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Literary Criticism

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  • Tim Sale: Black and White - Revised and Expanded by Starkings, Richard
    Tim Sale: Black and White - Revised and Expanded
    Tim Sale discusses his life and work in this comprehensive and lavishly illustrated volume. This new, revised, and expanded edition of the original sold-out and out-of-print Tim Sale: Black and White previously published by Active Images features never-before-seen art from the illustrator of NBC's...
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  • Time Come: Selected Prose by Johnson, Linton Kwesi
    Time Come: Selected Prose
    'Key to understanding Black British history' - The Sunday Times'Sharp and still relevant' - Zadie Smith One of the great poets of modern times, and a deeply respected political and cultural activist and social critic, Linton Kwesi Johnson is also a prolific writer of...
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  • Thomas Nashe and Literary Performance by Preedy, Chloe Kathleen
    Thomas Nashe and Literary Performance
    Thomas Nashe is typically regarded as an urban author and a University wit, but his writings are inflected and shaped by regional travel, 'non-literary', non-elite works, and oral culture. The essays in this collection address Nashe's use of the past, his engagement with the...
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  • The Writer as Migrant by Jin, Ha
    The Writer as Migrant
    Novelist Ha Jin raises questions about language, migration, and the place of literature in a rapidly globalizing world. Consisting of three interconnected essays, The Writer as Migrant sets Ha Jin's own work and life alongside those of other literary exiles, creating a conversation across...
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  • The Truth About Palestine: The Warmest Space was My Mother by Ayesh, Nariman Ahmad Yousef
    The Truth About Palestine: The Warmest Space was My Mother
    In this collection of memoir-like essays, author Nariman Ayesh shares her personal journey in reconciling her identity through an exploration of literature, poetry, and family history.As a teenager, author Nariman Ayesh struggled to claim her identity. Her parents had been born in the nation...
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  • The Study: The Inner Life of Renaissance Libraries by Hui, Andrew
    The Study: The Inner Life of Renaissance Libraries
    A uniquely personal account of the life and enduring legacy of the Renaissance library With the advent of print in the fifteenth century, Europe's cultural elite assembled personal libraries as refuges from persecutions and pandemics. Andrew Hui tells the remarkable story of the Renaissance...
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  • The Penguin Book of Renaissance Verse: 1509-1659 by Various
    The Penguin Book of Renaissance Verse: 1509-1659
    The era between the accession of Henry VIII and the crisis of the English republic in 1659 formed one of the most fertile epochs in world literature. This anthology offers a broad selection of its poetry, and includes a wide range of works by...
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  • Theorizing Post-Disaster Literature in Japan: Revisiting the Literary and Cultural Landscape after the Triple Disasters by Kimura, Saeko
    Theorizing Post-Disaster Literature in Japan: Revisiting the Literary and Cultural Landscape after the Triple Disasters
    This seminal book is the first sustained critical work that engages with the varieties of literature following the triple disasters--the earthquake, tsunami, and meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant.Author: Saeko KimuraPublisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/BloomsburyPublished: 04/08/2024Pages: 228Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w...
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  • The Order and Disorder of Communication: Pamphlets and Polemics in the Seventeenth-Century Ottoman Empire by Shafir, Nir
    The Order and Disorder of Communication: Pamphlets and Polemics in the Seventeenth-Century Ottoman Empire
    The seventeenth-century Ottoman Empire was rife with polemical debate, around worshipping at saints' graves, medical procedures, smoking tobacco, and other everyday practices. Fueling these debates was a new form of writing--the pamphlet, a cheap, short, and mobile text that provided readers with simplified legal...
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  • The Mediated Arctic: Poetics and Politics of Contemporary Circumpolar Geographies by Riquet, Johannes
    The Mediated Arctic: Poetics and Politics of Contemporary Circumpolar Geographies
    The mediated Arctic analyses the multiple relations between geography and cultural production that have long shaped - and are currently transforming - the circumpolar world. It explores how twenty-first-century cultural practitioners imagine and poeticise various elements of Arctic geography, and in doing so negotiate...
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  • The Angel and the Amazing Life of Maggie Love by Fabis, C. R.
    The Angel and the Amazing Life of Maggie Love
