Literary Criticism
Explore a diverse collection of literary criticism books, including essential theories and analyses.
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On Not Being Able to Sleep: Psychoanalysis and the Modern WorldIn these powerful essays, Jacqueline Rose delves into the questions that keep us awake at night, into issues of privacy and writing, exposure and shame. Do women writers--Christina Rossetti, Anne Sexton, Sylvia Plath--have a special talent for self-revelation? Or are they simply more vulnerable...
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Quest for Kim: In Search of Kipling's Great GameThis book is for all those who love Kim, the masterpiece of Indian life in which Kipling immortalized the Great Game, the centuries-old power struggle between Russia and Great Britain in the depths of Central Asia. Fascinated since childhood by this strange tale of...
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The Fat Black Woman's PoemsBeauty is a fat black woman walking the fields pressing a breezed hibiscus to her cheek while the sun lights up her feet Nichols gives us images that stare us straight in the eye, images of joy, challenge, accusation. Her 'fat black woman' is...
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Zong!A haunting lifeline between archive and memory, law and poetryIn November, 1781, the captain of the slave ship Zong ordered that some 150 Africans be murdered by drowning so that the ship's owners could collect insurance monies. Relying entirely on the words of the...
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Powers of Horror: An Essay on AbjectionAuthor: Julia KristevaPublisher: Columbia University PressPublished: 01/09/2024Pages: 248Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9780231214575
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Writing on the Soil: Land and Landscape in Literature from Eastern and Southern AfricaAcross contiguous nation-states in Eastern Africa, the geographic proximity disguises an ideological complexity. Land has meant something fundamental in the sociocultural history of each country. Those concerns, however, have manifested into varied political events, and the range of struggles over land has spawned a...
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Women's Role in the Christian CommunityThe theme of this book is a reexamination of long-held traditions that have divided God's family into warring factions. This book consists of eight chapters, which chapters seek to remove the difficulties of interpreting the Word of God accurately. This book is a call...
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West of Harlem: African American Writers and the BorderlandsLuminaries of the Harlem Renaissance--Langston Hughes, Jean Toomer, Wallace Thurman, and Arna Bontemps, among others--are associated with, well . . . Harlem. But the story of these New York writers unexpectedly extends to the American West. Hughes, for instance, grew up in Kansas, Thurman...
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Understanding Agatha ChristieExplores seven startling paradoxes behind the bestselling novelist's lasting popularity Agatha Christie stands as the bestselling novelist of all time and, in terms of total sales in all genres, places only behind the Christian Bible and Shakespeare. Since the publication of The Mysterious Affair...
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Together StillYves Bonnefoy's final poetic work, a collection of reflections about poetry, legacy, and life. The international community of letters mourned the recent death of Yves Bonnefoy, universally acclaimed as one of France's greatest poets of the last half-century. A prolific author, he was often...
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The Worlds of Sherlock Holmes: The Inspiration Behind the World's Greatest DetectiveQuesting was Sherlock Holmes's business. He famously adopted the latest forensic techniques, channelled the Victorian passion for enquiry, kept abreast of the key scientific breakthroughs of his age, and conducted his investigations in an enigmatic and stylised manner. And the brains behind it all...
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The Vanished Settlers of Greenland: In Search of a Legend and Its LegacyFor four hundred years, Norse settlers battled to make southern Greenland a new, sustainable home. They strove against gales and winter cold, food shortages and in the end a shifting climate. The remnants they left behind speak of their determination to wrest an existence...
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The Selected Works of Aleksandr Bogdanov: Socialism, Marxism, Religion and ArtAlexander Aleksandrovich Bogdanov (1873-1928) was a Russian physician, philosopher, science fiction writer, and revolutionary of Belarusian ethnicity. He was a key figure in the early history of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party, being one of its cofounders and a...
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The Princeton Sourcebook in Comparative Literature: From the European Enlightenment to the Global PresentKey essays on comparative literature from the eighteenth century to today As comparative literature reshapes itself in today's globalizing age, it is essential for students and teachers to look deeply into the discipline's history and its present possibilities. The Princeton Sourcebook in Comparative Literature...
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The Power of Comics: History, Form, and CultureFully revised and updated for its second edition, The Power of Comics remains the most authoritative introduction to comic books and graphic novels - the history of the medium, its many forms and manifestations and their place in contemporary culture. The new edition includes:...
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The Oxford Handbook of the History of the Book in Early Modern EnglandThe Oxford Handbook of the History of the Book in Early Modern England provides a rich, imaginative and also accessible guide to the latest research in one of the most exciting areas of early modern studies. Written by scholars working at the cutting-edge of...
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The Orwell Reader: Fiction, Essays, and ReportageAuthor: George OrwellPublisher: Mariner Books ClassicsPublished: 03/08/1961Pages: 480Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 7.90h x 5.30w x 1.20dISBN: 9780156701761Audience: Young AdultAbout the AuthorOrwell, George: - GEORGE ORWELL (1903-1950) was born in India and served with the Imperial Police in Burma before joining the Republican Army in...
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The Limits of Love: The Lives of D. H. Lawrence and Frieda Von RichthofenThe Limits of Love: The Lives of D. H. Lawrence and Frieda von Richthofen provides a candid look at two illustrious people who tested the capacity--and the limits--of marriage. The Lawrences come alive not as simple quarreling travelers, nor as blissful domestic partners, but...
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The IliadDeemed as Homer's timeless masterpiece, The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem that tells the story of the Trojan War and the heroism of warriors on both sides. With a stunning cover design and insightful commentary, this edition is perfect for fans of...
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The Chapter: A Segmented History from Antiquity to the Twenty-First CenturyA history of the chapter from its origins in antiquity to today Why do books have chapters? With this seemingly simple question, Nicholas Dames embarks on a literary journey spanning two millennia, revealing how an ancient editorial technique became a universally recognized component of...
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