Search Results: literary criticism from 64 Books

Near fine condition hardcover no dustjacket, clean and unmarked, 296 pp.

Fine condition hardcover, clean and unmarked.
The novels of David Foster Wallace, Dave Eggers and Jonathan Safran Foer are increasingly regarded as representing a new trend, an 'aesthetic sea change' in contemporary American literature. 'Post-postmodernism' and 'New Sincerity' are just two of the labels that have been attached to this trend. But what do these labels mean? What characterizes and connects these novels?
Den Dulk shows that the connection between these works lies in their shared philosophical dimension. On the one hand, they portray excessive self-reflection and endless irony as the two main problems of contemporary Western life. On the other hand, the novels embody an attempt to overcome these problems: sincerity, reality-commitment and community are portrayed as the virtues needed to achieve a meaningful life.
This shared philosophical dimension is analyzed by viewing the novels in light of the existentialist philosophies of Søren Kierkegaard, Jean-Paul Sartre, Ludwig Wittgenstein and… Read More

VG- condition softcover with creases to front cover and corners of pages, uncreased spine, clean and unmarked, 260 pp.
Best known as the author of the acclaimed novel River of Earth (1940), Alabama native James Still is one of the most critically acclaimed writers of Appalachian literature. This compilation of scholarly essays (new and reprinted from hard-to-find sources) exploring Still's literary work is the first book-length collection of its kind and features contributions from leading scholars and writers, including Wendell Berry, Fred Chappell, Jim Wayne Miller, Jeff Daniel Marion, Diane Fisher, Dean Cadle, and Hal Crowther. The book explores the full range of Still's literary interests, with separate chapters devoted to River of Earth, his short stories, poetry, folkloric writings, and writings for children.

Near fine condition hardcover, clean and unmarked, 174 pp.

Fine condition hardcover in like dustjacket with faint shelf wear, clean and unmarked, 256 pp. Between the mid-1830s and the late 1850s, authors such as Hannah Lee, Catharine Sedgwick, Eliza Follen, Maria McIntosh, and Maria Cummins wrote dozens of novels and stories depicting the effects of financial panic on the home and proposing solutions to economic instability. This unique body of antebellum American women's writing, which integrated economic discourse with the language and conventions of domestic fiction, is what critic Mary Templin terms "panic fiction."

Good condition softcover, lightly creased spine, well-rubbed covers and corners, name stamp on fore-edge and first page, underlinings and written notes on several pages, 331 pp. Essays by Albert J. Guerard and Claire Rosenfield.

VG- condition quarto softcover, clean and unmarked. Illustrated with b&w photos and maps, 101 pp.