Literary Criticism

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Report copyright infringementby Colm Tóibín (Editor), Michael D. Higgins (Foreword by), Colin B. Bailey (Foreword by) Ulysses is widely regarded as the greatest novel of the twentieth century. Commemorating the 1922 publication of this modernist masterwork, One Hundred Years of James Joyce's "Ulysses" tells the story of the writing, revising, printing, and censorship of the novel.Edited by world-renowned Irish novelist and literary critic Colm Tóibín, this book presents ten essays by preemine...

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Report copyright infringementby Reginald Rose (Author), David Mamet (Introduction by)A landmark American drama that inspired a classic film and a Broadway revival--featuring an introduction by David MametA blistering character study and an examination of the American melting pot and the judicial system that keeps it in check, Twelve Angry Men holds at its core a deeply patriotic faith in the U.S. legal system. The play centers on Juror Eight, who is at first the sole holdout in an 11-1 guilty...

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Report copyright infringementby Raymond Clemens (Editor), Deborah E. Harkness (Introduction by)The first authorized copy of this mysterious, much-speculated-upon, one-of-a-kind, centuries-old puzzle "For the first time, a complete reproduction [of] The Voynich Manuscript, has been published, featuring essays exploring what is known about the book and extra-wide margins so readers can record their responses to its beguiling, beautiful strangeness."--Nina Maclaughlin, Boston Globe "For people ...

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Report copyright infringementby Columba Hart (Translator)"Each volume has been critically chosen, lucidly translated and excellently introduced by internationally acknowledged scholars. (The publisher) must be praised for its selectivity, overall book format, original cover designs by contemporary artists, and indexes for each volume." Theological Studies Hadewijch: The Complete Works translation and introduction by Mother Columbia Hart, O.S.B., preface by Paul Mummers, S.J. "May God give us ...

Scared by the Bible: The Roots of Horror in Scripture

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Report copyright infringementby Brandon R. Grafius (Author)"...Grafius's unflinching examination of biblical horror forces readers to reckon with the uncanny and unknowable." -Los Angeles Review of Books "The result is a wide-ranging exploration of the Bible's strangest, scariest corners." -Publishers Weekly"Grafius uses his extensive knowledge of horror films to tease out horror tropes from the Bible . . . this book is thought-provoking." -Library JournalYou may know the Bible as a testament...

Women's Artistic Dissent: Repelling Totalitarianism in Pre-1989 Czechoslovakia

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Report copyright infringementby Brenda A. Flanagan (Author), Hana Waisserová (Author)To survive Totalitarianism and retain their humanity, Czech women writers went underground to write, paint, sculpt, and create supportive communities. This book explores fiction, poetry, and life-sustaining activities of Eva Svankmajerová, "Mother of Czech Surrealism," and Eda Kriseová, journalist, fiction writer, essayist, and activist who served in President Václav Havel's first Cabinet, among other Czech w...

Sound and Light: La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela

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Report copyright infringementby William Duckworth (Editor), Richard Fleming (Editor)La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela have been pursuing their art for more than three decades. Together, they have created large-scale works for light and sound of many hours duration--full of slow-moving microtonal sounds bathed in magenta hues and shadows--that have influenced styles as diverse as the Velvet Underground and Minimalism. Yet many people outside the experimental circles in music and art are unfami...

Memoirs of Toussaint and Isaac Louverture: Representing the Black Masculine Subject in Narratives of Mourning and Loss

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Report copyright infringementby Arthur F. Saint-Aubin (Author)This book examines the memoir of Toussaint Louverture--a former slave, general in the French army, and leader of the Haitian Revolution--and the memoir of his son, Isaac.Author BiographyArthur F. Saint-Aubin is professor of French at Occidental College. Number of Pages: 272 Dimensions: 1 x 9.2 x 6.3 IN Publication Date: July 15, 2015

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Report copyright infringementby Eavan Boland (Editor), Mark Strand (Editor)Two of our foremost poets provide here a lucid, straightforward primer that "looks squarely at some of the headaches and mysteries of poetic form" a book for readers who have always felt that an understanding of form (sonnet, ballad, villanelle, sestina, among others) would enhance their appreciation of poetry. Tracing "the exuberant history of forms," they devote one chapter to each form, offering explanation, close r...

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Report copyright infringementby James Boswell (Author), R. W. Chapman (Editor), J. D. Fleeman (Editor)This complete and unabridged edition is the only complete critical edition in paperback. Samuel Johnson was a poet, essayist, dramatist, and pioneering lexicographer, but his continuing reputation depends less on his literary output than on the fortunate accident of finding an ideal biographer in James Boswell. As Johnson's constant and admiring companion, Boswell was able to record not only ...

