Literary Criticism - General

This book examines the extant fragments of the archaic Greek poem known in antiquity as Hesiod's Catalogue of Women. Kirk Ormand shows that the poem should be read intertextually with other hexameter poetry from the eighth to sixth century BCE, especially Homer, Hesiod, and...

Justinian and Theodora: A Drama is a historical book written by Elbert Hubbard in 1906. The book tells the story of the Byzantine Empire during the reign of Emperor Justinian I and his wife, Empress Theodora. The author describes the political and social climate...

The critic has long been a reviled figure, at best the mere handmaiden of the "creative" arts, at worst a parasite upon them. For Brendan Behan, critics are like eunuchs in a harem. They know how it is done. They have seen it done...

Reverse Tradition invites the reader of postmodern fiction to travel back to the nineteenth-century novel without pretending to let go of contemporary anxieties and expectations. What happens to the reader of Beckett when he or she returns to Melville? Or to the enthusiast of...

First published in 1911, On the Art of the Theatre remains one of the seminal texts of theatre theory and practice. Actor, director, designer and pioneering theorist, Edward Gordon Craig was one of twentieth century theatre's great modernisers. Here, he is eloquent and entertaining...

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Oceania has a rich and growing literary tradition. The imaginative literature that emerged in the 1960s often reflected the forms and structures of European literature, though the ideas expressed were typically anticolonial. After three decades, the literature of Oceania has become much more complex,...

A Journey to The Truth Frank & Stein's Negro is a journey into the creation of the Negro and Black mentality. Who created the Negro and Black man's mentality? These by-words were given to them by slave masters centuries ago which has helped create...

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What happens to the relationship between business and literature when storytelling becomes a privileged form of communication for organizations.Corporations love a good story. Microsoft employs a chief storyteller, who heads a team of twenty-five corporate storytellers. IBM, Coca-Cola, and the World Bank are among...

This book 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 reformatted,...

Fleet-footed and capricious, the essays in Glass, Light & Electricity wander through landscapes both familiar and unfamiliar, finding them equal parts magical and toxic. They explore and merge public and private history through lyric meditations that use research, association, and metaphor to examine subjects...

Italian cinema currently finds itself in a transitional phase after a highly successful period in which it was associated with the work of directors such as Rossellini, Visconti, Fellini, and Pasolini, and with innovative styles of film-making, principally neorealism. This book explores the evolution...

Exploring An t-Oile疣ach (anglicised as The Islandman), an indigenous Irish-language memoir written by Tom疽 ﾓ Criomhthain (Tom疽 O'Crohan), M疂r饌d Nic Craith charts the development of ﾓ Criomhthain as an author; the writing, illustration, and publication of the memoir in Irish; and the reaction to...

The City of God against the Pagans is a central text in the Western intellectual tradition. Made up of twenty-two lengthy books, Augustine wrote his masterpiece over a thirteen-year period during which the Western Roman Empire began to unravel. The first ten books are...

Late twentieth-century Jesus novels carve out a completely new picture of Jesus. Those written by Norman Mailer, Jose Saramago, Michele Roberts, Marianne Fredriksson, and Ki Longfellow, among others, provide inversive revisions of the canonical Gospels. Their adaptations often turn into a critique of the...

Learn to paint, learn to see--it will change your life. On Sabbatical, Janice carries her art pack and folding stool into one of the most incredible landscapes on the planet: the canyons, deserts, mountains, and river valleys of the greater Southwest. Awed, amazed, inspired,...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1909 Edition.Author: Dante AlighieriISBN-10: 1498079520ISBN-13: 9781498079525Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 436Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.28lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d

Author: Thomas J. MurphyISBN-10: 1479728381ISBN-13: 9781479728381Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/22/2012Pages: 202Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Hugh Percy JonesISBN-10: 1406762873ISBN-13: 9781406762877Publisher:...

Writing can support our wellbeing even under the most difficult life circumstances, helping us to adapt to significant change, make sense of loss, improve our physical and emotional resilience, and foster personal growth. Numerous studies of Expressive Writing have confirmed this, and there are...

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,...

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,...

Although every area of life is permeated by digital processes, the majority of Germans seem to resist digital alternatives with regard to the activity of reading. The printed book continues to enjoy much greater popularity than the eBook. This seems surprising, since the entire...

Readers, literary critics, and theorists alike have long demonstrated an abiding fascination with the author, both as a real person--an artist and creator--and as a theoretical concept that shapes the way we read literary works. Whether anonymous, pseudonymous, or trending on social media, authors...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe...

