18 books like Contemporary Literary Criticism

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Imaginary Homelands Salman Rushdie · 1991 · ★ 4.0 · 439p · ≈ 14h · Moderate This collection of essays covers such topics as the literature of Rushdie's contemporaries; the politics of colonialism and the ironies of culture; film, politicians, the Labour Party, religious fundamentalism, racial prejudice; and the preciousness of the imagination and of free expression. Shares: Modern Literature, History and criticism

The Morning Watch James Agee · 1950 · 120p · ≈ 4h · Moderate The Morning Watch explores the thoughts and feelings of 12-year-old Richard, a student at an unnamed Episcopal boarding school (based on Agee's schooling at St. Andrew's-Sewanee School in Sewanee, Tennessee), over the course of a few hours in the early morning of Good Friday in 1923. Part I opens with Richard waking up to participate in the 4 AM shift of a nightlong prayer vigil in the school's… Shares: 20th Century, Stories

Twelve types Gilbert Keith Chesterton · 1902 · 57p · ≈ 1h · Challenging The book is a perfect companion for any literature, politics, or history course dealing with European history. It is also an excellent addition to any personal or scholarly library. Shares: Modern Literature, History and criticism, Biography & Memoir

Auto/Biography in the Americas Ricia A. Chansky · 2016 · 198p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Auto/Biography in the Americas: Relational Lives brings together scholars from disparate geographic regions, cultural perspectives, linguistic frameworks, and disciplinary backgrounds to explore what connects narrated lives in the Americas. By interweaving scholarship on Afro-diasporic subjectivities, gendered narratives, lives in translation, celebrity auto/biographies, and pedagogical… Shares: American literature, Biography & Memoir

Law and literature Lenora Ledwon · 1996 · 518p · ≈ 17h · Moderate First published in 1996. The first anthology of its kind in this dynamic new field of study, this volume offers students the best of both worlds-theory and literature. Organized around specific themes to facilitate use of the text in a variety of courses, the material is highly accessible to undergraduates and is suitable as well for graduate students and law students. The anthology includes… Shares: Theory, History and criticism, Biography & Memoir

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, History and criticism, Biography & Memoir

Northrop Frye on Myth Ford Russell · 1998 · 258p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Nortrop Frye differed from other theorists of myth in tracing all of the major literary genres--romance, comedy, satire, not just tragedy--to myth and ritual. This volume is the most thorough presentation of his thinking on the subject. Shares: Theory, History and criticism

The Orton Diaries John Lahr · 1986 · ★ 4.5 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Fron December 1966 to his murder in August 1967, Joe Orton kept a series of diaries that prove to be one of the most candid and unfettered accounts of that remarkable era. They chronicle his life from his literary success to his sexual escapades. Shares: 20th Century, Biography & Memoir

The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway · 1930 · ★ 4.1 · 672p · ≈ 22h · Challenging Forty-nine stories reflect much of the intensity of Hemingway's own life and environment. Shares: Modern Literature, Drama

A reader's guide to contemporary literary theory Raman Selden · 1985 · ★ 3.7 · 314p · ≈ 10h · Moderate xii, 244p. : 22cm Shares: Theory, History and criticism

Keywords in Western Literary Criticism and Contemporary China Yamin Hu · 2020 · 264p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Since the reform and opening up of China in 1978, Western literary criticism has begun to flourish and gain in popularity within the country’s academic literature community. These two volumes meticulously select and examine nine of the most influential keywords from Western literary theory while identifying the intricate historical sources of these terms and analyzing their relevance to other… Shares: Theory, History and criticism, American literature

El Amo Del Juego/Masters of the Game Sidney Sheldon · 1905 · ★ 4.1 · 422p · ≈ 14h · Challenging One of Sidney Sheldon's most popular and bestselling titles. Kate Blackwell is one of the richest and most powerful women in the world. She is an enigma, a woman surrounded by a thousand unanswered questions. Her father was a diamond prospector who struck it rich beyond his wildest dreams.Her mother was the daughter of a crooked Afrikaner merchant. Her conception was itself an act of hate-filled… Shares: Stories, Drama

White woman speaks with forked tongue Nicole Ward Jouve · 1991 · 217p · ≈ 7h · Moderate The appraisals here of a broad range of women's writing suggests a different direction for feminist criticism, combining as it does intellectual debate and textual analysis with fictional example and autobiographical detail. In addressing the need for the critic to say "I" and to own judgements and statements instead of attributing these to an apparently impersonal third person, the author points… Shares: Theory, History and criticism, Biography & Memoir

Cyrano de Bergerac Edmond Rostand · 1897 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Challenging A Representation at the Hotel de Bourgogne. The hall of the Hotel de Bourgogne, in 1640. A sort of tennis-court arranged and decorated for a theatrical performance. The hall is oblong and seen obliquely, so that one of its sides forms the back of the right foreground, and meeting the left background makes an angle with the stage, which is partly visible. On both sides of the stage are benches.… Shares: Drama

A short guide to writing about literature Sylvan Barnet · 1968 · ★ 3.7 · 394p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Part of Longman's successful Short Guide Series, A Short Guide to Writing about Literature emphasizes writing as a process and incorporates new critical approaches to writing about literature. The twelfth edition continues to offer students sound advice on how to become critical thinkers and enrich their reading response through accessible, step-by-step instruction. This highly respected text is… Shares: Theory, History and criticism

Πολιτικά (Politiká) Aristotle · 1492 · ★ 3.7 · 285p · ≈ 9h · Demanding "This new translation of one of the fundamental texts of Western political thought combines strict fidelity to Aristotle's Greek with a contemporary English prose style. Lord's intention throughout is to retain Aristotle's distinctive style. The accompanying notes provide literary and historical references, call attention to textual problems, and supply other essential information and… Shares: Theory, History and criticism

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, History and criticism

S.J. Perelman Steven H. Gale · 1985 · 182p · ≈ 6h · Moderate First published in 1992, this book focuses on the oeuvre of S. J. Perelman. Taken together, the essays included serve as an introduction to this important humorist’s work, both in terms of the specific short prose pieces, plays, and films examined and as an overview of his lengthy professional career. They provide insightful and in-depth literary analyses as well. The work encourages a better… Shares: Reference, American literature

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