A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599 - Paperback

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by James Shapiro (Author)Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize's 25th Anniversary Winner of Winners awardWhat accounts for Shakespeare's transformation from talented poet and playwright to one of the greatest writers who ever lived? In this gripping account, James Shapiro sets out to answer this question, "succeed[ing] where others have fallen short." (Boston Globe) 1599 was an epochal year for Shakespeare and England. During that year, Shakespeare wrote four of his most famous plays: Henry the...

The White Goddess: A Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Graves (Author), Grevel Lindop (Editor)The definitive edition of one of the more extraordinary and influential books of our time This labyrinthine and extraordinary book, first published more than sixty years ago, was the outcome of Robert Graves's vast reading and curious research into strange territories of folklore, mythology, religion, and magic. Erudite and impassioned, it is a scholar-poet's quest for the meaning of European myths, a polemic about ...

Am I Overthinking This?: Over-Answering Life's Questions in 101 Charts

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Report copyright infringementby Michelle Rial (Author)A book of questions with answers and over-answers: Did I screw up? How do I achieve work-life balance? Do I have too many plants? Michelle Rial delivers a playful take on the little dilemmas that loom large in the mind of every adult through artful charts and funny, insightful questions. Recommended in Refinery29's The Perfect Book for Every Person in Your Life This Holiday Season and Real Simple editors' What We Love lists! In this book o...

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Report copyright infringementby Elizabeth Von Arnim (Author), Isobel Maddison (Editor)'To Those who Appreciate Wistaria and Sunshine. Small medieval castle on the shores of the Mediterranean to be let For the month of April, above a bay on the Italian Riviera.' Four very different women--the dishevelled and downtrodden Mrs Wilkins, the sad, sweet-faced Mrs Arbuthnot, the formidable widow Mrs Fisher, and the ravishing socialite Lady Caroline Dester--are drawn to the shores of the Mediterranean...

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Report copyright infringementby May Byron (Author), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Author)Spend "A Day with Samuel Taylor Coleridge" and delve into the life and work of one of English literature's most celebrated Romantic poets. This biographical sketch, written by May Byron, offers an intimate glimpse into the world of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834). Explore the influences and inspirations that shaped Coleridge's extraordinary poetry and literary criticism. More than just a recitation of date...

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Report copyright infringementby Vachel Lindsay (Author)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, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important...

Mapping Medea: Revolutions and Transfers 1750-1800

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Report copyright infringementby Anna Albrektson (Editor), Fiona Macintosh (Editor)The late-eighteenth century witnessed multiple Medeas take to the stages of Europe, in the Americas, and across the Russian empire. Performances took place in Moscow and São Paulo, in London and Lisbon, in Gotha, Stuttgart, and Venice. This lively collection of essays examines the various reasons why Medea, the ancient mother who killed her own children, attracted the attention of authors, audiences, actors, and...

Shakespear Illustrated: Or the Novels and Histories, On Which the Plays of Shakespear Are Founded: Collected and Translated From the Original

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Report copyright infringementby Charlotte Lennox (Author), Samuel Johnson (Author)This book provides a fascinating look at the sources of Shakespeare's plays. The author, Charlotte Lennox, examines the novels and histories that inspired Shakespeare's works, and provides detailed comparisons between the two. This book is a valuable resource for Shakespeare scholars, literary historians, and anyone interested in the creative process of one of the world's greatest playwrights.This work has been ...

Barbarians at the Gates of Hollywood: Sword and Sorcery Movies of the 1980s

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Report copyright infringementby P. J. Thorndyke (Author)Journey into the realm of VHS tapes and midnight showings where brawny barbarians rescue nubile virgins from evil wizards, giant snakes, and armies of the undead!Although originating in the era of the pulp magazines, sword and sorcery fiction enjoyed a cinematic boom in the 1980s; a decade that gave us Conan the Barbarian and The Beastmaster as well as more low-budget offerings like the Roger Corman-produced Deathstalker series and the I...

A Popular Encyclopaedia of Victorian Women Writers: The famous, the forgotten, the forlorn

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Report copyright infringementby Russell James (Author)A compendious illustrated guide to those industrious but often overlooked women writers of the Victorian era: the famous, the forgotten and the forlorn. More than 1,500 women authors, along with over 400 pseudonyms, 400 quotes and extracts, and a further 40 subject entries and essays.Not just the familiar names - though they're all there - but literally hundreds of minor and middle-ranking authors, along with the magazines they were serial...

The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction: Tips from Editors, Teachers, and Writers in the Field

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Report copyright infringementby Tara L. Masih (Editor)With its unprecedented gathering of 25 brief essays by experts in the field, The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction meets the growing need for a concise yet creative exploration of the re-emerging genre popularly known as flash fiction. The book's introduction provides, for the first time, a comprehensive history of the short short story, from its early roots and hitherto unknown early publications and appearances, to it...

