Literary Criticism
Explore a diverse collection of literary criticism books, including essential theories and analyses.
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Baldwin, Styron, and MeAn unlikely literary friendship from the past sheds light on the radicalization of public debate around identity, race, and censorship.In 1961, James Baldwin spent several months in William Styron's guest house. They wrote during the day, then spent long evenings confiding in each other...
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A Theology of FictionWhat does literature-both classic and contemporary-have to do with God? A Theology of Fiction looks at our inheritance as "people of the book" to consider how stories found outside of Scripture can-often in oblique but potentially transformative ways-speak to us of the Word. A...
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Articulating Difference: Sex and Language in the German Nineteenth CenturyEnriches contemporary debates about gender and language by probing the histories of the philosophy and sciences of language. Drawing on a wide range of texts, from understudied ethnographic and scientific works to canonical literature and philosophy, Sophie Salvo uncovers the prehistory of the inextricability...
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Artaud's Metamorphosis: From Hieroglyphs to Bodies without OrgansDespite being one of the most influential artists and writers of the mid-20th Century, Antonin Artaud's voice remains inadequately deciphered. Artaud's Metamorphosis is the first book on the transformation from his 'early' to 'late' work, and it shows how the 'final' Artaud leads straight...
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A Reading of The Tale of GenjiThe seven essays in this book present an in-depth reading of The Tale of Genji. They are entitled "Genji and Murasaki: Between Love and Pride"; "Genji and Suzaku: The Disaster of the Third Princess"; "Genji and Suzaku: The Possibility of Ukifune"; "Genji and the...
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An Elm Creek Quilts Companion: New Fiction, Traditions, Quilts, and Favorite Moments from the Beloved SeriesPraise for Jennifer Chiaverini and the Elm Creek Quilts series "Chiaverini's themes of love, loss, and healing will resonate with many, and her characters' stories are inspiring." --Publishers Weekly "Chiaverini has an impressive ability to bring a time and place alive." --Romantic Times Book...
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A History of Latin Literature from its Beginnings to the Age of AugustusAuthor: Laurel Fulkerson, Jeffrey TatumPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 11/21/2024Pages: 406Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.56lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94dISBN: 9781108481779
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A Demon Spirit: Arabic Hunting PoemsVerses on hunter and quarry from a giant of Arabic poetry Arguably the greatest poet of the Arabic language, Abū Nuwās was renowned for his innovations in poetic genre and style and was a larger-than-life figure even among his contemporaries in Abbasid Baghdad. In...
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Absorption Narratives: Jewishness, Blackness, and Indigeneity in the Cultural Imaginary of the AmericasIn Absorption Narratives, Stephanie M. Pridgeon explores cultural depictions of Jewishness, Blackness, and Indigeneity within a comparative, inter-American framework. The dynamics of Jewishness interacting with other racial categories differ significantly in Latin America and the Caribbean compared with those in the United States and...
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Zombie Futures in Literature, Media and Culture: Pandemics, Society and the Evolution of the Undead in the 21st CenturyAn innovative investigation into how zombie narratives over the past ten years have been specifically leading up to a unique intersection with the world as it exists in the 2020s, this book posits the undead as a vehicle to communicate humanity's pathway into, and...
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Writing Themselves Into the Movement: Child Authors of the Black Arts EraBetween 1967 and 1972, a previously obscure group of authors entered the US cultural spotlight. During this five-year period, at least thirty anthologies of poetry and prose by African American, Latinx, Asian American, and Native American children came out of adult-led workshops, classrooms, and...
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Writing Fantasy and Science FictionAlthough the problems of writing fantasy and science fiction include all those pertaining to the writing of any kind of fiction, particular problems arise in stories in which unprecedented things can and do happen, as well as stories that often involve unhuman characters of...
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Writing Europe in Renaissance France: Travels in Reality and ImaginationIn this original study, Niall Oddy explores representations of Europe in sixteenth and early-seventeenth century French writing to argue that Europe as an idea evolved in productive dialogue with emerging national consciousness, not as an alternative to the nation state. Analysing literary texts alongside...
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Unveiled: Overcoming Trauma to Walk in Your Divine PurposeIn these pages, you will find a blend of women's personal stories, scriptures, and spiritual wisdom designed to guide you on your journey. Each chapter serves as a testimony and stepping stone, encouraging the reader to confront your past, embrace your authentic self, and...
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The Wound and the Bow: Seven Studies in Literature"In the best tradition of literary criticism... combines exact information with shrewd and searching penetration into the personal life of the artist." -The New York Times Where does artistic genius come from? Originally published in 1941, this classic work of literary critique by Edmund...
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The White Orchard: Selected Interviews, Essays, and PoemsA poet's creative process comes to light in this latest book by National Book Award recipient Arthur Sze. Sze has assembled an illuminating selection of seven interviews, three essays, and poems to examine the evolution of his compositions, his decades teaching poetry, and his...
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The Stranger and the Chinese Moral ImaginationIn the last two decades, China has become a dramatically more urban society and hundreds of millions of people have changed residence in the process. Family and communal bonds have been broken in a country once known as "a society of kith and kin."...
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The Sky Is Our Song: The Phaenomena of AratusAn ancient Greek guide to the heavens, translated in a new accessible modern English edition. A poetic guide to the heavens, the Phaenomena of Aratus--dating from around 270 BCE--was widely known across the ancient world, second only in fame to the works of Homer....
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"The Pompe and Pride of Man": Pride and Humility in Early New EnglandHuddled on dank ships and tossed about in the waves of the Atlantic, English Puritans envisioned a new society predicated on the values of individual and communal humility. Pride, a pervasive sin, jeopardized their very survival and incited God's wrath. The first generation of...
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The Poem of My CidOne of the most powerful and sustained works in all medieval literature, without which no series could be considered complete. The Poem of My Cid deals with the exploits of the medieval Castilian warrior, beginning with the sorrow of his departure into exile and...
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