Literary Criticism
Explore a diverse collection of literary criticism books, including essential theories and analyses.
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Stay Black and Die: On Melancholy and GeniusIn Stay Black and Die, I. Augustus Durham examines melancholy and genius in black culture, letters, and media from the nineteenth century to the contemporary moment. Drawing on psychoanalysis, affect theory, and black studies, Durham explores the black mother as both a lost object...
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Sound Writing: Voices, Authors, and Readers of Oral HistoryThe concept that oral history can give voice to people or allow "hidden voices" to become part of history is one of its most celebrated achievements. However, the standard practice of transcribing or summarizing interviews has meant that oral historians have had to grapple...
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Searching For a Black WriterA school like UC Santa Barbara should be a paradise. It's frat boys skipping class to surf three steps from their dorms. It's day-long ragers and girls in bikinis on a Monday. In the party town of Isla Vista, college years are meant to...
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Orwell's Ghosts: Wisdom and Warnings for the Twenty-First CenturyFor the seventy-fifth anniversary of 1984, Laura Beers explores George Orwell's still-radical ideas and why they are critical today. George Orwell devoted his career to exposing social injustice and political duplicity, urging his readers to face hard truths about Western society and politics. Now,...
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Orwell's Ghosts: Wisdom and Warnings for the Twenty-First CenturyFor the seventy-fifth anniversary of 1984, Laura Beers explores George Orwell's still-radical ideas and why they are critical today. George Orwell devoted his career to exposing social injustice and political duplicity, urging his readers to face hard truths about Western society and politics. Now,...
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My Friend's Little Sister Has It in for Me! Volume 9Thanks to Midori's confession, Akiteru's finally ready to work out his feelings!Too bad he's still in the middle of a class trip!Mashiro goes on the offense and invites Akiteru on a date to a theme park, and Iroha's mother greets them with open arms......
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MaskObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. From the theater mask and masquerade to the masked criminal and the rise of facial recognition software, masks have long performed as an instrument for the protection...
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Mansfield ParkMansfield Park by Jane Austen is a timeless classic that offers a glimpse into the intricacies of English society and the complexities of love and morality. Immerse yourself in Austen's exquisite prose and captivating storytelling. Explore the world of Fanny Price, a young woman...
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Making Face, Making Soul/Haciendo Caras: Creative and Critical Perspectives by Feminists of ColorLiterary Nonfiction. Fiction. Latino/Latina Studies. African American Studies. Asian American Studies. Native American Studies. A bold collection of creative pieces and theoretical essays by women of color. New thought and new dialogue: a book that will teach in the most multiple sense of that...
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Loveland: A Memoir of Romance and FictionThis is not your usual memoir - much less a typical love story. Loveland is about the unfolding of unmet expectations, of shattered childhood dreams, of tenderness found unexpectedly; it is the uncovering of different layers of one's self, relationship after relationship. The rationale...
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Learn How to Speak Spanish for Adult Beginners: A Step by Step Guide to Speaking Spanish like a ProImagine the thrill of ordering tapas in Barcelona with confidence, the joy of discussing art in Buenos Aires with passion, and the connection of sharing laughter and stories with locals in Mexico. "Learn How to Speak Spanish for Adult Beginners" is your key to...
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Infographic Guide to LiteratureFacts and figures are transformed into full-color visuals, making this a must-have for those who love literature. What are infographics? Simply put, they present statistical information in a visual format, turning boring details into colorful, entertaining scenes that help you remember what you've learned....
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Impressions from Paris: Women Creatives in Interwar Years France'Impressions from Paris' studies the contributions of various women artists and writers who lived in Paris during the Interwar Years, from the 1920s to 1940. The "Roaring Twenties" constituted years of experimentation and freedom to test new techniques and lifestyles at a time affected...
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor [Third Edition]: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Understanding Literature, from the Great Gatsby to the HatThoroughly revised and expanded for a new generation of readers, this classic guide to enjoying literature to its fullest--a lively, enlightening, and entertaining introduction to a diverse range of writing and literary devices that enrich these works, including symbols, themes, and contexts--teaches you how...
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Flannery at the GrammysA devout Catholic, a visionary--and some say prophetic--writer, Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964) has gained a growing presence in contemporary popular culture. While O'Connor professed that she did not have an ear for music, allusions to her writing appear in the lyrics and narrative form of...
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Christopher Isherwood Inside OutA stunningly intimate exploration of the writer and gay cultural icon and of his lifelong search for authenticity. The story of Christopher Isherwood's life is one of pilgrimage: away from the constraints of inheritance and empire and toward authenticity and spiritual illumination. Isherwood--the author...
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Chasing the White Whale: The Moby-Dick Marathon; Or, What Melville Means TodayThe experimental artist Peter Fischli once observed, There s certainly a subversive pleasure in occupying yourself with something for an unreasonable length of time. In this same spirit, David Dowling takes it upon himself to attend and report on the all-consuming annual Moby-Dick Marathon...
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Canada In Decay: Mass Immigration, Diversity, and the Ethnocide of Euro-CanadiansCanada in Decay is the first scholarly book questioning the undemocratic policy of mass immigration and racial diversification in Canada. This book demolishes the myth that Canada is a "nation of immigrants" by demonstrating that Canada was founded by Indigenous Quebecois, Acadians, and English...
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Blacks in Hispanic Literature: Critical EssaysBlacks in Hispanic Literature is a collection of fourteen essays by scholars and creative writers from Africa and the Americas. Called one of two significant critical works on Afro-Hispanic literature to appear in the late 1970s, it includes the pioneering studies of Carter G....
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A Regionalism That Travels: Writings on (Mostly) Montana Arts, 1975-2022A Regionalism That Travels: Writings on (Mostly) Montana Arts, 1975-2022, gathers together essays, talks, and reviews by Rick Newby, one of Montana's leading writers, editors, and publishers. These writings focus on Big Sky Country's writers and visual artists and the state's cultural history, especially...
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