Literary Criticism
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From Vanitas to Veritas: John Donne and the Journey of the Soul [Paperback]
Audrey Taschini (Author)
£8.00ISBN: 9788869771057
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Literature
An overview of the complex world of John Donne's poetry and specifically of his reflections on the theme of the journey of the soul. Donne's Metempsychosis and his Anniversaries are analysed from both a literary and philosophical/theological persp... .... Learn More -
A Political Companion to James Baldwin [Hardback]
Susan J. McWilliams (Editor); Susan J. McWilliams (Other); Lawrie Balfour (Other); P.J. Brendese (Other)
£45.00ISBN: 9780813169910
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Political Companions to Great American Authors
In seminal works such as Go Tell It on the Mountain, Notes of a Native Son, and The Fire Next Time, acclaimed author and social critic James Baldwin (1924--1987) expresses his profound belief that writers have the power to transform society, to... .... Learn More -
Angels and Monsters in the House: Essays on Womanhood In 19th Century America [Paperback]
Simona Agnese Porro (Author)
£10.00ISBN: 9788869771002
Published by : Mimesis International
The three essays that comprise this volume explore literary representations of the ‘True Womanhood’ ideology, a narrative through which nineteenth-century women could invest their existence and their role in the world with meaning and purpose. In ... .... Learn More -
Irvin S. Cobb: The Rise and Fall of an American Humorist [Hardback]
William E. Ellis (Author)
£32.00ISBN: 9780813173986
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
"Humor is merely tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn." -- Irvin S. Cobb
Born and raised in Paducah, Kentucky, humorist Irvin S. Cobb (1876--1944) rose from humble beginnings to become one of the early twentieth century's most... .... Learn More -
Appropriating Theory: Angel Rama's Critical Work [Paperback]
José Eduardo González (Author)
£22.50ISBN: 9780822964889
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Illuminations
Angel Rama (1926-1983) is a major figure in Latin American literary and cultural studies, but little has been published on his critical work. In this study, José Eduardo González focuses on Rama's response to and appropriation of European critics ... .... Learn More -
A Political Companion to Flannery O'Connor [Hardback]
Henry T. Edmondson (Editor); John Sikes (Other); Benjamin B. Alexander (Other); Michael L. Schroeder (Other); Margaret Earley Whitt (Other)
£45.00ISBN: 9780813169408
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Political Companions to Great American Authors
Acclaimed author and Catholic thinker Flannery O'Connor (1925--1964) penned two novels, two collections of short stories, various essays, and numerous book reviews over the course of her life. Her work continues to fascinate, perplex, and inspire ... .... Learn More -
A Political Companion to Philip Roth [Hardback]
Claudia Franziska Brühwiler (Editor); Lee Trepanier (Editor); Lee Trepanier (Other); Claudia Franziska Brühwiler (Other); Philip Roth (Other)
£45.00ISBN: 9780813169286
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Political Companions to Great American Authors
Philip Roth is widely acknowledged as one of the twentieth century's most prolific and acclaimed writers. Roth's first novel, Goodbye, Columbus (1959), received the National Book Award, and he followed this stunning debut with more than thirty bo... .... Learn More -
Hernandez Brothers, The: Love, Rockets, and Alternative Comics [Paperback]
Enrique García (Author)
£20.50ISBN: 9780822964926
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Latinx and Latin American Profiles
This study offers a critical examination of the work of Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez, Mexican-American brothers whose graphic novels are highly influential. The Hernandez brothers started in the alt-comics scene, where their 'Love and Rockets' seri... .... Learn More -
Anti-Literature: The Politics and Limits of Representation in Modern Brazil and Argentina [Paperback]
Adam Joseph Shellhorse (Author)
£23.50ISBN: 9780822964476
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Illuminations
Anti-Literature articulates a rethinking of what is meant today by "literature." Examining key Latin American forms of experimental writing from the 1920s to the present, Adam Joseph Shellhorse reveals literature's power as a site for radical refl... .... Learn More -
Rhetorical Aesthetics: Twentieth-Century Chinese Arts in the Context of Culture [Hardback]
Wang Yichuan (Author)
£80.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781626430402
Published by : Bridge 21 Publications
Rhetorical Aesthetics approaches Chinese art and literature from a novel perspective with special interest and influence in Chinese theory since the 1990s. The author works out a practice of reading through fine literary, cinematic, and v... .... Learn More
