Literary Criticism
Explore a diverse collection of literary criticism books, including essential theories and analyses.
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The Social Imperative: Race, Close Reading, and Contemporary Literary CriticismIn the context of the ongoing crisis in literary criticism, The Social Imperative reminds us that while literature will never by itself change the world, it remains a powerful tool and important actor in the ongoing struggle to imagine better ways to be human...
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Honour Earth MotherHonour Earth Mother is an inspiring reminder of the affection and reverence that the Native peoples of North America have had for the land. For Native peoples the earth was special, the dwelling place of manitous and spirits and the repository of the bones...
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A Compact Guide to the Whole Bible: Learning to Read Scripture's StoryThis compact, one-semester introduction to the Bible prepares students to begin reading the biblical text as Christian Scripture, focusing on the meaning of Scripture for the church. The editors and contributors--experienced teachers with expertise in different parts of the Bible--orient students to the whole...
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Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked ManThe comic who's a guy's guy is now a bookseller's dream. The star of ABC's Home Improvement, the #1 show on television, Tim Allen has written the book millions have been awaiting--the naked truth about his outlook on life, love, and lathes. Allen's movie...
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Poetry for DummiesDemystify and appreciate the pleasures of poetrySometimes it seems like there are as many definitions of poetry as there are poems. Coleridge defined poetry as "the best words in the best order." St. Augustine called it "the Devil's wine." For Shelley, poetry was "the...
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'minstrelsy of the Scottish Border' Complete First Edition, 1802This critical edition of Scott's Minstrelsy presents a seminal 19th-century work for a 21st-century audience The first volume in this three volume set contains all Scott's ballad texts with his introductions and notes together with an introductory essay on Border history and an essay...
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Querido Diego, te abraza Quiela by Elena PoniatowskaOne of the threads that runs through Elena Poniatowska's oeuvre is that of foreigners who have fallen in love with Mexico and its people. This is certainly the case of Querido Diego, te abraza Quiela - a brief novel (so short it was originally...
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A Book of Book Lists: A Bibliophile's CompendiumThis is a book of book lists. Lists that make you smile, make you wonder, and see titles together in entirely new ways. From Bin Laden's bookshelf to the books most frequently left in hotels, from prisoners' favorite books to Member of Parliaments' most...
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The Elder or Poetic Edda (Illustrated)The Elder or Poetic Edda of Saemun Sigfusson, bi-lingual side-by-side edition with illustrations.Author: Olive Bray, Saemund SigfussonPublisher: Adp GauntletPublished: 04/25/2014Pages: 412Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.55lbsSize: 9.25h x 7.52w x 0.84dISBN: 9780692200650This title is not returnable
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Gilgamesh: The Life of a PoemReflections on a lost poem and its rediscovery by contemporary poets Gilgamesh is the most ancient long poem known to exist. It is also the newest classic in the canon of world literature. Lost for centuries to the sands of the Middle East but...
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The Irresistible Fairy Tale: The Cultural and Social History of a GenreA provocative new theory about fairy tales from one of the world's leading authorities If there is one genre that has captured the imagination of people in all walks of life throughout the world, it is the fairy tale. Yet we still have great...
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The Law Is a White Dog: How Legal Rituals Make and Unmake PersonsA fascinating account of how the law determines or dismantles identity and personhood Abused dogs, prisoners tortured in Guantánamo and supermax facilities, or slaves killed by the state--all are deprived of personhood through legal acts. Such deprivations have recurred throughout history, and the law...
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Letters to a Young PoetIn 1902, a nineteen-year-old aspiring poet named Franz Kappus wrote to Rilke, then twenty-six, seeking advice on his poetry. Kappus, a student at a military academy in Vienna similar to the one Rilke had attended, was about to embark on a career as an...
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100 Best Books for Children: A Parent's Guide to Making the Right Choices for Your Young Reader, Toddler to PreteenFrom classics to new favorites, 100 Best Books for Children "points parents in the right direction [to] 100 titles no child should miss" (Booklist). With thirty-five years of experience at the heart of children's publishing, Anita Silvey is better equipped than anyone to help...
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Inventing the Enemy: And Other Occasional Writings"Underscores the writer's profound erudition, lively wit, and passion for ideas of all shapes and sizes . . . Eco's pleasure in such explorations is obvious and contagious." -- BooklistInventing the Enemy covers a wide range of topics on which Eco has written and...
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The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai (Li Po)In his own time (701-762), Li Bai's brilliant poems--shaped by Daoist thought, filled with an irrepressible lust for life--were never given their proper due. Nonetheless, his lines rang out on the lips of tavern singers, soldiers, and writers throughout the Tang dynasty, and his...
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Ancient Egyptian LiteratureFirst published in 1973, this anthology has assumed classic status in the field of Egyptology and portrays the remarkable evolution of the literary forms of one of the world's earliest civilizations. Beginning with the early and gradual evolution of Egyptian genres, it includes biographical...
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La Rochefoucauld MaximsAfter abandoning politics when he was about forty, Fran ois, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) began to write down his maxims, which were first published in book form in 1665. Poetic, ironic, and frequently humorous, his wise observations can also be blunt and brutally...
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Amor Belli: Love and Strife in Lucan's Bellum CivileCompelled by the emperor Nero to commit suicide at age 25 after writing uncomplimentary poems, Latin poet Lucan nevertheless left behind a significant body of work, including the Bellum Civile (Civil War). Sometimes also called the Pharsalia, this epic describes the war between Julius...
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Gothic VoicesAuthor: Matt FoleyPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 02/09/2023Pages: 74Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.15dISBN: 9781009162562
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