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Funny Story by Henry, Emily
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Literary Criticism

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  • The Heroine's Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture by Carriger, Gail
    The Heroine's Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture
    What is the heroine's journey? How is it different from the hero's journey? What makes Harry Potter different from Star Wars? Twilight from Wonder Woman?New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gail Carriger uses her comedic style to explore the mythological foundation of...
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  • The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson by Emerson, Ralph Waldo
    The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson
    Introduction by Mary Oliver Commentary by Henry James, Robert Frost, Matthew Arnold, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Henry David Thoreau The definitive collection of Emerson's major speeches, essays, and poetry, The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson chronicles the life's work of a true "American...
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  • The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature by Lewis, C. S.
    The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature
    The Discarded Image paints a lucid picture of the medieval world view, providing the historical and cultural background to the literature of the middle ages and renaissance. It describes the 'image' discarded by later years as 'the medieval synthesis itself, the whole organization of...
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  • The Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography by Levy, Deborah
    The Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography
    The bestselling exploration of the dimensions of love, marriage, mourning, and kinship from two-time Booker Prize finalist Deborah Levy. A New York Times Notable BookA New York Public Library Best Nonfiction Book of 2018What does it cost a woman to unsettle old boundaries and...
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  • The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal
    The Charterhouse of Parma
    Richard Howard's exuberant and definitive rendition of Stendhal's stirring tale has brought about the rediscovery of this classic by modern readers. Stendhal narrates a young aristocrat's adventures in Napoleon's army and in the court of Parma, illuminating in the process the whole cloth of...
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  • The Cambridge Centennial Edition of the Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald, F. Scott
    The Cambridge Centennial Edition of the Great Gatsby
    The Great Gatsby is often called the great American novel. Emblematic of an entire era, F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic tale of illicit desire, grand illusions, and lost dreams is rendered in a lyrical prose that revives a vanished world of glittering parties and vibrant...
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    $38.13 AUD
  • The Brothers Karamazov: Introduction by Malcolm Jones by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
    The Brothers Karamazov: Introduction by Malcolm Jones
    Dostoevsky's greatest novel is a story of murder told with hair-raising intellectual clarity and a feeling for the human condition unsurpassed in world literature. Fyodor Dostoevsky's final novel, published just before his death in 1881, chronicles the bitter love-hate struggle between a larger-than-life father...
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  • The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide by Ward, J. R.
    The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide
    New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward delivers a behind-the-scenes look at her "to die for"( Publishers Weekly) Black Dagger Brotherhood series--and a brand-new short story starring Zsadist and Bella. This is a book no Black Dagger Brotherhood fan should miss--an insider's guide that...
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  • The Black Box: Writing the Race by Gates, Henry Louis
    The Black Box: Writing the Race
    A New York Times Notable Book "Henry Louis Gates is a national treasure. Here, he returns with an intellectual and at times deeply personal meditation on the hard-fought evolution and the very meaning of African American identity, calling upon our country to transcend its...
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  • I Am the Arrow: The Life and Art of Sylvia Plath in Six Poems by Ruden, Sarah
    I Am the Arrow: The Life and Art of Sylvia Plath in Six Poems
    Acclaimed translator Sarah Ruden shares a fresh, myth-busting reading of Sylvia Plath's poems, revealing the full range and towering ambition of a great American poet. One of our leading interpreters of ancient literature, acclaimed translator Sarah Ruden (the Aeneid) has long had a passion...
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  • Forty Stories by Chekhov, Anton
    Forty Stories
    If any writer can be said to have invented the modern short story, it is Anton Chekhov. It is not just that Chekhov democratized this art form; more than that, he changed the thrust of short fiction from relating to revealing. And what marvelous...
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  • Emily Dickinson's Poems: As She Preserved Them by Dickinson, Emily
    Emily Dickinson's Poems: As She Preserved Them
    Widely considered the definitive edition of Emily Dickinson's poems, this landmark collection presents her poems here for the first time "as she preserved them," and in the order in which she wished them to appear. It is the only edition of Dickinson's complete poems...
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    $67.24 AUD
  • Comic Book Apocalypse!: The Death of Pre-Code Comics and Why It Happened, 1940-1955 by Hogan, David J.
    Comic Book Apocalypse!: The Death of Pre-Code Comics and Why It Happened, 1940-1955
    From 1940 to 1955, American society and culture underwent dramatic changes, including the introduction of the Comics Code in October 1954, which heavily impacted comic books. The Code aimed to moderate comic content in response to public opinion, including such topics as juvenile delinquency,...
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    $91.67 AUD
  • CliffsComplete Shakespeare's Hamlet by Lamb, Sidney
    CliffsComplete Shakespeare's Hamlet
    In the CliffsComplete guides, the novel's complete text and a glossary appear side-by-side with coordinating numbered lines to help you understand unusual words and phrasing. You'll also find all the commentary and resources of a standard CliffsNotes for Literature.CliffsComplete Hamlet covers details of the...
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  • Chevrolet Summers, Dairy Queen Nights by Greene, Bob
    Chevrolet Summers, Dairy Queen Nights
    No writer in America has a better feel for the country's rythms, richness, and rewards than bestselling author and syndicated columnist Bob Greene. With the color and depth of a novel, this treasury of best-loved columns captures America's small triumphs and all-too-human tragedies as...
    $29.31 AUD
    $29.31 AUD
  • Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes by Lesser, Elizabeth
    Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes
    What story would Eve have told about picking the apple? Why is Pandora blamed for opening the box? And what about the fate of Cassandra who was blessed with knowing the future but cursed so that no one believed her? What if women had...
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    $29.02 AUD
  • Beowulf Translation and Commentary (Expanded Edition) by Shippey, Tom
    Beowulf Translation and Commentary (Expanded Edition)
    Beowulf, composed around 700 A.D., is the first great epic poem in the English language. It tells the timeless story of a hero's fight against monsters and sets it against a complex background of political intrigue and tribal warfare. Situated in sixth-century Scandinavia, the...
    $50.92 AUD
    $50.92 AUD
  • Before Night Falls: A Memoir by Arenas, Reinaldo
    Before Night Falls: A Memoir
    "Any attempt to reckon with Cuba's torturous twentieth century will have to take into account Arenas's monumental work ... an essential human testimony, joyful and enraged, a triumph of conscience." -- Garth Greenwell The acclaimed memoir of queer Cuban author Reinaldo Arenas chronicling his...
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    $39.12 AUD
  • Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Classic Children's Tales by McDowell, Marta
    Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Classic Children's Tales
    A New York Times Bestseller There aren't many books more beloved than The Tale of Peter Rabbit and even fewer authors as iconic as Beatrix Potter. Her characters--Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle Duck, and all the rest--exist in a charmed world filled with flowers and...
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    $42.79 AUD
  • A Personal Matter by Oe, Kenzaburo
    A Personal Matter
    Oe's most important novel, A Personal Matter, has been called by The New York Times "close to a perfect novel." In A Personal Matter, Oe has chosen a difficult, complex though universal subject: how does one face and react to the birth of an...
    $27.51 AUD
    $27.51 AUD

