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By Bill Henderson, Pushcart. 2019
Seventy poems, stories, essays, and memoirs originally published by small presses. In his poem "Autism Screening Questionnaire--Speech and Language Delay,"…
Oliver de la Paz explores the interactions of a parent with a child who is undergoing a diagnosis. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2019By Jeremy Noel-Tod, Ian Hamilton. 2013
Updated second edition of a reference work first published in 1994. Contains over 1,700 entries. Includes short biographies of poets…
writing in English since 1910, covering works they are best known for and publication histories; particular groups and movements; and lists of anthologies, prizes, and prize winners. 2013By Edgar Allan Poe, G. R. Thompson. 1984
Collection of Edgar Allan Poe's writings includes his thoughts on poetry; reviews he wrote on many American, British, and Continental…
authors; his views of the literary world he moved in; essays; and more. Compilation material selected and notes written by G. R. Thompson. 1984By Gloria Anzaldúa, Cherríe Moraga. 2015
Collection of essays and poetry by women of color exploring issues including colonialism, homophobia, roots of radicalism, theory as it…
plays out in the real world, racism in the women's movement, and women's experiences in the developing world. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2015The second volume of a two-part collection of essays and reviews by the literary critic includes uncollected reviews and three…
books of essays: The Triple Thinkers, The Wound and the Bow, and Classics and Commercials. Companion to Literary Essays and Reviews of the 1920s & '30s (DB 96220). 2007By Janet Malcolm. 2019
Collection of eighteen essays by the author of In the Freud Archives (DB 22346) and The Journalist and the Murderer…
(DB 89364). The title piece is a profile of fashion designer Eileen Fisher and the title is a quote from a frequent piece of advice from Fisher's mother. 2019By Jess Row. 2019
Seven essays examining the connection between literature by white writers and the movement of white Americans into racially segregated communities.…
Topics include reparative writing, becoming aware of issues surrounding race, defining white writing, creation of white spaces, and multiracial identities. 2019Second volume featuring critical essays and reviews of works by French and European authors. Includes the prefaces James wrote for…
the New York Edition of his works, published in 1907-1909. Companion to Literary Criticism (DB 96662). 1984By Edmund Wilson, Lewis M. Dabney. 2007
The first part of a two-volume collection of essays by the influential American critic and social chronicler includes pieces written…
during the 1920s and 1930s--an assortment of previously uncollected reviews and two books of literary criticism: The Shores of Light and Axel's Castle. 2007By Jimmy Niro. 2018
Collection of critiques by renowned novelist Henry James (1843-1916). This first volume features his critical writings and appreciation of the…
works of famous authors, from Edgar Allan Poe to Nathaniel Hawthorne. Includes theoretical essays "The Art of Fiction" and "The Future of the Novel. 1984By M. C. Howatson. 2013
Reference work of alphabetical entries intended to give greater context to the literature of Ancient Greece and Rome. Entries include…
biographies of classical writers, individual works, literary styles, characters, themes, plot summaries, geographic references, historical figures, and more. 2011By Frank Norris. 1986
By James Wood. 2020
Twenty-eight critical essays and reviews covering topics in the arts originally published between 1997 and 2019. Topics covered include Keith…
Moon, Anton Chekov, Saul Bellow, Anna Karenina (DB 72059), Jane Austen, The Road (DB 63649), and Elena Ferrante. Strong language. 2019By Lyndall Gordon. 2019
An examination of the lives and work of five classic female novelists--Mary Shelley, Emily Bronte, George Eliot, Olive Schreiner, and…
Virginia Woolf. The author discusses how each writer formed her own identity, what they all had in common, and how that connects with readers throughout time. 2019By Matthew Zapruder. 2017
An award-winning poet argues for the accessibility of poetry and the importance of reading it for all people. Posits that…
the way many are taught to read poetry is the thing that hinders enjoyment. 2017By Peter Hainsworth, David Robey. 2015
Analysis of the Italian poet's major works focuses on the Divine Comedy, exploring its relevance to its own time and…
the ways it still speaks to modern readers. Considers Dante's use of allegory, his inventive language, and his insights into human nature. 2015By Matthew Bevis. 2013
Scholar examines comedy, from the ancient Greeks to the present, through recurring elements and themes: the physical body, marriage, pain,…
the humdrum of existence, death. Discusses the idea that comedy and tragedy are not true opposites; comedy presupposes rather than precludes tragedy. 2013By Patti Smith. 2017
A slim volume by rock musician and author of Just Kids (DB 70750). The title story, "Devotion," concerns a dedicated…
figure skater and her interactions with a possessive collector of rare things. This tale is bookended with meditations about the nature of inspiration. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2017By Robert Silverberg. 2016
Acclaimed writer of science fiction provides a collection of his essays on unique scientific ideas, characters, and the social context…
for science fiction. Some pieces examine the work of other great writers. This edition, expanded from the 1973 original, includes a section on writing science fiction. 2016