Hakutulokset: Sarja Critical Insights
yhteensä 212 hakutulosta
BRAVE NEW WORLD
This volume of criticism presents a variety of new essays on Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, a classic in the science fiction and dystopian genres. These essays delve into the …
Absalom, Absalom!
The purpose of this collection of sixteen essays on William Faulkner's multi-faceted novel is to provide the reader who has read or is about to read Absalom, Absalom! with as much …
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises has cast a long shadow over American literature ever since its publication in 1926. Overnight, its author was acclaimed as the spokesman of what Gertrude Stein …
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Set in Oregon psychiatric hospital in the early 1960s, Ken Kesey's pivotal novel tackled ideas of institutionalization in a time when mental illness was highly stigmatized. Essays …
The Hunger Games Trilogy
Suzanne Collins' dystopian adventure series has been met with critical and commercial success across the globe, spawning three novels and four major blockbuster films. Essays in …
Fahrenheit 451
This volume in the Critical Insights series presents a variety of new essays on Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. A classic novel of dystopian science fiction, Fahrenheit 451 also has …
Harlem Renaissance
Outstanding, in-depth scholarship by renowned literary critics; great starting point for students seeking an introduction to the theme and the critical discussions surrounding …
Joseph Conrad
Polish-British writer Joseph Conrad was known for his adventurous tales-many of them based on his experiences as a merchant marine-as well as his anti-heroic characters and …
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde was popular in his own lifetime, especially as an author of comic plays. But he is also now seen as one of the most important figures in the development of modern gay …
Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Novel that popularized the term Orwellian depicts one of the classic dystopias of all time: a totalitarian society where Big Brother watches every move, history is revised to …
Margaret Atwood
The Woman Warrior
Outstanding, in-depth scholarship by renowned literary critics; great starting point for students seeking an introduction to the theme and the critical discussions surrounding …