This study offers a reading of Irving's fiction.

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The biggest names in Steinbeck studies share both personal and critical views on Steinbeck's concept of fiction, his spirituality, his vast international appeal, his ambiguous portrayal of women, and the future of Steinbeck criticism.

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Johnsonian Studies, 1887-1950 was first published in 1951. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.

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Designed for teachers, this is a comprehensive book of lesson plans, projects, discussion questions, reproducible worksheets and more.

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A comprehensive illustrated biography of Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American artist, poet and author of the best-selling inspirational fiction The Prophet.

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A guide to key terms in literary theory. It is designed for the student who needs to know what a particular term means, how it is used, and where it comes from, and enables them to apply the terms and concepts to their own investigations.

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A guide to key terms in literary theory - designed to make difficult terms, concepts and theorists accessible and understandable. It provides definitions of terms and concepts in literary theory, along with explanations of the major movements and figures in literary and cultural theory and a bibliography.

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This book introduces and explores a new genre, lab lit. Essays both discuss lab lit novels using a variety of analytical approaches as well as provide a theoretical framework to explore the social and literary backgrounds of the genre.

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While many of the authors profiled have received critical attention, others have been relatively neglected.

Included are alphabetically arranged entries on 54 writers, most of whom are from Argentina, Mexico, and Cuba.

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The best pocket book to the subject!

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Provides an introduction to literary theory from basic information and orientation for the uninformed leading on to sophisticated readings. This book offers a guide to the major theories and theorists, including: humanism; structuralism; poststructuralism; psychoanalytic approaches; feminist approaches; ideology and discourse; and more.

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Designed for teachers, this is a comprehensive book of lesson plans, projects, discussion questions, reproducible worksheets and more.

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This book examines, from the angle of more than a dozen perspectives, the heritage of Mikhail Bakhtin, one of the most prominent thinkers and influential literary figures of the twentieth century. It opens a new critical discourse that reshapes our current understanding of Bakhtin.

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The secret history of novelists is often a history of exile and tourism - a history of language learning. But the history of the novel is the history of style.

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The opening essay, by Brian Attebery, sets the agenda for the book in its forthright rebuttal of fantasy's critics, who see it as either politically naive or even pernicious: rather, Attebery argues, fantasy is a radical mode of perception that contests every form of political orthodoxy.

The book is divided into six large sections.

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The end of World War II led to increased interest in multicultural concerns and a flourishing of literary and artistic endeavors.

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Drawing on the fields of psychology, neuroscience and anthropology, a New York Times best-selling author unlocks the secrets of mystery's allure, shedding new light on everything from the formulas of our favorite detective shows to the calculated risks of the stock market.

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Offers an investigation of Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials Trilogy", and the insights it offers to the world. Contributors with backgrounds in philosophy, theology, science fiction, and children's literature help readers find their way through Pullman's trilogy.

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When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this book offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing.

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An introduction to the life and works of William Shakespeare.

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This work presents ecocritical research on literature, film and other media from northern Europe. Examining the role of culture, history and society in the forming of Nordic narratives of nature and the environment, the anthology offers a comprehensive and multi-faceted overview of the most recent ecocritical research in Scandinavian studies.

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Occupying Memory investigates the forces of trauma and mourning as deeply rhetorical to account for their capacity to seize ones life. With the Occupy Movement as its guide, the work strives to challenge hegemonic power by keeping memory in question and receptive to alternative futures to come.