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A steady, illuminating journey through centuries of intellectual debate about the meaning and purpose of literature. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with A history of literary criticism.
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Literary theory
Terry Eagleton
An engaging, unpretentious journey through the major movements of contemporary literary thought.
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Literary Criticism
Charles E. Bressler · 1994
A clear, structured map through the dense and fascinating wilderness of literary theory.
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Modern Indian poetry in English
Bruce Alvin King · 1987
A rigorous and reflective exploration of the history and evolution of 20th-century Indian poetry in English.
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How to read and why
Harold Bloom
An impassioned, erudite invitation to treat the reading of great literature as a profound act of self-discovery.
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Lectures on Literature. Austen, Dickens, Flaubert, Stevenson, Proust, Kafka, Joyce
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
An authoritative, scholarly exploration of the craft of fiction through the lens of classic 19th and 20th-century literature.
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The art of literary research
Richard Daniel Altick
A methodical and thoughtful exploration of the evolving landscape of literary scholarship and research.
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The Norton Anthology of English Literature
Meyer Howard Abrams
A monumental, guided expedition through a thousand years of literary history, bound together by thin, crinkling pages and scholarly devotion.
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Introducción a la literatura norteamericana
Jorge Luis Borges
A brilliant, idiosyncratic guide leads you through the foundational myths and monuments of American letters.
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Anatomy of criticism
Northrop Frye · 1957
A magisterial and visionary exploration of how literature shapes our ideals and builds the society we want to live in.
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Teaching with the Norton anthology of English literature -- Eighth Edition
Sondra M. Archimedes
A pragmatic, scholarly companion that transforms the daunting task of teaching the English literary canon into a structured, engaging endeavor.
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An introduction to functional grammar
Michael Halliday · 1985
A rigorous, paradigm-shifting deep dive into the hidden architecture of how human beings make meaning through language.
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Handbook of grammar and composition
James A. Chapman
A structured, authoritative immersion into the precise mechanics and rules of the English language.