The Book of Virtues: 30th Anniversary Edition

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Report copyright infringementby William J. Bennett (Author), Elayne Glover Bennett (Author)Help your children develop moral character with this updated, 30th anniversary edition of the perennial classic The Book of Virtues. Almost 3 million copies of the Book of Virtues have been sold since it was published in 1993. It is one of the most popular moral primers ever written, an inspiring anthology that helps children understand and develop character--and helps parents teach it to them. Thirty y...

Search for Spock: A Star Trek Book of Exploration: A Highly Illogical Search and Find Parody

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Report copyright infringementby Robb Pearlman (Author), Craig Boldman (Illustrator)It's Where's Waldo? for Trekkies--the activity book you didn't know you needed! Dr. Spock is missing! Travel through space and time to search and find Dr. Spock among more than 100 other characters, aliens, villains, and crew members. This hidden intergalactic adventure is a perfect challenging and fun activity book for kids, families, and Star Trek fans of all ages, from the mind of New York Times bestselling ...

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Report copyright infringementby James Joyce (Author), Jeri Johnson (Editor)'- What is your nation if I may ask, says the citizen.- Ireland, says Bloom. I was born here. Ireland.' Ulysses, one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century, has had a profound influence on modern fiction. In a series of episodes covering the course of a single day, 16 June 1904, the novel traces the movements of Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus through the streets of Dublin. Each episode has its own literary ...

Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places

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Report copyright infringementby Ursula K. Le Guin (Author)"Ursula Le Guin at her best . . . This is an important collection of eloquent, elegant pieces by one of our most acclaimed contemporary writers." --Elizabeth Hand, The Washington Post Book World"I have decided that the trouble with print is, it never changes its mind," writes Ursula K. Le Guin in her introduction to Dancing at the Edge of the World. But she has, and here is the record of that change in the decade since the publication ...

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Report copyright infringementby Beth Piatote (Author)Beth Piatote's luminous debut collection opens with a feast, grounding its stories in the landscapes and lifeworlds of the Native Northwest, exploring the inventive and unforgettable pattern of Native American life in the contemporary world Told with humor, subtlety, and spareness, the mixed-genre works of Beth Piatote's first collection find unifying themes in the strength of kinship, the pulse of longing, and the language of return. A wom...

Digital Scholarly Editing: Theories and Practices

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Report copyright infringementby Matthew James Driscoll (Editor), Elena Pierazzo (Editor)This volume presents the state of the art in digital scholarly editing. Drawing together the work of established and emerging researchers, it gives pause at a crucial moment in the history of technology in order to offer a sustained reflection on the practices involved in producing, editing and reading digital scholarly editions--and the theories that underpin them. The unrelenting progress of computer tec...

The History of Hentai Manga: An Expressionist Examination of Eromanga

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Report copyright infringementby Kimi Rito (Author)While manga is now a well known entity in the global publishing scene, the medium's international success has its roots in the realm of eros. Japanese media critic Kimi Rito dives into the history of manga's erotic world a genre known internationally simply as - hentai. What are the origins of hentai? How has it evolved from the days of ukiyo-e to today's modern comics and animation. Who are the people making hentai? And who are the people rea...

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Report copyright infringementby Ursula K. Le Guin (Author), Donna J. Haraway (Introduction by), Lee Bul (Illustrator)In The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction, visionary author Ursula K. Le Guin retells the story of human origin by redefining technology as a cultural carrier bag rather than a weapon of domination. Hacking the linear, progressive mode of the Techno-Heroic, the Carrier Bag Theory of human evolution proposes: 'before the tool that forces energy outward, we made the tool that brings ...

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Report copyright infringementby Salvador SeBasco (Author)The King dares his Town's People that if one of them can get to where he is at, at the top of the castle, and do it before the sun goes down, he will give that person his prize-winning dog named Lily. Will someone win the prize dog, Lily? Salvador SeBasco's picture Book says volumes about character development and striving as a talent. The biggest problems in life are solved ONE STEP AT A TIME! Who taught you this lesson when you were...

Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes

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Report copyright infringementby Elizabeth Lesser (Author)What story would Eve have told about picking the apple? Why is Pandora blamed for opening the box? And what about the fate of Cassandra who was blessed with knowing the future but cursed so that no one believed her? What if women had been the storytellers?Elizabeth Lesser believes that if women's voices had been equally heard and respected throughout history, humankind would have followed different hero myths and guiding stories--storie...

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Report copyright infringementby Robert E. Rhodes (Author)For most of us poetry is a form of noise that poets make because they can. Like birds, poets are more active in the spring. Like dogs, poets growl if you get too close to their easy chairs, but respond well to any show of affection. Poets are not even-tempered creatures, but are nicer after a few drinks. They expect too much of their wives and too little of their children. I am at liberty to tell you all this because I am a special bree...