Literary Criticism
Explore a diverse collection of literary criticism books, including essential theories and analyses.
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The SprawlFor decades the suburbs have been where art happens despite: despite the conformity, the emptiness, the sameness. Time and again, the story is one of gems formed under pressure and that resentment of the suburbs is the key ingredient for creative transcendence. But what...
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ThresholesThresholes is both a doorway and an absence, a roadmap and a remembering. In this almanac of place and memory, Lara Mimosa Montes writes of her family's past, returning to the Bronx of the 70s and 80s and the artistry that flourished there. What...
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Knight's MoveFirst published in 1923, Knight's Move is a collection of articles and short critical pieces that Viktor Shklovsky, no doubt the most original literary critic and theoretician of the twentieth century, wrote for the newspaper The Life of Art between 1919 and 1921. With...
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Love and Death in the American NovelA retrospective article on Leslie Fiedler in the New York Times Book Review in 1965 referred to Love and Death in the American Novel as "one of the great, essential books on the American imagination . . . an accepted major work." This groundbreaking...
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Menendez: Pedro Menendez de Aviles, Captain General of the Ocean SeaEveryone knows of Columbus and Ponce de Leon, but the name of Menendez is not as familiar. Yet Pedro Menendez de Aviles might truly be called one of the founding fathers of America, for he was the founder of the nation's oldest city--St. Augustine....
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Star Trek FAQ (Unofficial and Unauthorized): Everything Left to Know about the First Voyages of the Starship EnterpriseThis book is not endorsed, sponsored, or affiliated with CBS Studios Inc., Paramount Pictures, or the Star Trek franchise. Star Trek FAQ tells the complete story of Star Trek, from the before the beginning (the books, films, and TV shows that inspired producer Gene...
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The Roads Have Come to an End Now: Selected and Last Poems of Rolf JacobsenNorway's Rolf Jacobsen is one of Europe's most acclaimed writers yet, as Robert Bly points out in his introduction: This magnificent poet is so little known in the United States. This bilingual edition, which selects the best work from Jacobsen's ten volumes, will help...
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Geek Sublime: The Beauty of Code, the Code of BeautyThe nonfiction debut from the author of the international bestseller "Sacred Games" about the surprising overlap between writing and computer codingVikram Chandra has been a computer programmer for almost as long as he has been a novelist. In this extraordinary new book, his first...
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Henry IV - Part One: A Broadview Internet Shakespeare EditionRosemary Gaby provides an engaging guide to the real-life sources, literary contexts, and performance history of one of Shakespeare's most beloved--and contentious--plays. Author: William ShakespearePublisher: Broadview Press IncPublished: 09/09/2013Pages: 200Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60dISBN: 9781554810512Audience: Young AdultAbout the Author Rosemary...
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Troubling Tricksters: Revisioning Critical ConversationsTroubling Tricksters is a collection of theoretical essays, creative pieces, and critical ruminations that provides a re-visioning of trickster criticism in light of recent backlash against it. The complaints of some Indigenous writers, the critique from Indigenous nationalist critics, and the changing of academic...
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Julio Cesar (Spanish) EditionEs una obra tr gica que recrea la conspiraci n en contra del dictador romano Julio C sar, su homicidio y sus secuelas. Constituye uno de las tantos trabajos shakespearianos basados en hechos hist ricos.Author: William ShakespearePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublished: 06/28/2017Pages: 68Binding Type:...
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El Retrato de Dorian Gray (Spanish) EditionWilde revisar a la obra, har a varias modificaciones y agregar a nuevos cap tulos para su publicaci n posterior como novela, su nica obra publicada como novela.Author: Oscar WildePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublished: 05/17/2017Pages: 94Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.19dISBN:...
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Let's Learn German! German Learning for KidsThis book is perfect for the really little ones who are only beginning to learn a new language. Designed to catch and maintain their interests in the German language, this book is heavily loaded with creative lessons and activities to make the learning fun....
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Influencing Hemingway: People and Places That Shaped His Life and WorkErnest Hemingway embraced adventure and courted glamorous friends while writing articles, novels, and short stories that captivated the world. Hemingway's personal relationships and experiences influenced the content of his fiction, while the progression of places where the author chose to live and work shaped...
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The MetamorphosisThe Metamorphosis is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. It has been called one of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century and is studied in colleges and universities across the Western world.The story begins with a traveling salesman,...
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Revelations: Black & White Edition: An In-Depth Look at the Themes and Symbols of Puella Magi Madoka MagicaRevelations is an exploration of the unique storytelling style of the critically acclaimed anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica. It deciphers the visual symbolism, narrative metaphor, and literary themes of the series to give the reader enhanced insight into the characters, their motivations, and the...
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Come and Sleep: The Folklore of the Japanese FoxIdeal wife and sexual vampire. Prankster and saint. Tree and train. The Japanese fox left her paw-print on Japanese culture. She challenges traditional, negative views of women. She brings harmony and division. She possesses and protects. She is the shape of Japan's soul. Discover...
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Lucian, True Stories: An Intermediate Ancient Greek ReaderLucian's True Stories is an excellent text for students who have completed the first year of college-level Ancient Greek or its equivalent. Its length is relatively modest, its syntax is generally straightforward, and its narrative - a sophisticated satire that blends elements of fantasy...
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Whither Fanon?: Studies in the Blackness of BeingFrantz Fanon may be most known for his more obviously political writings, but in the first instance, he was a clinician, a black Caribbean psychiatrist who had the improbable task of treating disturbed and traumatized North African patients during the wars of decolonization. Investigating...
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The Idea of the Labyrinth from Classical Antiquity Through the Middle AgesAncient and medieval labyrinths embody paradox, according to Penelope Reed Doob. Their structure allows a double perspective--the baffling, fragmented prospect confronting the maze-treader within, and the comprehensive vision available to those without. Mazes simultaneously assert order and chaos, artistry and confusion, articulated clarity and...
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