Literary Criticism - General

This is a new release of the original 1926 edition.Author: Kenneth Sylvan GuthrieISBN-10: 1494054884ISBN-13: 9781494054885Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.51d

The Gospel of Matthew is the first book in the New Testament. It truly is a "teaching" Gospel. It serves as an important resource for learning about the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The Apostles needed this teaching so that they could effectively...

The story of Kennett (1904). This book, "The story of Kennett," by Bayard Taylor, is a replication of a book originally published before 1904. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as...

Niccol di Bernardo dei Machiavelli ( 3 May 1469 - 21 June 1527) was an Italian historian, diplomat, philosopher, humanist and writer based in Florence during the Renaissance. A founder of modern political science, 1] he was a civil servant of theFlorentine Republic. He...

Hamlin Garland's Main-Travelled Roads is recognized as one of the early landmarks of American literary realism. But Garland's shift in mid-career from the harsh verisimilitude of Prairie Folks and Prairie Songs to a romanticizing of the Far West, and from ardent espousal of the...

The term "slasher film" was common parlance by the mid-1980s but the horror subgenre it describes was at least a decade old by then--formerly referred to as "stalker," "psycho" or "slice-'em-up." Examining 74 movies--from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) to Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)--the...

This collection of new essays covers the myriad portrayals of the figure of the pirate in historical records, literary narratives, films, television series, opera, anime and games. Contributors explore the nuances of both real and fictional pirates, giving attention to renowned works such as...

Woody Allen's Manhattan Murder Mystery has been described as "a kind of Rear Window for retirees." As this quote suggests, an analysis of Alfred Hitchcock's methodical use of comedy in his films is past due. One of Turner Classic Movies' on-screen scholars for their...

This book describes real-world killer robots using a blend of perspectives. Overviews of technologies, such as autonomy and artificial intelligence, demonstrate how science enables these robots to be effective killers. Incisive analyses of social controversies swirling around the design and use of killer robots...

The zombie--popular culture's undead darling--shows no signs of stopping. But as it develops to suit changing audience tastes, its characteristics transform. This collection of new essays examines the latest incarnation, the romantic zombie, a re-humanized monster we want to help, heal and connect with...

The organization of Shakespeare's plays has challenged, even baffled audiences and critics since the 17th century. Cymbeline has been dismissed as "incoherent." Hamlet "is of no clear shape." And Antony and Cleopatra "bewilders the mind." These judgments result from an incomplete understanding of Shakespeare's...

Series fiction about wireless and radio was a popular genre of young adult literature at the turn of the 20th century and an early form of social media. Before television and the Internet, books about plucky youths braving danger and adventure with the help...

This major work of historical and interpretative scholarship draws upon fresh evidence to set the Songs in a new perspective. Blake's etchings are substantially discussed alongside the poems they illustrate. The plates of both Innocence and Experience are considered in detail as Blake's response...

A tour of modern literature and film, looking for insights, ideas, and wisdom. Story-telling is chock-full of it: insights that are very serious, and others less so; some that are funny, and some that are quite poignant. So much effort and so much money...

Author: Marilyn Green FaulknerISBN-10: 1453508104ISBN-13: 9781453508107Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/15/2010Pages: 260Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d

With new entries and sensitive edits, this fifth edition places J.A. Cuddon's indispensable dictionary firmly in the 21st Century. Written in a clear and highly readable style Comprehensive historical coverage extending from ancient times to the present day Broad intellectual and cultural range Expands...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Walter Jackson BateISBN-10: 144374008XISBN-13:...

A guide to constructing a novel for budding writers by one of Scotland's finest poets. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in...

Author: Paul BoeclerISBN-10: 1441589414ISBN-13: 9781441589415Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/30/2009Pages: 166Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d

The Modernist God State seeks to overturn the traditional secularization approach to intellectual and political history and to replace it with a fuller understanding of the religious basis of modernist political movements. Lackey demonstrates that Christianity, instead of fading after the Enlightenment, actually increased...

How does contemporary fiction engage with the claims and ideas of Christian theology? Can 'secular fictions' accommodate transcendent experiences or encounters with the divine? Does belief continue to influence the shape of fiction in any meaningful way? This study argues against the idea that...

Ever since Ezra Pound's exhortation to 'make it new', experimentation has been a hallmark of contemporary literature. Ranging from the modernists, through the Beats to postmodernism and contemporary 'hyperfiction', this is a unique introduction to experimental fiction. Creative exercises throughout the book help students...

Author: Micajah Otis HallISBN-10: 1437101720ISBN-13: 9781437101720Publisher: Kessinger PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2008Pages: 284Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.84lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d

Lonely Lives: A Drama is a play written by Gerhart Hauptmann and first published in 1898. The story revolves around the lives of two sisters, Emma and Minna, who live in a small village in Germany. Emma is married to a wealthy farmer, but...

