Literary Criticism - General

In the first century of the coveted Pulitzer Prizes, only 11 women have won the prize for drama: Zona Gale (1921), Susan Glaspell (1931), Zoe Akins (1935), Mary Coyle Chase (1945), Ketti Frings (1958), Beth Henley (1981), Marsha Norma (1983), Wendy Wasserstein (1989), Paula...

Poststructuralism changes the way we understand the relations between human beings, their culture, and the world. Following a brief account of the historical relationship between structuralism and poststructuralism, this Very Short Introduction traces the key arguments that have led poststructuralists to challenge traditional theories...

'Struck dead by an angel of God! Yet the angel must hang!' Outwardly a compelling narrative of events aboard a British man-of-war during the turmoil of the Napoleonic Wars, Billy Budd is a nautical recasting of the Fall, a parable of good and evil,...

Made in America and the Hidden Stories of The Sopranos by Steve Else shows how most viewers have misunderstood the mysterious finale of television's greatest drama. It is shown to be one of a number of narratives secreted within The Sopranos which require extra...

Dynamics, Mediation, Mobilization provides an accessible overview of cultural memory studies, a field substantially shaped by Ann Rigney. In more than sixty short chapters, leading and emerging scholars in the field present key concepts for the study of cultural memory - from 'divided narratives'...

How deviant materials figure resistance Yeast ferments, gelatin jiggles, drugs and alcohol froth and bubble, and flesh from animals and plants actively molds and rots. These materials morph through multiple states and phases, and their movement is imbued with a liveliness that is suggestive...

Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella is a masterpiece of English poetry, famous for its powerful and evocative portrayal of love, passion, and desire. This edition of the work provides valuable commentary and analysis, offering readers a deeper appreciation of Sidney's poetic genius and the...

This comprehensive history of theatrical art spans from ancient Greece to the 17th century in France. Featuring detailed analyses of plays and productions, as well as biographical information on key figures in the theater, this book provides a valuable resource for students and scholars...

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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 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,...

The most essential writings of America's heroic Civil War president. As impressive as his presidency was, one of his most lasting legacies was his writing. In addition to masterful writing for everything from orders to his generals and condolences to the aggrieved Mrs. Bixby,...

The book "" Fairview Boys and Their Rivals; or, Bob Bouncer's Schooldays, 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...

The book "" Dreaming of Dreaming Poetry, 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...

Myopic since child, my Ears became my Eyes: and Movements my Mental! Stars as Lampions, saw I; to Rectify my Vision, consulted b-k pictures to Construct Real Truth from Truly False Reality: 'twas I surrounded around with ... Learning: All Glitters are Not Gold:...

Hamid Dabashi's 2007 Iran: A People Interrupted is simultaneously subtle, passionate, polarizing and polemical. A concise account of Iranian history from the early 19th-century onward, Dabashi's book uses his incisive analytical skills as a basis for creating a persuasive argument against the views of...

If novelist Paul Mark Scott (1920-1978) has secured a niche in English literature, it is on the merits of his Raj Quartet and its sequel, Staying On, for which he won the Booker Prize in 1977. Yet by the time he had published The...

"Theory of the Earth - Volume II" from James Hutton. Scottish geologist, physician, chemical manufacturer and naturalist (1726-1797).Author: The Perfect Library, James HuttonISBN-10: 1511841508ISBN-13: 9781511841504Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/21/2015Pages: 226Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d

The God Who Kneels is a meditative journey in John 13. The Apostle John opens the door and invites us into the upper room to relive the words and actions of Jesus. He writes us into the scene and gives us a seat at...

From Sir John Franklin's doomed 1845 search for the Northwest Passage to early twentieth-century sprints to the South Pole, polar expeditions produced an extravagant archive of documents that are as varied as they are engaging. As the polar ice sheets melt, fragments of this...

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This book presents new and convincing evidence demonstrating the Judeo-Christian themes and allegory of Chretien de Troys' Conte del Graal. Basing the study on a careful analysis of Chretien's milieu as well as on his work itself, the authors seek the essential meaning of...

The 13 essays in this volume explore Stephenie Meyer's wildly popular Twilight series in the contexts of literature, religion, fairy tales, film, and the gothic. Several examine Meyer's emphasis on abstinence, considering how, why, and if the author's Mormon faith has influenced the series'...

Autism, a neuro-developmental disability, has received wide but often sensationalistic treatment in the popular media. A great deal of clinical and medical research has been devoted to autism, but the traditional humanities disciplines and the new field of Disability Studies have yet to explore...

How deviant materials figure resistance Yeast ferments, gelatin jiggles, drugs and alcohol froth and bubble, and flesh from animals and plants actively molds and rots. These materials morph through multiple states and phases, and their movement is imbued with a liveliness that is suggestive...

From their founding in 1540 to this day, Jesuits have been controversial. Their centuries of missionary work have taken them to all corners of the world. They have been accused of killing Kings and Presidents and contributing to colonization and destruction of cultures-even participating...

