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  • The Original Handbook for the Recently Deceased by Needham, Claude
    The Original Handbook for the Recently Deceased
    Covers such topics as etiquette during one's own funeral, fun games to play when you are dead, how to tell where you are, how to put up with eternity, and much more.Author: Claude NeedhamPublisher: Gateways Books & TapesPublished: 12/01/2000Pages: 121Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 9.00h...
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  • Poetria Nova by Geoffrey of Vinsauf
    Poetria Nova
    The Poetria nova, written by the Englishman Geoffrey of Vinsauf shortly after 1200, was the most influential medieval treatise on rhetorical poetics. Modeled on Horace's Ars poetica, it is an art of poetry (and prose) in 2121 hexameter verses. With its updated scholarship and...
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  • Mythical Figures: Uniform Edition of the Writings of James Hillman, Vol. 6 by Hillman, James
    Mythical Figures: Uniform Edition of the Writings of James Hillman, Vol. 6
    This volume collects Hillman's papers and lectures on the main figures of mythology, including Dionysus, Oedipus, Moses, Mars, and Athene.Author: James HillmanPublisher: Spring PublicationsPublished: 08/01/2007Pages: 336Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.35lbsSize: 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.10dISBN: 9780882145846About the AuthorThe pioneering imaginative psychology of James Hillman that...
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  • Reading Hemingway's Men Without Women: Glossary and Commentary by Flora, Joseph M.
    Reading Hemingway's Men Without Women: Glossary and Commentary
    "The aim of this book is not to have the final word on the meaning of the stories that compose Men Without Women. Rather, the study attempts to probe the events of each story as we encounter them. It seeks to explain historical references,...
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  • A Question of Time: J.R.R. Tolkien's Toad to Faerie by Flieger, Verlyn
    A Question of Time: J.R.R. Tolkien's Toad to Faerie
    J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and Silmarillion have long been recognized as among the most popular fiction of the twentieth century, and most critical analysis of Tolkien has centered on these novels. Granted access by the Tolkien estate and the...
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  • Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece by Gorra, Michael
    Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece
    Henry James (1843-1916) has had many biographers, but Michael Gorra has taken an original approach to this great American progenitor of the modern novel, combining elements of biography, criticism, and travelogue in re-creating the dramatic backstory of James's masterpiece, Portrait of a Lady (1881)....
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  • The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age by Birkerts, Sven
    The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age
    A reissue of the book that first examined the future of reading and literature in the electronic age, now with a new introduction and Afterword In our zeal to embrace the wonders of the electronic age, are we sacrificing our literary culture? Renowned critic...
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  • Jane Eyre's Sisters: How Women Live and Write the Heroine's Story by Bower, Jody Gentian
    Jane Eyre's Sisters: How Women Live and Write the Heroine's Story
    Ever since women in the West first started publishing works of fiction, they have written about a heroine who must wander from one place to another as she searches for a way to live the life she wants to live, a life through which...
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  • The Jewel-Hinged Jaw: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction by Delany, Samuel R.
    The Jewel-Hinged Jaw: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction
    An indispensable work of science fiction criticism revised and expandedSamuel R. Delany's The Jewel-Hinged Jaw appeared originally in 1977, and is now long out of print and hard to find. The impact of its demonstration that science fiction was a special language, rather than...
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  • The Book of Questions: Book of Yukel, and Return to the Book by Jabès, Edmond
    The Book of Questions: Book of Yukel, and Return to the Book
    A meditative narrative of Jewish Experience and man's relation to the world.The Book of Questions, of which volumes IV, V, VI are together published here, is a meditative narrative of Jewish Experience, and, more generally, man's relation to the world. In these volumes the...
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  • An Irish Literature Reader: Poetry, Prose, Drama by Murphy, Maureen O'Rourke
    An Irish Literature Reader: Poetry, Prose, Drama
    In a volume that has become a standard text in Irish studies and serves as a course-friendly alternative to the Field Day anthology, editors Maureen O'Rourke Murphy and James MacKillop survey thirteen centuries of Irish literature, including Old Irish epic and lyric poetry, Irish...
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  • The Committee by Ibrahim, Sonallah
    The Committee
    This wry take on Kafka's novel The Trial revolves around its narrator's attempts to petition successfully the elusive ruling body of his country, known simply as the Committee. Consequences for his actions range from the absurd to the hideous. Ibrahim offers an unbroken first-person...
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  • Afrofuturism Rising: The Literary Prehistory of a Movement by Lavender, Isiah, III
    Afrofuturism Rising: The Literary Prehistory of a Movement
    Growing out of the music scene, afrofuturism has emerged as an important aesthetic through films such as Black Panther and Get Out. While the significance of these sonic and visual avenues for afrofuturism cannot be underestimated, literature remains fundamental to understanding its full dimensions....
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  • Rhetoric in Antiquity by Pernot, Laurent
    Rhetoric in Antiquity
    Originally published as La Rh torique dans l'Antiquit (2000), this new English edition provides students with a valuable introduction to understanding the classical art of rhetoric and its place in ancient society and politics. Rhetoric formed an essential part of teaching and general culture....
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  • Unchained Voices: An Anthology of Black Authors in the English-Speaking World of the Eighteenth Century by Carretta, Vincent
    Unchained Voices: An Anthology of Black Authors in the English-Speaking World of the Eighteenth Century
    Vincent Carretta has assembled the most comprehensive anthology ever published of writings by eighteenth-century people of African descent, capturing the surprisingly diverse experiences of blacks on both sides of the Atlantic--America, Britain, the West Indies, and Africa--between 1760 and 1798.Author: Vincent CarrettaPublisher: University Press...
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  • Horoscopes for the Dead by Collins, Billy
    Horoscopes for the Dead
    WINNER--BEST POETRY--GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NEWSWEEK/THE DAILY BEAST NATIONAL BESTSELLER Billy Collins is widely acknowledged as a prominent player at the table of modern American poetry. And in this smart, lyrical, and mischievous collection of...
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  • The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them All by Bassham, Gregory
    The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them All
    The Lord of the Rings is intended to be applicable to the real world of relationships, religion, pleasure, pain, and politics. Tolkien himself said that his grand tale of wizards, orcs, hobbits, and elves was aimed at truth and good morals in the actual...
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  • A Natural History of the Romance Novel by Regis, Pamela
    A Natural History of the Romance Novel
    The romance novel has the strange distinction of being the most popular but least respected of literary genres. While it remains consistently dominant in bookstores and on best-seller lists, it is also widely dismissed by the critical community. Scholars have alleged that romance novels...
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  • Is That Kafka?: 99 Finds by Stach, Reiner
    Is That Kafka?: 99 Finds
    In the course of compiling his highly acclaimed three-volume biography of Kafka, while foraying to libraries and archives from Prague to Israel, Reiner Stach made one astounding discovery after another: unexpected photographs, inconsistencies in handwritten texts, excerpts from letters, and testimonies from Kafka's contemporaries...
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  • Reading Vergil's Aeneid, 23: An Interpretive Guide by Perkell, Christine
    Reading Vergil's Aeneid, 23: An Interpretive Guide
    Vergil's Aeneid has been considered a classic, if not the classic, of Western literature for two thousand years. In recent decades this famous poem has become the subject of fresh and searching controversy. What is the poem's fundamental meaning? Does it endorse or undermine...
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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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