Literary Criticism - General

This Skeleton Key Study Guide to Joseph Campbell's The Flight of the Wild Gander lets you read Campbell alongside a Campbell expert, focusing on the origins of myth and the enduring power of metaphor and symbols. In this helpful guide, you'll find chapter summaries,...

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The Hostage: A Drama is a play written by French poet and playwright Paul Claudel in 1917. The play is set in Ireland during the early 20th century and centers around the story of an English officer who is taken hostage by a group...

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Frank Knox served as Secretary of the Navy during some of the most eventful years in U.S. naval history, his tenure coinciding with a number of dramas such as the innovative 1940 bases-for-destroyers initiative (which he conceptualized prior to entering the administration), the undeclared...

In the late eighteenth century a small Shaker community travelled to America under the leadership of 'Mother Ann' Lee. The American communities they founded were based on ideals of pacifism, celibacy and gender equality. The texts included in this edition come from first-hand accounts...

Coming to terms with the rhetorical arts of antiquity necessarily illuminates our own ideas of public discourse and the habits of speech to which they have led. Tacitus wrote the Dialogus at a time (ca. 100 CE) when intense scrutiny of the history, the...

A collection of essays on the joys and pitfalls of being a reader and a writer, drawing on the author's experience as a successful novelist and Presbyterian minister.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge...

Immerse yourself in the rich tradition of Scottish poetry with this vibrant collection of works from one hundred modern poets. Includes biographical and critical notes that provide valuable context and insights into the poetic landscape of Scotland today. A must-read for fans of poetry...

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Two generations ago, young men and women with only a high-school degree would have entered the plentiful industrial occupations which then sustained the middle-class ideal of a male-breadwinner family. Such jobs have all but vanished over the past forty years, and in their absence...

'Voices From the Wreckage: Young Adult Voices in the #MeToo Movement' is an edited collection by Kimberly Greenfield Karshner (Lorain County Community College). This collection focuses on situating young adult voices in the #MeToo movement, and into American culture and identity. Children's and young...

Edited by William Kerrigan, John Rumrich, and Stephen M. Fallon The legendary author of Paradise Lost and other poems was also a superb and provocative prose writer. Culled from Modern Library's definitive The Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton, this indispensable collection,...

The tale of 'Cinderella' is told wherever stories are still read aloud and everyone is familiar with 'Rapunzel' and 'The Golden Goose', but who has heard all the wonderful stories collected by the Brothers Grimm? Well, here's your chance, for within these covers you...

The cultures and politics of nations around the world may be understood (or misunderstood) in any number of ways. For the Arab world, language is the crucial link for a better understanding of both. Classical Arabic is the official language of all Arab states...

"In our imaginations, war is the name we give to the extremes of violence in our lives, the dark dividing opposite of the connecting myth, which we call love. War enacts the great antagonisms of history, the agonies of nations; but it also offers...

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Gitanjali: Song Offerings is a collection of poems written by the Indian poet, philosopher, and Nobel laureate Sir Rabindranath Tagore. Originally written in Bengali and translated into English by Tagore himself, this book contains 103 poems that explore themes of spirituality, love, and nature....

No detailed description available for "The Idea of Poetry in France".Author: Margaret GilmanISBN-10: 0674281276ISBN-13: 9780674281271Publisher: Harvard University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/05/1958Pages: 335Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.44lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d

Netprov is an emerging interdisciplinary digital art form that offers a literature-based "show" of insightful, healing satire that is as deep as the novels of the past. This accessible history of Netprov emerges out of an ongoing conversation about the changing roles and power...

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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Pillars of the Earth with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, which tells the story of the building of a cathedral...

At the outset of Marx for Cats, Leigh Claire La Berge declares that "all history is the history of cat struggle." Revising the medieval bestiary form to meet Marxist critique, La Berge follows feline footprints through Western economic history to reveal an animality at...

This volume explores how India as a geographical space was constructed by the British colonial regime in visual and material terms. It demonstrates the instrumentalisation of cultural artefacts such as landscape paintings, travel literature and cartography, as spatial practices overtly carrying scientific truth claims,...

In this clear and detailed reading guide, we've done all the hard work for you! The Grapes of Wrath is an award-winning novel by American writer, John Steinbeck. It tells the story of the Joad family and their arduous journey to the West after...

