Literary Criticism
Explore a diverse collection of literary criticism books, including essential theories and analyses.
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On Revival: Hebrew Literature Between Life and DeathA critique of the discourse of language revival in modern Hebrew literature On Revival is a critique of one of the most important tenets of Zionist thinking: "Hebrew revival," or the idea that Hebrew--a largely unspoken language before the twentieth century--was revitalized as part...
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On Close ReadingJohn Guillory considers close reading within the larger history of reading and writing as cultural techniques. At a time of debate about the future of "English" as a discipline and the fundamental methods of literary study, few terms appear more frequently than "close reading,"...
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Notes of a Native SonA deluxe hardcover edition of one of James Baldwin's most admired works, exploring what it means to be Black in America and his own search for identity Part of the Beacon Classics series Originally published in 1955, James Baldwin's timeless and moving essays on...
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Nineteenth-Century Literature in Transition: The 1850sEstablishing a fresh critical paradigm, this volume shows how the 1850s was significantly defined by forms of increasing intellectual, class, and geographical mobility. It saw the flourishing of major Victorian writers, including George Eliot, Elizabeth Gaskell, Charles Dickens, W. M. Thackeray, Matthew Arnold, Charles...
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New Insights Into Conrad and PolandDespite the large number of publications on Joseph Conrad's Polishness--including previous volumes of the series Conrad: Eastern and Western Perspectives--many questions remain. New Insights Into Conrad and Poland, edited by Wieslaw Krajka, brings together a variety of thematic and methodological approaches in search of...
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National Review's Literary Network: Conservative CircuitsNational Review's Literary Network traces the careers of novelists, journalists, and literary critics who wrote for William F. Buckley, Jr.'s National Review. In the 1950s, the magazine sought to establish itself as a conservative alternative to liberal journals like Partisan Review. To do so,...
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Narrating Irish Female Development, 1916-2018Narrating Irish Female Development, 1916-2018 studies narratives of Irish female and feminized development, arguing that these postmodern narratives present Irish female maturation as disordered and often deliberately disorderly. The first full-length study of the Irish female coming of age story, the book develops a...
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Morbidities and the Concept of the New LiteratureRam?n G?mez de la Serna (1888-1963) was one of Spain's most gifted avant-gardists. Oftentimes remembered as the inventor of the greguer?a--a type of witty and humorous epigram that recasts the commonplace and absurdities of everyday reality--he was a prolific writer and published dozens of...
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Minimalism and Affect in American Literature, 1970-2020Theorizes the development of a minimalist mode in American fiction since 1970, frequently seen to interrogate US postmodernity. Minimalism and Affect in American Literature, 1970-2020 responds to existing studies of literary minimalism by pursuing three original and interrelated objectives. It provides a more inclusive...
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Milieus of Minutiae: Contextualizing the Small in Literature, Philosophy, and ScienceThe long history of tiny matter(s) in the sciences, thought, and culture From catastrophic weather and steady warming caused by the accumulation of carbon particles in the Earth's atmosphere to societies brought to a standstill by microscopic viruses, the new millennium has reminded us...
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Milieus of Minutiae: Contextualizing the Small in Literature, Philosophy, and ScienceThe long history of tiny matter(s) in the sciences, thought, and culture From catastrophic weather and steady warming caused by the accumulation of carbon particles in the Earth's atmosphere to societies brought to a standstill by microscopic viruses, the new millennium has reminded us...
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Mere Bagatelles: Women's Diaries from Ireland, 1760-1810An Open Access edition of this book will be available on publication on the Liverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library.Engaging with previously overlooked diaries by women in Ireland, written between 1760 and 1810, this book opens new avenues concerning authorship and female...
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Love and Need: The Life of Robert Frost's PoetryBraiding together biography and criticism, Adam Plunkett challenges our understanding of Robert Frost's life and poetic legacy in a pathbreaking new work. By the middle of the twentieth century, Robert Frost was the best-loved poet in America. He was our nation's bard, simple and...
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Living in Language: The Literary Word at Work in the WorldIn Living in Language, David Bosworth makes a compelling case for the power and relevance of the literary imagination throughout history. In a series of essays both lyrical and analytical, he examines how certain works have engaged the most pressing problems of their authors'...
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Lives and Deaths of Werther: Interpretation, Translation, and Adaptation in Europe and East AsiaGoethe's epistolary novel The Sorrows of Young Werther, first published in 1774, has produced a global echo that rivals contemporary bestsellers. While in the German context, the book was always outshined by its famous author, patriotic writers in Italy and China saw their lives...
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Literature and Primary Sources: The Perfect Pairing for Student LearningEnrich student engagement and deepen learning with this guide to foolproof techniques and strategies to integrate primary sources and literature to benefit learners from kindergarten through high school. Readers of all ages experience literature in a different light when historical context is provided via...
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Like Love: Essays and ConversationsA career-spanning collection of inspiring, revelrous essays about art and artistsLike Love is a momentous, raucous collection of essays drawn from twenty years of Maggie Nelson's brilliant work. These profiles, reviews, remembrances, tributes, and critical essays, as well as several conversations with friends and...
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Lexique Des Termes LitterairesAuthor: Victor Hugo, CollectivePublisher: Livre de PochePublished: 11/01/2001Pages: 475Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 6.90h x 4.30w x 0.80dISBN: 9782253067450This title is not returnableThis title is only available via back order
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L'?criture Est La Peinture de la Voix: Essays in Honour of Nicholas CronkL'?criture est la peinture de la voix honours and celebrates the inestimable contributions that Professor Nicholas Cronk has made to our understanding of the Enlightenment. As director of the University of Oxford's Voltaire Foundation, he has played a decisive role in eighteenth-century studies. In...
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John Keats: A New LifeAn entirely new portrait of Keats, rich with insights into the torments of his life and the imaginative sources of his works This landmark biography of celebrated Romantic poet John Keats explodes entrenched conceptions of him as a delicate, overly sensitive, tragic figure. Instead,...
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