Literary Criticism - General

The Hekhalot literature is a motley collection of textually fluid and often textually corrupt documents in Hebrew and Aramaic which deal with mystical themes pertaining especially to God's throne-chariot (the Merkavah). They were composed between late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, with roots...

Students reading English Literature are sometimes befuddled by the language. It's English, but 'British' is not quite the same English as it is for people from outside of Great Britain. English literature is among the best in the world, and worthy of study but...

Translation is a vital method of not just reading but writing and forms the basis of an exciting range of critical, artistic, and literary opportunities. Combining close readings of literary texts alongside astute critical observations from works by Avital Ronell and Walter Benjamin, amongst...

In this volume, the first panoramic study of music in the apocalyptic mode, an international and trans-disciplinary array of scholars and composers explore the resonance of the ancient biblical Revelation of John across the centuries in musical works as diverse as El Cant de...

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Author: Newyox MediaISBN-10: 1642264210ISBN-13: 9781642264210Publisher: Newyox MediaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/15/2025Pages: 60Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.16d

Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium, Volume 42 begins with two distinguished lectures from the 2023 Harvard Celtic Colloquium. Dr. Helen Fulton explored the links between place and emotion in CelticR narrative as evoked by the author and experienced by the audience in her...

Author: Seamus PerryISBN-10: 0198904851ISBN-13: 9780198904854Publisher: Oxford University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/10/2025Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.72lbsSize: 8.60h x 5.39w x 2.16d

Explores links between the evolution of comics and horror through an analysis of the range of approaches and traditions that unite them. Horror and Comics brings together an international collection of contributors to discuss how multiple aspects of comics (forms, cultures, histories) have contributed...

The first book-length examination of the influence of Welsh historian and cartographer Humphrey Llwyd. Humphrey Llwyd (1527-68) was the author of geographical and historical treatises in English, Welsh, and Latin that exerted a profound influence over multiple literary traditions and national visions. His work...

A critical synthesis of the work of Lauren Berlant, Moishe Postone, and Michael Silverstein. The Treadmill Affect draws upon the work of three University of Chicago professors, each a former program director at the Center for Transcultural Studies: literary and cultural critic Lauren Berlant,...

Generative AI is transforming the landscape of numerous industries, and the creative fields are no exception. As the figurative arts become a focal point in the ongoing debate, this book explores hybrid and centauric intelligence-an integration of human and artificial intelligence. Through parallel and...

This book dives into the world of Chinese interpreting, exploring fundamental challenges and topics such as consecutive and simultaneous interpreting, medical, courtroom and media interpreting, as well as interculturality. The book establishes a strong theoretical foundation, delving into principles and techniques for successful Chinese...

This classic translation of Homer's epic poem tells the epic story of Odysseus' journey home to his wife and son. With powerful imagery, memorable characters, and themes that still resonate today, The Odyssey is a testament to the enduring power of great literature. This...

This is the third in a three-volume collection of primary sources which examines philosophy and literature in nineteenth-century Britain. Accompanied by extensive editorial commentary, this collection will be of great interest to students and scholars of British Literature and Philosophy.Author: Andrea SelleriISBN-10: 1032548681ISBN-13: 9781032548685Publisher:...

This three-volume collection of primary sources examines philosophy and literature in the nineteenth-century Britain. Accompanied by extensive editorial commentary, this collection will be of great interest to students and scholars of British Literature and Philosophy.Author: Peter GarrattISBN-10: 1032548673ISBN-13: 9781032548678Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/31/2024Pages: 196Format: HardcoverWeight:...

All figures here are subjected to Eagleton's pugnacious wit, scathing critical pen, and brilliant literary investigations.Author: Terry EagletonISBN-10: 1859843883ISBN-13: 9781859843888Publisher: VersoLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2005Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 7.80h x 5.16w x 0.90d

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 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,...

A book about the British film industry in the 1990sAuthor: John R. Brookes MaISBN-10: 1491020482ISBN-13: 9781491020487Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/29/2013Pages: 50Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.31lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.10d

Hrotsvit, a canoness in the German convent Gandersheim, wrote Latin poems, stories, plays, and histories during the reign of Emperor Otto the Great (962-973). She expresses a strong sense of authorial mission in letters, prefaces, and dedications. These personal writings, as well as her...

