Literary Criticism
Explore a diverse collection of literary criticism books, including essential theories and analyses.
-
Drawing the Curtain: Cervantes's Theatrical RevelationsDrawing the Curtain examines the ways in which Miguel de Cervantes experiments with theatre and exploits theatricality in his diverse literary creations. Author: Esther Fern�ndezPublisher: University of Toronto PressPublished: 11/09/2022Pages: 392Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.02lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00dISBN: 9781487508777This title is only available...
- HK$1,554.16
- HK$1,554.16
- Unit price
- per
-
Miriam's TambourineDrawing upon their rich religious and cultural heritage--a heritage that stretches back to Biblical times and passes through many varied epochs and environments--Jewish sages, artists, writers, and storytellers have continually created imaginative and evocative formulations of Jewishphilosophy, literature, art, law, liturgy, ritual, and especially...
- HK$674.46
- HK$674.46
- Unit price
- per
-
British Culture After Empire: Race, Decolonisation and Migration Since 1945This book follows the afterlives of empire from 1945 to present day, providing an interdisciplinary analysis of how the legacy of empire continues to shape the cultures, politics, spaces and memories of contemporary Britain. The essays it contains illustrate this with reference to a...
- HK$2,701.91
- HK$2,701.91
- Unit price
- per
-
SlugTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'An intoxicating mixture of poetry and prose, Slug is a taboo-busting delight' SCOTSMAN 'One of the best poets we have' MATT HAIG 'She writes with honesty, conviction, humour and love' KAE TEMPEST The bestselling collection of poetry and prose from the...
- HK$219.29
- HK$219.29
- Unit price
- per
-
Political Affairs of the Heart: Female Travel Writers, the Sentimental Travelogue, and Revolution, 1775-1800Richly researched and engagingly written, Political Affairs of the Heart traces the emergence of female sentimental travel writing in late eighteenth-century Britain, and posits its centrality to women's engagement with national and gender politics. This study examines four travel narratives written by women between...
- HK$2,508.99
- HK$2,508.99
- Unit price
- per
-
Sentence: Ten Years and a Thousand Books in PrisonA memoir of a decade in prison by a well-educated young addict known as the "Apologetic Bandit" In 2003 Daniel Genis, the son of a famous Soviet émigré writer, broadcaster, and culture critic, was fresh out of NYU when he faced a serious heroin...
- HK$341.34
- HK$341.34
- Unit price
- per
-
Performative Reflections of Indian Traditions: Towards a Liveable LearningThis book focuses on the cohering elements across various texts and traditions of India. It engages with several significant works from the Sanskrit tradition and emphasizes the need to move beyond colonial and postcolonial engagements with the enduring cultural pasts of India. The chapters...
- HK$2,010.94
- HK$2,010.94
- Unit price
- per
-
Rome: Modernity, Postmodernity and BeyondWhat do we know of the city of Rome, beyond the repertoire of images of universally recognisable monuments? In this new volume, architects, planners, historians, literary and film theorists come together to discuss the city beyond the walls: the city where the majority of...
- HK$274.08
- HK$274.08
- Unit price
- per
-
The Old English Version of the GospelsAuthor: R. M. LiuzzaPublisher: Early English Text SocietyPublished: 06/30/2017Pages: 280Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.08lbsSize: 8.82h x 5.66w x 0.85dISBN: 9780859917902About the AuthorR.M. Liuzza This title is only available via back order
- HK$675.53
- HK$675.53
- Unit price
- per
-
Sonia Sanchez's Poetic Spirit through HaikuThis collection of ten critical essays is the first scholarly criticism of haiku by Sonia Sanchez. Her haiku, full of power and emotional voice for people, love, human nature, and African American experience, redefine haiku in English and African American poetic expression with her...
- HK$913.93
- HK$913.93
- Unit price
- per
-
Oral Literature of the Asians in East AfricaA further new title in this series on East African oral literature, considering East African-Indian genres of oral literature and cultures, which developed as people from India/Asia migrated to East Africa. The authors discuss how these literatures have been a source of creativity and...
