Search Results: Literary Criticism from Mare Booksellers

Albany: State University of New York Press, 2007. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 151 pp. A look at the teaching career and methods of Pulitzer Prize winning poet Anne Sexton, including the use of personal and social histories in teaching. VERY GOOD condition. Minor scuffing and edgewear.

Gainsville, FL: University Press of Florida, 1993. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Black cloth in unclipped jacket. 238 pp. A collection of essays originally appearing in the Journal of Beckett Studies, offering critical analysis on the work of Samuel Beckett, including recurring themes of the absurd, existentialist readings, etc. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading and edgewear to the jacket. Minor soiling to the book.

New York: Scholarship Committee of the New York Chapter of the Gay Academic Union, Publisher, 1984. Wraps. Good. Wraps. 34 pp. Single issue of this journal devoted to new research and though relating to gay and lesbian related topics, as well as reviewing books pertaining to those same topics. This issue looks at a bibliography of bibliographies of homosexuality; London's medieval Sodomites; Walt Whitman's lost homoerotic poems, etc. GOOD condition. Wrappers detached from the text block. Some toning, minor soiling and wrinkling to the covers.

San Francisco, CA: Richard Morris, Publisher, 1972. Wraps. Good. Side folded magazine, 8 ½ by 11 inches. 5 pp. A short magazine devoted to the review and discussion of literature, with this featuring two letters by Charles Bukowski to the editor/publisher, Richard Morris. Morris published Camels Coming as a little magazine in the 1960s, reviving it in a newsletter format in 1972, and focusing mostly on commentary on literature. GOOD+ condition. Some browning/toning to the paper, mostly along the extremities. Two faint horizontal fold creases present.

New York: The Cosmopolitan Publishing Company, 1890. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. Pagination runs 643-768, plus ads and publisher's information. Black and white illustrations throughout. A single issue of this general interest magazine, containing stories and articles. Of note is a short story by Sidney Cowell 'The Enchanted Base Ball,' that follows the travels of a baseball and pursuing shortstop around the world, as well as offering a humorous portrayal of a baseball game. With illustrations. Articles of travels, the fighting forces of Germany and others are present. GOOD condition. Heavy browning to the wraps. Heavy chipping and tearing, with loss, along the lower extremity. 'Princeton Univ' written in large letters (in pencil) across the front. Some soiling and minor staining. Minor soiling and toning throughout.

Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1935. Original Wraps. Good. 196 pages. ALL TEXT IN GERMAN. A study of German fairy tales and artwork associated with such, spanning the periods of Romanticism to Naturalism. In GOOD condition. Moderate darkening to the wraps. Some scuffing and minor creases along the extremities. Spine rather worn at the head and foot of the spine, with some tattering to the binding in those locales. Interior solid with minor pencil marginalia to the first and last several pages.

Frankfurt A.M.: Vittorio Klostermann, 1938. Original Wraps. Good. 35 pages. ALL TEXT IN GERMAN. A work of literary criticism/philosophy examining the historical background of Die Leiden Des Jungen Werther. In GOOD condition. Heavy darkening along the extremities. Minor scuffing and wrinkling to the wraps. An address in pencil on the upper front cover. Minor creasing to the lower corner, with a large faint crease on the rear cover. Interior solid, with general darkening to the pages and writing and underlining in pencil throughout the book.

Nottingham, UK: Astra Press, 1993. Original Wraps. Near Fine. 155 pages including index. Six essays of literary criticism including Makar Chudra: self and other; Chelkash: Games Tramps Play; On the Raft, Father and Son, etc. NEAR FINE with very slight soiling to the covers, with a hint of edgewear. Text clean and tight.

Rochester, New York: Camden House, 2001. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 243 pp. A critical and philosophical look at a variety of writings by Goethe, discussing examples of his goal to promote tolerance among people of differing religions and cultures. VERY GOOD condition. Minor scuffing and edgewear. Light fading.

San Salvador: Editorial Funes, 1949. First Edition. Original Wraps. Good. 169 pages plus index. ALL TEXT IN SPANISH. Essays on various aspects of Thomas Mann's writing style, including irony, time, sickness, mystery, etc. In GOOD condition in a clear wrapper glued to the book. Moderate browning to the wrapper, especially along the extremities. 2 inch closed tear on the rear jacket panel. Some creasing and wrinkling. Minor soiling and edgewear to the book. Minor scuffing. Interior clean and solid with minor fading to the text.

