In D.H. Lawrence's 'Studies in Classic American Literature', the author presents a series of critical essays that delve into the works of influential American writers such as Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Lawrence explores the themes of individualism, nature, and sexuality in these classic pieces of American literature, providing readers with a deeper understanding of the cultural and social context in which they were written. His analytical...

Less than a year before his death in 1972, John Berryman signed a contract with his publisher for a book of prose, The Freedom of the Poet, for which he had made a selection from his published and unpublished writings. In his draft of a prefatory note, he acknowledged the influence of Eliot, Blackmur, Pound, and Empson on his critical thought, pointing out that "my interest in critical theory has been slight," and concluding: "But I have also borne...

National Book Award Finalist: A study of national myths, lore, and identity that "will interest all those concerned with American cultural history" (American Political Science Review). Winner of the American Historical Association's Albert J. Beveridge Award for Best Book in American History In Regeneration Through Violence, the first of his trilogy on the mythology of the American West, historian and cultural critic Richard Slotkin demonstrates...

Vivian Gornick, one of our finest critics, tackled the theme of love and marriage in her last collection of essays, The End of the Novel of Love, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. In this new collection, she turns her attention to another large theme in literature: the struggle for the semblance of inner freedom. Great literature, she believes, is not the record of the achievement, but of the effort. Gornick, who emerged as a major writer...

Thomas C. Foster, acclaimed author of the phenomenal bestseller How to Read Literature Like a Professor, returns with a hugely entertaining appreciation of twenty-five works of literature that have greatly influenced the American identity. In a delightfully informative, often wry manner, Twenty-Five Books that Shaped America looks closely at important literary classics that are true national treasures. From The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin,...

Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.

Includes a brief biography of Arthur Miller, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.

Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.

A collection of twelve critical essays on Hughes and his work, arranged in chronological order of their original publication.