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  • 100 Poems On Poets And Poetry by Rath, Lingaraj
    100 Poems On Poets And Poetry
    The poems of Lingaraj Rath offer an insight into the multidimensional workings of a poet's complex imagination. His poems exhibit a range surprisingly wide as the globe itself. The themes the poet dwells upon are revelations of different facets of a poet's personality. The...
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  • Philosophical Children in Literary Situations: Toward a Phenomenology of Childhood by Costello, Peter
    Philosophical Children in Literary Situations: Toward a Phenomenology of Childhood
    Philosophical Children in Literary Situations: Toward a Phenomenology of Education argues that both phenomenology and children's literature can assist one another in understanding the lived experience of children. Through careful readings of central figures in the phenomenological tradition, including Husserl, Heidegger, and Merleau-Ponty, Costello...
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  • This Side of Philosophy: Literature and Thinking in Twentieth-Century Spanish Letters by Gingerich, Stephen
    This Side of Philosophy: Literature and Thinking in Twentieth-Century Spanish Letters
    Struck by the contrast between the prestige of their literary tradition and their apparent philosophical insignificance, modern writers from Spain have devoted themselves to exploring the relation between literature and philosophy. This Side of Philosophy focuses on four major authors--Miguel de Unamuno, José Ortega...
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  • The Poetry of Philip Larkin: A Study In Long Perspectives by Prasad, S. N.
    The Poetry of Philip Larkin: A Study In Long Perspectives
    The Poetry Of Philip Larkin: A Study In Long PerspectivesBy: S. N. PrasadThe present book is an innovative attempt to give the Philip Larkin criticism a new direction. Early critical writings on Larkin for the most part tried to show him as a provincial...
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  • Poetry: A Writers' Guide and Anthology by Huey, Amorak
    Poetry: A Writers' Guide and Anthology
    Poetry: A Writers' Guide and Anthology is a complete introduction to the art and craft of writing poetry. The authors map out more than 25 key elements of poetry including image, lyric, point of view, metaphor, and movement and use these elements as starting...
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  • Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, Volume 3 Bedouin Poets of the Dawāsir Tribe: Between Nomadism and Settlement in Southern Najd by Kurpershoek, Marcel
    Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, Volume 3 Bedouin Poets of the Dawāsir Tribe: Between Nomadism and Settlement in Southern Najd
    This volume presents and analyses the work of four contemporary Saudi Bedouin poets, based on taped records, with special emphasis on this poetry's reflection of the tribal society's evolving self-image at a time of rapid social, economic, and political transformation.Author: Marcel KurpershoekPublisher: BrillPublished: 10/21/2022Pages:...
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  • Frantz Fanon: Literature and Invention by Hiddleston, Jane
    Frantz Fanon: Literature and Invention
    Frantz Fanon remains one of the greatest and most influential postcolonial thinkers. If he has been analysed by turns as a political thinker, a philosopher and a psychiatrist, however, he has less often been examined as a reader of literature. Yet his writing is...
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  • Reading W.S. Merwin in a New Century: American and European Perspectives by Langdell, Cheri Colby
    Reading W.S. Merwin in a New Century: American and European Perspectives
    This edited collection explores the work of highly awarded and twice American Poet Laureate W. S. Merwin. Spanning Merwin's early career, his mid-career success, his Hawaiian epic, his eco-poetry, his lesser-known later poetry and the influence of Buddhism on his work, the volume offers...
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  • Laments by Kochanowski, Jan
    Laments
    This Book "Laments" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been...
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  • Michelangelo Gedichte und Briefe; In Auswahl herausgegeben von R. A. Guardini by Buonarroti, Michelangelo
    Michelangelo Gedichte und Briefe; In Auswahl herausgegeben von R. A. Guardini
    Dieses Buch ""Michelangelo Gedichte und Briefe; In Auswahl herausgegeben von R. A. Guardini "" wurde in der gesamten Menschheitsgeschichte als wichtig angesehen, und damit dieses Werk niemals vergessen wird, haben wir uns bemüht, es zu bewahren, indem wir dieses Buch in einem modernen Format...
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  • Von morgens bis mitternachts by Kaiser, Georg
    Von morgens bis mitternachts
    Dieses Buch ""Von morgens bis mitternachts "" wurde in der gesamten Menschheitsgeschichte als wichtig angesehen, und damit dieses Werk niemals vergessen wird, haben wir uns bemüht, es zu bewahren, indem wir dieses Buch in einem modernen Format für gegenwärtige und zukünftige Generationen neu herausgeben....
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  • The Collected Works of John Ford: Volume IV by Vickers, Brian
    The Collected Works of John Ford: Volume IV
    Volume IV of the Collected Works of John Ford is the first of two volumes in the series to contain his sole-authored plays. It contains three of his most celebrated plays: 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1622), The Lovers' Melancholy (1628), and The Broken...
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  • Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, William
    Romeo and Juliet
    Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his...
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  • Heroic Awe: The Sublime and the Remaking of Renaissance Epic by Lehtonen, Kelly
    Heroic Awe: The Sublime and the Remaking of Renaissance Epic
    During the Renaissance, the most renowned model of epic poetry was Virgil's Aeneid, a poem promoting an influential concept of heroism based on the commitment to one's nation and gods. However, Longinus' theory of the sublime - newly recovered during the Renaissance - contradicted...
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  • The Cambridge Companion to Dracula by Luckhurst, Roger
    The Cambridge Companion to Dracula
    Bram Stoker's Dracula is the most famous vampire in literature and film. This new collection of sixteen essays brings together a range of internationally renowned scholars to provide a series of pathways through this celebrated Gothic novel and its innumerable adaptations and translations. The...
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  • Der Fontane-Ton by No Contributor
    Der Fontane-Ton
    Der kanonische Status Fontanes gründet sich auf einen eigentümlichen Erzählstil, der schon den Zeitgenossen als Markenzeichen seines Werkes galt. Dazu gehörte Fontanes Vorliebe für den humorvoll zugespitzten Satz, seine Lust am Umgangssprachlichen, seine Abneigung gegenüber dem Pathetischen und überspitzt Dramatischen und sein Hang zu...
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  • Grundthemen der Literaturwissenschaft: Literarische Institutionen by No Contributor
    Grundthemen der Literaturwissenschaft: Literarische Institutionen
    The myriad institutions for the production and promotion, reception and education, and distribution and storage of literature have not yet been examined in their complex entirety. This volume provides the first such examination and systematization of literary institutions from early "high" cultures to the...
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  • Favorite Poems by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
    Favorite Poems
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Too Black to Fail: The Obama Portraits and the Politics of Post-Representation by Léger, Marc James
    Too Black to Fail: The Obama Portraits and the Politics of Post-Representation
    In the past several decades, progressive leftists have gradually replaced socialism with populist criticism of elites and single-issue coalitions. As global economic crisis deepens, the spectre of both the radical left and the extreme right have re-emerged. Max Horkheimer famously stated that whoever does...
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  • History of the Arabic Written Tradition Supplement Volume 1 by Brockelmann, Carl
    History of the Arabic Written Tradition Supplement Volume 1
    The present English translation reproduces the original German of Carl Brockelmann's Geschichte der Arabischen Litteratur (GAL) as accurately as possible. In the interest of user-friendliness the following emendations have been made in the translation: Personal names are written out in full, except b. for...
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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.

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