release The Slim Shady LP in 1999, to 2020's Music To Be Murdered By, through the lens of storytelling, truth and rhetoric, narrative structure, rhyme scheme and type, perspective, and celebrity...
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Becoming Utopian: The Culture and Politics of Radical TransformationA dream of a better world is a powerful human force that inspires activists, artists, and citizens alike. In this book Tom Moylan - one of the pioneering scholars of contemporary utopian studies - explores the utopian process in its individual and collective trajectory...
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Istwa Across the Water: Haitian History, Memory, and the Cultural Imagination​Honorable Mention, Latin American Studies Association Haiti-Dominican Republic Section Isis Duarte Book PrizeGathering oral stories and visual art from Haiti and two of its "motherlands" in Africa, Istwa across the Water recovers the submerged histories of the island through methods drawn from its deep...
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The Substance of Fiction: Literary Objects in China, 1550-1775Do the portrayals of objects in literary texts represent historical evidence about the material culture of the past? Or are things in books more than things in the world? Sophie Volpp considers fictional objects of the late Ming and Qing that defy being read...
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The Culture of Language in Ming China: Sound, Script, and the Redefinition of Boundaries of KnowledgeThe scholarly culture of Ming dynasty China (1368-1644) is often seen as prioritizing philosophy over concrete textual study. Nathan Vedal uncovers the preoccupation among Ming thinkers with specialized linguistic learning, a field typically associated with the intellectual revolution of the eighteenth century. He explores...
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Being and Becoming African as a Permanent Work in Progress: Inspiration from Chinua Achebe's ProverbsThis book is a timely addition to debates and explorations on the epistemological relevance of African proverbs, especially with growing calls for the decolonisation of African curricula. The editors and contributors have chosen to reflect on the diverse ways of being and becoming African...
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