Literary Criticism - General

This unique volume features case studies and examples of diverse esoteric interpretive approaches and methodologies focusing on Genesis 13 and covering different periods from early Christian discourse through zoharic, kabbalistic and alchemical literature to modern and post-postmodern approaches.Author: Caroline Vander SticheleISBN-10: 1628370122ISBN-13: 9781628370126Publisher: SBL...

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Y Gododin is a historical Welsh poem, believed to have been written by the poet Aneirin in the 6th century. The poem tells the story of the Battle of Catraeth, which took place in the early 6th century between the Brythonic-speaking people of Gododdin...

Turandot is a lyric drama in three acts and five scenes written by Giuseppe Adami. The story is set in ancient China and revolves around the beautiful and cold-hearted Princess Turandot, who has sworn to never marry. Suitors who wish to win her hand...

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...

""Cain: A Dramatic Mystery in Three Acts"" by Lord Byron is a play that explores the biblical story of Cain and Abel. The play is divided into three acts and follows Cain's struggle with his own identity and morality after he murders his brother...

The Realm of Essence is the first book in the Realms of Being series, written by the renowned philosopher George Santayana. In this book, Santayana explores the concept of essence and its role in understanding the world around us. He argues that essence is...

Fairies have been revered and feared, sometimes simultaneously, throughout recorded history. This encyclopedia of concise entries, from the A-senee-ki-waku of northeastern North America to the Zips of Central America and Mexico, includes more than 2,500 individual beings and species of fairy and nature spirits...

In the past two decades, Othello has tried out for the basketball team, Macbeth has taken over a fast food joint and King Lear has moved to an Iowa farm--Shakespeare is everywhere in popular culture. This collection of essays addresses the use of Shakespearean...

The fifth and most popular book of the Ramayana of Valmiki, the Sundarakanda, recounts the adventures of the monkey hero Hanuman in leaping across the ocean to the island citadel of Lanka. Once there, he scours the city for the abducted Princess Sita. The...

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Branch's poetry collection explores themes of nature, love, and spirituality. Her writing is lyrical and emotive, and she uses vivid imagery to evoke a range of emotions in the reader. This is a beautiful collection that will resonate with lovers of poetry.This work has...

These pages provide another reading that could elucidate some of the Book of Good Love's most insoluble enigmas by comparing its primordial aspects with others inherent to the literature produced by Islamic mysticism. The fundamental point of this proposal is the double similarity -...

In the aftermath of the reconstruction period immediately after the Second World War, Italy experienced an unprecedented and unexpected phase of economic development, which transformed it from a traditionally agrarian and impoverished country into one of Europe's most industrialized nations. The idea, treasured to...

Delve into the rich tapestry of literature's mysterious nature and its profound impact on our cultural existence. As you navigate through the ancient and medieval eras, you'll uncover how this metaphor illuminates the profound connection between literature and humanity. Just as food has evolved...

War has long been a harrowing facet of human history, forever altering the lives of those directly involved. While soldiers on the front lines endure unimaginable hardships, the impact of war on civilians, often a hidden toll, is no less profound. The purpose of...

Why melancholia is a vital form of social critique and a catalyst for political renewal Melancholia is wrongly condemned as a condition of withdrawal and despair that alienates its sufferer from community. Countering that misconception, A Politics of Melancholia reclaims an understanding of melancholia...

The Routledge Companion to Ecopoetics offers comprehensive coverage of the vital and growing movement of ecopoetics. This volume begins with a general introduction to the field, followed by six sections: Perspectives: broad overviews engaging fields such as biosemiosis, kinship praxis, and philosophical approaches Experiments:...

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Blind Narrations and Artistic Subjectivities: Corporeal Refractions makes an important contribution to the field of blindness studies by highlighting the centrality of blindness in literary compositions. It presents a critical interpretation of selected prose writings by three blind authors: Argentine poet, short story writer,...

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'Ohe banks of the Thames it is a tremendous chapter of accidents'. As Henry James surveys London in 1888, he sums up what had fascinated urban observers for a century: the random and even accidental development of this unprecedented form of human settlement, the...

Thesis (M.A.) from the year 1999 in the subject Literature - Comparative Literature, language: English, abstract: Joseph Conrad - a Pole by birth - is a writer who has exercised a very potent influence on his generation, but his impact has expanded well beyond....