Literary criticism books are essential resources for anyone interested in analyzing and understanding literature on a deeper level. These books offer insights into various literary theories, critique methods, and analytical approaches that help readers and scholars interpret and evaluate literary works.

Literary criticism books delve into the analysis of literature, exploring how different aspects such as themes, characters, and narratives contribute to a text's meaning and impact. They provide valuable frameworks and perspectives that enhance the reader's ability to engage critically with literary texts.

Criticism literature includes works that assess and interpret the value and significance of various literary genres, styles, and authors. Books such as "The Western Canon" by Harold Bloom and "How to Read Literature Like a Professor" by Thomas C. Foster are highly regarded for their comprehensive exploration of literary traditions and techniques.

Literary criticism theory encompasses a range of approaches to understanding literature. These theories include formalism, structuralism, post-structuralism, feminism, and post-colonialism, among others. Books like "Literary Theory: An Introduction" by Terry Eagleton and "The Theory of the Novel" by Georg Lukács offer foundational knowledge in these critical perspectives, providing readers with tools to analyze texts through various lenses.

For those seeking the best books to read on literary criticism, it’s helpful to explore both classic and contemporary texts. Works like "Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide" by Lois Tyson and "The Elements of Literary Style" by William K. Wimsatt and Monroe C. Beardsley offer practical advice and theoretical insights for readers and students.

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Q. What are literary criticism books used for?

A. Literary criticism books are used to analyze, interpret, and evaluate literature. They offer various theoretical frameworks and methods to understand and critique literary works, helping readers and scholars explore themes, characters, and narrative techniques in depth.

Q. Can you recommend some foundational books on literary criticism theory?

A. Yes, some foundational books on literary criticism theory include "Literary Theory: An Introduction" by Terry Eagleton, which provides an overview of various critical approaches, and "The Theory of the Novel" by Georg Lukács, which explores the evolution and form of the novel.

Q. What is criticism literature, and why is it important?

A. Criticism literature refers to works that analyze and assess the value and significance of literary texts. It is important because it helps readers and scholars gain a deeper understanding of literature, its context, and its impact, enhancing appreciation and critical engagement with texts.

Q. Where can I find the best literary criticism books?

A. You can find the best literary criticism books at online bookstores such as BooksDeli.com. These bookstores offer a wide selection of both classic and contemporary texts on literary criticism, making it easy to access essential readings and expand your knowledge.

Q. How do I choose the right literary criticism book for my needs?

A. To choose the right literary criticism book, consider your interests and the type of literature you are studying. Look for books that cover the specific theories or approaches you want to explore. Reviews, recommendations, and best-seller lists can also guide you in selecting books that are well-regarded and relevant to your needs.

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