18 books like Literature

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Wilhelmine Moritz August von Thümmel · 1777 · 134p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Shares Literary Criticism & Collections, Literature - Classics, Literary Criticism with this book.

Writing for your life Deena Metzger · 1992 · ★ 3.5 · 260p · ≈ 8h · Moderate In the tradition of Annie Dillard and Natalie Goldberg, this resource for writers and non-writers alike shows the act of writing to be a dynamic means of knowing, healing, and creating the body, mind, and spirit. Shares Report writing, Literary Criticism

Locating transnational ideals Walter Goebel · 2010 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Literary Criticism, General, Literature with this book.

The Great Derangement Amitav Ghosh · 2016 · ★ 4.0 · 250p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? In his first major book of nonfiction since In an Antique Land, Ghosh examines our inability--at the level of literature, history, and politics--to grasp the scale and violence of climate change. The extreme… Shares Literatur, Literary Criticism, Literature

Essay Connection Lynn Z. Bloom · 1991 · 753p · ≈ 25h · Challenging Shares College readers, Report writing with this book.

The growth of literature H. Munro Chadwick · 1932 · 803p · ≈ 26h · Challenging "A comparative study of the literary genres found in various countries and languages and in different periods of history."--Pref., v. 1. Shares Literary Criticism & Collections, Literary Criticism, General, Literature

George Bernard Shaw Gilbert Keith Chesterton · 1909 · ★ 3.7 · 94p · ≈ 3h · Moderate "Most people either say that they agree with Bernard Shaw or that they do not understand him. I am the only person who understands him, and I do not agree with him." -- G. K. C. Shares Literary Criticism, Literature

The picturesque

The picturesque Christopher Hussey · 1927 · 308p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Literary Criticism, General with this book.

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 Literatur, Literary Criticism, Literature

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

Writing Fiction Janet Burroway · 1982 · ★ 4.1 · 397p · ≈ 13h · Moderate The most widely used and respected text in its field, Writing Fiction, 7e by novelists Janet Burroway and Elizabeth Stuckey-French guides the novice story writer from first inspiration to final revision by providing practical writing techniques and concrete examples. Written in a tone that is personal and non-prescriptive, the text encourages students to develop proficiency through each step of… Shares Literary Criticism & Collections, Literary Criticism, General

Rousseau and romanticism Irving Babbitt · 1919 · 426p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Shares Literatur, Literary Criticism, Literature with this book.

The Bill of Rights in Modern America David J. Bodenhamer · 1993 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares Literatur, Literary Criticism, General with this book.

Faerie queene Edmund Spenser · 1590 · ★ 3.6 · 818p · ≈ 27h · Demanding The Faerie Queene was one of the most influential poems in the English language. Dedicating his work to Elizabeth I, Spenser brilliantly united Arthurian romance and Italian renaissance epic to celebrate the glory of the Virgin Queen. Each book of the poem recounts the quest of a knight to achieve a virtue: the Red Crosse Knight of Holinesse, who must slay a dragon and free himself from the witch… Shares Literary Criticism & Collections, Literature - Classics, Literary Criticism

Kinderleben, oder, Das Märchen ohne Ende. Friedrich Wilhelm Carové · 1834 · 49p · ≈ 1h · Challenging Shares Literary Criticism & Collections, Literature - Classics, Literary Criticism with this book.

Imagining Culture Jonathan Hart · 1996 · 278p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Literary Criticism, General with this book.

Martin Bircks ungdom Hjalmar Söderberg · 1904 · 164p · ≈ 5h · Moderate "Hjalmar Soderberg's partly autobiographical second novel was originally published in 1901, and traces the development of the title character from a seemingly idyllic Stockholm childhood to maturity as a thirty-year-old man, an introspective outsider, critical of society, constantly searching for the truth but going through a gradual process of disillusionment. He dreams of being a poet, but is… Shares Literature - Classics, General

Walter Hawkesworth's Labyrinthus

Walter Hawkesworth's Labyrinthus Walter Hawkesworth · 1988 · 332p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares Literary Criticism, General with this book.

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