History & Criticism

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Mae West, wise-cracking vaudeville performer, was one of the most controversial figures of her era. Rarely, however, do people think of Mae West as a writer...

"They don't have syntax, so we can eat them." According to Richard Sorabji, this conclusion attributed to the Stoic philosophers was based on Aristotle's a...

Finding himself thrown into the world of storybook adventure, timid Richard Tyler tries to find the courage to help himself and his new friends, Adventure, ...

In Ruthless Democracy, Timothy Powell reimagines the canonical origins of "American" identity by juxtaposing authors such as Hawthorne, Melville, and Thore...

Unlock the more straightforward side of Brave New World with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of...

The fieldtrip to the planetarium is foiled when the museum turns out to be closed, but Ms. Frizzle saves the day. The Magic School Bus turns into a spacesh...

A bridge between the early life of Nin and the first volume of her Diary. In pages more candid than in the preceding diaries, Nin tells how she exorcised th...

In all six of its volumes The Broadview Anthology of British Literature presents British literature in a truly distinctive light. Fully grounded in sound ...

Introduction: Into The Labyrinth -- Prologue -- Orientation: Who Do You Think You Are? (what Is A Writer, And How Did I Become One?) -- Duplicity: The Jekyl...

The two-volume Broadview Anthology of British Literature, Concise Edition provides an attractive alternative to the full six-volume anthology. Though much ...

This revised edition of the Arden Shakespeare Complete Works includes the full text of Double Falsehood, which was published in the Arden Third series to c...

This Philosophical Critique Of Psychoanalysis Takes Psychoanalysis Seriously But Not As Unchallengeable Dogma. Pt. 1. Under The Rule Of The Reality Principl...

Part memoir and part education (or lack thereof), The Know-It-All chronicles NPR contributor A.J. Jacobs's hilarious, enlightening, and seemingly impossible...

The Garcías—Dr. Carlos (Papi), his wife Laura (Mami), and their four daughters, Carla, Sandra, Yolanda, and Sofía—belong to the uppermost echelon of Spani...

This Accessible Introduction To Victorian Literature And Its Contexts From 1837-1901 Includes: An Overview Of The Historical, Cultural And Intellectual Back...

All revolutionary regimes seek to legitimize themselves through foundation narratives that, told and retold, become constituent parts of the social fabric,...

Long Anticipated And Hugely Welcome, Paul Holberton's A History Of Arcadia Is A Close And Thorough Examination Of A Great Number Of Original Texts Of Classi...

Irwin Traces The Development Of The Stories Within Stories From Prehistoric India And Pharaonic Egypt To Modern Times, Explores Translations, Additions, Imi...

These interlocking essays uncover art as an active force in the world, neither elitist or remote, present to those who want it, effecting even those who don...

These essays (and a ballad) have their origins in Terry Eagleton’s continuing engagement with the possibilities of a literary criticism that is both mater...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERExecutive producer and host Mike Rowe presents a delightfully entertaining, seriously fascinating collection of his favorite episo...

For Years, Theater Director Bryan Doerries Has Led An Innovative Public Health Project That Produces Ancient Tragedies For Current And Returned Soldiers, Ad...

In 1859, Edward FitzGerald translated into English the short, epigrammatic poems (or "rubáiyát") of medieval Persian poet Omar Khayyám. If not a true tra...

Foreword / Dave King -- Introduction / Michael P.j. Kennedy. First Period: Rules Of The Game. The Sheer Joy Of Shinny / Doug Beardsley -- The Game That Make...

This book is concerned with the notion of the "stranger" -the foreigner, outsider, or alien in a country and society not their own- as well as the notion o...

hus Spake Zarathustra is a masterpiece of literature as well as philosophy. It was Nietzsche's own favorite and has proved to be his most popular. In this b...

With an Introduction and Notes by Adam Roberts Royal Holloway, University of London Homer's great epic describes the many adventures of Odysseus, Greek warr...

The national bestseller, now in paperback. In June of 1860 three-year-old Saville Kent was found at the bottom of an outdoor privy with his throat slit. T ...

Many Definitions Of Postmodernism Focus On Its Nature As The Aftermath Of The Modern Industrial Age When Technology Developed Dynamically. In The Postmodern...

In the CliffsComplete guides, the play's complete text and a glossary appear side-by-side with coordinating numbered lines to help you understand unusual w...

The Broadview Anthology of Victorian Poetry and Poetic Theory is the most comprehensive collection of poetry from the period ever published. Included are g...

This is the only anthology to present a full history of Canadian poetry — from the early 1600s through the expansiveness of poetic activity during the 18t...

Among the most popular of Shakespeare's comedies, this enchanting play humorously celebrates the vagaries of love as it focuses upon the intertwined romanc...

Along with Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth, Othello is one of Shakespeare's four great tragedies. What distinguishes Othello is its bold treatment of racia...

Emma Koenig, Internet sensation and voice of overly introspective young adults everywhere, provides the prompts in this guided journal that helps 20-somethi...

The Internet offers an unprecedented opportunity for cats to become superstar “personalities” with revenue-generating multimedia brands—but only if yo...

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Veteran journalist Pete Hamill has never covered just politics. Or just sports. Or just the entertainment business, the mob, foreign affairs, social issues,...

When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this title offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of ...

Pt. I Influences On Malthus -- [divine Mandates For Humanity] / King James Bible -- From Concerning The Causes Of The Greatness And Magnificence Of Cities (...

Kafka's novel The Trial, written from 1914 to 1915 and published in 1925, is a multi-faceted, notoriously difficult manifestation of European literary moder...

Wallace Stevens (1879-1955) Lived A Richly Imaginative Life That He Expressed In His Poems. The Whole Harmonium Presents Stevens Within The Living Context O...

The controversial evangelical Bible scholar and author of The Bible Tells Me So explains how Christians mistake “certainty” and “correct belief” fo...

Flannery O?connor May Now Be Acknowledged As The ?great American Catholic Author,? But This Was Not Always The Case. With Creating Flannery O?connor, Daniel...

A Long-awaited New Book On Personal Writing From Lopate--the Celebrated Essayist And The Director Of Columbia University's Nonfiction Program. He Provides T...

Western scholars have tended to read Heian literature through the prism of female experience, stressing the imbalance of power in courtship and looking for...

When Fatal Strategies was first published in French in 1983, it represented a turning point for Jean Baudrillard: an utterly original, and for many readers...