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Principles of literary criticism I. A. Richards · 1900 · 298p · ≈ 9h · Moderate please, I can not open this book online . Thank you ,I hope to hear from you soon. alaa Shares Critique, Criticism, Histoire, Literary Criticism

Keywords in Western Literary Criticism and Contemporary China

Keywords in Western Literary Criticism and Contemporary China Yamin Hu · 2020 · 264p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Theory, Critique, Criticism, Literary Criticism with this book.

Modern rhetorical criticism Roderick P. Hart · 1990 · ★ 3.7 · 374p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "A comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the analysis of public rhetoric, Modern Rhetorical Criticism teaches readers how to examine and interpret rhetorical situations, ideas, arguments, structure, and style. The text covers a wide range of critical techniques, from cultural and dramatistic analysis to feminist and Marxist approaches. A wealth of original criticism demonstrates how to… Shares Theory, Critique, Criticism, Literary Criticism

The educated imagination Northrop Frye · 1963 · ★ 4.1 · 68p · ≈ 2h · Moderate In the 1962 Massey Lectures, Northrop Frye writes: "What good is the study of literature? Does it help us to think more clearly or feel more sensitively or live a better life than we would without it? What is the function of the teacher and scholar or the person who calls himself, as I do, a literary critic? What difference does the study of literature make in our social or political or… Shares Criticism, Literary Criticism, History and criticism, Philosophy

Confessions of the Critics H. Aram Veeser · 1995 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Critique, Criticism, Literary Criticism with this book.

Biographia literaria Samuel Taylor Coleridge · 1817 · 442p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 1817 work Biographia Literaria is an autobiography in discourse; loosely structured and non-linear, the work is meditative and contains numerous philosophical essays. Initially criticized as the product of Coleridge's opiate-driven descent into illness, more recent critics have given the work far more credit and recognition. The book is the origin of the well-known… Shares Theory, Criticism, History and criticism, Philosophy

Practical criticism I. A. Richards · 1929 · 390p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Practical Criticism, as conceived by Richards, pays attention to very small units of language in short lyric poems in a way that leads directly to the New Critics' emphasis on 'the poem in itself', and their associated rejection of the analysis of any kind of historical or political context. Shares Critique, Criticism, Literary Criticism, History and criticism

Literary criticism William Wordsworth · 1905 · 260p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Criticism, Literary Criticism, History and criticism, Philosophy with this book.

Essays Matthew Arnold · 1865 · ★ 4.5 · 380p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Shares Criticism, History and criticism, Literature with this book.

The tenth muse Herbert Edward Read · 1957 · 330p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares Critique, Criticism, Literary Criticism with this book.

Coach

Coach Art Williams · 2006 · 321p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Now, for the first time, the complete story of A.L. Williams, told by the Coach himself! Art Williams shares the inspirational story of what it took to build a tiny "peanut" of a company into an industry giant. Full of heroes and villains, amazing victories and dashing defeats, this book is a must-read for anyone who's ever dreamed of building a team, of winning big, of doing what others said… Shares Histoire, History

The Gospel of Thomas

The Gospel of Thomas Marvin W. Meyer · 1992 · 130p · ≈ 4h · Moderate "In this fresh and masterful translation, Marvin Meyer presents one of the world's best-loved sacred texts. Honed over the last twenty years through a dozen versions, Meyer's Thomas promises to remain the definitive translation for decades to come." "Widely regarded by scholars as containing many of the original sayings of Jesus, The Gospel of Thomas was discovered in 1945 among the gnostic texts… Shares Critique, Criticism

How to read literature like a professor Thomas C. Foster · 2002 · ★ 3.9 · 325p · ≈ 10h · Moderate What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey?. Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface—a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character—and there's that sneaking suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text keeps escaping you.In this practical… Shares Criticism, Literary Criticism, History and criticism, Literature

Textual practice Terence Hawkes · 1987 Shares Critique, Criticism, Literary Criticism, History and criticism with this book.

Textual Practice Terence Hawkes · 1987 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Shares Critique, Criticism, Literary Criticism, History and criticism with this book.

Journey through Utopia Marie-Louise Berneri · 1950 · 339p · ≈ 11h · Moderate In this title, originally published in 1950, the author has set out to give a description and a critical assessment of the most important (not necessarily the most famous) Utopian writings since Plato first gave, in his Republic, a literary form to the dreams of a Golden Age and of ideal societies which had doubtless been haunting man since the beginning of the conscious discussion of social… Shares Histoire, Literary Criticism, Literature, History

Routledge Revivals

Routledge Revivals A. J. Arberry · 2016 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Literary Criticism, History and criticism with this book.

Meditaciones del Quijote José Ortega y Gasset · 1914 · ★ 2.0 · 194p · ≈ 6h · Moderate 247 pages ; 18 cm Shares Literary Criticism, History and criticism, Philosophy, Literature

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