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  • The Historical Novel by de Groot, Jerome
    The Historical Novel
    The historical novel is an enduringly popular genre that raises crucial questions about key literary concepts, fact and fiction, identity, history, reading, and writing. In this comprehensive, focused guide, Jerome de Groot offers an accessible introduction to the genre and critical debates that surround...
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  • The Encyclopedia of Epic Myths and Legends: Extraordinary and Mesmerizing Stories That Will Boggle Your Mind by Kaplan, Arie
    The Encyclopedia of Epic Myths and Legends: Extraordinary and Mesmerizing Stories That Will Boggle Your Mind
    In this unique exploration of world mythology, discover how ancient tales across cultures have influenced today's pop culture, from Beyonc? to Game of Thrones. Fun and engaging, The Encyclopedia of Epic Myths and Legends details the influences of classical stories on contemporary popular culture....
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  • The Emperor of China in a House of Ill Repute: Songs of the Imperial Visit to Datong by Songling, Pu
    The Emperor of China in a House of Ill Repute: Songs of the Imperial Visit to Datong
    The Hsu-Tang Library presents authoritative and eminently readable translations of classical Chinese literature, in bilingual editions, ranging across three millennia and the entire Sinitic world. The Emperor of China in a House of Ill Repute by one of China's most famous authors builds on...
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  • The Collected Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins: Volume VI: Sketches and Scholarly Studies, Part II: Musical Settings and Sketches by Thornton, R. K. R.
    The Collected Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins: Volume VI: Sketches and Scholarly Studies, Part II: Musical Settings and Sketches
    Sketches and Scholarly Studies: Part II, Musical Settings and Sketches brings together two crucial aspects of Gerard Manley Hopkins's insatiable drive to create: drawing, predominantly (but not exclusively) from the early part of his life, when he had ambitions to be a painter; and...
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  • The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction by Le Guin, Ursula K.
    The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction
    In The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction, visionary author Ursula K. Le Guin retells the story of human origin by redefining technology as a cultural carrier bag rather than a weapon of domination. Hacking the linear, progressive mode of the Techno-Heroic, the Carrier Bag...
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  • The Bloomsbury Handbook to Agatha Christie by Evans, Mary Anna
    The Bloomsbury Handbook to Agatha Christie
    Nominated for the 2023 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Critical / Biography The first specifically academic companion to contemporary scholarship on the work of Agatha Christie, this book includes chapters by an international group of scholars writing on topics and fields of study...
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  • Telling the Truth as It Comes Up: Selected Talks & Essays 1991-2018 by Notley, Alice
    Telling the Truth as It Comes Up: Selected Talks & Essays 1991-2018
    "Once again, we encounter Notley as one the great interlocutors of the world, a dedicated advocate for what is between and beyond definition." --Tess Michaelson, Full StopAlice Notley, the author of more than 40 books of poetry, has delivered an expert array of discussions...
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  • Shredding the Map: Imagined Geographies of Revolutionary Russia, 1914-1922 by Clowes, Edith
    Shredding the Map: Imagined Geographies of Revolutionary Russia, 1914-1922
    Shredding the Map investigates Russian place consciousness in the decade between the start of World War I and the end of the Russian civil war. Attachment to place is a vital aspect of human identity, and connection to homeland, whether imagined or real, can...
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  • Shakespeare's Liminal Spaces: Contesting Authority on the Early Modern Stage by Haworth, Ben
    Shakespeare's Liminal Spaces: Contesting Authority on the Early Modern Stage
    Shakespeare's liminal spaces provides a unique set of perspectives through which Shakespeare's forests, battlefields, shores and gardens are revealed as deliberate dramatic devices with the capacity to destabilise social structures.Author: Ben HaworthPublisher: Manchester University PressPublished: 07/09/2024Pages: 238Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x...
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  • Sant?, intimit?, et identit? dans la bande dessin?e autobiographique de tradition franco-belge by Laborde, Cynthia
    Sant?, intimit?, et identit? dans la bande dessin?e autobiographique de tradition franco-belge
    Santé, intimité, et identité dans la bande dessinée autobiographique de tradition franco-belge examines the ways different autobiographical comic books explore the theme of health, and its influence on identity construction. How do artists represent abstract feelings of pain? How do illnesses influence our sense...
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  • Reinventing Babel in Medieval French: Translation and Untranslatability (C. 1120-C. 1250) by Campbell, Emma
    Reinventing Babel in Medieval French: Translation and Untranslatability (C. 1120-C. 1250)
    How can untranslatability help us to think about the historical as well as the cultural and linguistic dimensions of translation? For the past two centuries, theoretical debates about translation have responded to the idea that translation overcomes linguistic and cultural incommensurability, while never inscribing...
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  • Recollections by Bunin, Ivan
    Recollections
    In this edited translation of famed writer Ivan Bunin's Recollections translator Thomas Gaiton Marullo provides an intimate look at leading political, social, cultural, and literary figures from late imperial Russia, through the First World War and the revolutions of 1905 and 1917 to the...
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  • Rabbinic Literature: An Essential Guide by Neusner, Jacob
    Rabbinic Literature: An Essential Guide
    Rabbinic literature is a complex and interwoven body of texts whose importance is extensive: it is, of course, central to studying Judaism; its texts are valuable for broad religious study and are crucial for understanding the background of early Christianity; and the history of...
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  • Plutarch and Rhetoric: The Relationship of Rhetoric to Ethics, Politics and Education in the First and Second Centuries AD by Tsiampokalos, Theofanis
    Plutarch and Rhetoric: The Relationship of Rhetoric to Ethics, Politics and Education in the First and Second Centuries AD
    Plutarch was not only a skilled writer, but also lived during the Second Sophistic, a period of cultural renaissance. This book offers new insights into Plutarch's seemingly moderate attitude towards rhetoric. The hypothesis explored in this study introduces, for the first time, the broader...
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  • Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination by Morrison, Toni
    Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination
    Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison brings the genius of a master writer to this personal inquiry into the significance of African-Americans in the American literary imagination. Her goal, she states at the outset, is to "put forth an argument for extending the study of...
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  • Open Admissions: The Poetics and Pedagogy of Toni Cade Bambara, June Jordan, Audre Lorde, and Adrienne Rich in the Era of Free College by Savonick, Danica
    Open Admissions: The Poetics and Pedagogy of Toni Cade Bambara, June Jordan, Audre Lorde, and Adrienne Rich in the Era of Free College
    In Open Admissions Danica Savonick traces the largely untold story of the teaching experience of Toni Cade Bambara, June Jordan, Audre Lorde, and Adrienne Rich at the City University of New York (cuny) in the late 1960s and early 1970s. This period, during which...
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  • Narrative Devices in the Shiji: Retelling the Past by Yang, Lei
    Narrative Devices in the Shiji: Retelling the Past
    Narrative Devices in the Shiji: Retelling the Past offers the first systematic analysis of narratives in early Chinese historical writings from 400 BCE to 100 CE, with a focus on the Shiji (Records of the Historian), a vast collection of historical accounts completed by...
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  • Narrative Across Media: The Languages of Storytelling by Ryan, Marie-Laure
    Narrative Across Media: The Languages of Storytelling
    Narratology has been conceived from its earliest days as a project that transcends disciplines and media. The essays gathered here address the question of how narrative migrates, mutates, and creates meaning as it is expressed across various media. Dividing the inquiry into five areas:...
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  • Murakami Haruki on Film by Yamada, Marc
    Murakami Haruki on Film
    Murakami Haruki on Film offers a timely look at the cinematic adaptations of Japanese writer Murakami Haruki's fiction over the past forty years. Films based on Murakami's work (including Tony Takitani (2004), Norwegian Wood (2010), Burning (2018), Drive My Car (2022), and many more)...
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  • Moustache Pete Is Dead! by Gardaph, Fred L.
    Moustache Pete Is Dead!
    Fiction. A collection of newspaper columns written over a four-year span, MOUSTACHE PETE IS DEAD is an insightfully keen look into the world of the Italian immigrant. Through Pete's words, we come to understand the difficulties many immigrants and their progeny have often had...
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Literary criticism books are essential resources for anyone interested in analyzing and understanding literature on a deeper level. These books offer insights into various literary theories, critique methods, and analytical approaches that help readers and scholars interpret and evaluate literary works.

