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The Great Gatsby
ISBN: 9781604138207 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Self-made millionaire Jay Gatsby epitomizes the decadence of the 1920s Jazz Age in this tale of mobility and decline, told with detached curiosity by his neighbor and confidant Nick Carraway. This new edition offers a selection of contemporary critical commentary on this classic American novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Also in this volume is an introductory essay by Yale literature professor Harold Bloom, a bibliography, a chronology of Fitzgerald's life, and an index for quick reference.
Self-made millionaire Jay Gatsby epitomizes the decadence of the 1920s Jazz Age in this tale of mobility and decline, told with detached curiosity by ...
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Carson McCullers
ISBN: 9781604133943 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Carson McCullers was a diverse and multitalented writer who produced two plays and numerous short stories, essays, and poems. But it is her fiction, including The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, The Member of the Wedding, and The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, that established her as a key voice of the 1940s and '50s. Critics have praised her lyrical evocations of the yearning for love, always tempered by a harsh acknowledgment of the futility of the quest. This new edition of full-length critical essays offers illuminating discussions of McCullers's work and its place in the American canon. This... Carson McCullers was a diverse and multitalented writer who produced two plays and numerous short stories, essays, and poems. But it is her fiction... |
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Edgar Allan Poe
ISBN: 9780791051139 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This guide provides an introduction to a critical analysis of Edgar Allan Poe''s poems. It features a few poems, offering a variety of viewpoints by different critics on the important aspects of each work and an analysis of the texts.'
This guide provides an introduction to a critical analysis of Edgar Allan Poe''s poems. It features a few poems, offering a variety of viewpoints by d...
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All's Well That Ends Well
ISBN: 9781604137088 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In this romantic reconciliation comedy, the sweetly mischievous Helena plots and plans her way to winning the aloof Bertram's hand in marriage. While the lovers are united by the close of the final act, Shakespeare pokes fun at the fantasy, wish fulfillment, and conventions of romantic comedy with the play's ambiguous resolution, which has intrigued scholars, readers, and theatergoers for centuries. This invaluable new study guide to one of Shakespeare's greatest plays contains a selection of the finest criticism through the centuries, plus an introduction by Harold Bloom, an accessible... In this romantic reconciliation comedy, the sweetly mischievous Helena plots and plans her way to winning the aloof Bertram's hand in marriage. Whi... |
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Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart
ISBN: 9781604135817 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 221 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Things Fall Apart, set in Nigeria about a century ago, is widely regarded as Chinua Achebe's masterpiece. Considered one of the most broadly read African novels, Achebe's work responded to the two-dimensional caricatures of Africans that often dominated Western literature. This guide contains a selection of contemporary criticism of this novel.
Things Fall Apart, set in Nigeria about a century ago, is widely regarded as Chinua Achebe's masterpiece. Considered one of the most broadly read Afri...
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Toni Morrison
ISBN: 9781604133684 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 223 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Toni Morrison, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993, is one of America's most popular American authors, and her works are frequently studied in college and high school courses. Her novels, including The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, Beloved, and Paradise, have won almost every major award available to them. In addition, her influence as a critic, book editor, and mentor to other writers has been incalculable. This latest addition to the Bloom's Modern Critical Views series delves into Morrison's life and works, providing a chronology and bibliography, plus an index for quick...
Toni Morrison, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993, is one of America's most popular American authors, and her works are frequently studie...
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The Grotesque
ISBN: 9780791098028 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This title discusses the role of the grotesque in Frankenstein, Edgar Allan Poe's short stories, and Winesburg, Ohio. With excerpts of critical analyses and original essays, this title also discusses the use of this theme in literature through the centuries.
This title discusses the role of the grotesque in Frankenstein, Edgar Allan Poe's short stories, and Winesburg, Ohio. With excerpts of critical analys...
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The Scarlet Letter
ISBN: 9781604138740 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A somber and compelling tale of love, pride, and moral struggle, The Scarlet Letter is considered Nathaniel Hawthorne's masterwork. A story of passion and atonement in Puritan New England, Hawthorne's story grows out of a radical ambivalence to America's spiritual, intellectual, and imaginative heritage. This compilation of concise critical excerpts examines the work and provides a handy guide for students needing an introduction to Hawthorne and his writings. This new edition features an annotated bibliography, an index, and an introduction from noted scholar Harold Bloom.
A somber and compelling tale of love, pride, and moral struggle, The Scarlet Letter is considered Nathaniel Hawthorne's masterwork. A story of passion...