London: Horizon, Publisher, 1942. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. Single issue of this little magazine featuring an article on Federico Garcia Lorca (Part III), etc. GOOD condition. General fading and toning to the wrappers. Minor curling and creasing along the edges.

No place: Harvard University, Publisher, 1947. Wraps. Good. No place (Cambridge): 1947. Printed wraps. A brief historical and bibliographical survey/study of Elizabethan proclamations collected by Humphrey Dyson, highlighting the importance of the collection. With appendices listing prints, drawings and broadsides in Dyson's sets of Elizabethan proclamations; unrecorded editions of Elizabethan proclamations in Dyson's sets at Harvard and Folger, etc. GOOD condition. Wrappers browned and faded. Minor wrinkling and soiling.

Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1992. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Red cloth in unclipped jacket. 218 pp. A critical work looking at innovative, experimental devices in the fiction of Samuel Beckett, including his use of narration, chronology and figurative language. VERY GOOD condition. Some fading, soiling and scuffing to the jacket, mostly to the rear panel. Minor scuffing along the extremities. Light fading and edgewear to the book.

Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press, 1989. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Light blue cloth in rice paper jacket. Houses in cream colored slipcase. Small, narrow folio. 221 pp. A few color illustrations at the front. Text in Japanese and English. A modern version of this classic of Japanese literature, written close to 1000 years ago, providing a depiction of the lives of high courtiers during the Heian period. GOOD jacket/slipcase on a VERY GOOD book. Minor toning, a few dark scuffs, and minor soiling to the slipcase. Jacket toned along the spine, with some chipping, creasing and minor tearing along the extremities. Light fading and edgewear to the book.

Tulsa, OK: University of Tulsa, Publisher, 1976. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illustrated wraps. 114 pp. An issue of this journal devoted to the works of James Joyce, with this issue containing 'Ripe for the Peaching: Stephen Dedalus and the Chain of Command,' ' The Counterfeit Style of Eumaeus,' 'Molly's Mistresstroke,' 'Nature as it is: the influence of Giordano Bruno on James Joyce's Molly Bloom,' etc. VERY GOOD condition. Wrapper browned along the spine and hinges. Minor soiling and edgewear. Interior clean and solid.

Tulsa, OK: University of Tulsa, Publisher, 1977. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Illustrated wraps. Pagination runs 121-228. An issue of this journal devoted to the works and life of James Joyce, with this issue containing 'Joyce Stripped Naked in the Piazza,' 'Joyce and Ole Vinding,' 'James Joyce in Copenhagen,' etc. VERY GOOD condition. Wrapper browned along the spine and hinges. Minor soiling and edgewear. Interior clean and solid.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1880. Cloth. Good. Blue cloth with extensive gilt illustrations and ornamentation to the front cover and spine. Xxi, 431; ix, 383 pp. Illustrations throughout. A critical and biographical look at the life and work of William Blake, including printings of some of his poetry, along with reproductions of his drawings and art. Originally published in 1863, this was considered the first standard work on Blake. The first volume was mostly biography, with the second volume collecting Blake's poetry and other writings. Some of that work was the first time it appeared in typeset form. The work was mostly written by Alexander Gilchrist, although he died before it was completed, so the second volume was finished by Dante Gabriel Rosetti and Anne Gilchrist. This edition features additional material and revisions to the earlier material. GOOD condition. Uneven fading, toning, minor soiling and scuffing to the covers. Volume two bears some unfortunate small gouges to the center front and… Read More

Cardiff: Unversity of Wales Press, 2008. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Charcoal cloth in unclipped jacket. 245 pp. A study of the work of poet and anthropologist Nestor Perlongher, an Argentinian poet known for his exploration of transgressive themes, including sexuality and contemporary taboos. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading, scuffing and edgewear to the book.

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1991. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 296 pp. A detailed study of 15 Noh plays based on the Genji and the use of allusion in Japanese literature. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading, rubbing and edgewear.

Tokyo: Sekai Shisosha, 1984. Wraps. Very Good. Wraps in cardboard slipcase. 242 pp. With a few black and white photos throughout. All text in Japanese. A study of Japanese literature of the Heian Period, including women in literature. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and soiling to the covers. Minor staining to the slipcase.