Literary Criticism
Explore a diverse collection of literary criticism books, including essential theories and analyses.
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The Poetry of the BluesA signal event in the history of the music. -- Ted Gioia, author of The Delta BluesMusicologist and writer Samuel Charters (1929-2015) considered blues lyrics a profound cultural expression that could connect all people who love poetry. A pioneer in the exploration of world...
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Introduction to Italian Poetry: A Dual-Language BookThis anthology highlights seven centuries of Italian poetry that will help you learn the language as well. Included are 34 examples of Italian verse in the original with English translations on facing pages. Twenty-one poets are represented, from Saint Francis of Assisi, author of...
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The Three Treasures: A Revised and Illustrated Study and Translation of Minamoto No Tamenori's Sanboe Volume 97When the young Princess Sonshi became a Buddhist nun in the year 984, a scholar-official of the royal court was commissioned to create a guide to the Buddhist religion that would be accessible for her. He did so in the form of the illustrated...
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Twilight and Philosophytwilight and Philosophy What can vampires tell us about the meaning of life? Is Edward a romantic hero or a dangerous stalker? Is Bella a feminist? Is Stephenie Meyer? How does Stephenie Meyer's Mormonism fit into the fantastical world of Twilight? Is Jacob "better"...
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The Three Treasures: A Revised and Illustrated Study and Translation of Minamoto No Tamenori's Sanboe Volume 97When the young Princess Sonshi became a Buddhist nun in the year 984, a scholar-official of the royal court was commissioned to create a guide to the Buddhist religion that would be accessible for her. He did so in the form of the illustrated...
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Henry IV, Part IIPicking up where Henry IV, Part One left off after the Battle of Shrewsbury, Henry IV, Part Two is the story of England's King Henry IV during his final months of life, his reconciliation with his wayward heir, and his eventual death.Author: William ShakespearePublisher:...
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Henry IV, Part IFollowing the death of Richard II, Shakespeare continues his history cycle with part one of the story of Henry IV--a play about power, honor, and rebellion. This title in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes: - An overview of William Shakespeare's life, world, and...
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The Road to the Dark Tower: Exploring Stephen King's Magnum OpusAN ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE DARK TOWER SERIES--INCLUDING BOOK-BY-BOOK ANALYSIS AND INSIGHT INTO STEPHEN KING'S CREATIVE PROCESS. In 1970, Stephen King embarked on what would become the crowning achievement in his literary career-the Dark Tower. The seven-volume series, written and published over a period...
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Eminent OutlawsFascinating...fun to read and will be the standard text of the defining era of gay literati. -- Philadelphia Inquirer In the years following World War II a group of gay writers established themselves as major cultural figures in American life. Truman Capote, the enfant...
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Literary Theory: The Basics: The BasicsThis third edition of Hans Bertens' bestselling book is an essential guide to the often confusing and complicated world of literary theory. Exploring a broad range of topics from Marxist and feminist criticism to postmodernism and new historicism Literary Theory: The Basics covers contemporary...
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La Place: Annie ErnauxThe full French text is accompanied by French-English vocabulary. Notes and a detailed introduction in English put the work in its social and historical context.Author: Annie ErnauxPublisher: RoutledgePublished: 10/15/1987Pages: 140Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.33dISBN: 9780415059268This title is not returnable
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Recovering: A JournalMay Sarton's sixty-sixth year, 1978-79, was a difficult time: a cherished relationship came to an end, she had a mastectomy, she fought against depression. But, she writes, When there is personal darkness, when there is a pain to be overcome, when we are forced...
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The Norton ShakespeareThe attractive print and digital bundle offers students a great reading experience at an affordable price in two ways--a hardcover volume for their dorm shelf and lifetime library, and a digital edition ideal for in-class use. Students can access the ebook from their computer,...
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The Fat Man and Infinity: And Other WritingsAntónio Lobo Antunes's sole ambition from the age of seven was to be a writer. Here, in The Fat Man and Infinity, the heir to Conrad and Faulkner (George Steiner) reflects on the fractured paradise of his childhood--the world of prim, hypocritical, class-riven Lisbon...
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Meditations on QuixoteFirst published in 1914, Meditations on Quixote was Ortega's first book. It has immensely grown in value with time, and since the 1930's, when Ortega himself began to refer back to it in his later writings, it has become more and more important among...
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Experience: A MemoirNATIONAL BESTSELLER - "Fus[ing] humor, intellect and daring with a new gravitas and warmth" (New York Times), one of the most gifted and innovative writers of our time discloses a private life every bit as unique and fascinating as his bestselling novels. The son...
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Rereadings: Seventeen Writers Revisit Books They LoveIs a book the same book--or a reader the same reader--the second time around? The seventeen authors in this witty and poignant collection of essays all agree on the answer: Never. The editor of Rereadings is Anne Fadiman, and readers of her bestselling book...
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The Tempest: A Case Study in Critical ControversyThis critical edition of Shakespeare's The Tempest contains the play and 21 additional selections representing major critical and cultural controversies surrounding the work providing you with more insight into the play's critical issues and cultural debates about literature itself.Author: William Shakespeare, James PhelanPublisher: Bedford...
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Soldier's HeartIncludes a New Afterword by the Author A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA USA Today Best Book of 2007A Christian Science Monitor Best Book of 2007 What does it mean to teach literature to a soldier? How does it prepare a young...
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Uncle John's Third Bathroom ReaderWe're back again, overflowing with great new material for a third volume of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader. No more frantic searches at the last minute for that perfect magazine article. No agonizing choices between light reading and the serious stuff. Volume three has it...
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