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1	A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction more books like this by Christopher Alexander add to wishlist In this volume, 253 archetypal patterns consisting of problem statements, discussions, illustrations, and solutions provide lay persons with a framework for engaging in architectural design. see all copies from $29.00! new only from $40.81! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Mythologies more books like this by Professor Roland Barthes add to wishlist In MYTHOLOGIES, Roland Barthes's most popular work, he examines common signs or "myths," and how they mask larger meanings and realities within French society. The collection contains a number of short pieces on popular culture, politics, film, and more, written for the leftist Les Lettres Nouvelles in the mid-1950s; the content epitomizes classic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.91! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory more books like this by Peter Barry add to wishlist Beginning theory has been helping students navigate through the thickets of literary and cultural theory for well over a decade now. This new and expanded third edition continues to offer students and readers the best one-volume introduction to the field.The bewildering variety of approaches, theorists and technical language is lucidly and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.86! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism more books like this by Vincent B. Leitch (Editor) add to wishlist This anthology of critical writing ranges from Gorgias and Plato to Sigmund Freud and Mikhail Bakhtin. Each of the 147 contributions has a headnote introducing the writer and making connections to other critics, theorists and movements. An introduction surveys the history of theory and criticism. see all copies from $38.70! new only from $63.94! \| SVS
5	Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice more books like this by Charles E Bressler add to wishlist This introduction to literary theory and criticism, its historical development and the variety of theoretical positions or schools of criticism, is designed to help students take conscious, informed and intelligent choices concerning their own methods of literary interpretation. The text places literary theory and criticism in historical ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $35.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Literature: A Pocket Anthology more books like this by R S Gwynn add to wishlist A refreshing alternative to voluminous literature anthologies, this compact, inexpensive, and diverse collection of fiction, poetry, and drama provides a concise yet complete introduction to the study of literature. Organized chronologically within each genre, the wide range of selections features both classic and contemporary authors, presenting ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction more books like this by Jonathan Culler add to wishlist What is Literary Theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is Literature, and does it matter? These are the sorts of questions addressed by Jonathan Culler in a book which steers a clear path through a subject which is often perceived to be impenetrable. It offers insights into theories about the nature of ... see all copies from $3.88! new only from $6.55! \| first editions \| SVS
8	An Introduction to Literature: Fiction, Poetry and Drama more books like this by Sylvan Barnet, William E Cain, William Burto add to wishlist A market leader for more than 30 years, this paperback anthology continues to uphold the traditions that have made it a success-- a rich blend of both classic and contemporary selections as well as Barnet's signature "how-to" apparatus that covers the elements of literature and the writing process. The new edition features more student essays ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.79! \| SVS
9	How to read and why more books like this by Professor Harold Bloom add to wishlist Harold Bloom writes about reading in an electronic age, making distinctions between information and knowledge (not to mention wisdom) and pointing out the indispensable virtues of such literary icons as Shakespeare, Austen, and Chekhov. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms more books like this by Ross C Murfin (Editor), Supryia Ray (Editor) add to wishlist This volume engagingly and succinctly presents more than 700 traditional and contemporary critical and literary terms. Extensively cross-referenced, the alphabetically arranged entries are defined with unusual brevity and illustrated with hundreds of examples drawn from both canonical literature and contemporary popular culture. The glossary is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.58! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Of Grammatology more books like this by Jacques Derrida add to wishlist This is the foundational book for the literary critical movement known as deconstruction. It offers Derrida's most systematic exposition of the linguistic and philosophical principles that have made him one of the century's most talked-about philosophers and literary theorists. see all copies from $4.22! new only from $16.02! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Illuminations: Essays and Reflections more books like this by Walter Benjamin, Professor Hannah Arendt (Designer) add to wishlist Studies on contemporary art and culture by one of the most original, critical and analytical minds of this century. see all copies from $5.85! new only from $9.15! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide more books like this by Lois Tyson add to wishlist Providing in-depth coverage of the most common approaches to literary analysis, this guide can be used as the only text in a course or as a precursor to the study of primary theoretical works. It aims to motivate readers by showing them what critical theory can offer in terms of their practical understanding of literary texts and in terms of their ... see all copies from $2.74! new only from $35.45! \| SVS
