Literary Criticism

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Lilith: The Legend of the First Woman Revised - Hardcover

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by Ada Langworthy Collier (Author)Old rabbanic tradition teaches that Eve was not Adam's first wife, rather a mysterious woman named Lilith who was thrown out of Eden before Adam and Eve were. This is a lyrical telling of that legend and what happens to Lilith as she encounters various demons outside the garden and what she says and does to Adam and Eve once they too are thrown out of the Garden of Eden. Now in larger print Number of Pages: 56 Dimensions: 0.25 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: Oct...

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by Elaine Castillo (Author)"How to Read Now explores the politics and ethics of reading, and insists that we are capable of something better: a more engaged relationship not just with our fiction and our art, but with our buried and entangled histories." "A book that doesn't seek to shut down the current literary discourse so much as shake it up." (The New York Times Book Review) Offering "its audience the opportunity to look past the simplicity we're all too often spoon-fed into order to res...

Best Books for Kids Who (Think They) Hate to Read: 125 Books That Will Turn Any Child into a Lifelong Reader - Paperback

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by Laura Backes (Author)Get Your Child Hooked on Books Reading can become a favorite part of any child's life--even children who think they hate to read. And, with the help of this unique book, it's easy to put your reluctant reader on the path to becoming an enthusiastic reader. Inside are 125 books that are certain to ignite your child's interest in reading. You'll find a variety of titles with real kid appeal--the best of the best for children of all reading levels. These books will captiv...

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by Snorri Sturluson (Author)"The Prose Edda," a timeless compilation of Old Norse tales and poetic theories meticulously crafted by Icelandic scholar Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century. Offering a treasury of myths, legends, and insights into Viking Age beliefs, this cornerstone of Norse literature unveils the rich tapestry of gods, giants, and heroes that populate the ancient Nordic cosmos. From the thunderous exploits of Thor to the cunning wisdom of Odin, each story resonates with the ec...

Reading the Wampum: Essays on Hodinöhsö Ni' Visual Code and Epistemological Recovery - Hardcover

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by Penelope Myrtle Kelsey (Author)Since the fourteenth century, Eastern Woodlands tribes have used delicate purple and white shells called "wampum" to form intricately woven belts. These wampum belts depict significant moments in the lives of the people who make up the tribes, portraying everything from weddings to treaties. Wampum belts can be used as a form of currency, but they are primarily used as a means to record significant oral narratives for future generations. In Reading the Wampum...

Literary Allusion in Harry Potter - Paperback

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by Beatrice Groves (Author)Literary Allusion in Harry Potter builds on the world-wide enthusiasm for J. K. Rowling's series in order to introduce its readers to some of the great works of literature on which Rowling draws. Harry Potter's narrative techniques are rooted in the western literary tradition and its allusiveness provides insight into Rowling's fictional world. Each chapter of Literary Allusion in Harry Potter consists of an in-depth discussion of the intersection between Harry Pott...

Letting Go Is All We have to Hold Onto: Mind-Altering Jokes - Paperback

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by Gregg E. Eisenberg (Author)All humor is philosophy. But Austrian linguist Ludwig Wittgenstein went further: "An entire treatise of philosophy could be written that consists entirely of jokes." Author Evan Hodkins similarly said: "The next religion will consist of an expansive catalog of humor." And Mexican poet Cesar Cruz added: "All art should comfort the disturbed, and disturb the comfortable."And now, dear reader, you have stumbled upon a very curious but very relatable collection of al...

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by Robert Frost (Author), J. J. Lankes (Illustrator)First published in 1923, "New Hampshire" by famed American poet Robert Frost, is one of the most beautiful and famous collection of poems in American literature. The book contains many of Frost's most well-known and beloved poems, such as "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", "Nothing Gold Can Stay", "Fire and Ice", and "The Need of Being Versed in Country Things". Frost won the first of his four Pulitzer Prizes for "New Hampshire" and he ...

A History of Moonville, Ohio and a Collection of Its Haunting Tales - Paperback

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by William M. Cullen (Author)A History of Moonville, Ohio and a Collection of its Haunting Tales is a rich and detailed account of a nearly bygone mining town that once flourished in the backwoods of Ohio's southeastern region. It flourished during Ohio's golden age of railroad expansion and founded by a man with a dream. Then, as Moonville slowly drifted into Ohio's collective history its paranormal activity picked up, adding to Ohio's already rich and colorful collection of haunting tales. ...

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by Jeffro Johnson (Author)APPENDIX N: The Literary History of Dungeons & Dragons is a detailed and comprehensive investigation of the various works of science fiction and fantasy that game designer Gary Gygax declared to be the primary influences on his seminal role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons. It is a deep intellectual dive into the literature of SF/F's past that will fascinate any serious role-playing gamer or fan of classic science fiction and fantasy. Author Jeffro Johnson, ...

