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  • Classics to Read Aloud to Your Children: Selections from Shakespeare, Twain, Dickens, O.Henry, London, Longfellow, Irving Aesop, Homer, Cervantes, Haw by Russell, William F.
    Classics to Read Aloud to Your Children: Selections from Shakespeare, Twain, Dickens, O.Henry, London, Longfellow, Irving Aesop, Homer, Cervantes, Haw
    A perennially popular collection of short stories, poems, legends, and myths from great works of literature that are especially appropriate for parents to read aloud to their children aged five to twelve. Line drawings.Author: William F. RussellPublisher: HarmonyPublished: 01/28/1992Pages: 320Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 9.16h...
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  • Leaves of Grass: The Original 1855 Edition by Whitman, Walt
    Leaves of Grass: The Original 1855 Edition
    In 1855, Walt Whitman published -- at his own expense -- the first edition of Leaves of Grass, a visionary volume of twelve poems. Showing the influence of a uniquely American form of mysticism known as Transcendentalism, which eschewed the general society and culture...
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  • Zofia Kossaks Geschichte(n): Erfahrungen Und Kontexte by Dampc-Jarosz, Renata
    Zofia Kossaks Geschichte(n): Erfahrungen Und Kontexte
    The Polish writer Zofia Kossak (1889-1968) wrote historical novels with which she tried to overcome the traumas of the 20th century: two wars, the October Revolution, imprisonment in KL Auschwitz and the loss of her homeland. The contributors deal with individual and collective experiences,...
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  • Writing Against Time by Clune, Michael W.
    Writing Against Time
    For centuries, a central goal of art has been to make us see the world with new eyes. Thinkers from Edmund Burke to Elaine Scarry have understood this effort as the attempt to create new forms. But as anyone who has ever worn out...
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  • Whiteness, Feminism and the Absurd in Contemporary British and Us Poetry by Clake, Jenna
    Whiteness, Feminism and the Absurd in Contemporary British and Us Poetry
    In an era of political and social turmoil on both sides of the Atlantic, where issues of gender, race and class are linked with concerns of how to survive in a capitalist society, a new aesthetic of Absurdist poetry has emerged. This aesthetic has...
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  • W. G. Sebald, l'Economie Du Pathos by Winkelvoss, Karine
    W. G. Sebald, l'Economie Du Pathos
    This book reexamines the cliche of a W. G. Sebald without pathos by showing the conflict between indifference and empathy. The use of documents and images is reevaluated from the unprecedented perspective of an economy of pathos, which can also be observed in the...
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  • Werte Der Klassiker - Klassiker Der Werte: Zukunftsperspektiven Im Ruckblick by Anselm, Sabine
    Werte Der Klassiker - Klassiker Der Werte: Zukunftsperspektiven Im Ruckblick
    In view of current debates about the values of our culture, the teaching of German faces claims higher than ever before: literary texts promote the development of cultural awareness and thus they are an elementary prerequisite for value formation processes and identity development. But...
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  • Was Ich Schreibe, Ist Leider Weder Lustig Noch Ein Marchen: Erzahlverfahren, Identitatskonzepte Und Gesellschaftskritik Bei Jakob Arjouni by Aust, Robin-M
    Was Ich Schreibe, Ist Leider Weder Lustig Noch Ein Marchen: Erzahlverfahren, Identitatskonzepte Und Gesellschaftskritik Bei Jakob Arjouni
    Arjouni's texts tell the stories of losers and impostors who desperately try to uphold their identity concepts or satisfy social demands. They also adress the 'German' identity and its inherent rejection and demarcation from the 'foreign'. Stereotyping and subversion are central narrative devices in...
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  • VOR Dem Weltruhm: Nachrufe Auf Franz Kafka Und Die Entstehung Literarischer Unsterblichkeit by Koeltzsch, Ines
    VOR Dem Weltruhm: Nachrufe Auf Franz Kafka Und Die Entstehung Literarischer Unsterblichkeit
    Franz Kafka gilt seit den 1940er Jahren als unbestrittene Ikone der Weltliteratur. Woher kam dieser postume Ruhm des zu Lebzeiten nur massig bekannten Schriftstellers? "Vor dem Weltruhm" zeigt, dass das Schreiben und Sprechen uber Franz Kafka seit seinem Tod im Juni 1924 in der...
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  • Verwandlungen: Dichter ALS Leser Kants by Jakobsohn, Sarah Caroline
    Verwandlungen: Dichter ALS Leser Kants
    Kant, the embodiment of the Enlightenment, of reason, of rationality, attracts writers just as much as the dryness, the systematic nature, the rigorousness of his thinking and writing generate resistance - whether deserved or not. Schiller and Goethe, Holderlin as well as Kleist, even...
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  • Verstorungsprosa: Das Kalkul Der Verstrickung in Der Literatur Der Moderne by Kleinschmidt, Christoph
    Verstorungsprosa: Das Kalkul Der Verstrickung in Der Literatur Der Moderne
