Literary Criticism

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The Holy Land in Transit: Colonialism and the Quest for Canaan - Hardcover

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by Steven Salaita (Author)Steven Salaita's ambitious and thought-provoking work compares the dynamics of settler colonialism in the United States related to Native Americans with the circumstances in Israel related to the Palestinians, revealing the way in which politics influences literary production. The author's original approach is based not on similarities between the two disparate settler regions but rather on similarities between the rhetoric employed by early colonialists in North Ame...

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by Molière (Author), George Graveley (Translator), Ian MacLean (Translator)This selection of seven of Molière's prose plays includes "Precious Provincials," "The Would-be Gentleman," "Don Juan," "The Reluctant Doctor," "Scapin the Schemer," "The Miser," and "George Dandin." About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the m...

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by William Blake (Author), Alicia Ostriker (Editor)One of the great English Romantic poets, William Blake was also an artist, mystic, and visionary. His work ranges from the deceptively simple and lyrical Songs of Innocence and their counterpoint Experience--which juxtapose poems such as "The Lamb" and "The Tyger," and "The Blossom" and "The Sick Rose"--to highly elaborate, apocalyptic works, such as The Four Zoas, Milton and Jerusalem. Throughout his life Blake drew on a rich heritage of phi...

Kaleidoscopic Quill: An Inspiring Butterfly Anthology

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Report copyright infringementby Demi Michelle Schwartz (Author)50% of proceeds will be donated to Foundation Fighting Blindness Kaleidoscopic Quill invites you to break out of your cocoon, spread your wings, and soar into stories and poems that center on one of the most extraordinary creatures to flutter in our azure sky: the butterfly. Several symbols are woven into the intricate lore and beliefs about butterflies. A caterpillar's metamorphosis into its colorful, awe-inspiring form illuminat...

Federman Frenzy: the 'cult' in culture, the 'me' in memory, the 'he' in history - encounters with Raymond Federman

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Report copyright infringementby Camelia Elias (Editor)Celebrated American author Raymond Federman is 80 this year. The present volume, which is a collaboration between scholars at Aalborg and Roskilde University, marks this event in addition to introducing Federman to the general public. As Federman has given the editor, Camelia Elias, his permission "to use and abuse whatever you need and want from my work including my body," she has not hesitated to do so. The result is a fascinating read. ...

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Report copyright infringementby Han Kang (Author), Maya West (Translator), E. Yaewon (Translator)From Nobel Prize winner Han Kang comes her first work of nonfiction published in English--a singular collection of writings including her inspiring Nobel Lecture. A LITERARY HUB AND ELECTRIC LIT MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR In this light-filled and multi-faceted book, Han Kang draws together the threads of her work and life, tracing the connections between her interior and exterior worlds thr...

The Life Of Samuel Johnson, Ll. D., Comprehending An Account Of His Studies, And Numerous Works, In Chronological Order

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Report copyright infringementby James Boswell (Author), Samuel Johnson (Author), Edmond Malone (Author)"The Life Of Samuel Johnson, Ll. D." by James Boswell stands as a monumental biography, offering an intimate and comprehensive portrait of one of the most significant figures in English literature. Boswell meticulously chronicles Johnson's life, from his early studies to his extensive body of work, presenting a chronological account enriched by Johnson's own epistolary correspondence and con...

The Dirty Old Man Of American Literature: A Biography of Charles Bukowski

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Report copyright infringementby Brody Paul (Author), Lifecaps (Created by)Charles Bukowski didn't write about high society or the life most people will never live; he wrote about the ordinary man--the ones you are more likely to see living next to you than glamorized on TV. He wrote what he knew and he wrote it well. Bukowski knew Los Angeles--women--the drudgery of work--and drinking...lots of drinking! This biography takes you inside the life and times of Bukowski, and helps you understand...

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Report copyright infringementby Meredith L. Goldsmith (Editor), Emily J. Orlando (Editor)"These energizing, excellent essays address the international scope of Wharton's writing and contribute to the growing fields of transatlantic, hemispheric, and global studies."--Carol J. Singley, author of A Historical Guide to Edith Wharton "Readers will emerge with a new respect for Wharton's engagement with the world around her and for her ability to convey her particular vision in her literary works....

Jean Toomer and the Terrors of American History

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Scruggs (Author), Lee Vandemarr (Author)Jean Toomer's Cane was the first major text of the Harlem Renaissance and the first important modernist text by an African-American writer. It powerfully depicts the terror in the history of American race relations, a public world of lynchings, race riots, and Jim Crow, and a private world of internalized conflict over identity and race which mirrored struggles in the culture at large. Toomer's own life reflected ...

