Literary Criticism - General

Writing? ... This painstakingly acquired skill - not for you, you say? But reading, well, that's fine? Let's rethink this. Writing has shaped how we share knowledge, challenge ideas, and build the world we live in. Let's not leave the narratives to others -...

This book reconstructs Lu Xun's literary theory and political position within its historical context. It considers the influence on Lu Xun of Leon Trotsky's literary theory and Lu Xun's relationship with the Chinese Trotskyists and the Chinese Communist Party. It corrects errors and shortcomings...

"Embark on an intriguing journey from London to Land's End with the keen observations and vivid storytelling of Daniel Defoe in 'From London to Land's End.' Penned in the 18th century, this travel narrative captures Defoe's exploration of the southernmost point of England. As...

A cultural history of disability, performance, and work in the modern United States In 1967, the US government funded the National Theatre of the Deaf, a groundbreaking rehabilitation initiative employing deaf actors. This project aligned with the postwar belief that transforming bodies, minds, aesthetics,...

This collection of poems showcases Milton's poetic genius in all its glory. From the hauntingly beautiful 'Lycidas' to the stirring patriotic anthem 'On the Late Massacre in Piedmont', these poems demonstrate Milton's mastery of language and form. With rich imagery, profound insights, and impeccable...

From the French origin of Coca-Cola to McDonald's sponsorship of the 2015 Milan Expo, the book presents the first comparative history of these multinational corporations in two Western European countries, addressing some compelling questions: to what extent our increasingly globalized world is persistently shaped...

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 Modern China and the West: Translation and Cultural Mediation, the authors investigate the significant role translation plays in the act of cultural mediation. They pay attention to transnational organizations that bring about cross-cultural interactions as well as regulating authorities, in the form of...

Part autofiction, part sequential critical engagement, the eponymous essay in DREAM OF THE TRENCHES investigates and builds upon narrative recursion, self-reflexivity and subjective treatments of time in modern and contemporary writing. Winding through the work of Ben Lerner, it also addresses Ashbery, Woolf, Stein,...

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: William Dean HowellsISBN-10: 1500604356ISBN-13: 9781500604356Publisher: Createspace...

The concept of "care" defines our humanity. Covering topics as diverse as familial care, medical care, artistic care, scientific care, and various other permutations of the term, this book examines the word and concept of "care" from a cultural perspective, tracing its use throughout...

Riddles In Rhyme is a collection of clever and entertaining riddles written in verse form by Marion Lucinda Cadwell Clarke. Originally published in 1916, this book features a wide variety of riddles on topics ranging from animals and nature to household objects and famous...

First published in 1994. Mission Statements: A Guide to the Corporate and Nonprofit Sectors offers the most exciting opportunities for advancing the study of organization direction in the four decades that it has been actively pursued. The study of missions of organizations has remained...

A team of leading contributors from both philosophical and literary backgrounds have been brought together in this impressive book to examine how works of literary fiction can be a source of knowledge. Together, they analyze the important trends in this current popular debate.The innovative...

Author: Eva ChenISBN-10: 0198922256ISBN-13: 9780198922254Publisher: Oxford University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/03/2025Pages: 208Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.30h x 6.00w x 0.90d

Author: Julia ThomasISBN-10: 0198914601ISBN-13: 9780198914600Publisher: Oxford University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/06/2025Pages: 224Format: Hardcover

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...

Delve into the rich tapestry of Rudyard Kipling's literary legacy with "The Complete Works of Rudyard Kipling." This remarkable anthology gathers together all of Kipling's masterpieces, including his iconic novels, captivating short stories, stirring poetry, and insightful non-fiction. From the enthralling tales of the...

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 Routledge Companion to Romantic Women Writers overviews critical reception for Romantic women writers from their earliest periodical reviews through the most current scholarship and directs users to avenues of future research. It is divided into two parts.The first section offers topical discussions on...

Author: L. Eugene StartzmanISBN-10: 1452063036ISBN-13: 9781452063034Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/15/2010Pages: 340Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.44lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d

John Edgar Wideman's Literary Genius Priscilla R. Ramsey has designed her research and critical interpretation in this book so that her writing can extend its reach to popular reading audiences then college undergraduates and Scholars in the academy. She takes complicated concepts and insights...

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: Edmund FullerISBN-10: 1406773239ISBN-13: 9781406773231Publisher: Nash...

This book studies gender, sexuality, and representation in The Mahabharata. Drawing on Feminist theory, Queer theory and Deconstructivist theory, it revisits the epic as a saga of agency, empowerment, and subversion, and examines how it gives the gendered marginal -- the women and the...

