Literary Criticism
Explore a diverse collection of literary criticism books, including essential theories and analyses.
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Being the Other: The Muslim in IndiaThe clouds are moving ecstatically from Kashi to Mathura and the sky will remain covered with dense clouds as long as there is Krishna in Braj. These lines were composed by Mohsin Kakorvi, a Muslim poet, to celebrate not Lord Krishna's birthday but that...
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The Celtic Evil Eye and Related Mythological Motifs in Medieval IrelandIf looks could kill... They can, according to medieval Irish texts - our richest literary inheritance in a Celtic language. The belief in evel, angry or envious eyes casting harmful glances that destroy their target is widespread. This is the first comprehensive study of...
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Lazarillo de Tormes: Analisis y Estudio Sobre La Obra, El Autor y Su EpocaEach title in this series, created by teachers and writers, provides a complete and thoughtful analysis of several of the most valuable works of world literature. Intended as a starting point for a better understanding and appreciation of literature, each analysis also imparts information...
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Formas Breves = Short FormsAuthor: Ricardo PigliaPublisher: Editorial AnagramaPublished: 06/01/2001Pages: 144Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 8.70h x 5.70w x 0.50dISBN: 9788433924636Language: SpanishReview Citation(s): Criticas 06/01/2001 pg. 38Publishers Weekly 06/11/2001This title is only available via back order
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Die Andere Tradition: Psalm-Gedichte Im 20. JahrhundertEnglish summary: "The other tradition. Psalms-Poems of the 20th Century" deals with poems which refer to Biblical Psalms in content and form. The author analyses poems by German-writing poets of the last century: from Else Lasker-Schuler, Georg Trakl and Bertolt Brecht through Karl Wolfskehl,...
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Welt als Rätsel und Geheimnis?; Studien und Materialien zu Umberto Ecos Foucaultschem PendelDas Foucaultsche Pendel - nicht nur Roman, sondern zugleich profundes Lehrstück über Geschichte und Mythos des Templerordens, grandioses Panoptikum der älteren und jüngeren Esoterik, feinsinnige Analyse der kabbalistischen Schriften? Die Vielfalt des Wissens mag abschreckend wirken, kann aber auch die Wi begier des Lesers...
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Goethes Faust Und Das Neue TestamentDer Faust, die wohl bedeutendste Dichtung im deutschen Sprachbereich, ist auch ein theologisches Werk Es ist Theologie in Poesie. Goethe selbst wollte es allerdings nicht als ein christliches Werk verstanden wissen. Er beurteilte sein Verhaltnis zum Christentum sehr unterschiedlich, zum Teil sogar widerspruchlich. So...
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The Black Middle Ages: Race and the Construction of the Middle AgesContributes timely research to join the fields of medieval studies and African American studies Assembles an archive of texts to expand understandings of black studies Promotes a transhistorical and comparative theoretical framework Author: Matthew X. VernonPublisher: Palgrave MacMillanPublished: 06/26/2018Pages: 266Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 8.27h...
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Leben Und Abenteuer Des Großen Koenigs Apollonius Von Tyrus Zu Land Und Zur See: Ein Abenteuerroman Von Heinrich Von Neustadt Verfaßt Zu Wien Um 1300Der Apolloniusroman des Wiener Arztes Heinrich von Neustadt (um 1300 entstanden) ist ein packender, in seiner Konzeption k hner und seiner Durchf hrung h chst eigenwilliger Abenteuer- und Unterhaltungsroman. Er entstand in der Zeit der beginnenden Habsburgerherrschaft und entwirft die Ideen eines weltumspannenden Imperiums...
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Le Portrait Dans Les Memoires Du Duc de Saint-Simon: Fonctions, Techniques Et Anthropologie. Etude Statistique Et AnalytiqueLes Memoires du duc de Saint-Simon, redigees entre 1740 et 1750, forment un objet litteraire d'une telle richesse et d'une telle complexite, qu'il est raisonnable de choisir, pour son etude, une thematique speciale. Dirk Van der Cruysse ne s'est certes pas facilite la tache...
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L' Imperatrice Galla Placidia Raconte Sa Vie Et Son TempsAuthor: Rene-Albert GutmannPublisher: KlincksieckPublished: 05/01/1982Pages: 190Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9782707801005Language: FrenchAbout the AuthorDocteur en medecine, poete. A publie, outre des ouvrages scientifiques de medecine, plusieurs recueils de poemes (Ecrit pour le vent, 1942; Ecrit pour la nuit, 1943; Petites escales, 1944; Ecrit pour l'ombre, 1948),...
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Jean Meckert, Dit Jean Amila: Du Roman Proletarien Au Roman Noir ContemporainEnglish summary: Jean Meckert was a key figure in twentieth-century French literature, bridging populist novels and detective fiction. This biography should help Meckert acquire the recognition his contributions deserve, as shown by the recent creation of a literary award in this name. French description:...
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Invention Du Quotid 1Author: Michel de Certeau, Michel De CerteauPublisher: Gallimard EducationPublished: 11/01/1990Pages: 349Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 6.90h x 4.20w x 1.00dISBN: 9782070325764
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El ProcesoEl proceso (t tulo original alem n: Der Prozess) es una novela inacabada de Franz Kafka, publicada de manera p stuma en 1925 por Max Brod, bas ndose en el manuscrito inconcluso de Kafka. En el relato, Josef K. es arrestado una ma ana...
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Singing for Nothing: Selected Nonfiction as Literary Memoir"It turns out Wally Swist is a skilled essayist and reviewer as well as a celebrated poet and a decidedly eclectic reader. Singing for Nothing (the title alone says something about the condition of poetry) is a refined review of the work of both...
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Leaves of Grass: The Original 1855 EditionThis unabridged edition of Leaves of Grass presents the original 1855 versions and limited formatting of Whitman's most famous poems, including "Song of Myself," "I Sing the Body Electric," and "There Was a Child Went Forth."Author: Walt WhitmanPublisher: Chump ChangePublished: 04/04/1855Pages: 46Binding Type: PaperbackWeight:...
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Crossovers Expanded, Volume 2From the mid-Twentieth Century, when a shadowy vigilante teamed up with Nick Carter; Hawkman worked with Sherlock Holmes; an avenging hero battled Dr. Karl Walden and Countess Lilya Zarov alongside the Domino Lady; the Nyctalope, Sal Paradise, Dean Moriarty, and Frank Reade's granddaughter fought...
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Books Before PrintThis beautifully illustrated book provides an accessible introduction to the medieval manuscript and what it can tell us about the world in which it was made and used. Captured in the materiality of manuscripts are the data enabling us to make sense of the...
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Names of the LionAn English translation of the late tenth century Arabic lexicographer Ibn Khalawayh's list of names of lions. This unique collection engages an ancient scholarly practice of documenting with precision and clarity. Larsen's lively introduction, notes, and the 400 epithets are an engrossing work of...
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Mania: The Story of the Outraged & Outrageous Lives That Launched a Cultural RevolutionBy the time Lucien Carr stabbed David Kammerer to death on the banks of the Hudson River in August 1944, it was clear that the hard-partying teenage companion to Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady, and William S. Burroughs might need to reevaluate his...
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