Criticism & Theory Books


Postmodern American Poetry: A Norton AnthologyPostmodern American Poetry: A Norton Anthology
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For some reason, the reviews for the anthology itself are posted here, instead of reviews of...
King Harald's Saga: Harald Hardradi of Norway: From Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla (Penguin Classics)King Harald's Saga: Harald Hardradi of Norway: From Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla (Penguin Classics)
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This saga is a series of wars, mercenaries, plundering, raiding, razing, destructions...
Tom Jones (Wordsworth Classics)Tom Jones (Wordsworth Classics)
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To read or not to read; that is the question. Whenever I want to buy something I try to get...
Lewis Carroll: The Complete, Fully Illustrated Works, Deluxe EditionLewis Carroll: The Complete, Fully Illustrated Works, Deluxe Edition
I loved it. It has the complete illustrated works of Lewis Carroll, including a facsimile of...
Poetry for DummiesPoetry for Dummies
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As an English teacher I am not proud to say that poetry is not my favorite area of my subject. ...


Far from the Madding Crowd (Penguin Classics)Far from the Madding Crowd (Penguin Classics)
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A new bride, a screwdriver and the coffin in the sitting room -- if for no other reason, this...
Othello (Norton Critical Editions)Othello (Norton Critical Editions)
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The text of this Norton Critical Edition is that of the First Folio, printed in 1623. Additions...
Semiotics: The BasicsSemiotics: The Basics
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As intended, this is a very good summary of Semiotics and Structuralism. I discovered the book...
A Sentimental Education (Oxford World's Classics)A Sentimental Education (Oxford World's Classics)
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Flaubert's great 'A Sentimental Education' is one of the great achievements of literary realism....
Samuel Johnson: The Major Works (Oxford World's Classics)Samuel Johnson: The Major Works (Oxford World's Classics)
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Great book, but there is an edition problem where there are pages missing. I got 2 copies, same...


House Lights: A NovelHouse Lights: A Novel
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Cohen is an underappreciated talent who has delicate, subtle powers of observation and who...
Ohio Atlas & GazetteerOhio Atlas & Gazetteer
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This whole series is great if you love to get off the main highways to really see a state. The...
Hellsing Volume 1 (Hellsing (Graphic Novels))Hellsing Volume 1 (Hellsing (Graphic Novels))
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I will admit, I had never read manga before, and when I originally picked up Hellsing Volume One...
The Norton Anthology of Contemporary FictionThe Norton Anthology of Contemporary Fiction
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My Creative Writing professor assigned this book for our class, and we read about two stories a...
Macbeth (Norton Critical Editions)Macbeth (Norton Critical Editions)
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It was in great condition, exactly what I expected. The book is amazing and I know that I will...

Keats's Poetry and Prose (Norton Critical Editions)Keats's Poetry and Prose (Norton Critical Editions)
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The very name of John Keats is a metaphor for genius tragically interrupted. When one considers...
Kafka: Toward a Minor Literature (Theory and History of Literature, Vol 30)Kafka: Toward a Minor Literature (Theory and History of Literature, Vol 30)
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This is not good literary exegesis, it is an unabashed apologia for a literary bureaucracy,...
A Hero of Our Time (Penguin Classics)A Hero of Our Time (Penguin Classics)
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Having bought this book mainly as something to read while travelling I found it to be not only a...
Keywords for American Cultural StudiesKeywords for American Cultural Studies
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Explore the Keywords Collaborative interactive website at keywords.nyupress.org View the Table...
My AntoniaMy Antonia
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My parents had an old copy of this book lying around and I picked it up and starting reading it...

Nothing But the Truth: An Anthology of Native American LiteratureNothing But the Truth: An Anthology of Native American Literature
Best Price: $66.53
Backpack Literature (2nd Edition) (Kennedy/Gioia Literature Series)Backpack Literature (2nd Edition) (Kennedy/Gioia Literature Series)
Best Price: $46.90
I'm a student and this textbook was assigned for my intro to literature class. I was surprised...
The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary TermsThe Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms
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I bought this book to help me with a school project that involved identifying about fifty...
Journal of a SolitudeJournal of a Solitude
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May Sarton is an author you must not miss. Not of you're a thinker (and do your own thinking).
Paradise Lost (Cliffs Notes)Paradise Lost (Cliffs Notes)
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If you are in a hurry to complete your report, it will help you so. But don't forget to read...

