criticism

Presents an overview of the life and work of New Jersey critic, historian, journalist, and creative writer Edmund Wilson, discussing the themes and interests that characterize his writing, and includes a chronology, notes, and selected bibliography.

A critical study of the life and career of American author Carolyn G. Heilbrun, analyzes her biographical and early feminist writings, Amanda Cross mystery novels, and later scholarly work; and discusses her devotion to the advancement of women, as evidenced through her books.

Examines the cultural ramifications of neoconservatism by analyzing the main features of these commentators' thoughts and writings.

Defines many of the words and terms used in literary theory, placing them in the context of contemporary approaches to the study of literature.

Provides an overview of thirteen American critical schools and movements from the early 1930s to the mid-1980s, discussing each school or movement's history, main figures and texts, key theories, and links with other movements.

Traces the history of American literary criticism, with numerous representative examples to demonstrate the development of American literature in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

A practical guide for writing that helps students to read and write about individual literary works.

A brief introduction to the various schools of thought within literary theory, including structuralism, semiotics, and post-colonialism, with analyses of the nature of poetics, rhetoric, language, and narrative.