Literary Criticism
Explore a diverse collection of literary criticism books, including essential theories and analyses.
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Autour Des Gracques: Etudes CritiquesEnglish summary: Re-edition of four of Carcopino's brilliant and convincing studies of the Roman Republic, including the Gracchi brothers and the death of Scipio Aemilianus. French description: Ce livre est fait de quatre etudes consacrees a quatre problemes precis que M. Carcopino a ete...
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The Way of HaikuThe Way of Haiku is a guide for learning to write the most popular form of Japanese poetry: haiku. But true to the inviting and personal style of its author, Naomi Beth Wakan, it is also an eye-opening view into the way that reading...
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The Life of Olaudah EquianoUnabridged English value reproduction of The Life of Olaudah Equiano. This classic is a must read because Olaudah writes as if the reader is right there with him, relating his story, feeling his success and his pains. It is the engrossing story in living...
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Ayn Rand: An IntroductionFew 20th century intellectuals have been as influential--and controversial--as the novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand. Her thinking still has a profound impact, particularly on those who come to it through her novels, Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead--with their core messages of individualism, self-worth, and...
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Dragon Ball Culture Volume 3: BattleGoku begins a new adventure, and this time the quest is to conquer thyself. In Dragon Ball Culture Volume 3: Battle, you'll discover the origin of Goku's training mentality. You'll see how Akira Toriyama combines thousands of years of martial arts history and modern...
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The Way of TankaThe Way of Tanka is an approachable yet comprehensive examination of the Japanese form of poetry known as tanka. The author, Naomi Beth Wakan, discusses its roots in early Japanese courts where it was considered the poetry of lovers, as well as its adaptation...
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AnimalConstellating four central topics--ghosts, colors, animals, and bees--in highly attuned prose, Dorothea Lasky explores the powers and complexities of the lyric, "metaphysical I," which she exposes as one of the central expressions of human wildness. In deceptively simple language carrying profound insights directly to...
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Another English: Anglophone Poems from Around the WorldPoetry. Anthology. Poetry Foundation's Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute poets in the world Series; Ilya Kaminsky, Series Editor. In this unprecedented anthology, acclaimed poets from around the world select poems from their countries of origin to share with a wider audience. Readers will find eloquence,...
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Ghostly Apparitions: German Idealism, the Gothic Novel, and Optical MediaDrawing together literature, media, and philosophy, Ghostly Apparitions provides a new model for media archaeology and its transformation of intellectual and literary history. Stefan Andriopoulos examines new media technologies and distinct cultural realms, tracing connections between Kant's philosophy and the magic lantern's phantasmagoria, the...
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Divas, Dames & Daredevils: Lost Heroines of Golden Age Comics"ComicsAlliance" and "ComicsBlend" Best Comic Book of the YearAuthor: Maria Elena BuszekPublisher: Exterminating Angel LLCPublished: 10/01/2013Pages: 240Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 9.07h x 7.08w x 0.60dISBN: 9781935259237Audience: Ages 9-12Review Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 08/19/2013About the AuthorMike Madrid is the author of Divas, Dames & Daredevils: Lost...
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Like Mother, Like Daughter: Stories about the Special Bond Between Mothers and DaughtersMothers and daughters of all ages will love these 101 stories about the special bond they share. How often have you seen a teenage girl pretend to be perturbed, but secretly smile, when she is told that she acts or looks just like her...
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Barefoot SoulsDetailing the lives of Syrian women living in Paris, these poems, capturing the unheard voices of women whose lives are suppressed in unimaginable ways, allow us to explore moments never mentioned in the news reports. Potent and never failing to capture the essence of...
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We Own the Forests and other PoemsHans B rli (1918-89) was born and lived in the wooded country of Hedmark in south eastern Norway. His days seem to have been divided into two separate parts: by day, he lived the physically demanding life of a lumberjack, but by night, he...
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German Expressionist Cinema: The World of Light and ShadowBefore Hollywood's golden age, German expressionist film was arguably the most important cinematic movement in the medium's history. These 'symphonies of... iridescent movement' of Weimar cinema provide some of cinema's most iconic images, and its vivid contrasts and dark spaces constitute a major influence...
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Everyman and MankindEveryman and Mankind are morality plays which mark the turn of the medieval period to the early modern, with their focus on the individual. Everyman follows a man's journey towards death and his efforts to secure himself a life thereafter, whilst Mankind shows a...
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The Dedalus Book of Literary Suicides: Dead LettersWriters have been killing themselves for centuries. From Petronius in ancient Rome to the 20th Century Japanese novelist Yukio Mishima, writers, more than any other kind of artist, have taken their own lives in an extraordinary number of ways. With bullets, poison, drugs and...
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Isla NegraFew writers are as integrally bound to a place as Pablo Neruda was to the landscape of Isla Negra on Chile's coast. From his arrival there in the late 1930s to his death in 1973, Neruda captured Isla Negra in images fundamental to an...
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Modern Masters Volume 13: Jerry OrdwayIn this latest volume of the Modern Masters series, Ordway's life and career are spotlighted as he discusses the work that's made him a fan-favorite, complete with an extensive art gallery. Also presented is a lavish color section, featuring more remarkable Ordway illustrations. One...
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The Celtic Heroic AgeA new fourth edition of an invaluable collection of literary sources, all in translation, for Celtic Europe and early Ireland and Wales. The selections are divided into three sections: the first is classical authors on the ancient celts - a huge selection including both...
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Vintage Humour: The Islamic Wine Poetry of Abu NuwasAbu Nuwas, the pre-eminent bacchic bard of the classical Arabic canon, was loved and reviled in equal measure for his lyrical celebration of Abbasid Baghdad's dissolute nightlife, his cutting satires of religion and the clergy, and the extraordinary range and virtuosity of his literary...
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