- HK$733.38
- HK$733.38
- Unit price
- per
-
Unverschmerzt: Johannes Bobrowski - Leben Und WerkZum 40. Todesjahr legt der Band neue Studien zu Leben und Werk des Lyrikers und Erz hlers Johannes Bobrowski (1917-1965) vor. Mit 29 Beitr gen aus zehn L ndern wird erstmals versucht, das breite thematische und methodische Spektrum der internationalen Forschung ber diesen Autor...
- HK$659.12
- HK$659.12
- Unit price
- per
-
Erziehung Zu Menschlichkeit Und Demokratie: Erich Kaestner Und Seine Zeitschrift 'Pinguin' Im Erziehungsgefuege Der NachkriegszeitErziehung war noch nie die ausschliessliche Angelegenheit von Eltern und Padagogen. Die Medien hatten seit jeher einen Einfluss, der gelegentlich bewusst zur Miterziehung genutzt wurde. Dies machte sich Erich Kastner zu eigen. Mit Hilfe einer Zeitschrift versuchte er die im 3. Reich aufgewachsene Jugend...
- HK$1,793.79
- HK$1,793.79
- Unit price
- per
-
Ovide, Les Metamorphoses: Tome I: Livres I-VEnglish summary: If the metamorphoses stories were very popular throughout antiquity and especially during the Alexandrian period, the collection of Ovid is by far the most famous. Written before the exile of the poet, the books of the Metamorphoses XV relate not only transformations,...
- HK$617.52
- HK$617.52
- Unit price
- per
-
Simply Austen"Simply Austen is simply a must for anyone just starting off their Janeite journey or for those wanting a quick refresher course. Jam-packed with biographical facts and contexts, this smart pocket tutorial offers a fast-paced and accessible distillation of what scholars and biographers have...
- HK$121.78
- HK$121.78
- Unit price
- per
-
PuswhispererA year in the life of an Oregon Infectious Disease specialist. These essays and anecdotes illustrate nearly all the reasons an Infectious Disease consult is called, from tapeworms and lice to MRSA and the flu. Diagnostic dilemmas alternate with humorous and opinionated essays on...
- HK$259.92
- HK$259.92
- Unit price
- per
-
Silver Road: Maps, Essays and CalligraphiesPoetry. Middle Eastern Studies. LGBTQIA Studies. In 1953, Yoko Ono wrote a score called Secret Piece, an open-ended formula for musical performance in a forest at daybreak. Beginning with this invitation to creation, and using essays, diary entries, prose maps, and verse fragments, Kazim...
- HK$273.54
- HK$273.54
- Unit price
- per
-
The Philosophy of Ecstasy: Rumi and the Sufi TraditionJalal al-Din Rumi (1207-73), founder of the Mevlevi Sufi order of "Whirling Dervishes," is the best-selling poet in America today. The wide-ranging appeal of his work is such that UNESCO declared 2007 to be "International Rumi Year." However, his writings represent much more than...
- HK$291.94
- HK$291.94
- Unit price
- per
-
One Hundred Great Jewish Books: Three Millennia of Jewish ConversationAn introduction to one hundred great Jewish books, arranged as a concise and thought-provoking guide to the Jewish conversation across many centuries. Each of the entries features one work in its historical and cultural context, provides a summary of content and author, and reflects...
- HK$206.54
- HK$206.54
- Unit price
- per
-
The Adventurous Decade: Comic Strips in the ThirtiesLong out of print, The Adventurous Decade is now available again, covering the background and art of such strips as Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, Tarzan, Scorchy Smith, Dick Tracy, Terry and the Pirates, Prince Valiant, The Phantom, Brick Bradford, The Spirit, and Don Winslow...
- HK$304.59
- HK$304.59
- Unit price
- per