Author: Robert L. MooreISBN-10: 1436366186ISBN-13: 9781436366182Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/09/2009Pages: 52Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d

Sacontala or The Fatal Ring: An Indian Drama is a play written by Kalidasa, a renowned Indian poet and playwright. The story is based on an ancient Indian legend about a beautiful and virtuous woman named Sacontala, who falls in love with a king...

The Dramatic Works of Thomas Dekker V2 is a collection of plays written by Thomas Dekker, a prolific playwright from the Elizabethan era. This edition includes a comprehensive collection of his works, along with detailed explanatory notes and a memoir of the author. The...

Hieroglyphics: A Note Upon Ecstasy In Literature is a book written by Arthur Machen, a Welsh author and mystic. The book explores the concept of ecstasy in literature, particularly in the context of the supernatural and the mystical. Machen argues that literature has the...

Author: Diane FreemanISBN-10: 1425792863ISBN-13: 9781425792862Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/02/2009Pages: 120Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

The book ""The Transition From Ritual To Art: The Dromenon And The Drama"" by Jane Ellen Harrison explores the evolution of ancient Greek religious practices and their transformation into theatrical performances. The author argues that the transition from ritual to art was a gradual...

American essayist, lecturer, poet, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement, Ralph Waldo Emerson was a champion of individualism and major critic of the prevailing society of his time. Emerson forwarded his ideology by publishing dozens of essays and giving over 1500 lectures in the...

Greenwich Village Vignettes is a collection of short stories, or vignettes, chronicling a boy's coming of age during the time period after the Second World War, to the close of the tumultuous and life-changing decade of the 1960's. The area was always known for...

Lev Yakimenko is a popular Soviet literary critic, and the author of well-known books about Nobel Prize winner Mikhail Sholokhov. In the present book, Lev Yakimenko gives a profound and comprehensive analysis of all Sholokhov's work, from his early Tales from the Don to...

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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

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: Joseph FreemanISBN-10: 1406751421ISBN-13: 9781406751420Publisher: Freeman...

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: Bonamy DobreeISBN-10: 1406738360ISBN-13: 9781406738360Publisher: Pickard...

Play-Making - A Manual of Craftsmanship is a guidebook which answers the essential question: "How do I write theatrical drama?" This book is a valuable resource for aspiring playwrights who wish to learn essential techniques of authoring a quality stage play. William Archer, an...

Sentient animals, machines, and robots abound in German literature and culture, but there has been surprisingly limited scholarship on non-human life forms in German studies. This volume extends interdisciplinary research in emotion studies to examine non-humans and the affective relationships between humans and non-humans...

ENTER DARKNESS collects interviews from 1984-1989, conducted and edited by SPWAO Award-nominated author/editor William Grabowski for THE HORROR SHOW, a World Fantasy Award-winning quarterly magazine. Included here are Clive Barker, Ray Bradbury, Poppy Z. Brite, Dennis Etchison, Dean Koontz, Joe Lansdale, Bentley Little, Elizabeth...

The information about the book is not available as of this time.Author: Sam BarberISBN-10: 1669824519ISBN-13: 9781669824510Publisher: Xlibris UsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/08/2022Pages: 48Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d

Re-orienting Modernism in Arabic and Persian Poetry is the first book to systematically study the parallel development of modernist poetry in Arabic and Persian. It presents a fresh line of comparative inquiry into minor literatures within the field of world literary studies. Focusing on...

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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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

Many are the philosophers who have proposed ideas, explanations, and solutions to the riddles of the universe. Few are the ones who have left us definitive answers. I have chosen six philosophers because their ideas are so daring and yet well argued that remain...

Jane Austen's strength is, of course, that of the humorist. And this is not all. The foibles, illusions, self-contradictions, and absurdities of human nature are not just a joy to her for their own sakes, but also because through action they lead to results...

The novel Candide is today a timeless work of art and a classic. Candide, the eponymous hero, is perhaps the prototype of the antihero: gentle, timorous, and totally gullible. The secondary characters are quirky and most enjoyable. Who can forget Candide's tutor Panglos?The shorter...

Since the 1980s novels about childhood for adults have been a booming genre within the contemporary British literary market. Childhood in the Contemporary English Novel offers the first comprehensive study of this literary trend. Assembling analyses of key works by Ian McEwan, Doris Lessing,...

The Routledge Companion to Pakistani Anglophone Writing forms a theoretical, comprehensive, and critically astute overview of the history and future of Pakistani literature in English. Dealing with key issues for global society today, from terrorism, religious extremism, fundamentalism, corruption, and intolerance, to matters of...

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This book is a convergence of heterogeneous insights (from languages and literature, history, music, media and communications, computer science and information studies) which previously went their separate ways; now unified under a single framework for the purpose of preserving a unique heritage, the language....