Literary Criticism
Explore a diverse collection of literary criticism books, including essential theories and analyses.
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An Anthology of Finnish FolktalesThis anthology of 50 folktales drawn from the Folklore Archive of the Finnish Literature Society is an excellent introduction to the rich oral tradition of Finnish folktales for both the general reader and for students of folklore. Storytelling as a living tradition was preserved...
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Adventures at the Playground with JohnnyADVENTURES AT THE PLAYGROUND WITH JOHNNY: Introducing a very brave little boy named Johnny. In his first big adventure, Johnny goes to the playground and discovers an amazing, fun world, from enjoying the slide and playing on the swings, to swaying back and forth...
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XXX Lettere Inedite (1905)""XXX Lettere Inedite"" ����� un libro del 1905 scritto da Giovanni Sforza. Questo volume raccoglie trenta lettere inedite scritte dallo stesso autore, che si occupano di vari argomenti tra cui la politica, la letteratura e la vita quotidiana dell'epoca. Le lettere sono state scritte...
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Writers Who Changed HistoryThis visual celebration of the world's most celebrated thinkers tells the fascinating stories of their lives and pioneering ideas. Writers Who Changed History places well-known writers in their historical and cultural context, showing you how they came to influence literature as we know it...
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Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights OutA hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile, and Thurber Prize finalistWe read to escape, to learn, to find love, to feel seen. We read to encounter new worlds, to discover new recipes, to find connection across difference,...
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Weird Words: A Lovecraftian LexiconEldritch . . . cacodaemoniacal . . . lucubration . . . Have you ever wondered about the meaning of these and other esoteric words used by Lovecraft and his colleagues? In this immense dictionary, the product of years of scholarship and research, Dan...
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Understanding Margaret AtwoodA timely, accessible introduction to Margaret Atwood's most recent novels and enduring themesIn 2017, the Hulu adaptation of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale introduced the acclaimed and bestselling Canadian author to a new generation and reminded Atwood's long-established readers of her uncanny prescience. Understanding...
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Tolkien's Transformative Women: Art in TriptychJ.R. R. Tolkien has been revered as the father of twentieth-century fantasy; however, many initially criticized him for his handling of the textual matter as male-centric magical lands that did not feature prominent female roles or significant female characters. This book will highlight the...
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Thunder on the Stage: The Dramatic Vision of Richard WrightRichard Wright's dramatic imagination guided the creation of his masterpieces Native Son and Black Boy and helped shape Wright's long-overlooked writing for theater and other performative mediums. Drawing on decades of research and interviews with Wright's family and Wright scholars, Bruce Allen Dick uncovers...
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Thresholds, Encounters: Paul Celan and the Claim of PhilologyKristina Mendicino is Associate Professor of German Studies at Brown University. She is the author of Announcements: On Novelty and Passive Voices (On the Subject of Phenomenology and Other Figures of Speech), both published by SUNY Press. Dominik Zechner is Assistant Professor of German...
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The Wife of Bath: A BiographyFrom the award-winning biographer of Chaucer, the story of his most popular and scandalous character, from the Middle Ages to #MeToo Ever since her triumphant debut in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath, arguably the first ordinary and recognisably real woman in English...
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The Riddle of the Sphinx: Essays on the Evolution of ConsciousnessThe Riddle of the Sphinx, a new collection of essays, illuminates an aspect of Owen Barfield rarely before seen. He writes as directly as he ever did about the nature of humanity's spiritual need in our time. Our capacities of imagination and inspiration are...
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The Paradox of Paradise: Creative Destruction and the Rise of Urban Coastal Tourism in Contemporary Spanish CultureThe Paradox of Paradise focuses on the trajectory of urban coastal tourism in Spain from the late Franco years to the present through the lens of Spanish cultural production. "Sun and fun" destinations like Torremolinos (located in the Costa del Sol) and Benidorm (located...
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The Medium of Leonora Carrington: A Feminist Haunting in the Contemporary ArtsBefore her death, the artist and writer Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) had already garnered a cult following, with numerous creative people making the pilgrimage to meet her at her home in Mexico City. Since then, her fame has only increased. Thinking across contemporary art media,...
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The Kindness of God: Metaphor, Gender, and Religious LanguageFathers, sons, brothers, kings. Does the predominantly masculine symbolism of the Biblical writings exclude women or overlook the riches of their spiritual life? If Christ is "the second Adam" and the one on whom all Christian life must be patterned, then what about Eve?...
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The Industrial Brontës: Advocates for Women's Equality in a Turbulent AgeA 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleThis book addresses the ways in which Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë took advantage of the rapid change of their time unleashed by the Industrial Revolution in order to illustrate the inequalities women faced in the Victorian Age....
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The Illustrated Mark Twain and the Buffalo Express: 10 Stories and over a Century of SketchesComing to Buffalo as a young man with a background as an itinerant printer's apprentice, newspaper reporter, and popular lecturer, Twain began his brief but impactful tenure at the Buffalo Express in 1869. One of his first decisions as managing editor was to accompany...
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The Essential Manga Guide: 50 Series Every Manga Fan Should KnowDive into the world of manga and discover 50 of the most influential and essential series and standalone titles--from Boys Run the Riot to Chainsaw Man to Sailor Moon--with this must-have guide for manga fans by Crunchyroll senior editor Briana Lawrence. With profiles on...
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The Book of Mothers: How Literature Can Help Us Reinvent Modern Motherhood"Timely and evergreen, engaging and infuriating, personal and universal--a necessary reintroduction to some of fiction's most familiar mothers." --Cecile Richards, bestselling author of Make Trouble and former president of Planned ParenthoodThis treasure trove for book lovers explores fifteen classic novels with memorable maternal figures,...
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The Bamboo Texts of Guodian: A Study and Complete Translation, Volume 2This study renders the complex corpus of the Guodian texts into a more easily manageable form, incorporating the past several years of scholarly activity on these texts and providing them with a comprehensive introduction along with a complete and well-annotated translation into English.Author: Scott...
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