Writings on Art and Poetical Theory - Paperback

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by Fernando Pessoa (Author), Nuno Ribeiro (Editor), Cláudia Souza (Editor)Writings on Art and Poetical Theory contains a selection of Fernando Pessoa's writings (or those of his heteronyms) on art and poetical theory, originally written in English. In Pessoa's oeuvre one finds not only literary and fictional works but also a multiplicity of theoretical texts on the most diverse subjects concerning artistic movements, literature, and writers.In this book, we witness Pessoa explore, through var...

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by Justin Wiggins (Author)Tír na nÓg is a collection of poems, stories, and essays about writers from Ireland, Scotland, England and America. The book was inspired by C. S .Lewis, George MacDonald, Seamus Heaney, John O' Donohue, and Jon Foreman; other writers, the ancient Irish myth of Tír na nÓg, sehnsucht, the healing power of music, literature, and art, the mountains of North Carolina, and a life changing trip to Ireland, Scotland, and England. "Tír na nÓg, Wiggins tells us, evokes the se...

Nobody Hates Trump More Than Trump: An Intervention - Paperback

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by David Shields (Author)NOBODY HATES TRUMP MORE THAN TRUMP: AN INTERVENTION is perhaps the only genuinely original thing you have read yet about Donald Trump. It can be read in a variety of ways: as a psychological investigation of Trump, as a philosophical meditation on the relationship between language and power, as a satirical compilation of the "collected wit and wisdom of Donald Trump," and above all as a dagger into the rhetoric of American political discourse-a dissection of the polit...

Cartoons and Antisemitism: Visual Politics of Interwar Poland - Paperback

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by Ewa Stańczyk (Author)Antisemitic caricatures had existed in Polish society since at least the mid-nineteenth century. But never had the devastating impacts of this imagery been fully realized or so blatantly apparent than on the eve of the Second World War. In Cartoons and Antisemitism: Visual Politics of Interwar Poland, scholar Ewa Stańczyk explores how illustrators conceived of Jewish people in satirical drawing and reflected on the burning political questions of the day. Incorporating ...

Gilmore Girls: The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge: The Official Guide to All the Books - Hardcover

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by Erika Berlin (Author)Welcome to the ultimate TBR list! With meticulously researched book descriptions and hundreds of guided prompts and reading tips, The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge is an officially licensed, one-of-a-kind fan's guide to the Gilmore Girls universe and all 339 books referenced in the series. For fans of Gilmore Girls, one of the most dedicated ways to tap into the psyche of Rory Gilmore is committing to one Herculean task: The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge. Over the c...

Building Fires in the Snow: A Collection of Alaska LGBTQ Short Fiction and Poetry - Paperback

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by Martha Amore (Editor), Lucian Childs (Editor)Diversity has always been central to Alaska identity, as the state's population consists of people with many different backgrounds, viewpoints, and life experiences. This book opens a window into these diverse lives, gathering stories and poems about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer life into a brilliant, path-breaking anthology. In these pages we see the panoply of LGBTQ life in Alaska today, from the quotidian urban adventures o...

The Bloomsbury Handbook to Edith Wharton - Paperback

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by Emily J. Orlando (Editor)Bringing together leading voices from across the globe, The Bloomsbury Handbook to Edith Wharton represents state-of-the-art scholarship on the American writer Edith Wharton, once primarily known as a New York novelist. Focusing on Wharton's extensive body of work and renaissance across 21st-century popular culture, chapters consider: - Wharton in the context of queer studies, race studies, whiteness studies, age studies, disability studies, anthropological studi...

The Medium of Leonora Carrington: A Feminist Haunting in the Contemporary Arts - Paperback

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by Catriona McAra (Author)Before her death, the artist and writer Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) had already garnered a cult following, with numerous creative people making the pilgrimage to meet her at her home in Mexico City. Since then, her fame has only increased. Thinking across contemporary art media, this book demonstrates how Carrington has posthumously become a medium in her own right, critically haunting the creative intellectuals who met or knew her. It explores the work of a remar...

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Report copyright infringementby Jennifer Lancaster Dana (Author)Not Your Mother's Advice is the ultimate playbook for navigating the wild world of adulthood. This candid and humorous guide tackles hard issues that parents and kids may not feel comfortable discussing or illuminates subjects you didn't know should be addressed. Topics like sex, drinking, stepping out of your comfort zone, processing emotions, living with roommates; providing you with tools to adult like a boss.Written by a mom ...

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by Mahmoud Darwish (Author), Sinan Antoon (Translator)Winner of the 2012 National Translation Award "What Sinan [Antoon] has done with In the Presence of Absence is a kind of miraculous work of dedication and love. Reading this volume is sheer enjoyment and sublimity." --Saadi Yousef "There are two maps of Palestine that politicians will never manage to forfeit: the one kept in the memories of Palestinian refugees, and that which is drawn by Darwish's poetry." --Anton Shammas One of th...

Because He Loves Us: A walk with grandma

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Report copyright infringementby Jd Stone (Author)Because He Loves Us is a heartwarming, faith-based children's picture book that follows young Ben and his Grandma on a simple yet profound walk through nature. As they explore birds, bees, rain, and even ants, each of Ben's curious questions is gently answered with the same tender truth: "Because He loves us." Through vivid illustrations and thoughtful storytelling, this book helps young readers discover God's love in everyday wonders. Perfect ...