Includes Pieces On Ulysses By C. G. Jung; Goethe's Mephistopheles By Hildegard Nagel; Conrad's Heart Of Darkness By Dorsha Hayes; A Paper On Dante Alighieri By Marion V. Hendrickson And Hermann Broch's The Death Of Virgil By Aniela Jaffe.Author: C. G. JungISBN-10: 1258002469ISBN-13: 9781258002466Publisher:...

The romance of extraction underlies and partly defines Western modernity and our cultural imaginaries. Combining affect studies and environmental humanities, this volume analyzes societies' devotion to extraction and fossil resources. This devotion is shaped by a nostalgic view on settler colonialism as well as...

""The Genesis of Tragedy and the Sacred Drama of Eleusis"" is a book written by Edouard Schure that delves into the origins of tragedy and its connection to the ancient Greek religious festival of Eleusis. The book explores the development of tragedy as an...

An Essay On Diseases Incidental To Literary And Sedentary Persons: With Proper Rules For Preventing Their Fatal Consequences is a book written by Samuel Auguste David Tissot in 1768. The book discusses the various diseases that can afflict people who lead a sedentary lifestyle...

The Yale Book of American Verse (1912) is a comprehensive collection of poetry edited by Thomas R. Lounsbury. This anthology features works from some of the most renowned American poets, including Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allan Poe, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, as well...

Selected Poems By Walt Whitman (1892) is a collection of some of the most famous and influential works by the American poet Walt Whitman. This book includes a selection of poems from his most famous work, Leaves of Grass, as well as other lesser-known...

Isabel Trevithoe: A Poem is a work of poetry by Caroline Alice Roberts. The book tells the story of Isabel Trevithoe, a young woman who is forced to leave her home and family to marry a man she does not love. The poem follows...

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For Ren Girard, human life revolves around mimetic desire, which regularly manifests itself in acquisitive rivalry when we find ourselves wanting an object because another wants it also. Noting that mimetic desire is driven by our sense of inadequacy or insufficiency, Girard arrives at...

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The Foundations of Complex Evolving Economies seeks to offer an integrated analysis of the anatomy and physiology of the capitalist engine of generation and exploitation of technological organizational and institutional innovations - from the drivers of knowledge accumulation, to the modes in which such...

This book is an investigation of the role of creative labor and the five senses in Rainer Maria Rilke's prose works, including his "Primal Sound" essay, the Stories of God, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge, and his monograph on Auguste Rodin. It is...

What if James T. Kirk and Spock had a baby, left the Enterprise and moved to New Vulcan to live happily ever after?Fan fiction plots like this are a strong testament of fans' endless creativity. Not only do the authors invent their own storylines...

What makes up a public, what governs dominant discourses, and in which ways can counterpublics be created through narrative? This edited collection brings together essays on affect and narrative theory with a focus on the topics of gender and sexuality. It explores the power...

Excerpt from Philothea: A Grecian Romance This volume is purely romance; and most read ers will consider it romance of the wildest kind. A few kindred spirits, prone to people space with life and mystical predominance, will perceive a light within the Grecian Temple....

Jacob Abbott was a prolific author, writing juvenile fiction, brief histories, biographies, religious books for the general reader, and a few works in popular science. From 1825 to 1829 he was professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Amherst College; was licensed to preach...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless 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: VariousISBN-10: 1500523194ISBN-13: 9781500523190Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing...

Contents Include: Queen Mab The Demon of the World Alastor or, The Spirit of Solitude The Revolt of Islam Rosalind and Helen Prometheus Unbound The Cenci Epipsychidion Adonis Hellas The Witch of Atlas Julian and Maddalo: A Conversation Satires Early Poems Miscellaneous Poems Sonnets...

The Realm of Essence is a philosophical book written by George Santayana, which is the first book in the Realms of Being series. It was first published in 1924 and explores the concept of essence and its role in understanding reality. The book is...

The Unspeakable Gentleman is a novel written by John P. Marquand. The story is set in the early 20th century and revolves around the life of a wealthy and mysterious man named Charley Yang. Charley is a Chinese-American who has been living in the...

Creative Imagination: Studies In The Psychology Of Literature by June E. Downey is a book that explores the relationship between psychology and literature. The author delves into the workings of the human mind and how it relates to the creative process of writing and...

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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...

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...