Welcome to the First Church of Non Confrontation: A Satirical Look at Modern Faith and ComplacencyComfort over courage, silence over action. This is the creed of the First Church of Non-Confrontation, a church where the congregation sings, eats well, and avoids the thorny issues...

Author: T. E. FranklinosISBN-10: 0198940238ISBN-13: 9780198940234Publisher: Oxford University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/28/2025Format: Hardcover

For millennia, literature across the globe has captured the essence of life, survival, and human relationships - how we come together and how we fall apart. These stories, born from diverse cultures and perspectives, transcend time and space to resonate with audiences far beyond...

Global Encounters: An Interdisciplinary Approach to World Literature and Cultures provides students with a curated collection of readings, cultural artifacts, and narratives from across the globe. It examines a variety of creations over time ranging from early Nigerian myths and Sumerian epics to fully...

John Bascom's An Historical Interpretation of Philosophy is a classic text in the field of philosophy. In this groundbreaking work, Bascom offers a detailed analysis of the history of philosophy, from ancient Greece to the modern era. With its rigorous scholarship and insightful commentary,...

This book is a comprehensive collection of the works of Percy Bysshe Shelley, one of the most influential poets of the Romantic era. It includes his most famous works such as 'Ozymandias' and 'To a Skylark'.This work has been selected by scholars as being...

This volume presents a selection from the American and British fiction of the nineteenth century which was evolving into what we now know as science fiction. The sources are accompanied by editorial commentary, and will be of great interest to students and researchers 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 book offers the first sustained argument against the philosophy of Walter Benjamin and his readings of Charles Baudelaire. Drawing upon the existential insights of Baudelaire it is also a critique of politicized aesthetics, and cultural Marxism, of which Benjamin is a pioneering and...

Jeju is an island steeped in ritual and legend. Outside of Korea, it remains a mystery largely because so little has been written about it in English. This book seeks to share the wonders of Jeju with the world.Author: Anne HiltyISBN-10: 8991913830ISBN-13: 9788991913837Publisher: Seoul...

The essay for which The Sacred Wood is primarily remembered is one of the most famous pieces of criticism in English: "Tradition and the Individual Talent" helped to re-orientate arguments about the study of literature and its production by redefining the nature of tradition...

Sister Carrie (1900) is a novel by Theodore Dreiser about a young country girl who moves to the big city where she starts realizing her own American Dream by first becoming a mistress to men that she perceives as superior and later as a...

The theme for this issue is politics and the journal includes the following articles: "World Citizen: How Politics Shaped the Travels of Allen Ginsberg, and How Travel Shaped his Politics" by David S. Wills"The Flying Dutchman: An Overview of LeRoi Jones' Greatest Commentary on...

About the Author- Johan August Strindberg (About this sound pronounced (help-info); 22 January 1849 - 14 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg's career spanned four decades, during...

The Teaching of Poetry in the High School is a book written by Arthur Henry Rolph Fairchild and published in 1914. It is a comprehensive guide for teachers on how to teach poetry to high school students. The book covers various aspects of teaching...

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Not suitable for die-hard Potter fans, Destiny Unfulfilled is fundamentally critical of the Potter series, examining such issues as the role of a protagonist, the writer's contract with her readers, characterization, and shaggy dog resolutions. In Stein on Writing, Sol Stein tells us of...

What is the fascination that decollation holds for us, as individuals and as a culture? Why does the idea make us laugh and the act make us close our eyes? Losing Our Heads explores in both artistic and cultural contexts the role of the...

Throughout her career, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Maxine Kumin has been at the vanguard of discussions about feminism and sexism, the state of poetry, and our place in the natural world. The Roots of Things gathers into one volume her best essays on the issues...

The Fear of French Negroes is an interdisciplinary study that explores how people of African descent responded to the collapse and reconsolidation of colonial life in the aftermath of the Haitian Revolution (1791-1845). Using visual culture, popular music and dance, periodical literature, historical memoirs,...

Imaginary Existences: A psychoanalytic exploration of phantasy, fiction, dreams and daydreams interweaves scholarly psychoanalytic knowledge and extensive clinical experience with insights derived from close readings of great literature in a uniquely imaginative and creative manner, convincingly demonstrating how these two ways of thinking -...

David Lindley re-examines the murder trials of Frances Howard and the historical representations of her as wife, a witch, a murderess and a whore', challenging the assumptions that have constructed her as a model of female villainy.Author: David LindleyISBN-10: 0415144248ISBN-13: 9780415144247Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/13/1996Pages:...

When Alice steps through the mirror in Lewis Caroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, she removes herself from the centre of vision and perspective, restoring the autonomy of everything else that lies "beyond" the mirror. Similarly, the philosopher who wishes to engage with the contemporary...

"George Stevens could do anything," said veteran Hollywood producer Pandro S. Berman, "break your heart or make you laugh." Winner of two Best Director Oscars--for A Place in the Sun (1951) and Giant (1956)--Stevens excelled in a range of genres, gave luster to some...