Literary criticism books delve into the analysis of literature, exploring how different aspects such as themes, characters, and narratives contribute to a text's meaning and impact. They provide valuable frameworks and perspectives that enhance the reader's ability to engage critically with literary texts.

Criticism literature includes works that assess and interpret the value and significance of various literary genres, styles, and authors. Books such as "The Western Canon" by Harold Bloom and "How to Read Literature Like a Professor" by Thomas C. Foster are highly regarded for their comprehensive exploration of literary traditions and techniques.

Literary criticism theory encompasses a range of approaches to understanding literature. These theories include formalism, structuralism, post-structuralism, feminism, and post-colonialism, among others. Books like "Literary Theory: An Introduction" by Terry Eagleton and "The Theory of the Novel" by Georg Lukács offer foundational knowledge in these critical perspectives, providing readers with tools to analyze texts through various lenses.

For those seeking the best books to read on literary criticism, it’s helpful to explore both classic and contemporary texts. Works like "Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide" by Lois Tyson and "The Elements of Literary Style" by William K. Wimsatt and Monroe C. Beardsley offer practical advice and theoretical insights for readers and students.

FAQ's

Q. What are literary criticism books used for?

A. Literary criticism books are used to analyze, interpret, and evaluate literature. They offer various theoretical frameworks and methods to understand and critique literary works, helping readers and scholars explore themes, characters, and narrative techniques in depth.

Q. Can you recommend some foundational books on literary criticism theory?

A. Yes, some foundational books on literary criticism theory include "Literary Theory: An Introduction" by Terry Eagleton, which provides an overview of various critical approaches, and "The Theory of the Novel" by Georg Lukács, which explores the evolution and form of the novel.

Q. What is criticism literature, and why is it important?

A. Criticism literature refers to works that analyze and assess the value and significance of literary texts. It is important because it helps readers and scholars gain a deeper understanding of literature, its context, and its impact, enhancing appreciation and critical engagement with texts.

Q. Where can I find the best literary criticism books?

A. You can find the best literary criticism books at online bookstores such as BooksDeli.com. These bookstores offer a wide selection of both classic and contemporary texts on literary criticism, making it easy to access essential readings and expand your knowledge.

Q. How do I choose the right literary criticism book for my needs?

A. To choose the right literary criticism book, consider your interests and the type of literature you are studying. Look for books that cover the specific theories or approaches you want to explore. Reviews, recommendations, and best-seller lists can also guide you in selecting books that are well-regarded and relevant to your needs.

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