Literary Criticism - General

This book is a translation of the History of Adyghe Literature, which was published in three volumes (1999, 2002, and 2006, respectively) by the Institute of Humanitarian Studies of the Republic of Adygea by the decision of its scientific council. It covers the history...

This volume contains a collection of essays written by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. The essays of this collection span a variety of topics ranging from religion to politics, and will greatly appeal to fans and collectors of Chesterton's seminal work. The essays contained herein include:...

A middle aged author declining in popularity. An up and coming literary agent with an eye for genius. A partnership that would forge a prodigious legacy in American literature. Henry James was a middle-aged author who had established himself on a transatlantic scale when...

A classic guide to newspaper editing, this book provides practical advice on every aspect of newspaper production, from grammar and style to headline writing and layout. Written by a seasoned newspaper editor, this book is an essential resource for journalism students and professionals alike.This...

Charles F. Johnson introduces readers to the fundamental concepts of literary criticism, providing an overview of different approaches to analyzing and interpreting literature. From structuralism and formalism to new historicism and postcolonialism, this engaging book offers a comprehensive guide to the field of literary...

In this thought-provoking work, Lennard J. Davis explores the intersection of ideology and fiction in various literary genres. Drawing on a wide range of examples, Davis highlights how novels can both reinforce and challenge cultural norms and beliefs. This book will appeal to literary...

One of the great classics of Italian literature, The Vita Nuova is Dante's poetic account of his love for Beatrice, the inspiration for much of his work. This new translation captures the beauty and intensity of Dante's writing, making it accessible to a new...

"Major Barbara" is a play written by the renowned Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. Set in Edwardian London, the narrative centers round Barbara Undershaft, a prime in the Salvation Army, who will become conflicted whilst her estranged, wealthy industrialist father, Andrew Undershaft, gives an...

The Twilight of Romanticsm is a fascinating account of the lives and literature of French Bohemian poets and writers of the Beat Generation in 1950's America. Beginning in 19th century France, every youth generation has developed a group of rebel artists and literary outlaws...

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Accidentally, a Book is a collection of essays on reading, writing and drawing. The book is set in Leiden, The Netherlands and tells of its various reading spaces. I explore how the processes of reading, writing and drawing are related: all propel each other....

Civic virtues were central to early modern N?nberg's visual culture. These essays in this volume explore N?nberg as a location from which to study the intersection of art and power. The imperial city was awash in emblems, and they informed most aspects of everyday...

Edward Lear wrote a well-known autobiographical poem that begins 'How pleasant to know Mr Lear!' But how well do we really know him? On the one hand he is, in John Ashbery's words, 'one of the most popular poets who ever lived'; on the...

The Progressive Ages: Or The Triumphs Of Science And Treasures Of Nature, History And Literature is a book authored by H. L. Harvey. The book is a comprehensive exploration of the progressive ages of humanity, highlighting the triumphs of science and the treasures of...

In twenty-two wonderfully articulate essays, Barbara Kingsolver raises her voice in praise of nature, family, literature, and the joys of everyday life while examining the genesis of war, violence, and poverty in our world From the author of High Tide in Tucson, comes Small...

The book "" The Eyes of Asia, 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...

The book "" Citt and Bumpkin (1680), 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...

Perhaps it is well for me to explain that the subject-matter of the papers published in this book has not been philosophically treated, nor has it been approached from the scholar's point of view. The writer has been brought up in a family where...

Woodson's A Century of Negro Migration documents the movement of blacks living in the American south to the north and western parts of the country during the colonial period to the early 1900s. This book gives an enlightening account of the obstacles and triumphs...

Published in 1994: This book represents the Latin Playwright's work of the Tudor period.Author: William GagerISBN-10: 0367196697ISBN-13: 9780367196691Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/12/2020Pages: 404Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.19lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.83d

Gut Reaction is an entertaining as well as informative true story about the author's battle to save her son's life - or at least his large intestine - from a very severe case of Crohn's disease. With persistence, humour, much searching of the Internet...

The ever-existing gap between poetry and academic criticism is seen by Elliott as a deep breach that can be overcome only by the development of a more historic, dramatic, and symbolic mode of imagination than we have exercised hitherto." He believes that this development...

The Tempest is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays, both in the classroom and in the theatre, and this revision brings the Arden Third Series edition right up-to-date. A completely new section of the introduction discusses new thinking about Shakespeare's sources for the play...

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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,...

The Paris Psalter and the Meters of Boethius (1932) contains the texts and comprehensive notes on the Paris Psalter (the most extensive collection of Anglo-Saxon metrical translations of the Psalms) and the Meters of Boethius (the surviving Anglo-Saxon versions of De Consolatione Philosophiae of...