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Report copyright infringementby Cecil Chesterton (Author), Michael W. Perry (Editor), G. K. Chesterton (Contribution by)In 1900 a new writer took England by a storm. Writing intelligently and well on a wide variety of topics, G. K. Chesterton defied categorization. Although deeply patriotic, he was one of the few to oppose the Boer War. A gifted literary critic, he nevertheless defended 'penny dreadfuls' read by young boys and condemned by almost everyone else. And in an era of unbridled capi...

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas M. Curley (Author)Although Samuel Johnson's famed ramblings never took him more than five hundred miles from his London home, he was an indefatigable planner of distant voyages. Sharing with his fellow Englishmen that passion for investigating the unknown which had ushered in a momentous geographical revolution, Johnson became the original armchair traveler. His writings proclaim a boundless curiosity about the globe and demonstrate a pervasive preoccupa...

Jim: The Life and Afterlives of Huckleberry Finn's Comrade

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Report copyright infringementby Shelley Fisher Fishkin (Author)The origins and influence of Jim, Mark Twain's beloved yet polarizing literary figure "Astute. . . . Sheds new light on a much-studied character."--Publishers Weekly Mark Twain's Jim, introduced in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), is a shrewd, self-aware, and enormously admirable enslaved man, one of the first fully drawn Black fathers in American fiction. Haunted by the family he has left behind, Jim acts as father figure...

How to Date Men When You Hate Men - Hardcover

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by Blythe Roberson (Author)From New Yorker and Onion writer and comedian Blythe Roberson, How to Date Men When You Hate Men is a comedy philosophy book aimed at interrogating what it means to date men within the trappings of modern society. Blythe Roberson's sharp observational humor is met by her open-hearted willingness to revel in the ugliest warts and shimmering highs of choosing to live our lives amongst other humans. She collects her crushes like ill cared-for pets, skewers her own susp...

George Clayton Johnson-Fictioneer from Ocean's Eleven, Through the Twilight Zone, to Logan's Run

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Report copyright infringementby Vivien Kooper (Author)This legendary writer allows us into his inner circle, sharing special memories and moments from his friendships, business relationships, and collaborations with such notable writers as Rod Serling, Ray Bradbury, Charles Beaumont, and William F. Nolan, among others. George Clayton Johnson: Fictioneer discusses the intricacies of writing for the classic television series, The Twilight Zone, and reveals the twists and turns of imagination th...

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Report copyright infringementby George Whicher (Author), Mint Editions (Contribution by)The Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood (1915) is a monograph by George Whicher. Highly regarded by feminist scholars today, Haywood was a prolific writer who revolutionized the English novel while raising a family, running a pamphlet shop in Covent Gardens, and pursuing a career as an actress and writer for some of London's most prominent theaters. In The Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood, Which...

Draqualian Silk: A Collector's and Bibliographical Guide to the Books of William Maltese, 1969-2010

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Report copyright infringementby William Maltese (Author), Robert Reginald (Editor)Since 1969, William Maltese has penned more than 180 books under 36 pseudonyms. His early novels are regarded as classics of gay literature, selling on the collectors' market for up to $1000 each. But his fiction has continued to develop, and now has the sheen and polish of the "Draqualian Silk" that he invented for his Stud Draqual mystery series. This volume provides a complete list of the author's books, and ...

An Afternoon with C. S. Lewis: Modern Perspectives on Lewis's Life, Work, and Legacy

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Report copyright infringementby Stanley E. Porter (Editor)C. S. Lewis continues to fascinate scholars and non-scholars alike. He was a scholar of abiding significance who was widely read, was highly knowledgeable, and did not hesitate to take positions that put him at odds with his contemporaries. He was also a writer of great skill, so that he was able to write not just works of great erudition but works of great popularity. Lewis is probably best remembered today for his The Chronicles of N...

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Report copyright infringementby Katherine Weiss (Author)Born in Dublin on Good Friday, Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) attended Trinity College and taught briefly in Belfast before moving to Paris, where he lived for most of his adult life. Deeply influenced by James Joyce, who became a close friend and mentor, he published poetry, novels, essays and reviews before stunning Paris, and eventually the rest of the world, with his play Waiting for Godot in 1953. Famously described by one critic as "a ...

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Report copyright infringementby Ridgely Torrence (Author)Abelard and Heloise is a book written by Ridgely Torrence in 1907. It is a retelling of the story of the 12th-century French philosopher Peter Abelard and his love affair with his student Heloise. The book is based on the actual letters exchanged between the two lovers and their subsequent tragic fate. Abelard, a brilliant scholar, and Heloise, a young woman of exceptional intelligence, fell in love while Abelard was tutoring her. Their...

