18 books like Tod in Venedig

What to read after Tod in Venedig — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Maurice E.M. Forster · 1971 · ★ 4.2 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Maurice is a novel by E. M. Forster. A tale of homosexual love in early 20th-century England, it follows Maurice Hall from his schooldays through university and beyond. It was written in 1913–1914, and revised in 1932 and 1959–1960. Shares LGBTQ fiction before Stonewall, Homosexuality, Criticism and interpretation

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 Criticism and interpretation, Literary Criticism

Ann Radcliffe Romanticism And The Gothic Dale Townshend · 2014 · 274p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "This book offers unique and fresh perspectives upon the literary productions of one of the most highly remunerated and widely admired authors of the Romantic period, Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823). While drawing upon, consolidating and enriching the critical impulses reflected in Radcliffe scholarship to date, this collection of essays, composed by a range of renowned scholars of the Romantic period,… Shares European, Criticism and interpretation, Literary Criticism

Immortality

Immortality Milan Kundera · 1992 Shares Continental european fiction with this book.

Works of Elizabeth Gaskell

Works of Elizabeth Gaskell Joanne Shattock · 2006 · 562p · ≈ 18h · Moderate Shares European, Literary Criticism with this book.

An Experiment in Criticism C. S. Lewis · 1961 · ★ 4.2 · 142p · ≈ 4h · Moderate "Professor Lewis believed that literature exists above all for the joy of the reader and that books should be judged by the kind of reading they invite. He doubted the use of strictly evaluative criticism, especially its condemnations. Literary criticism is traditionally employed in judging books, and 'bad taste' is thought of as a taste for bad books. Professor Lewis' experiment consists in… Shares European, Literary Criticism

Ted Hughes Terry Gifford · 1981 · ★ 3.6 · 255p · ≈ 8h · Moderate This innovative casebook introduces readers to wide-ranging critical dialogue about the work of Ted Hughes, one of the most popular and influential British poets of the twentieth century. In twelve new essays, international authorities on Hughes examine and debate his work, shedding new light on familiar texts. Split into two parts, the first half of this book examines Hughes's work through… Shares European, Criticism and interpretation, Literary Criticism

Poetry and belief in the work of T.S. Eliot Kristian Smidt · 1949 · 258p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Criticism and interpretation, Literary Criticism with this book.

Sick Heart River John Buchan · 1940 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Lawyer and MP Sir Edward Leithen is given a year to live. Fearing he will die unfulfilled, he devotes his last months to seeking out and restoring to health Galliard, a young Canadian banker. Galliard is in remotest Canada searching for the River of the Sick Heart. Braving a severe Arctic winter, Leithen finds Galliard and feels his own health returning. The North has healed both men, but only… Shares European, Literary Criticism

Women's University Narratives, 1890-1945, Part II

Women's University Narratives, 1890-1945, Part II Anna Bogen · 2017 · 290p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares European, Literary Criticism with this book.

The bottle factory outing Bainbridge, Beryl · 1974 · ★ 3.4 · 169p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares European, Literary Criticism with this book.

George Gissing

George Gissing Martin Ryle · 2016 · 173p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares European, Criticism and interpretation, Literary Criticism with this book.

The Metamorphosis

The Metamorphosis Franz Kafka · 1996 · ★ 3.9 · 96p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Gregor Samsa hates his job. He works himself to exhaustion as a traveling salesman to support a family that takes him for granted. One morning, his whole life changes. He wakes up to discover that he has turned into a giant insect. As he and his family come to grips with the fantastical event, The Metamorphosis explores themes of alienation, family loyalty, and unconditional love. Shares Continental european fiction

L'Ecole Des Femmes Molière · 1950 · ★ 4.0 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Chrysalde. Vous venez, dites-vous, pour lui donner la main ? Arnolphe. Oui, je veux terminer la chose dans demain. Chrysalde. Nous sommes ici seuls ; et l'on peut, ce me semble, sans craindre d'etre ouis, y discourir ensemble : voulez-vous qu'en ami je vous ouvre mon coeur ? Votre dessein pour vous me fait trembler de peur ; et de quelque facon que vous tourniez l'affaire, prendre femme est a… Shares Literary Criticism

Abel Sánchez Miguel de Unamuno · 1917 · ★ 3.8 · 100p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Shares Continental european fiction, Criticism and interpretation with this book.

History of American Literature Reuben Post Halleck · 1911 · 316p · ≈ 10h · Moderate The wide use of the author's History of English Literature, the favor with which it has been received in all parts of the United States, and the number of earnest requests for a History of American Literature on the same plan, have led to the writing of this book. It has not appeared sooner because the author has followed his rule of making a careful first-hand study, not only of all the matter… Shares Literary Criticism

La casa de Bernarda Alba Federico García Lorca · 1973 · 159p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares Criticism and interpretation, Literary Criticism with this book.

Works of Patrick Branwell Brontë Victor A. Neufeldt · 2015 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Shares European, Literary Criticism with this book.

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