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  • In the House of the Interpreter: A Memoir by Wa Thiong'o, Ngugi
    In the House of the Interpreter: A Memoir
    Renowned novelist, poet, playwright, and literary critic Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o was a student at a prestigious, British-run boarding school near Nairobi when the tumultuous Mau Mau Uprising for independence and Kenyan sovereignty gripped his country. While he enjoyed scouting trips and chess tournaments, his...
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  • The New Cambridge Companion to Coleridge by Fulford, Tim
    The New Cambridge Companion to Coleridge
    This new collection enables students and general readers to appreciate Coleridge's renewed relevance 250 years after his birth. An indispensable guide to his writing for twenty-first-century readers, it contains new perspectives that reframe his work in relation to slavery, race, war, post-traumatic stress disorder...
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  • Narrative and Its Nonevents: The Unwritten Plots That Shaped Victorian Realism by Glatt, Carra
    Narrative and Its Nonevents: The Unwritten Plots That Shaped Victorian Realism
    This book is about what does not happen in the Victorian novel. Through careful examination of the plots of several nineteenth-century classics, Glatt argues for the central role of these "unwritten plots" in Victorian narrative construction. Abandoning the allegorical mode-in which characters are bound...
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  • The Romantic Life by Yost, D. Andrew
    The Romantic Life
    The world is disenchanted. Rationalization, intellectualization, and scientism rule the day. We used to see the world as a magical place, but now it's just a material space. How did we get here? The shift comes in part from the rise of a certain...
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  • Tsunami Fun Fact for Kids by The Star, Fishing
    Tsunami Fun Fact for Kids
    Fun Fact for Kids - Tsunami Children will learn about Fun Facts of Tsunami.Such as "Palm trees are the most tsunami safe trees on Earth.""Tsunami can have a wavelength of up to 120 miles""Tsunami can travel up to speed of 500 miles or 805...
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  • Spain by Beilin, Caren
    Spain
    Literary Nonfiction. Women's Studies. Here we are, in Spain. Caren Beilin's travelogue lays out a new path for the genre. SPAIN is sly cultural criticism (Blanchot to The Shining), feminist wink, post-breakup corrective, and portrait of the artist as a young mansplained woman. Our...
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  • City of the Dead: The Fascinating Supernatural History of Edinburgh by Henderson, Jan Andrew
    City of the Dead: The Fascinating Supernatural History of Edinburgh
    Edinburgh is a modern, lively capital in a civilized western country. Yet it has a reputation for being one of the most haunted places on earth. This book is an attempt to find out why.It's a history of Edinburgh's dark side, a guide to...
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  • Wild Grass on the Riverbank by Ito, Hiromi
    Wild Grass on the Riverbank
    Poetry. Asian & Asian American Studies. Women's Studies. Translated from the Japanese by Jeffrey Angles. Set simultaneously in the California desert and her native Japan, tracking migrant children who may or may not be human, or alive, Hiromi It 's WILD GRASS ON THE...
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  • Wrap It In A Bit of Cheese Like You're Tricking The Dog: The fifth collection of essays and emails by New York Times Best Selling author, David Thorne by Thorne, David
    Wrap It In A Bit of Cheese Like You're Tricking The Dog: The fifth collection of essays and emails by New York Times Best Selling author, David Thorne
    From the New York Times Best Selling author of The Internet is a Playground and the creator of the website 27b/6, comes a brand new collection of never before published essays and emails."Thorne's best book yet. Clever, awkward, and laugh-out-loud funny."The Huffington PostAuthor: David...
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  • Essential Poems and Writings of Joyce Mansour by Mansour, Joyce
    Essential Poems and Writings of Joyce Mansour
    Joyce Mansour (1928-1986) is widely considered to be one of the most important of the woman Surrealists. Her work has gained more recognition every year since her death. Following the release in France of a 700 page critically acclaimed anthology (in French), this anthology...