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Rebirth and Renewal
ISBN: 9780791098059 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This book discusses the recurring literary theme of rebirth and renewal in 'The Canterbury Tales', 'The Great Gatsby', 'The Scarlet Letter' and others. The book contains explanatory essays and critical analyses from which students studying lterature can gain insights.
This book discusses the recurring literary theme of rebirth and renewal in 'The Canterbury Tales', 'The Great Gatsby', 'The Scarlet Letter' and others...
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The Romantic Poets
ISBN: 9781604138719 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 211 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This title provides an introduction to romanticism and the romantic poets.
This title provides an introduction to romanticism and the romantic poets.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
ISBN: 9780791095591 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Ralph Waldo Emerson was a key figure of the American Renaissance of the mid-19th century. His essay "Nature" is considered one of the most influential works in American history, and he inspired the likes of Whitman, Thoreau, and Dickinson.
Ralph Waldo Emerson was a key figure of the American Renaissance of the mid-19th century. His essay "Nature" is considered one of the most influential...
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Stephen Crane's the Red Badge of Courage
ISBN: 9781604138894 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 169 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A collection of critical essays that examine Stephen Crane's Red Badge of Courage.
A collection of critical essays that examine Stephen Crane's Red Badge of Courage.
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Richard Wright
ISBN: 9780791096222 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 215 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Richard Wright found a variety of sources of inspiration for his novels. Marxist, existentialist, Freudian, and Black Nationalist learnings can be found in his enduring and much-studied works, including Black Boy, Native Son, and Uncle Tom's Children. This collection of essays features an introduction by literary scholar Harold Bloom.
Richard Wright found a variety of sources of inspiration for his novels. Marxist, existentialist, Freudian, and Black Nationalist learnings can be fou...
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The Joy Luck Club
ISBN: 9781604133998 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. With the publication in 1989 of her first novel, The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan was immediately recognized as a major contemporary novelist. This title offers a selection of critical voices that explore and elucidate the intricate relationships that course through the novel.
With the publication in 1989 of her first novel, The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan was immediately recognized as a major contemporary novelist. This title of...
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Ernest Hemingway
ISBN: 9780791051214 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 91 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. -- User's guide -- Biography of the short story writer -- List of characters in each story -- Detailed thematic analysis of each short story -- Extracts from major critical essays that discuss important aspects of each work -- A complete bibliography of the writer's works -- A list of critical works about the short stories covered in the book -- An index of themes and ideas in the author's work
-- User's guide -- Biography of the short story writer -- List of characters in each story -- Detailed thematic analysis of each short story -- Extrac...
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J.D. Salinger's the Catcher in the Rye
ISBN: 9781604131833 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The new full-length critical essays in this title provide a comprehensive critical look at this classic by J. D. Salinger. Master scholer Harold Bloom introduces the novel in this study guide, which also features a chronology, a bibliography, an index, and notes on the contributors.
The new full-length critical essays in this title provide a comprehensive critical look at this classic by J. D. Salinger. Master scholer Harold Bloom...
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Thomas Hardy
ISBN: 9781604138078 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A prolific novelist and poet, Thomas Hardy bridged the late Victorian period and the early modern age. He is best known for his novels of tragic intensity, works that have become the staple of high school and college literature courses: Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Far from the Madding Crowd, and The Return of the Native. Students of literature will find a new selection of critical essays focusing on Hardy and his works, complete with an introduction from master scholar Harold Bloom, a bibliography, a chronology of Hardy's life, and an index for... A prolific novelist and poet, Thomas Hardy bridged the late Victorian period and the early modern age. He is best known for his novels of tragic in... |
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The Bluest Eye
ISBN: 9781604135732 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. - Concise critical excerpts that provide a scholarly overview of each work
- The Story Behind the Story, detailing the conditions under which the work was written - A biographical sketch of the author, a descriptive list of characters, an extensive summary and analysis, and an annotated bibliography. - Concise critical excerpts that provide a scholarly overview of each work
- The Story Behind the Story, detailing the conditions under which the w... |
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Beowulf
ISBN: 9780791093016 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Each title features:
- Critical essays reflecting a variety of schools of criticism - Notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index - An introductory essay by Harold Bloom. Each title features:
- Critical essays reflecting a variety of schools of criticism - Notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the au... |
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Thomas Hardy
ISBN: 9780791063484 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Offers a brief biography of Thomas Hardy and discusses the plot, characters, and themes of Far from the Madding Crowd, The Return of the Native, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure..
Offers a brief biography of Thomas Hardy and discusses the plot, characters, and themes of Far from the Madding Crowd, The Return of the Native, The M...
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