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Report copyright infringementby Jd Stone (Author)Because He Loves Us is a heartwarming, faith-based children's book that follows young Ben and his Grandma on a simple yet profound walk-through nature. As they explore their neighborhood and nature, each of Ben's curious questions is gently answered with the same tender truth: "Because He loves us." Through vivid illustrations and thoughtful storytelling, this book helps young readers discover God's love in everyday wonders. Perfect for bedtime...

The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin

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Report copyright infringementby Ursula K. Le Guin (Author)When Ursula K. Le Guin started writing a new novel, she would begin by drawing a map. The Word for World is the first publication focusing on maps by the celebrated author, publishing many for the first time together with writing from a variety of perspectives to enquire into the relationship between the world and its representation through creative dialogue with her fictions. Her maps offer starting points to reflect on the roles of a...

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Report copyright infringementby Paula Carter (Author)When Paula first met James, she was 26, in graduate school, and not ready to be any kind of mother to his two young sons. But, years later, after caring for them and watching them grow, she finds herself unsure of what to do when her relationship with their father ends. In a collection of striking flash essays, Paula reveals the complexity of loving children who are not her own and attempts to put language to something we have no language t...

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by Kenneth E. Hagin (Author)Renew Your Mind What you believe is the result of your thinking. If you think wrong, you will believe wrong. But meditation in the Word of God will straighten out your thinking! In Right & Wrong Thinking, Rev. Kenneth E. Hagin explores the Scriptures and reveals how you can: - Tap into the powerful connection of thinking, believing, and confessing. - Renew your mind and line up your thinking with the Word of God. - Learn to distinguish the source of your though...

Wrestling with Cadence: Essays on Writing and Intuition

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Report copyright infringementby Dennis Lee (Author) A career-spanning collection of critical and personal essays from a titan of Canadian literature. Building and expanding on his previous volume of essays Body Music, Dennis Lee looks back on what has driven him as a poet: the mysterious germinating force he calls cadence. At once a stealth memoir and an essential study of how a poet writes, Wrestling with Cadence is the definitive history of a beloved Canadian poet in his own words. ...

The Oxford Companion to the Brontes: Anniversary Edition - Hardcover

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by Christine Alexander (Author), Margaret Smith (Author)This special edition of The Oxford Companion to the Brontes commemorates the bicentenary of Emily Bronte's birth in July 1818 and provides comprehensive and detailed information about the lives, works, and reputations of the Brontes - the three sisters Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, their father, and their brother Branwell. Expanded entries surveying the Brontes' lives and works are supplemented by entries on friends and acquaintances, pets...

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Report copyright infringementby Jayne A. Quan (Author)Jayne A. Quan writes with honesty and humour about key moments in their life and transition. With lyric insight and quiet clarity, Quan navigates the intersection of loss, grief, memory and the power of love and healing through the lens of a body in motion. Courageous and poignant, this debut collection of essays deftly explores what it takes to live your own truth and carve a place for yourself in a world that offers no blueprint.Praise f...

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by William Shakespeare (Author)Once it blooms, it changes everything. Love is uplifting, enlightening, transforming. In this timeless collection of more than 80 sonnets, William Shakespeare pays tribute to our most beautiful emotion. Read and share them with the one you love.Author BiographyWilliam Shakespeare (1564-1616) wrote thirty-seven plays. King Lear and Macbeth are among his finest and most popular. They are, perhaps, the most frequently produced works on the planet. Number of Pages: ...

The Art of Syntax: Rhythm of Thought, Rhythm of Song - Paperback

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by Ellen Bryant Voigt (Author)With intelligence and precision, Ellen Bryant Voigt parses out the deft and alluring shape of poetic language in The Art of Syntax. Through brilliant readings of poems by Bishop, Frost, Kunitz, Lawrence, and others, Voigt examines the signature musical scoring writers deploy to orchestrate meaning. This structure--this architecture--is the essential drama of the poem's composition, she argues. The Art of Syntax is an indispensable book on the writer's craft by on...

A Midsummer Night's Dream: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English - Paperback

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by William Shakespeare (Author), Sparknotes (Author)Shakespeare everyone can understand--now in this new EXPANDED edition of MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM! Why fear Shakespeare? By placing the words of the original play next to line-by-line translations in plain English, this popular guide makes Shakespeare accessible to everyone. And now it features expanded literature guide sections that help students study smarter. The expanded sections include: Five Key Questions: Five frequently asked quest...

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by Camille Paglia (Author)The bestselling author of Sexual Personae and Sex, Art, and American Culture is back with a fiery new collection of essays on everything from art and celebrity to gay activism, Lorena Bobbitt to Bill and Hillary. These essays have never appeared in book form, and many will be appearing in print for the first time.Author BiographyCamille Paglia is the University Professor of Humanities and Media Studies at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. A regular contribu...