Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
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
With her in Ourland With her in Ourland Charlotte Perkins Gilman Sequel to **Herland**. Published serially in the author's monthly magazine, *Forerunner*, volume 7 (1916). **Herland** described an all-women utopia in a secluded high valley, where 3 adventurous you… OL152238W
Jack London Jack London Cecelia Tichi "Jack London (1876 -1916) found fame with his wolf-dog tales and sagas of the frozen North, but Cecelia Tichi challenges the longstanding view of London as merely a mass-market producer of potboilers… OL20010355W
The Oppressive present The Oppressive present Sudhir Chandra Study of Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, and Marathi literature. OL2311826W
John Reed & the writing of revolution John Reed & the writing of revolution Daniel W. Lehman "John Reed and the Writing of Revolution examines Reed's writing from a different critical perspective - one informed by a theoretical and practical understanding of literary nonfiction. In both poli… OL2692365W
Literatur in der Aktion Literatur in der Aktion Ulla Hahn 257 pages ; 23 cm OL2882191W
Beneath the American Renaissance Beneath the American Renaissance David S. Reynolds In this landmark work, the seven great writers of the American Renaissance--Emerson, Thoreau, Writman, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, and Dickinson -- are examined together in their cultural contexts. Dav… OL3474008W
A different sense of power A different sense of power Thomas Fink "This study analyzes the work of social poets who hail from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds and geographical locations in the United States. These figures, who emerged as poets in the last two … OL4128889W
Faulkner and the politics of reading Faulkner and the politics of reading Karl F. Zender "With this study Karl F. Zender offers fresh readings of individual novels, themes, and motifs while also assessing the impact of recent politicized interpretations on our understanding of Faulkner's… OL4627281W
1870 1870 Joseph Fichtelberg "A crucial addition to American literary criticism on sentimental literature, Critical Fictions is a groundbreaking analysis of the relations between commercial and sentimental discourses in early Am… OL4782235W
Seditious allegories Seditious allegories Michael Henry Scrivener "The multifaceted career of John Thelwall (1764-1834) - poet, novelist, playwright, journalist, politician, scientist - is the lens through which we are offered here a new look at the phenomenon of B… OL5898120W
Sympathy in American literature Sympathy in American literature Kristin Boudreau "In this chronicle of the role of sympathy in American literature and culture from the colonial period to the Gilded Age, Boudreau shows how the sentiment of fellow-feeling was repeatedly recruited a… OL6213615W
The Indian Novel with a Social Purpose The Indian Novel with a Social Purpose Reddy K. Vedonta Contributed essays. OL9087836W