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Bartleby, the Scrivener Bartleby, the Scrivener Herman Melville "Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" is a short story by Herman Melville. The story first appeared, anonymously, in Putnam's Magazine in two parts. The first part appeared in November 185… OL102732W
Living by Fiction Living by Fiction Annie Dillard Living by Fiction is written for--and dedicated to--people who love literature. Dealing with writers such as Nabokov, Barth, Coover, Pynchon, Borges, Garcia Marquez, Beckett, and Calvino, Annie Dilla… OL14857916W
13 Ways of Looking at the Novel 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel Jane Smiley Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling novelist Jane Smiley celebrates the novel--and takes us on an exhilarating tour through one hundred of them--in this seductive and immensely rewarding literary t… OL14957389W
Poetic justice and legal fictions Poetic justice and legal fictions Jonathan Kertzer Literature reveals the intense efforts of moral imagination required to articulate what justice is and how it might be satisfied. Examining a wide variety of texts including Shakespeare's plays, Gilb… OL15470538W
The Cambridge introduction to the novel The Cambridge introduction to the novel Marina MacKay "Beginning its life as the sensational entertainment of the eighteenth century, the novel has become the major literary genre of modern times. Drawing on hundreds of examples of famous novels from al… OL15538081W
The narrative shape of truth The narrative shape of truth Ilya Kliger "Draws on philosophical and novelistic texts from the Western European and Russian canons to explore a crucial moment in the epistemological history of narrative and present a nonreductive way of con… OL15998954W
For the love of books For the love of books Ronald B. Shwartz More than 100 distinguished writers share their personal thoughts in response to the question: What books have left the greatest impression on you and why? "Certainly the most entertaining literary c… OL16447240W
The fun stuff, and other essays The fun stuff, and other essays Wood, James Following "The Broken Estate", "The Irresponsible Self", and "How Fiction Works"--Books that established James Wood as the leading critic of his generation - "The Fun Stuff" confirms Wood's pre-emine… OL16471449W
The imagined moment The imagined moment Inderjeet Mani ix, 248 p. : 23 cm OL18695011W
The Cambridge introduction to postmodern fiction The Cambridge introduction to postmodern fiction Bran Nicol "Postmodern fiction presents a challenge to the reader: instead of enjoying it passively, the reader has to work to understand its meanings, to think about what fiction is, and to question their own … OL1946913W
Prosaics and other provocations Prosaics and other provocations Gary Saul Morson This far-ranging study develops Morson's concept of "prosaics," which stresses the importance of ordinary events and the novel's unique ability to portray them. Arguing that time is open and continge… OL19754002W
Pandemic influenza in fiction Pandemic influenza in fiction Charles De Paolo "The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919--the worst widespread outbreak in recorded history--claimed an estimated 100 million lives globally. This study surveys influenza research over the last century i… OL19988101W
Plotted Plotted Andrew DeGraff "This incredibly wide-ranging collection of maps -- all inspired by literary classics -- offers readers a new way of looking at their favorite fictional worlds. Andrew DeGraff's stunningly detailed a… OL20010192W
The maximum security book club The maximum security book club Mikita Brottman "A riveting account of the two years literary scholar Mikita Brottman spent reading literature with criminals in a maximum-security men's prison outside Baltimore, and what she learned from them--Ora… OL20030161W
On moral fiction On moral fiction John Gardner Argues that great moral fiction has open-mindedly tested human values in an attempt to discover what best promotes human fulfillment and that current fiction fails to do so and, thus, undermines our … OL2015044W
Novel Cure Novel Cure Susan Elderkin,Ella Berthoud A novel is a story transmitted from the novelist to the reader. It offers distraction, entertainment, and an opportunity to unwind or focus. But it can also be something more powerful—a way to learn … OL20864229W
Auf Wiedersehen, Dr. Winter Auf Wiedersehen, Dr. Winter Jochen Schimmang Ein junger Forscher, der sich mit der Winterökologie nordischer Gänse in Ostfriesland befasst, wird im deutsch-holländischen Rheiderland genauso langsam heimisch wie die Freundschaft mit dem älteren … OL23979949W
Sisterhoods Sisterhoods Deborah Cartmell Sisterhoods concentrates on portrayals of female relationships - communities, friends, lovers, sisters, daughters, mothers and enemies - and examines the positioning of the subject in different media… OL26189881W
Beginnings Beginnings Edward W. Said xvii, 414 pages ; 23 cm OL27403W
Graphic Novels Graphic Novels Paul Gravett This is the perfect companion to the world of graphic novels, whether you’re a novice uncertain where to start or an enthusiast eager to discover more. In a series of interlinked chapters, Paul Grave… OL276287W
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