14 view cover	Poetry, Language, Thought more books like this by Martin Heidegger add to wishlist Ostensibly concerned with art, this collection of Heidegger's essays and poetry--including "The Origin of the Work of Art"--is dedicated to understanding the relationship of Being to Dasein. see all copies from $2.99! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Experiment in Criticism more books like this by C S Lewis add to wishlist Professor Lewis believed that literature exists above all for the joy of the reader and that books should be judged by the kind of reading they invite. He doubted the use of strictly evaluative criticism, especially its condemnations. Literary criticism is traditionally employed in judging books, and 'bad taste' is thought of as a taste for bad ... see all copies from $8.88! new only from $11.86! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Image Music Text more books like this by Professor Roland Barthes add to wishlist These essays include the influential "The Death of the Author." see all copies from $4.99! new only from $8.96! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Madwoman in the Attic: The Woman Writer and the Nineteenth-Century Literary Imagination more books like this by Professor Sandra M Gilbert add to wishlist This reissue of the groundbreaking study of female 19th-century writers contains a new introduction in which Gilbert and Guber address the origins of their own interest in feminist literary criticism. see all copies from $2.71! new only from $11.99! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Location of Culture more books like this by Homi K Bhabha, Homi K Bhadha add to wishlist This text sets out the conceptual imperative and political consistency of the post-colonial intellectual project. This series of essays explains why the post-colonial critique has altered forever the landscape of postmodern discourse. It examines, among other things, the displacement of the colonizer's legitimizing cultural authority and looks at ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $19.58! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	A handbook of critical approaches to literature more books like this by Wilfred L. Guerin add to wishlist "A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature, Fifth Edition" offers readers and students a variety of ways of looking at a piece of literature. It is appropriate for courses in Literary Criticism or Theory, as well as in freshman/sophomore level. Offering an introduction to Literature courses, this text serves as a comprehensive guide to the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.87! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Exploring Literature: Writing and Arguing about Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and the Essay more books like this by Frank Madden add to wishlist Culturally rich and diverse literature, comprehensive coverage of the writing process, and strong coverage of arguing about literature describe this anthology. The first five chapters are dedicated to writing and arguing about literature followed by an anthology organized around five themes: Family and Friends; Innocence and Experience; Women ... see all copies from $3.10! new only from $62.98! \| SVS
21 view cover	Aristotle's Poetics more books like this by Aristotle add to wishlist This volume brings together the three most original and influential ancient Greek treatises on literature. Stephen Halliwell makes Aristotle's "Poetics" newly accessible with a reliable text and a translation that is both accurate and readable. His authoritative introduction traces the work's debt to earlier theorists,--especially Plato--and the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Postmodernism, or, The cultural logic of late capitalism more books like this by Professor Fredric Jameson add to wishlist Jameson's study of the cultural, political and social implications of postmodernism. see all copies from $12.95! new only from $19.98! \| SVS
23 view cover	Orality and Literacy more books like this by Walter J Ong, J Ong Walter add to wishlist This classic work explores the vast differences between oral and literate cultures and offers a brilliantly lucid account of the intellectual, literary and social effects of writing, print and electronic technology. In the course of his study, Walter J. Ong offers fascinating insights into oral genres across the globe and through time and ... see all copies from $16.38! new only from $25.56! \| SVS
24 view cover	Sexual Personae: Art & Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson more books like this by Camille Paglia add to wishlist Is Emily Dickinson "the female Sade"? Is Donatello's David a bit of paedophile pornography? What is the secret kinship between Byron and Elvis Presley, between the Medusa and Madonna? How do liberals and feminists - as well as conservatives - fatally misread human nature? This audacious and omnivorously learned work of guerilla scholarship offers ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Critical Tradition: Classic Texts & Contemporary Trends more books like this by David H Richter (Editor) add to wishlist This bestseller balances a comprehensive and up-to-date anthology of major documents in literary criticism and theory -- from Plato to the present -- with the most thorough editorial support for understanding these challenging readings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $94.91! \| first editions \| SVS

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