This book attempts a close reading of the fiction of Flannery O'Connor, story by story, with one eye on her use of the Bible, and her view of the Bible in relation to her own work. After introductory chapters on O'Connor's markings in her...

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In this first study to address women in Thackeray's fiction, Clarke draws on the writer's biography as well as his novels, tales, and nonfictional writings to place him in the context of the women's movement. Approaching her analysis from a feminist-sociological perspective, Clarke connects...

Published in 1897, Bram Stoker's Dracula was the last of the nineteenth century's three major horror stories. It followed Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, but Stoker's novel had the greater impact on our...

Human Nature explores, both seductively and horrificly, the redemptive possibilities found in an American girlhood gone wrong. Every one of Anderson's poems tells a story--dangerous, sensuous, sometimes crazy, sometimes sacred tales that take us into the heartbreaking reality and strangeness of a little girl...

In this major reassessment of his subject, Richard Rowland restores Thomas Heywood-playwright, miscellanist and translator-to his rightful place in early modern theatre history. Rowland contextualizes and historicizes this important contemporary of Shakespeare, locating him on the geographic and cultural map of London through the...

Scholars have often focused on understanding Aristotle's poetic theory, and particularly the concept of catharsis in the Poetics, as a response to Plato's critique of pity in the Republic. However, this book shows that, while Greek thinkers all acknowledge pity and some form of...

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Rhetoric and rhetorical theory have been gaining in prominence throughout the 20th century. As leaders in all fields give careful attention to issues in communication, rhetoric becomes increasingly central to a range of disciplines. Many of these leaders have shaped rhetorical theory through their...

Prudentius is often considered the greatest Latin poet of late antiquity. In this volume, O'Daly looks at Prudentius' lyric poems, the Cathemerinon, Poems for the Day, which were published early in the fifth century AD. Reflecting the religious concerns of the increasingly Christianized western...

The holy mission of the Maid of Orleans is recreated in this, one of the greatest of the books on Joan. Jules Michelet captures the hardships of battle, the glory of victory, the disillusion of imprisonment. Her betrayal and martyrdom at the stake have...

The 2023 premier of Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes introduced global audiences to the songster Lucy Gray Baird and her breathtaking performances. Based on Suzanne Collins' prequel, the dystopian saga's fifth film merges two unlikely worlds-namely Appalachia's distinctive musical traditions with...

The author of over 150 books in various genres, the French writer Renaud Camus is perhaps best known as the man who coined the "Great Replacement," his phrase to describe the sweeping demographic changes now transforming Europe and its diasporas throughout the world. In...

This book explores and defends George Saunders' causal thesis that successful stories are those that establish causation well. The book includes an in-depth discussion of causation's role in several different key craft elements of fiction writing and examines different theories of causation and their...

Following on from Sherlock Holmes Four Calling Birds, comes a three story arc entitled Sherlock Holmes Shadows of the East End Book One, Blessington Street: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are joined by Sergeant Peter Evans as they hunt a brutal killer. The case...

In these essays, Joe Safdie seeks "an expanded notion of the secular, one that contains its own transcendence and deserves the honorific of heresy." A passionate, deeply informed critic of Olson and Dorn, a writer who, like his heroes, offers a"constant argument against the...

This comprehensive volume brings together the works of Sir David Lindsay, one of Scotland's most important Renaissance poets. With its mix of political satire, religious commentary, and bawdy humor, Lindsay's poetry offers a fascinating glimpse into the tumultuous times in which he lived.This work...

An illuminating and thought-provoking collection of essays that explores the history and practice of censorship in public libraries. The author presents a clear and persuasive argument for the importance of intellectual freedom and the dangers of censorship. Censorship and the Public Library is an...

A classic guide to proper conduct in a variety of social situations, from formal dinners to casual conversations. Filled with practical advice and timeless wisdom, this book is an essential read for anyone looking to improve their social skills and navigate the complexities of...

The Real-Life Mystery of William Shakespeare starts out in the year 1588 and moves forward and backward as it tries to solve the mystery of Shakespeare's whereabouts. It is thoroughly enjoyable, incredibly informative, and a well-researched book about William Shakespeare's lost years. If you...

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