Diverse particulars apropos of N 9 rue G t-le-Coeur, Left Bank enclave of the Beat Generation. Expatriate life in Paris in the Postwar era. Histories, depictions, reminiscences, contexts, allusions, curiosities, influences & reverberations. Author: Gregory StephensonISBN-10: 8797156930ISBN-13: 9788797156933Publisher: Ober-Limbo VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/02/2021Pages: 50Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Everything was going right in the delivery room until, suddenly, it wasn't. The baby's brain was damaged; the new mother, unprepared for the life she and her family would now be living.In dense, lyrical prose, Jody Gelb pays tribute to her daughter's short life....

In his classic autobiography A. A. Milne, with his characteristic self-deprecating humour, recalls a blissfully happy childhood in the company of his brothers, and writes with touching affection about the father he adored.From Westminster School he won a scholarship to Cambridge University where he...

From The Odyssey to Moby Dick to The Old Man and the Sea, the long tradition of sea voyage narratives is comprehensively explained here supported by discussions of key texts.Author: Robert FoulkeISBN-10: 0415938945ISBN-13: 9780415938945Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/21/2001Pages: 272Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 7.80h x 6.08w x...

No detailed description available for "Folklore".Author: Dan Ben-AmosISBN-10: 9027931437ISBN-13: 9789027931436Publisher: Walter de GruyterLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1975Pages: 314Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.36lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d

Many remember The Scarlet Letter as required reading for reluctant sixteen year olds. The unnamed, elusive narrator of Hawthorne's "tale of human frailty and sorrow" is--some readers might say maddeningly--indirect, ambiguous, and inconsistent. Readers who hope to arrive at satisfying judgments about the book's...

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,...

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,...

If you're like most book lovers, you probably have a running list of books you want to read - but life gets in the way, and that list often grows longer instead of shorter. Well, now there's a solution! With this beautiful reading journal,...

Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the groundbreaking Testimony, this collection brings together the leading academics from a range of scholarly fields to explore the meaning, use, and value of testimony in law and politics, its relationship to other forms of writing like literature and...

In this volume, Doug Underwood asks whether much of what is now called literary journalism is, in fact, 'literary, ' and whether it should rank with the great novels by such journalist-literary figures as Twain, Cather, and Hemingway, who believed that fiction was the...

This book chronicles the political career of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. It examines his policies, his impact on the nation, and his legacy. Through extensive research and insightful analysis, Frederic Austin Ogg provides a rich portrait of a complex...

Build your own personal library of select literature with the help of this comprehensive guide. William Goodhugh provides insight into a range of literary genres and authors, making this a valuable resource for book lovers and scholars alike.This work has been selected by scholars...

This entertaining collection of epigrams features witty, wise, and satirical quips from literature's female voices. It is a delightful read that will make readers laugh, think, and appreciate the power of words.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is...

This anthology of Charles Lamb's work brings together some of the most beloved and enduring prose and poetry from one of the greatest writers of the Romantic era. With insightful commentary and beautiful illustrations, this book is a must-have for anyone who loves literature.This...

A comprehensive collection of the complete poetic works of renowned poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. Includes classic favorites such as 'The Lady of Shallot, ' 'Ulysses, ' and 'In Memoriam A.H.H.', as well as lesser-known gems. This beautifully designed volume is the perfect addition to...

The Discerning Mollusk's Guide to Arts and Ideas. Contributions by Jesi Bender, PJ Blumenthal, Kevin Boniface, Christopher Boucher, Oisín Breen, Megan Catana, Ann Cefola, Marvin Cohen, Vincent Czyz, Debra Di Blasi, Dave Drayton, Daniel Felsenthal, Jack Foley, Jake Goldsmith, Henrietta Goodman, Tyler C. Gore,...

Recent efforts to diversify and decentre the literary canon taught at universities have been moderately successful. Yet this expansion of our reading lists is only the start of a broader decolonization of literary studies as a discipline; there is much left to be done....

Bob Dylan is not a poet. He is a singer-songwriter, a performing artist. The unit of his art, as collected and documented by his intended audience, is the live performance. Right now, no existing technological tool can give researchers ready access to his entire...

A literary critic lovingly explores the ancient practice of list-making in literature "I am no more lonely than the Mill Brook, or a weathercock, or the north star, or the south wind, or an April shower, or a January thaw, or the first spider...

Author: Leon StilmanISBN-10: 0231099223ISBN-13: 9780231099226Publisher: Columbia University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/22/1951Pages: 30Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.12lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.07d

Theologians and church lawyers in William Ockham's time generally agreed that a pope could become a heretic. According to Ockham, that had happened with Pope John XXII. The first part of Ockham's Dialogue is intended to show that John was a heretic, and to...

This book explores 500 years of poetry, drama, novels, television and films about Anne Boleyn. Hundreds of writers across the centuries have been drawn to reimagine the story of her rise and fall. The Afterlife of Anne Boleyn tells the story of centuries of...