Picador, August 2001. Trade Paperback. Winner of the National Book Critics' Circle Award for Criticism. One of the most highly regarded books of its kind, Susan Sontag's On Photography first appeared in 1977 and is described by its author as "a progress of essays about the meaning and career of..... More
University of California Press, November 1994. Trade Paperback. A paradox: Ezra Pound, James Joyce, Gertrude Stein, and Louis Zukofsky all wrote their central works to be "masterpieces," synoptic views of the world that would change the very consciousness of the public. And yet these writings are so hard to read..... More
Harvest Books, March 2000. Trade Paperback. How to Read a Poem is an unprecedented exploration of poetry and feeling. In language at once acute and emotional, distinguished poet and critic Edward Hirsch describes why poetry matters and how we can open up our imaginations so that its message can make..... More
Doublday Anchor, 1955. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback with mild shelf wear. Darkened spine. Light dust staining. [352 pages plus three page list of Anchor titles.]. More
Farrar Straus & Giroux, June 1981. Trade Paperback. This personal, wide-ranging, and contemplative volume--and the last book Barthes published--finds the author applying his influential perceptiveness and associative insight to the subject of photography. To this end, several black-and-white photos (by the likes of Avedon, Clifford, Hine, Mapplethorpe, Nadar, Van Der..... More
Simon & Schuster, October 2003. Trade Paperback. From public radio This American Life contributor and self-described "history nerd" Sarah Vowell comes a collection of humorous and personal essays investigating American history, pop culture and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In this insightful and funny collection of personal stories Vowell travels through..... More
Schocken, 1978. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Octavo with superficial creasing and darkening to spine. Previous owner's name written in ballpoint. Blue & white cover. [278 pages]. More
University Press of Kentucky, June 1983. Trade Paperback. Deconstruction -- a mode of close reading associated with the contemporary philosopher Jacques Derrida and other members of the "Yale School" -- is the current critical rage, and is likely to remain so for some time. Reading Deconstruction / Deconstructive Reading offers..... More
David R. Godine Publisher, June 1991. Reprint. Trade Paperback. In a philosophical approach to color, William Gass explores man's perception of the color blue as well as its common erotic, symbolic, and emotional associations. Octavo. Damp staining. Mild soiling. [93 pages]. More
Simon and Schuster, January 1965. Trade Paperback. As is. Shelf wear, light soiling. More
THE HOGARTH PRESS LTD, January 1984. Trade Paperback. More
University of Chicago Press, 1972. Trade Paperback. More
Harcourt, November 1991. Hardcover. In seven elegant essays that range across centuries and literatures, Paz offers his thoughts on how modern poetry came to be, what makes it modern, and what it may become. Translated by Helen Lane " Previous owner's name. More
Harcourt, March 1995. Trade Paperback. On its debut, this brilliant, innovative, and influential study established Alfred Kazin's reputation as a leading literary critic. Now, in its fiftieth year of publication, Kazin's work is as relevant as on the day it was first written, a classic that brings fresh perspective to..... More
Harper, August 2008. Hardcover. Whether he's on Broadway or at the movies, considering a new bestseller or revisiting a literary classic, Daniel Mendelsohn's judgments over the past fifteen years have provoked and dazzled with their deep erudition, disarming emotionality, and tart wit. Now How Beautiful It Is And How Easily..... More
University Press of New England, March 2000. Trade Paperback. Since 1968 Lewis Turco's Book of Forms has been a staple in the libraries of writers, teachers, poets, and others who care about the craft of poetry. The 160-page first edition was followed in 1986 by the 292-page New Book of..... More
HarperCollins Publisher, June 1983. Trade Paperback. More
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, April 1984. Reprint. Trade Paperback. From one of the greatest literary critics of the twentieth century, this installment of Edmund Wilson's private notebooks covers the years of the 1940s, providing a rich lens into the writer's life and the world at large. Wilson turned forty-five in..... More
Farrar Straus & Giroux (T), October 1986. First Edition. Cloth. {4 & 1/2 x 7 & 1/2'} In DJ with moderate use wear. Sun-tanned jacket spine. Soiling & foxing jacket cover. Front flap is not clipped. Fern green cloth covered boards with gold lettering upon spine., Tightly bound at bottom..... More
Ungar Pub. Co., June 1987. Trade Paperback. Octavo. Light soiling. Previous owner's name in ink half title page. [205 page]. More
Perseus Books Group, October 1997. Trade Paperback. A gifted novelist, poet, playwright, and historian, Edmund Wilson (1895-1972) served on the staffs of Vanity Fair, New Republic, and New Yorker, but is best known for the grace and insight of his literary criticism. Whether illuminating the Symbolist poets and modernist literature..... More
Vintage, February 1985. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Octavo. Clean, sound. Previous owner's name inked half title page. Else without interior markings. First Vintage paper edition. [408 pages]. More
Princeton University Press, October 1997. Trade Paperback. Edmund Wilson helped shape American letters from the early 1920s through the mid-'60s. He remains a presence in our literary culture, and his accounts of art and society have influenced a younger generation of readers and thinkers. This vibrant collection emerges from symposiums..... More
W W Norton & Co Inc, August 1992. Soft Cover. The distinguished American poet examines the art and economics of writing, touching on communication, teaching, and inspiration. More
Natl Book Network, October 2001. Hardcover. In this stimulating collection of new and previously published writings, the celebrated theatre and film critic returns to his first love, poetry. In his criticism over the years, Mr. Simon has consistently paid attention to the books of poets, and has in addition written..... More