    "When I took this assignment, I knew Maggie had killed 20 people. I knew that and little else. Yes, I am an Angel, although we prefer to be called Inspectors simply because that's what we do. We inspect a recently deceased person's soul. As...
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  • Sylvia Plath: A Very Short Introduction by Clark, Heather
    Sylvia Plath: A Very Short Introduction
    Sylvia Plath is one of the most influential and iconic American writers of the twentieth century, popular with academic and general audiences alike. Plath, who died at age 30, left behind a body of work that changed the direction of modern poetry, and buttressed...
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  • Soul and Form by Luk?cs, Georg
    Soul and Form
    György Lukacs was a Hungarian Marxist philosopher, writer, and literary critic who shaped mainstream European Communist thought. Soul and Form was his first book, published in 1910, and it established his reputation, treating questions of linguistic expressivity and literary style in the works of...
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  • Relics, Dreams, Voyages: World Baroque by Davidson, Peter
    Relics, Dreams, Voyages: World Baroque
    This book presents a wide-ranging and original meditation on cartographies of connection in all the arts of the baroque period.Author: Peter DavidsonPublisher: Manchester University PressPublished: 07/30/2024Pages: 320Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.38lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75dISBN: 9781526169341About the AuthorPeter Davidson is Senior Research Fellow in...
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  • Reimagining the Past in the Borderlands of Medieval England and Wales by Henley, Georgia
    Reimagining the Past in the Borderlands of Medieval England and Wales
    Challenging the standard view that England emerged as a dominant power and Wales faded into obscurity after Edward I's conquest in 1282, this book considers how Welsh (and British) history became an enduringly potent instrument of political power in the late Middle Ages. Brought...
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  • Redrawing the Western: A History of American Comics and the Mythic West by Grady, William
    Redrawing the Western: A History of American Comics and the Mythic West
    A history of American Western genre comics and how they interacted with contemporaneous political and popular culture.Redrawing the Western charts a history of the Western genre in American comics from the late 1800s through the 1970s and beyond. Encompassing the core years in which...
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  • Reading the Odyssey: A Guide to Homer's Narrative by Grethlein, Jonas
    Reading the Odyssey: A Guide to Homer's Narrative
    A fresh and original introduction to the Odyssey--and how it continues to shape literature, film, art and even the ways we make sense of our lives Reading the Odyssey is an introduction to Homer's masterpiece like no other. It combines a cultural and intellectual...
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  • Reading Audio Readers: Book Consumption in the Streaming Age by Berglund, Karl
    Reading Audio Readers: Book Consumption in the Streaming Age
    The first computational study of reading to focus on audiobooks, this book uses a unique and substantial set of reader consumption data to show how audiobooks and digital streaming platforms affect our literary culture. Offering an academic perspective on the kind of user data...
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  • Poetry for the Many by Corbyn, Jeremy
    Poetry for the Many
    Jeremy Corbyn and Len McCluskey collaborated to help achieve the biggest electoral success for socialism in recent British history. The two men share a passionate belief in a fairer, more equal Britain, encapsulated in Labour's election slogan "For the many, not the few." That...
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  • Poetry and the Built Environment: A Theory of the Flesh of Art by Fowler, Elizabeth
    Poetry and the Built Environment: A Theory of the Flesh of Art
    Like gardens, sculptures, paintings, and architecture, Fowler argues, poems are cultural artifacts designed to appeal to our divergent human bodies. As we move through the built environment, we draw on our achieved expertise in negotiating its complex instructions to us. So it is when...
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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.

Q. Where can I find the best literary criticism books?

A. You can find the best literary criticism books at online bookstores such as BooksDeli.com. These bookstores offer a wide selection of both classic and contemporary texts on literary criticism, making it easy to access essential readings and expand your knowledge.

Q. How do I choose the right literary criticism book for my needs?

A. To choose the right literary criticism book, consider your interests and the type of literature you are studying. Look for books that cover the specific theories or approaches you want to explore. Reviews, recommendations, and best-seller lists can also guide you in selecting books that are well-regarded and relevant to your needs.

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