Literary Criticism
Explore a diverse collection of literary criticism books, including essential theories and analyses.
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The Sonnets: Shakespeare's SonnetsThe Sonnets by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare's sonnets are poems that William Shakespeare wrote on a variety of themes. When discussing or referring to Shakespeare's sonnets, it is almost always a reference to the 154 sonnets that were first published all together in a quarto...
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A Reader's Companion to Mikhail Bulgakov's the Master and MargaritaMikhail Bulgakov's novel The Master and Margarita, set in Stalin's Moscow, is an intriguing work with a complex structure, wonderful comic episodes and moments of great beauty. Readers are often left tantalized but uncertain how to understand its rich meanings. To what extent is...
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Collected PoemsVachel Lindsay, in full Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, (born Nov. 10, 1879, Springfield, Ill., U.S.--died Dec. 5, 1931, Springfield), American poet who--in an attempt to revive poetry as an oral art form of the common people--wrote and read to audiences compositions with powerful rhythms that...
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A Forest on Many Stems: Essays on the Poet's NovelA Forest on Many Stems: Essays on the Poet's Novel provides a unique entrance to the rare prose of many remarkable modern and contemporary poets including Etel Adnan, Renee Gladman, Langston Hughes, Kevin Killian, Alice Notley, Fernando Pessoa, Rainer Maria Rilke, Leslie Scalapino, Jack...
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Reconstructing Mabel: A Taos MemoirHigh in the mountains of New Mexico, Taos has long been a magnet for artists. When writer Valmai Howe Elkins, escaping brutal east coast winters, buys a tiny house without even seeing inside, lured by the way the light shimmers between the branches of...
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The Lost Art of Reading: Books and Resistance in a Troubled TimeReading is a revolutionary act, an act of engagement in a culture that wants us to disengage. In The Lost Art of Reading, David L. Ulin asks a number of timely questions - why is literature important? What does it offer, especially now? Blending...
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How to Write a Children's Book and Get It PublishedYour one-stop guide to writing and selling books for children Get the tools you need to: * Develop story ideas that work* Strengthen your writing skills* Improve your work habits* Write for different age groups* Look at your work critically* Submit proposals and manuscripts*...
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Girl Gangs, Biker Boys, and Real Cool Cats: Pulp Fiction and Youth Culture, 1950 to 1980Girl Gangs, Biker Boys, and Real Cool Cats is the first comprehensive account of how the rise of postwar youth culture was depicted in mass-market pulp fiction. As the young created new styles in music, fashion, and culture, pulp fiction shadowed their every move,...
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Danger Mouse's the Grey AlbumThis book marks the tenth anniversary of The Grey Album. The online release and circulation of what Danger Mouse called his 'art project' was an unexpected watershed in the turn-of-the-century brawls over digital creative practice. The album's suppression inspired widespread digital civil disobedience and...
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50 Books for Life: A Concise Guide to Catholic LiteratureWith fifty chapters on fifty books by fifty different authors, 50 Books for Life is a new book that reveals the riches of older ones, providing an accessible introduction to Catholic novels, plays, poetry, and non-fiction from every corner of the globe. It is...
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Virginia Woolf: NotecardsThe work of modernist icon Virginia Woolf stands as a pillar of literature and feminist discourse. This quote collection draws from all aspects of her life: letters to her loved ones, lectures, criticism, and, of course, her celebrated novels. Stylish envelopes inspired by both...
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Lovecraft Annual No. 12 (2018)Table of ContentsThe Melancholia of H. P. Lovecraft's "The Music of Erich Zann" James Goho Feminine Powerlessness and Deference in The Case of Charles Dexter Ward Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer Ravening for Delight: Unusual Descriptions in Lovecraft Duncan Norris Where Lovecraft Lost His Telescope: His Kingston...
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Lovecraft and a World in Transition: Collected Essays on H. P. LovecraftFor the past thirty-five years, S. T. Joshi has been one of the leading authorities on H. P. Lovecraft. As Lovecraft's editor and biographer, Joshi has revolutionized our understanding of the dreamer from Providence. This enormous volume, which contains all the critical essays that...
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Metaphysical Healing2011 Reprint of 1947 Edition. Rare early pamphlet by the creator of the "Infinite Way". This is a guidebook to instruct those seeking inner peace and joy. Goldsmith instructs on how the mind can transcend its apparent limitations and become what it is intended...
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Working it Out: Growing Spiritually with the Poetry of George HerbertWorking it Out: Growing Spiritually with the Poetry of George Herbert is a delightful introduction to fifty of the most beautiful works of this gifted poet. Although Working it Out is written primarily as a devotional, it models a thoughtful method for reading and...
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The Museum of Augustus: The Temple of Apollo in Pompeii, the Portico of Philippus in Rome, and Latin Poetry"In this work of original scholarship, Peter Heslin argues that paintings of the Trojan War, public and private, were a collective visual resource for selected poems by Virgil, Horace, and Propertius; in so doing, he reconstructs a world in which Augustan-era art served as...
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Books: A Living HistoryFrom the first scribbling on papyrus to the emergence of the e-book, this wide-ranging overview of the history of the book provides a fascinating look at one of the most efficient, versatile, and enduring technologies ever developed. The author traces the evolution of the...
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The War PrayerAn unabridged, unaltered edition of Mark Twain's indictment of war. Written in prose, the parable was published some 15 years following the author's death. This edition features poster artwork from the early 20th century -Author: Mark TwainPublisher: Merchant BooksPublished: 05/17/2013Pages: 28Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.08lbsSize:...
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Chesterton: The Nightmare Goodness of GodThe literary giant G. K. Chesterton is often praised as the "Great Optimist"--God's rotund jester. In this fresh and daring endeavor, Ralph Wood turns a critical eye on Chesterton's corpus to reveal the beef-and-ale believer's darker vision of the world and those who live...
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The Cross, the Plow and the Skyline: Science Fiction and Fantasy and the Ecological Imagination (Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition)The apocalyptic, pastoral, and urban traditions have fundamentally shaped Western history and influenced American religion, culture, and politics. This book argues that these traditions have not only been decisive in giving form and substance to classic and modern American literature, but have been appropriated...
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