Author: Katharina EderISBN-10: 3640915321ISBN-13: 9783640915323Publisher: Grin VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/16/2011Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.10lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.06d

Creative nonfiction writers wrestle constantly with the boundaries of creative license--what to reveal, when to reveal it, and how best to do it. While the truth may inspire us to make confident assertions, secrets, lies, and half-truths inspire us to delve further into our...

Author: Harlan Frank PollmannISBN-10: 1479740969ISBN-13: 9781479740963Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/15/2013Pages: 64Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d

A new edition of a major work of literary and cultural criticism restores C. L. R. James's reflections about Moby Dick and political persecution. Political theorist and cultural critic, novelist, and cricket enthusiast, C. L. R. James (1901-89) was a brilliant polymath who was...

This volume explores cross-generic analysis as a hermeneutic approach to traditional Chinese literature through nine case studies, which cover a combined temporal span from the tenth to the twentieth century. The contributors examine connections, parallels, and dialogic relations among canonical literary forms and other...

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This publication explores the integrative narratives of historical costume in the novel universal perspective of literature, leisure, ornamentation, customs/traditions, and theoretical contexts. The adaptation, mutation, and transformation of attire are the result of complex interactions between many factors, such as economic conditions, political conditions,...

The age-old question that enters the minds of most people from time to time happens to be, 'Is there any meaning to life, or am I merely part of an elaborate accident that occurred millions of years ago?' Science gives us a very plausible...

Author: Nicholas McDowellISBN-10: 0198746849ISBN-13: 9780198746843Publisher: Oxford University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/28/2025Format: Hardcover

The Drama of Love and Desire examines 11 of Shakespeare's most familiar plays to illuminate their increasingly complex view of the heart's deepest needs. Intended for anyone looking to understand these works and the man who wrote them, the chapters never allow the evident...

This volume offers unique, interdisciplinary perspectives by evaluating, analyzing, and interpreting how the past, the present, and potential futures may be affected by pandemic storytelling. The chapters analyze the interplay between various disciplines that explore COVID-19 narratives and study the influence of pandemics on...

Offering a thorough introduction to notions of gender in contemporary global literature, Global Literature and Gender uses postcolonial theories alongside theories of space and place, theories of globalization, and reference to the Posthuman and the Anthropocene as competing narratives of the contemporary.This book argues...

The collection Art's Visionary Moment: Personal Encounters with Works That Last a Lifetime was inspired by T. S. Eliot's observation in his Dante (1929): "The experience of a poem is the experience both of a moment and of a lifetime. ... There is a...

This book is a long narrative poem that tells the story of the author's struggle with depression and his eventual recovery. It is a deeply personal and moving work, filled with vivid descriptions of nature and contemplative reflections on life. It is a classic...

What is the ocean's role in human and planetary history? How have writers, sailors, painters, scientists, historians, and philosophers from across time and space poetically envisioned the oceans and depicted human entanglements with the sea? In order to answer these questions, S ren Frank...

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,...

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,...

Published in 1995: The author of at least two noteworthy romances of the early thirteenth century, Le Roman de la Rose or Guillaume de Dole and L'Escoufle (The Kite), as well as Le Lai de l'Ombre, Jean Renart is today recognized as the most...

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1.0, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, course: The Victorian Afterlife, language: English, abstract: Bertha Mason in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre is a character without...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: Walter Kellogg TowersISBN-10: 1545207534ISBN-13: 9781545207536Publisher: Createspace Independent...

This book is written as a memoir of 40-plus years of working with human experiences of death, grief, and bereavement. The stories are all similar but uniquely different; similar in the sense that they all relate to varying issues embedded in loss. They are...

The Jie people of northern Uganda and the Turkana of northern Kenya have a genesis myth about Nayeche, a Jie woman who followed the footprints of a gray bull across the waterless plateau and who founded a "cradle land" in the plains of Turkana....

Every Life A Delight is a book written by James Henry Potts and published in 1914. The book is a collection of essays and reflections on the joys and pleasures of life. Potts explores the idea that every life is filled with moments of...

Memoirs of King Richard the Third and Some of His Contemporaries V2: With an Historical Drama on the Battle of Bosworth (1894) is a historical book written by John Heneage Jesse. The book is a detailed account of the life of King Richard III...

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...

Fairies fascinate young and old alike. To some they offer tantalizing glimpses of other worlds, to others a subversive counterpoint to human arrogance and weakness. Like no other author, Katharine Briggs throughout her work communicated the thrill and delight of the world of fairies,...