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  • The Libertine Reader: Eroticism and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century France by Feher, Michel
    The Libertine Reader: Eroticism and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century France
    Irresistibly charming or shamelessly deceitful, remarkably persuasive or uselessly verbose, everything one loves to hate -- or hates to love -- about "French lovers" and their self-styled reputation can be traced to eighteenth-century libertine novels. Obsessed with strategies of seduction, endlessly speculating about the...
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  • The Tale of Saigyo: Volume 25 by McKinney, Meredith
    The Tale of Saigyo: Volume 25
    The Tale of Saigyo is a poetic biography of the late Heian poet Saigyo (1118-90), one of the most loved and respected poets in Japanese literary history. Its anonymous author followed the venerable poem-tale tradition by using 128 of Saigyo's finest and best-known poems...
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  • Alfonsina Storni: Selected Poems by Storni, Alfonsina
    Alfonsina Storni: Selected Poems
    This collection is painful, disturbing, and rewarding. Freeman and three other translators transform Storni's razor-sharp poetry into English versions that invite constant rereading. This is a poetry of fatal beauty that leads toward unavoidable death, but not before freeing the poet to leave everything...
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  • Quilting: Poems 1987-1990 by Clifton, Lucille
    Quilting: Poems 1987-1990
    Brilliantly honed language, sharp rhythms and striking syntax empower Lucille Clifton's personal and artistic odyssey. Hers is poetry of birth, death, children, community, history, sexuality and spirituality, and she addresses these themes with passion, humor, anger and spiritual awe.Author: Lucille CliftonPublisher: BOA EditionsPublished: 09/01/2000Pages:...
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  • Conversations with James Baldwin by Standley, Fred L.
    Conversations with James Baldwin
    This collection of interviews with James Baldwin covers the period 1961-1987, from the year of the publication of Nobody Knows My Names, his fourth book, to just a few weeks before his death. It includes the last formal conversation with him.Twenty-seven interviews reprinted here...
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  • Shake-It-Up Tales! by MacDonald, Margaret Read
    Shake-It-Up Tales!
    Winner of Storytelling World Award Pennsylvania School Librarians Association Not-Ready-for-Newbery & Recommended Reference Title Pegasus Award As any good storyteller knows, audience participation often makes the difference between a so-so story and a terrific tale. Here, veteran performer Margaret Read MacDonald shares her experience...
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  • The Gospel in Gerard Manley Hopkins: Selections from His Poems, Letters, Journals, and Spiritual Writings by Hopkins, Gerard Manley
    The Gospel in Gerard Manley Hopkins: Selections from His Poems, Letters, Journals, and Spiritual Writings
    How did a Catholic priest who died a failure become one of the world's greatest poets? Discover in his own words the struggle for faith that gave birth to some of the best spiritual poetry of all time. Gerard Manley Hopkins deserves his place...
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  • The Seven Deadly Sins in the Work of Dorothy L. Sayers by Brown, Janice
    The Seven Deadly Sins in the Work of Dorothy L. Sayers
    The impact of Dorothy L. Sayer's work is a powerful one. She was a gifted artist who worked in many genres and addressed many issues, but her achievement goes beyond creative skill and variety of range. What she consistently communicates about Sin--the basic problem...
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  • Women Saints' Lives in Old English Prose by Donovan, Leslie A.
    Women Saints' Lives in Old English Prose
    Translations of eight saints' lives, giving an insight into women's religious culture in Anglo-Saxon England. Devout, virtuous and independent, the heroines of Old English saints' lives (one of the most popular literary genres of the middle ages) provided exemplars of personal and public inspiration...
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  • One Robe, One Bowl: The Zen Poetry of Ryokan by Stevens, John
    One Robe, One Bowl: The Zen Poetry of Ryokan
    The hermit-monk Ryokan, long beloved in Japan both for his poetry and for his character, belongs in the tradition of the great Zen eccentrics of China and Japan. His reclusive life and celebration of nature and the natural life also bring to mind his...
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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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