    Das Paradigma der Verstorung ist ein wirkmachtiges, bisher unerforschtes Kalkul der literarischen Moderne. Anhand von Einzelanalysen deutschsprachiger Prosa von der Romantik bis zur Gegenwart (Tieck, Droste-Hulshoff, Buchner, Kafka, Aichinger, Kracht u.a.) geht die Studie dieser Strategie der Verstrickung nach und versucht, literaturtheoretisch eine Perspektive...
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  • Une Histoire Homosexuelle: Paolo Sarpi Et La Recherche de l'Individu a Venise Au Xviie Siecle by Frajese, Vittorio
    Une Histoire Homosexuelle: Paolo Sarpi Et La Recherche de l'Individu a Venise Au Xviie Siecle
    Paolo Sarpi was the great adversary of the papacy of the Counter-Reformation and an early advocate of the separation of church and state in Venice. Taking Sarpi's homosexuality into account makes it possible to understand certain aspects of his thinking that have, until now,...
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  • Trost: Beistand, Zuspruch Und Trostgrunde in Der Krise by Bulang, Tobias
    Trost: Beistand, Zuspruch Und Trostgrunde in Der Krise
    Universal ist die Trostbedurftigkeit des Menschen als Gattungswesen, geschichtlich lassen sich jedoch Trostkulturen unterschiedlicher Pragung finden. Beitrage verschiedener Disziplinen werfen in diesem Band Schlaglichter auf Trostkonzepte im griechischen und judischen Altertum, im Islam sowie im Mittelalter und in der fruhen Neuzeit Europas. Gegenstande der...
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  • Tristan Und Isolde: Kritische Edition Des Romanfragments Auf Basis Der Handschriften Des Fruhen X-Astes Unter Berucksichtigung Der Gesamte by Schafer, Frank
    Tristan Und Isolde: Kritische Edition Des Romanfragments Auf Basis Der Handschriften Des Fruhen X-Astes Unter Berucksichtigung Der Gesamte
    Eine wissenschaftlich abgesicherte Edition von Gottfrieds Tristan-Roman gehorte lange zu den grossten Desideraten der germanistischen Mediavistik: Bisher gab es keine Ausgabe, die einen verlasslichen Text oder einen vollstandigen Variantenapparat bot. Mit dieser Ausgabe wird erstmals eine transparente, textkritisch reflektierte und autornahe Edition vorgelegt, die...
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  • Tolstoi Ou Dostoievski by Steiner, George
    Tolstoi Ou Dostoievski
    On a pu dire qu'en demandant a un homme - ou a une femme - s'il prefere Tolstoi ou Dostoievski, on peut connaitre le secret de son coeur. Avec son erudition et sa verve coutumiere, George Steiner explore ici les differences qui opposent le...
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  • Thomas Mann - Stefan Zweig. Briefwechsel, Dokumente Und Schnittpunkte: Kartonierte Sonderausgabe by Bedenig, Katrin
    Thomas Mann - Stefan Zweig. Briefwechsel, Dokumente Und Schnittpunkte: Kartonierte Sonderausgabe
    It is one of the peculiarities of the Thomas Mann and Stefan Zweig research that one of the last gaps conspicuously remaining in the broad correspondence network of the two authors concerns the mutual correspondence. This volume fills the gap. The correspondence is significant...
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  • Thomas Mann Jahrbuch: Band 35 (2022) by Bedenig, Katrin
    Thomas Mann Jahrbuch: Band 35 (2022)
    Vortrage der Jahrestagung der Thomas-Mann-Gesellschaft Zurich Thomas und Heinrich Mann: Neue Blicke und Perspektiven vom 12. Juni 2021 in Zurich: Ariane Martin: Heinrich Mann - Thomas Mann. Schlaglichter auf eine Beziehung Hans Wisskirchen: Einige Gedanken zum Briefwechsel zwischen Heinrich und Thomas Mann Vortrage der...
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  • Thomas Gallus, Abbot of Vercelli. Commentaries on the Angelic Hierarchy by Lawell, D. A.
    Thomas Gallus, Abbot of Vercelli. Commentaries on the Angelic Hierarchy
    Author: D. A. LawellPublisher: Brepols PublishersPublished: 09/30/2022Pages: 400Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.49lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.10dISBN: 9782503600437This title is not returnableThis title is only available via back order
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  • The Wisdom of the Ancients: Four Ideas That Changed the World by Drake, H. A.
    The Wisdom of the Ancients: Four Ideas That Changed the World
    This book is about four cornerstones of modern thought that were put in place by people living in the ancient Mediterranean world. It covers approximately 2,000 years in time (from ca. 1000 BCE to 1000 CE) and spatially moves from the Tigris and Euphrates...
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  • The Trials of Orpheus: Poetry, Science, and the Early Modern Sublime by Mann, Jenny C.
    The Trials of Orpheus: Poetry, Science, and the Early Modern Sublime
    A revealing look at how the Orpheus myth helped Renaissance writers and thinkers understand the force of eloquence In ancient Greek mythology, the lyrical songs of Orpheus charmed the gods, and compelled animals, rocks, and trees to obey his commands. This mythic power inspired...
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Literary criticism books are essential resources for anyone interested in analyzing and understanding literature on a deeper level. These books offer insights into various literary theories, critique methods, and analytical approaches that help readers and scholars interpret and evaluate literary works.

