criticism

Provides a collection of critical essays on Markus Zusak's The book thief.

Explores Canadian author Yann Martel's most famous book from various critical perspectives and contexts.

Provides a collection of critical essays on Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, presenting a detailed portrait of various kinds of life in Russia in the nineteenth century while exploring such broad themes as love, lust, class, family, marriage, adultery, and the relevance of religion to social and personal life.

Offers insights into the full range of Amy Tan's creative work.

Provides a collection of critical essays on Joseph Heller's Catch-22.

"'The artist and the Trinity' aims to create a Christian theology of work based on Dorothy L. Sayers' analogy of the Trinity to the process of artistic creation. Sayers' analogy gives us an account of the person that does not collapse into the atomism of the individual of modern liberal capitalism, but is fully relational. By putting Sayers into dialogue with Alasdair MacIntyre, the book develops a fully Trinitarian theology of work that accounts for the interdependence of human beings, and for the ethical requirements of caring for the weak, the young, and the old in a way that is gender neutral"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the life of Homer and his epic poem, Odyssey, including its themes, its depiction of men, women, and gods, and more.

Compiled from notes taken by a student at one of his lectures, poet, critic, and teacher W. H. Auden shares his thoughts on the plays of William Shakespeare, including comments on particular words or phrases used by Shakespeare.

An introduction to the life and work of twentieth-century playwright Arthur Miller that traces the development of his work and their impact on American literature and offers in-depth analysis of some of his more popular plays.

A study guide to William Shakespeare's "King Lear," that encourages critical thinking.