Literary Criticism
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Work to Be Done: Selected Essays and ReviewsEssays and critical writing drawn from a wide-ranging fifty-year career in lettersDrawn from a body of essays and reviews written over the course of nearly fifty years, Work to Be Done showcases both the depth and breadth of Bruce Whiteman's critical work. Widely published...
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Whiteness Visible: The Meaning of Whiteness in American LiteratureIn Whiteness Visible, Valerie Babb investigates the history, values, rituals, and shared consciousness that created whiteness in the United States, as well as the representations that sustain its influence on both cultural and literary vision. Babb formulates an understanding of whiteness by tracing its...
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Thom Gunn: A Cool Queer LifeA no-holds-barred biography of the great poet and sexual rebel, who could "give the dead a voice, make them sing" (Hilton Als, The New Yorker). Thom Gunn was not a confessional poet, and he withheld much, but inseparable from his rigorous, formal poetry was...
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The Romantic Spirit in the Works of J.R.R. TolkienJ.R.R. Tolkien's Arda illustrates how he incorporated and built on aesthetics, ideals, and philosophies that were, during his lifetime, associated with the Romantics of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The Romantic Spirit in the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien is a celebration of Romanticism's multiplicity,...
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The Residential Is Racial: A Perceptual History of Mass HomeownershipHousing experts and activists have long described the foundational role race has played in the creation of mass homeownership. This book insistently tracks the inverse: the role of mass homeownership in changing the definition, perception, and value of race. In The Residential is Racial...
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The Recursive Frontier: Race, Space, and the Literary Imagination of Los AngelesMichael Docherty is Postdoctoral Assistant Professor in the Department of American Studies at the University of Innsbruck, Austria.Author: Michael DochertyPublisher: State University of New York PressPublished: 05/01/2024Pages: 357Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00dISBN: 9781438497112
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The Codex MojaodicusThe Codex Mojaodicus collects three novels-in-verse --"My Sweet Conquistador," "Chaley Way," and "The Pocho Codex" -- all of which mine, mime, record and disgorge the impressions and dissertations of language as it is uttered, stuttered, and felt in a variety of tongues and heads....
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The Cambridge History of American ModernismThe Cambridge History of American Modernism examines one of the most innovative periods of American literary history. It offers a comprehensive account of the forms, genres, and media that characterized US modernism: coverage ranges from the traditional, such as short stories, novels, and poetry,...
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Study Guide to Our Town and Other Works by Thornton WilderA comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for selected works by Thornton Wilder, recognized as one of America's most respected contemporary writers. Titles in this study guide include The Cabala, The Bridge Of San Luis Rey, Heaven's My Destination, Our...
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Shakespeare: The Bard's Guide to Abuses and AffrontsBaffle your friends with your erudite knowledge of Shakespearean English, all while casually insulting them. This deluxe collection of Shakespeare's most dazzling insults is neatly separated into sections for quick retrieval when a stinging retort is demanded. Become the master of your own villainy...
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Scattered and Fugitive Things: How Black Collectors Created Archives and Remade HistoryDuring the first half of the twentieth century, a group of collectors and creators dedicated themselves to documenting the history of African American life. At a time when dominant institutions cast doubt on the value or even the idea of Black history, these bibliophiles,...
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Say This Prayer into the PastSay This Prayer into the Past reckons with cadavers in the family closet, a house lost to a wildfire, and the heartbreaking beauty of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. Along the way, Paul Willis rekindles the delights of children, the kindness of...
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Pop Goes the Weasel: Pop Goes the Weasel: The Secret Meanings of Nursery RhymesFrom the international bestselling author of Red Herrings and White Elephants--a curious guide to the hidden histories of classic nursery rhymes. Who was Mary Quite Contrary, or Georgie Porgie? How could Hey Diddle Diddle offer an essential astronomy lesson? Do Jack and Jill actually...
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Percy Shelley for Our TimesTwo centuries after Percy Shelley's death, his writings continue to resonate in remarkable ways. Shelley addressed climate change, women's liberation, nonbinary gender, and political protest, while speaking to Indigenous, queer/trans, disabled, displaced, and working-class communities. He still inspires artists and social justice movements around...
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No Gods Live Here: PoemsWINNER OF THE 2021 WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS--ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS POEMS IN TRANSLATION CONTESTNo Gods Live Here, the first book-length collection by a woman from São Tomé to appear in English, is grounded in the lush islands' history of slavery, colonialism, and independence.A career-spanning...
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Looking for Andy Griffith: A Father's JourneyAndy Griffith (1926-2012) is one of North Carolina's most beloved exports, capturing America's heart as Sheriff Andy Taylor. Evan Dalton Smith was born in the North Carolina Piedmont over four decades after Andy, just an hour south of Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy. Both...
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Laozi's DAO de Jing: A New Interpretation for a Transformative TimeA fresh, graceful translation of one of the most important and timeless classics--the foundational work of Daoism--by award-winning novelist Ken Liu, who contextualizes and demystifies this famously enigmatic text. Laozi's Dao De Jing was written around 400 BC by a compassionate soul in a...
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Interrogating Lesbian Modernism: Histories, Forms, GenresMakiko Minow coined the phrase 'lesbian modernism' in 1989. Since then, scholars of lesbian modernism have produced crucial work to critique and expand the modernist canon. At the same time, there has been ongoing critical debate about what constitutes a lesbian modernist text, who...
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IB English a Language & Literature: The Individual OralThis book is an extensive guide to the IB English A: Language & Literature Individual Oral (IO). It gives IB Diploma students tips, resources, and ideas to help them maximize their marks on the oral. Our guide offers simple, practical ways to plan, organize...
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How Dante Can Save Your LifeThe opening lines of The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri launched Rod Dreher on a journey that rescued him from exile and saved his life. Dreher found that the medieval poem offered him a surprisingly practical way of solving modern problems. Following the death...
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