Literary criticism books delve into the analysis of literature, exploring how different aspects such as themes, characters, and narratives contribute to a text's meaning and impact. They provide valuable frameworks and perspectives that enhance the reader's ability to engage critically with literary texts.

Criticism literature includes works that assess and interpret the value and significance of various literary genres, styles, and authors. Books such as "The Western Canon" by Harold Bloom and "How to Read Literature Like a Professor" by Thomas C. Foster are highly regarded for their comprehensive exploration of literary traditions and techniques.

Literary criticism theory encompasses a range of approaches to understanding literature. These theories include formalism, structuralism, post-structuralism, feminism, and post-colonialism, among others. Books like "Literary Theory: An Introduction" by Terry Eagleton and "The Theory of the Novel" by Georg Lukács offer foundational knowledge in these critical perspectives, providing readers with tools to analyze texts through various lenses.

For those seeking the best books to read on literary criticism, it’s helpful to explore both classic and contemporary texts. Works like "Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide" by Lois Tyson and "The Elements of Literary Style" by William K. Wimsatt and Monroe C. Beardsley offer practical advice and theoretical insights for readers and students.

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Q. What are literary criticism books used for?

A. Literary criticism books are used to analyze, interpret, and evaluate literature. They offer various theoretical frameworks and methods to understand and critique literary works, helping readers and scholars explore themes, characters, and narrative techniques in depth.

Q. Can you recommend some foundational books on literary criticism theory?

A. Yes, some foundational books on literary criticism theory include "Literary Theory: An Introduction" by Terry Eagleton, which provides an overview of various critical approaches, and "The Theory of the Novel" by Georg Lukács, which explores the evolution and form of the novel.

Q. What is criticism literature, and why is it important?

A. Criticism literature refers to works that analyze and assess the value and significance of literary texts. It is important because it helps readers and scholars gain a deeper understanding of literature, its context, and its impact, enhancing appreciation and critical engagement with texts.

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