Literary Criticism - General

Est Vitae Essentia: Homer to Joyce and the Humanity in Epic provides students with an enlightening introduction to the essence and evolution of epic literature. It explores the genre from its earliest examples to modern interpretations, focusing on the human experiences that resonate across...

Moore provides a unique take on Steinbeck's most anomalous novel. To a God Unknown is a satire belittling Joseph Campbell, the man who had a brief affair with John's wife Carol in 1932. The book is full of jokes and insults aimed at Campbell....

This volume opens a new perspective on the thriving area of research on the imagined North by studying emotions in the light of case studies in Finnish literature. It addresses the cultural history of Arctic hysteria and maps other strange emotions depicted and evoked...

The book "" The Book of One Syllable, 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 book is a ground-breaking comparative study of stories about forbidden love between Muslims and Christians, enslavement, and religious conversion in the Middle Ages and beyond, in Arabic and European literature.Author: Eva SimmonsISBN-10: 9004712267ISBN-13: 9789004712263Publisher: BrillLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2025Pages: 416Format: Hardcover

Our contemporary society is obsessed with the idea of self-optimization, a concept that implies the need to constantly work on improving oneself and one's appearance. The roots of postmodern self-optimization, however, lie in the cultural industries that emerged in the late nineteenth and early...

Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Wuppertal, language: English, abstract: 1. Introduction While reading the title of Rushdie's short story cycle East, West a very important question arises in the...

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Stuttgart (Institut für Literaturwissenschaft - Neuere Englische Literatur), course: Literary Studies: "Late Imperial to Postcolonial Literature", language: English, abstract: Considering the title of Rushdie's...

"In this magisterial work-impressive for both its scholarship and its theoretical sophistication-Paola Mieli studies the human subject's relation to space. Her book could be thought of as abrilliant elaboration of Freud's enigmatic hypothesis, given late in his life, that 'psyche is extended.' The psyche,...

On February 17th, 1454, Philippe le Bon, Duke of Burgundy, held the legendary "Feast of the Pheasant," swearing upon the resplendent bird to summon a crusade against the Ottomans. The crusade never left the realm of promise. Yet, the memory of that feast endures-like...

'The relationship between my grandmother and her mother was very important and indeed crucial to her childhood and the very early days of her writing ... So, to have more insight into this particular aspect of my grandmother's early life is very valuable.' --Mathew...

HOWARD HUGHES'S NEW FILMGOERS' GUIDE TO SCIENCE-FICTION FILMS DELVES DEEP INTO THE LANDMARK MOVIES OF THIS EVERPOPULAR GENRE, FROM METROPOLIS TO AVATAR AND BEYOND, AND COVERS OVER 250 MORE Outer Limits explores science-fiction cinema through 26 great films, from the silent classic Metropolis to...

Although scholars point to similarities between Sirach and the book of Proverbs and sometimes characterize Ben Sira's relationship to biblical poetry as one of imitation (often unsuccessful imitation), this study considers the innovative and unique aspects of Sirach poetry, especially its use of parallelism,...

In or about the year 2000, humanity has reached "that incredibly lofty goal to which its intrinsic efforts can carry it" - but rejected everything but crass materialism. Technology has advanced to the point where no one need work for a living, while the...

Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie Humaine, which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus.Author: Honoré de BalzacISBN-10: 153536064XISBN-13: 9781535360647Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/19/2016Pages: 38Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.14lbsSize:...

Tucked into the southern foothills of the Mount Holyoke Range in western Massachusetts, Granby is a typical New England country town. It was first settled in 1727, incorporated in 1768, and developed by its founders with small farms and limited industries. By 1875, dairy...

Thucydides: With Notes And Various Readings, An Analysis, And A Collation Of Other Editions With The Amended Text Of Bekker (1830) is a book that presents the works of Thucydides, a Greek historian and general. The book is edited by Bekker and contains notes...

'John Berger has made the world a better place to live in. These essays tell us how he succeeded in that task.'Arundhati Roy In this collection of essays on the work of, and conversations with, John Berger, thirty-seven of his friends, artistic collaborators and...

The Importance and Means of a National Literature is an essay written by William Ellery Channing in 1830. In this essay, Channing argues that a nation's literature is important because it reflects the culture and values of the people. He believes that literature can...

This work re-examines the divisive wisdom that Paul addresses in 1 Corinthians. Challenging the recent consensus that the Corinthians' wisdom was rooted primarily in the Greco-Roman rhetorical tradition, Timothy A. Brookins offers a revisionary thesis centered on discourse similarities between the perspective of the...

This thought-provoking work explores the challenges posed by recent criticism of the Old Testament. With detailed analysis and insightful commentary, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history and interpretation of the Hebrew Bible.This work has been selected by scholars...

This collection of art criticism and commentary offers insights into the techniques and styles of some of the greatest artists of the 19th century. Story's engaging prose and deep knowledge of art make this book a must-read for anyone interested in the history of...

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,...

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,...

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,...

In this collection of short humourous essays originally written for the popular media, playwright, novelist and screenwriter Drew Hayden Taylor sends his readers fascinating and exotic postcards from his globetrotting adventures, always on the lookout for the NEWS about aboriginal peoples around the world....

This is both the first complete annotated edition of the letters exchanged by these major twentieth-century Scottish poets and the first major exploration of their long friendship and literary association. Spanning nearly fifty years, from 27 July 1934 to 23 July 1978, this engaging...

Through the lens of cognitive science, Jokes and the Linguistic Mind investigates jokes that play on some aspect of the structure and function of language. In so doing, Debra Aarons shows that these 'linguistic jokes' can evoke our tacit knowledge of the language we...

What happened to cinema and literature when synchronized sound was introduced to the film industry in the late 1920s? Literature and Sound Film in Mid-Century Britain studies the paths of film and text following this event. It asks how British cinema responded to the...

Writing Embodiment in Victorian Microscopy examines a revolutionary period in microscopical technology and practice. At first considered a mere toy, by 1900 the microscope rivaled the railway and telegraph as an emblem of modernity and enjoyed an astonishing diversity of applications. This technology could...

How does Indian fiction imagine urban transformation? India's cities were once maligned as places of economic stasis and deprivation but in the era of the so-called New India (2000-present) centres like Delhi and Mumbai have been recast as 'engines of economic growth' and reshaped...

This book tells the story of the growth of picturegoing as a popular habit between 1800 and 1914. Encouraged by urbanisation and changes in transportation, education, and leisure patterns, the regular and widespread provision of exhibitions and shows became a defining characteristic of cultural...

Peripety by Van Eden is not just a memoir-it's a literary kaleidoscope, a genre-bending experiment that blurs the lines between reality and imagination, memoir and manifesto, satire and sincerity.Told through an epistolary dialogue with Calliope-the Greek Muse of epic poetry-this audacious narrative takes readers...

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,...

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,...

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,...

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,...

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,...

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,...

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,...

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,...