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Report copyright infringementby Peter L. Hays (Author)Born in Oak Park, Illinois, Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) traveled the globe, transforming his experiences in Paris, Spain, Italy, Africa, Key West, and Cuba into enduring fiction. As an 18-year-old ambulance driver during World War I, he was the first American injured in that conflict to survive, and throughout his life, he was continually involved in extreme exploits, ranging from war correspondent to big-game hunter to four-time-married ...

The Doorstep Orphan: Eugene Field and a Trilogy of His Best-Loved Poems

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Report copyright infringementby Jean A. Lukesh (Author), Ronald E. Lukesh (Illustrator)A literary criticism biography of Eugene Field, who was known in the late 1800s and early 1900s as the Children's Poet and the Poet of Childhood, featuring three of his best-loved poems, "Little Boy Blue," "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" (also called "The Dutch Lullaby"), and "The Duel" (also called "The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat"). LitCritBio series Includes notes, glossary, annotated bibliography. ...

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Report copyright infringementby Horace E. Scudder (Author)A biography of Noah Webster, the man who compiled Webster's Dictionary, one of the great dictionaries of all time. At the time of original publication in 1883, Harper's Monthly said this book "...is so spirited and enthralling ... and its pictures so teem with the bustle, the movement, and the activities of the real life of a bygone but most interesting age, that the reader lays down the book with a sigh of regret for its brevity." Hor...

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Report copyright infringementby Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (Author), Anthony M. (Anthony Mario) Ludovici (Author)Delve into the provocative world of 19th-century German philosophy with Friedrich Nietzsche's "Thoughts out of Season, Part One." This seminal work, a critical examination of David Strauss and his theological and philosophical ideas, showcases Nietzsche's early engagement with the intellectual landscape of his time. A crucial contribution to both philosophy and literary criticism,...

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Report copyright infringementby Williams Charles (Author)This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of pr...

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by James Baldwin (Author), Edward P. Jones (Foreword by)A deluxe hardcover edition of one of James Baldwin's most admired works, exploring what it means to be Black in America and his own search for identity Part of the Beacon Classics series Originally published in 1955, James Baldwin's timeless and moving essays on life in Harlem, the protest novel, movies, and African Americans abroad inaugurated him as one of the leading interpreters of the dramatic social changes erupting in the United ...

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Monk (Author)A Free Mind at Work 1990 - 2015 'Opinions and Reflections' is an edited selection of the work of a public intellectual with a distinctive independence of mind and a wide-ranging erudition. Covering a generation of writing, it begins with reflections, in 1990, on the collapse of the Soviet bloc and concludes with observations, in 2015, on cosmology and intelligent design. In between, in over 120 pieces, there are incisive pieces on everything f...

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Report copyright infringementby James S. Jacobs (Author), Michael O. Tunnell (Author)Lloyd Alexander--A Bio-Bibliography profiles both the professional career and private life of this prolific author, winner of both the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award. Although best known and loved for his children's books, Lloyd Alexander also has been a regular contributor to magazines, anthologies, textbooks, and professional journals, all of which are documented in this comprehensive volume. A b...

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Report copyright infringementby Stephen J. May (Author)James Michener's first novel, Tales of the South Pacific, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and the Pulitzer-winning Broadway musical it inspired, South Pacific by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein.Author BiographyStephen J. May is the author of Michener: A Writer's Journey, which served as the basis for the PBS documentary James Michener: An Epic Life. He has also written a two-volume biography of Zane Grey and served as technical advis...

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Report copyright infringementby Randall Calhoun (Author)Journalist, poet, prose and fiction writer, and well-known wit, the inimitable Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) had something to say about virtually all her contemporaries among the literati, and they returned the favor in full measure. This well articulated primary and secondary bibliography covers the complete canon and its critical reaction, with illuminating annotations complemented by a biographical sketch. Included also are three persona...

Book Club Companion #1: Chapter-by-Chapter Conversation-Starters for Groups Reading FOOL'S PROOF - Paperback

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by Eva Sandor (Author)Get straight to the good stuff and boost your book club's fun quotient today!Get your friends talking with over 100 suggestions for lively discussions- customized to each individual chapter of the intricately twisted comic fantasy FOOL'S PROOF by Eva Sandor. BOOK CLUB COMPANION #1 features 54 concise chapter summaries, with customized questions for each and every one. Chat, banter and wrangle over discussion topics including: Character growth Setting inspirations Wordcr...

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Report copyright infringementby Luca Meldolesi (Editor), Michael Gilmartin (Translator), Eugenio Colorni (Author)Systems, love, philosophy, science, end-means, anthropomorphism, economy, action, success, separation: these are the main theoretical themes of "that strange and extraordinary dialogue" that developed between Eugenio Colorni and Altiero Spinelli in the Ventotene island (1939-42). They represent an easily accessible, interdisciplinary, iconoclastic, liberating, and fantastic intelle...