Throwing Down the Verbal Gauntlet showcases Arab "rapper" poets Jarīr and al-Farazdaq. This eighth-century duo is best known for a series of verbal battles (flytings) they carried out over several decades. Verbal Gauntlet argues that these poets performed in order to elevate their own...

Creative Writing: A Workbook with Readings provides a complete creative writing course: from ways to jump-start your writing and inspire your creativity, right through to presenting your work to agents and publishers.It covers the genres of fiction, poetry and life writing (including autobiography, biography...

Pearson English Readers bring language learning to life through the joy of reading. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge range of titles, all featuring carefully graded...

The Nowau oral texts collected in this volume were recorded by Scoditti during the several years of fieldwork on Kitawa Island (Papua New Guinea) devoted mainly to understanding the mental mechanisms followed by the image creators, that are the makers of the kula ceremonial...

In this book, Anthony Blackwall introduces the classics of literature, philosophy, and history, providing a brief description of each work and its significance. It is a valuable reference for anyone interested in the humanities.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important,...

In the post-war mid-century Robert van Gulik produced a series of stories set in Imperial China and featuring a Chinese Judge: Judge Dee. This book examines the author's unprecedented effort in hybridising two heterogenous crime writing traditions - traditional Chinese gong'an (court-case) fiction and...

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 by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as...

Scholars have long highlighted the links between translating and (re)writing, increasingly blurring the line between translations and so-called 'original' works. Less emphasis has been placed on the work of writers who translate, and the ways in which they conceptualize, or even fictionalize, the task...

In this highly acclaimed study, Billie Melman recovers the unwritten history of the European experience of the Middle-East during the colonial era. She focuses on the evolution of Orientalism and the reconstruction - through contact with other cultures - of gender and class. Beginning...

This book revolutionizes the 1000-year old tradition that stems from the first commentaries on the Poetics by the Arabic scholars. (No commentary exists from antiquity or Byzantine times.) Starting with those scholars, Aristotle's treatise has always been thought to be about poetic-literary theory, with...

Adapting the discontinuous and multi-tonal critical procedures of works like Carlyle's Sartor Resartus and Laura Riding's Anarchism Is Not Enough, Jerome McGann subjects current literary studies to a patacritical investigation. The investigation centers in the interpretation of a notorious modern riddle: "Outside of a...

Fantasy is often condemned as escapist, unsophisticated and superficial. This collection of new essays puts such easy dismissals to the test by examining the ways in which Fantasy narratives present diverse, politically relevant discourses--gender, race, religion or consumerism--and thereby serve as indicators of their...

This collection brings together an international, multicultural, multilingual, and multidisciplinary community of scholars and practitioners in different media seeking to question and re-theorize the contested terms of our title: "woman," "writing," "women's writing," and "across." "Culture" is translated into an open series of interconnected...

Literature is a source of understanding and insight into the human condition. Yet ever since Aristotle, philosophers have struggled to provide a plausible account of how this can be the case. For surely the fictionality - the sheer invented character - of the literary...

One of the Nobel Prize winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez's triumphs, Love in the Time of Cholera is a masterwork of magical realism. This text contains an introductory essay, critical biography and chronology of the author's life. Ages 16+.Author: Harold BloomISBN-10: 0791081206ISBN-13: 9780791081204Publisher: Chelsea...

Adaptation constitutes the driving force of contemporary culture, with stories adapted across an array of media formats. However, adaptation studies has been concerned almost exclusively with textual analysis, in particular with compare-and-contrast studies of individual novel and film pairings. This has left almost completely...

The American Indian As Participant In The Civil War This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content,...

What does literature-both classic and contemporary-have to do with God? A Theology of Fiction looks at our inheritance as "people of the book" to consider how stories found outside of Scripture can-often in oblique but potentially transformative ways-speak to us of the Word. A...

This volume navigates the entangled expressions of mourning across languages, cultures, and traditions, shedding light on the evolving shapes and discourses of contemporary elegy in world literature. By adopting a transnational approach, this collection offers a much needed conceptualization of what elegy has become...

Barring such illnesses as claustrophobia or agoraphobia, or situations such as medical isolation or incarceration, most people move naturally from smaller to larger spaces and back again without giving the process much thought. But paying attention to our own movement in space yields all...

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 Civil War, sometimes called "The American Iliad," is an epic of violence, rage, bravery, and love, whose echoes still can be heard. America's bloodiest day was September 17, 1862--the Battle of Antietam, or Sharpsburg, which enabled President Lincoln to issue a proclamation freeing...

Deconstruction -- a mode of close reading associated with the contemporary philosopher Jacques Derrida and other members of the "Yale School" -- is the current critical rage, and is likely to remain so for some time. Reading Deconstruction / Deconstructive Reading offers a unique,...