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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 …
Magical Realism
Magical Realism analyses its evolution as well as its manifestations in different cultures. Several essays discuss the struggle between the hegemonic imposition of western …
Roberto Bolano
The New York Times once hailed Chilean poet and author Roberto Bolaño as ""the most significant Latin American literary voice of his generation."" As author of such acclaimed works …
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 …
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 …
The Woman Warrior
A lethal combination of strength, seduction, bravery, charm and intelligence the woman warrior has been fighting, and winning, her battles throughout literary history. From …
Critical Insights: Virginia Woolf
After one hundred years of modernism and with the centennial anniversaries of Woolf's Jacob's Room (1922) and Mrs. Dalloway (1925), Virginia Woolf is more popular and vital than …
Mario Vargas Llosa
Unarguably the greatest active Spanish language novelist, Mario Vargas Llosa was rewarded with the Nobel Prize in 2010 for, in the Swedish Academy’s words, ""for his cartography of …
Critical Insights: Patriotism
Patriotism has long been an important theme in world literature, especially during the era of the so-called "nation-state." Millions of people, motivated by patriotism, have served …
Gustave Flaubert
A great starting point for students seeking an introduction to Gustave Flaubert and the critical discussions surrounding his work.Considered a prolific pioneer of literary realism …
Holocaust Literature
From 1941 to 1945, the regime of Nazi Germany committed mass genocide against six million Jewish people in Europe, as well as five million Gypsies, homosexuals, disabled citizens, …
The Sound and the Fury
When William Faulkner wrote The Sound and the Fury in 1929 he presented the world with one of the greatest novels of all time and a foremost example of Modernist art. Even as it …