The New Criticism: Formalist Literary Theory in America (Drake Alfred J.)(Pevná vazba)

The New Criticism: Formalist Literary Theory in America (Drake Alfred J.)(Pevná vazba)

The New Criticism: Formalist Literary Theory in America covers a variety of authors and topics related to the New Criticism of the 1920s-1950s in America. Contributors trace the history of the New Criticism as a movement, consider theoretical and practical aspects of various proponents, and assess

Comparative Criticism: Volume 18, Spaces: Cities, Gardens and Wildernesses (Shaffer E. S.)(Pevná vazba)

This volume, first published in 1996, addresses literary theory and criticism, comparative studies in terms of theme, genre movement and influence, and interdisciplinary perspectives. Geoffrey Hartman, one of the major comparatists of this period, whose subtle phenomenological readings have

Literary Theory and the New Testament (Dinkler Michal Beth)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive case for a fresh literary approach to the New Testament For at least a half century, scholars have been adopting literary approaches to the New Testament inspired by certain branches of literary criticism and theory. In this important and illuminating work, Michal Beth Dinkler uses

Novel Theory and Technology in Modernist Britain (Fielding Heather)(Pevná vazba)

Modernism reshaped novel theory, shifting criticism away from readers' experiences and toward the work as an object autonomous from any reader. Novel Theory and Technology in Modernist Britain excavates technology's crucial role in this evolution and offers a new history of modernism's vision of

Philosophy in the Condition of Modernism (Falcato Ana)(Pevná vazba)

Produced on the fringes of philosophy and literary criticism, this book is a pioneering study which aims to explicitly address and thematize what may be called a 'critical philosophy in the condition of

Categorically Famous: Literary Celebrity and Sexual Liberation in 1960s America (Davidson Guy)(Pevná vazba)

The first sustained study of the relations between literary celebrity and queer sexuality, Categorically Famous looks at the careers of three celebrity writers--James Baldwin, Susan Sontag, and Gore Vidal--in relation to the gay and lesbian liberation movement of the 1960s. While none of these

Writing and Madness: (Literature/Philosophy/Psychoanalysis) (Felman Shoshana)(Paperback)

This is the author's most influential work of literary theory and criticism in which she explores the relations between literature, philosophy, and

Septuagint (Rahlfs Alfred)(Pevná vazba)

Since its publication in 1935, the Alfred Rahlfs edition of the Septuagint has been the foundation for Septuagint research around the world and an indispensable tool for theological and philological studies. Robert Hanhart's improved and updated edition, which was published in 2006, contains the

Learning to Kneel: Noh, Modernism, and Journeys in Teaching (Preston Carrie J.)(Pevná vazba)

In this inventive mix of criticism, scholarship, and personal reflection, Carrie J. Preston explores the nature of cross-cultural teaching, learning, and performance. Throughout the twentieth century, Japanese noh was a major creative catalyst for American and European writers, dancers, and

William Empson: The Structure of Complex Words (Empson William)(Pevná vazba)

This is the first scholarly edition of one of the classics of literary criticism. William Empson was among the two or three most important and influential literary critics and theorists of the twentieth century. He has long been celebrated as one of the most fertile (as well as one of thefunniest)

Meta-Narrative in the Movies: Tell Me a Story (Kupfer J.)(Pevná vazba)

Meta-Narrative in the Movies investigates narrative theory through close analysis of films featuring stories and storytelling. The cinematic interpretations investigate the role of story creation in knowing ourselves and planning our future, in structuring social relationships, and in sharpening

Development in Latin America: Critical Discussions from the Periphery (Fernndez Vctor Ramiro)(Pevná vazba)

This edited volume discusses the development theory advanced by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in the 1940s, and its transformations through the second half of the twentieth century. In this time frame, the authors identify two approaches: structuralism

Film Criticism as a Cultural Institution (Walmsley-Evans Huw)(Pevná vazba)

At the beginning of the 21st century film criticism was described as in crisis. The decline of print journalism, a series of lay-offs of prominent critics, and the rise of 'amateur' reviewing online spurred a conversation about the decline, even death, of film criticism. This discourse flourished

A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance (Abdurraqib Hanif)(Pevná vazba)

A stirring meditation on Black performance in America from the New York Times bestselling author of Go Ahead in the Rain'Whether heralding unsung entertainers or reexamining legends, Hanif Abdurraqib weaves together gorgeous essays that reveal the resilience, heartbreak, and joy within Black

The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism (Leitch Vincent B.)(Pevná vazba)

The gold standard anthology for anyone who wants to understand the development and current state of literary theory. Offering 191 pieces by 157 authors, The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism, Third Edition, is more comprehensive and more varied in its selection than any other anthology

Down and Out in New Orleans: Transgressive Living in the Informal Economy (Marina Peter J.)(Pevná vazba)

Abundance: Nature in Recovery (Lloyd Karen)(Pevná vazba)

In this new collection of literary essays, Karen Lloyd explores abundance and loss in the natural world relating compelling stories of restoration, renewal and rewilding and revealing how the people working on the front line of conservation are challenging the inevitability of biodiversity loss

In Pieces (Field Sally)(Pevná vazba)

In this intimate, haunting literary memoir and New York Times Notable Book of the year, an American icon tells her own story for the first time -- about a challenging and lonely childhood, the craft that helped her find her voice, and a powerful emotional legacy that shaped her journey as a

The Lady from Arezzo (Brendel Alfred)(Pevná vazba)

The title of this collection of essays refers to a tailor's mannequin that Alfred Brendel spotted in a shop window in Arezzo, a small Tuscan town. Who is this strange lady? And why is she carrying an egg on her head? What is she looking at? The mannequin was purchased and now graces a room in the

The Rise of America: Remaking the World Order (Katusa Marin)(Pevná vazba)

As a new president takes office in 2021, America is deeply divided politically and socially, while the economy seems precariously balanced on increasingly shaky legs. Doom and gloom is the predominant sentiment in America. It has become widely accepted within the investment, political, and media

The Catcher in the Rye. (Salinger J. D.)(Pevná vazba)

The 'brilliant, funny, meaningful novel' (The New Yorker) that established J. D. Salinger as a leading voice in American literature--and that has instilled in millions of readers around the world a lifelong love of books.'If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to

The Case for Trump (Hanson Victor Davis)(Pevná vazba)

Why America needed--and needs--President Donald J. Trump In The Case for Trump, award-winning historian and political commentator Victor Davis Hanson explains how a celebrity businessman with no political or military experience triumphed over sixteen well-qualified Republican rivals, a Democrat

The Matter of Black Lives: Writing from the New Yorker (Cobb Jelani)(Pevná vazba)

A collection of the New Yorker's groundbreaking writing on race in America--including work by James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Hilton Als, Zadie Smith, and more--with a foreword by Jelani CobbThis latest anthology from the pages of the New Yorker is a bold and telling portrait of

Models of Representation in Czech Literary History (Bilek Petr)(Pevná vazba)

In the last twenty years of their academic engagement in the field of literary history, the authors have focused predominantly on the explorations of various possible ways of writing literary history with the impulses and inspiration produced by recent literary theory. Their long discussions