Great Men of Literature by Will Durant is a comprehensive exploration of the lives and works of some of the most influential literary figures of all time. The book delves into the biographies of notable writers such as Shakespeare, Goethe, Tolstoy, and Dickens, providing...

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...

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...

Originally published in 1993. This book explores the process by which individuals reconstruct the meaning and significance of past experience. Drawing on the lives of such notable figures as St Augustine, Helen Keller and Philip Roth as well as on the combined insights of...

This is the first in-depth, English-language history of modern Serbia in nearly half a century. It covers the period from the Serbian state's revolutionary rebirth in the early nineteenth century, under the rebel leaders Karadorde Petrovic and Milos Obrenovic; its turbulent history of wars,...

Experience the beauty and power of Patrick Hannay's poetry with this stunning collection. From love songs to religious hymns, Hannay's work captures the spirit of his age and continues to inspire readers centuries later. With a memoir of the author by D. Laing, this...

An introduction to the burgeoning field of food studiesPopular and intellectual interest in food is on the rise. The breadth of concerns surrounding food ranges from animal welfare and climate change's impact on food production to debates on the healthfulness of carbohydrates and fats,...

First published in 1911, this groundbreaking book explores the connection between mental health and physical well-being. Written by Anne Payson Call, a pioneering physician of the early 20th century, the book argues that many physical ailments are caused by stress and other psychological factors...

Published in the late 1700s, this book is an anthology of significant English poetic works from Geoffrey Chaucer to William Cowper. The collection includes works from prominent poets of the era such as Alexander Pope, John Milton, and William Wordsworth.This work has been selected...

This book will undoubtedly promote a passionate foundation of love, that has been lost down through generations. This book will allow the average reader to experience a deeper love than that has never been given to the heart.You will be arrested by every lyric...

Want Do Get is a comprehensive guide to writing better screenplays. It contains many useful tools and techniques that will help any writer to produce more entertaining and well-structured scripts. Readers will also find it a useful guide for other types of storytelling, such...

Voltaire's "Philosophical Dictionary" stands as a huge work that encapsulates the Enlightenment thinker's wit, skepticism, and intellectual prowess. Composed within the 18th century, Voltaire, a key figure of the Enlightenment, provides a complete collection of essays, reflections, and critiques that discover a myriad of...

Cultural Writing. Poetry. Fiction. Asian American Studies. This special issue of Bamboo Ridge (No. 82) is guest edited by Nora Okja Keller (Comfort Woman, Fox Girl), Brenda Kwon, Sun Namkung, Gary Pak (The Watcher of Waipuna, The Ricepaper Airplane), and Cathy Song (Picture Bride,...

Jazz can be uplifting, stimulating, sensual, and spiritual. Yet when writers turn to this form of music, they almost always imagine it in terms of loneliness. In Blue Notes: Jazz, Literature, and Loneliness, Sam V. H. Reese investigates literary representations of jazz and the...

Immortalized in death by The Clash, Pablo Neruda, Salvador Dalí, Dmitri Shostakovich and Lindsay Kemp, Federico García Lorca's spectre haunts both contemporary Spain and the cultural landscape beyond. This study offers a fresh examination of one of the Spanish language's most resonant voices; exploring...

This collection builds on the assumption that our understanding of the nonhuman world is bound up with the experience of space: thinking about and with nonhuman spaces destabilizes human-scale assumptions.Author: Marco CaraccioloISBN-10: 1032021047ISBN-13: 9781032021041Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/31/2023Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x...

Christmas Eve, 1919 After fighting on the battlefields of France in the First World War, Prescott Freeman returns home to the family farm in Kingston, Georgia, only to find another war - a bitter conflict between families - a conflict fueled by greed and...

The projected thirty-volume Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR) is intended to serve as a comprehensive guide to the current state of knowledge on the background, origins, and development of the canonical texts of the Bible as they were accepted in Judaism...

Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-73), founder of the Mevlevi Sufi order of "Whirling Dervishes," is the best-selling poet in America today. The wide-ranging appeal of his work is such that UNESCO declared 2007 to be "International Rumi Year." However, his writings represent much more than...

The Defence of Poesy is the first major piece of literary criticism in English. Taking aim at classical authors who disparaged poetry, and contemporary critics who saw literature as a corrupting influence, Sidney foregrounds the moral force of poetry. Sidney considers the real life...

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,...

An introduction to the burgeoning field of food studiesPopular and intellectual interest in food is on the rise. The breadth of concerns surrounding food ranges from animal welfare and climate change's impact on food production to debates on the healthfulness of carbohydrates and fats,...

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, the second volume of the new Oxford Edition of Charles Dickens, is Dickens's third novel, originally published in monthly parts between March 1838 and September 1839. Brilliantly comic, the novel quickly developed a strong strand of social...