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Reaganism, Thatcherism, and the social novel Reaganism, Thatcherism, and the social novel Colin Hutchinson "Reagan and Thatcher changed everything - even fiction, which is often seen as a bastion of left-liberal thought. This insightful book examines the work of both British and American authors over the … OL11922153W
Transcending the new woman Transcending the new woman Charlotte J. Rich "Examines multiethnic women writers' responses to the ideal of the New Woman in America at the dawn of the twentieth century, opening up a world of literary texts that lend new insight, revealing how… OL12512567W
The boy detectives The boy detectives Michael G. Cornelius "This collection of eleven essays examines the boy detective and his genre, addressing the issues of these characters, heirs to the patriarchy yet still concerned with first crushes and soda shop rom… OL15488373W
Welsh mythology and folklore in popular culture Welsh mythology and folklore in popular culture Audrey Becker "Examining how we interpret Welshness today, this volume brings together fourteen essays that examine the range of representations of Welsh mythology, folklore, and ritual in popular culture. Togethe… OL16183875W
The psychology of Twilight The psychology of Twilight E. David Klonsky " It doesn't take a trained psychologist to see that the Twilight Saga has tapped into its readers' psyches, but psychology has plenty to offer when it comes to understanding what makes Twilight so d… OL16262908W
Nice and Noir Nice and Noir Richard B. Schwartz "Owners of mystery bookshops will tell you that there are several sorts of buyers: those who purchase on impulse or whim; genre addicts who buy paperbacks by the week and by the armful; and those who… OL16983359W
Dashiell Hammett Dashiell Hammett Jo Hammett "Dashiell Hammett - Hollywood screenwriter and high-flying author of The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man - died in 1961. For the more than forty years since, his daughter, Jo Hammett, has kept her si… OL17749190W
Victorian Ghost Stories Victorian Ghost Stories Richard Dalby Stories by Willa Cather, Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell, Margaret Oliphant, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Charlotte Riddell, Lanoe Falconer and many others. OL17874549W
A violent conscience A violent conscience Leonard Engel "These essays examine in-depth Burke's technique and themes, including the devastating effects of war; the complex dimensions of justice as they intersect with race and class; and the need for redemp… OL18551039W
American naturalism American naturalism Harold Bloom Presents critical essays which discuss the writers and literary works of American naturalism, and includes a chronology of the cultural, political, and literary events of the period. OL20610591W
Republic of Imagination Republic of Imagination Azar Nafisi Ten years ago, Azar Nafisi electrified readers with her million-copy bestseller, Reading Lolita in Tehran, which told the story of how, against the backdrop of morality squads and executions, she tau… OL21101437W
The great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald The great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald Anne Crow The ultimate guides for the very best grades. OL24267979W
Women authors of detective series Women authors of detective series Moira Davison Reynolds "While the roots of the detective novel go back to the 19th century, the genre reached its height around 1925 to 1945. This work presents information on 21 British and American women who wrote during… OL2712207W
Queer pulp Queer pulp Susan Stryker From homicidal homos to locked-up lesbians, and almost every sexually dangerous combination in between, Queer Pulp: Perverted Passions from the Golden Age of the Paperback is the first complete expos… OL2954889W
The dime detectives The dime detectives Ron Goulart 248 p., [16] p. of plates : 22 cm OL466787W
After the first death After the first death Robert Cormier Events of the hijacking of a bus of children by terrorists seeking the return of their homeland are described from the perspectives of a hostage, a terrorist, an Army general involved in the rescue o… OL55347W
The pleasure of influence The pleasure of influence Rob Trucks "In this collection of interviews, eleven of the most important American male fiction writers of our time - Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Olen Butler, National Book Award winner Charles Johnson, Natio… OL5952610W
Contemporary fiction Contemporary fiction Jago Morrison The last twenty-five years have seen an extraordinary renaissance in contemporary fiction in the English language. Jago Morrison's Contemporary Fiction provides a much-needed accessible introduction … OL5968113W
The program era The program era Mark McGurl McGurl argues that far from occasioning a decline in the quality or interest in American writing, the rise of the creative writing program [in higher education] has instead generated a complex and ev… OL6210202W
Best-sellers and their film adaptations in postwar America Best-sellers and their film adaptations in postwar America Jane Hendler "Best-Sellers and Their Film Adaptations in Postwar America looks at some of the most popular novels of the 1950s and examines how their representations of gender identity and conflict dispute and re… OL7798386W
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