Conducting Research Literature Reviews: From the Internet to PaperConducting Research Literature Reviews: From the Internet to Paper
Best Price: $39.50
As part of my educational requirements, I was required to write a literature review. While I...
So You Think You Know Jane Austen?: A Literary Quizbook (Oxford World's Classics)So You Think You Know Jane Austen?: A Literary Quizbook (Oxford World's Classics)
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Great book! It really makes you think deep regarding the charachters motives behind their...
The Captive MindThe Captive Mind
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"The Captive Mind" is the book written in the 20th Century that inadvertently and...
Literary Theory: An IntroductionLiterary Theory: An Introduction
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Those new to the subject of literary theory will find this book both a resource rich with...
How to Make Your Man Behave in 21 Days or Less Using the Secrets of Professional Dog TrainersHow to Make Your Man Behave in 21 Days or Less Using the Secrets of Professional Dog Trainers
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You know, demeaning and demoralizing men as dogs really isn't helping make the case for gender...

This Means This, This Means That: A User's Guide to SemioticsThis Means This, This Means That: A User's Guide to Semiotics
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So far this book has not helped me in my semiotics class other than give me definitions to words...
The White Goddess: A Historical Grammar of Poetic MythThe White Goddess: A Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth
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If you want a true book on Celtic myth and not some made up, undocumented treatise of some guys...
Martin Chuzzlewit (Penguin Classics)Martin Chuzzlewit (Penguin Classics)
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To send an abridged recorded book without notifying the customer (see your web site; no mention...
OmerosOmeros
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This richly allusive poem is an exploration of the colonial experience, primarily from the...
Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its MetaphorsIllness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors
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Sontag is spot-on in her analysis of metaphors of AIDS: the military metaphors, the latency...

Anatomy of Criticism: Four EssaysAnatomy of Criticism: Four Essays
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I bought this book in 1999, under the influence of a prominent professor of English literature;...
Archaeologies of the Future: The Desire Called Utopia and Other Science FictionsArchaeologies of the Future: The Desire Called Utopia and Other Science Fictions
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In an age of globalization characterized by the dizzying technologies of the First World, and...
The Last Innocent White Man in America: And Other WritingsThe Last Innocent White Man in America: And Other Writings
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"The last Innocent White Man in America: And Other Writings" is a great collection....
Rimbaud: Complete Works, Selected Letters, a Bilingual EditionRimbaud: Complete Works, Selected Letters, a Bilingual Edition
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I do not know French well enough to read these poems without their translations. That is where...
A Modern Reader's Guide to Dante's the Divine ComedyA Modern Reader's Guide to Dante's the Divine Comedy
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I erroneously thought I was ordering the actual Inferno and not a commentary. This is the first...

Middlemarch (Penguin Classics)Middlemarch (Penguin Classics)
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This was very disappointing -- the "analysis" of Middlemarch. The author simply took...
The Mayor of Casterbridge (Penguin Classics)The Mayor of Casterbridge (Penguin Classics)
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...but without the histrionics. One of the greatest novels ever written. Also one of the...
Coleridge's Poetry and Prose (Norton Critical Edition)Coleridge's Poetry and Prose (Norton Critical Edition)
Best Price: $16.81
This edition contains, as well as the poetry, Coleridge's critical essays. For those who often...
The Story of MankindThe Story of Mankind
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The first 100 pages of this book are entertaining. He writes in a way that keeps you interested...
The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and PoeticsThe New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics
Best Price: $31.98
Good and detailed book providing the advanced reader/poet with many information. As the title...

Americans in Paris: A Literary AnthologyAmericans in Paris: A Literary Anthology
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Gopnik's literary anthology of Americans in Paris is a lovely volume, full of charm, wit,...
The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and HermeneuticsThe Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and Hermeneutics
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Gagnon has produced the type of book this topic deserves. So much is written about this topic...
Henry IV, Part I (Folger Shakespeare Library)Henry IV, Part I (Folger Shakespeare Library)
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No one told me Shakespeare did cliff-hangers! Why do high-school teachers and undergraduate...
Woman at Point ZeroWoman at Point Zero
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This is a wonderful book. Yes, it is sad and difficult to read through emotionally, but the...
Les Liaisons dangereuses (Oxford World's Classics)Les Liaisons dangereuses (Oxford World's Classics)
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I think it was Kierkegaard who advised to be aware of entangling alliances. The web of sin in...

Beowulf: A Dual-Language EditionBeowulf: A Dual-Language Edition
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i/m going thru klaeber/s 4th edition, translating. since retirement, i/ve been reading in the...
Only What We Could Carry: The Japanese American Internment ExperienceOnly What We Could Carry: The Japanese American Internment Experience
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For World War II history buffs, this book is an excellent view from the eyes of Japanese...
Why Poetry Matters (Why X Matters)Why Poetry Matters (Why X Matters)
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Poetry is art expressed in language, orally or in writing. Poetry matters because art matters. ...
  
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