books about: criticism     books:       The Nature of Biblical Criticism John Barton Westminster John Knox Press, 2007             A Student's Guide to Textual Criticism of the Bible: Its History, Methods and Results2 reviews Paul D. Wegner InterVarsity Press, 2006 Best introduction ever We are accustomed to read NT introduction to textual criticism. But this book is far more complete and easy to read, than the others. With numerous biblical examples, clear explanations, and large bibliographical data, the Student's Guide inoculate the passion of the textual criticism field. For a firt approach, I warmly commend this book, more than Green, Metzger or Tov. Surely, as a ...             Film Theory and Criticism6 reviews Oxford University Press, USA, 2008 a must for film studies students This is a must-have reader for film studies. Most of the TAs and professors at my school dip into this reader to create their classpacks and exam reading lists. The reader, a selection of key essays or excerpts, will introduce you to the language of film studies -- the major theorists from Bazin, Eisenstein, Burch, to Mulvey, Gunning and Dyer etc.; the differing methods of film studies from ...             The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism17 reviews W. W. Norton, 2001 An essential textbook for literary theorists This massive volume encloses most of the major theorists in criticsm and theory, this book is essential reading for Literary theorists and those people who are interested in reading the original texts of the greatest thinkers in history.             Rhetorical Criticism: Exploration and Practice6 reviews Sonja K. Foss Waveland Pr Inc, 2008 A Best Textbook for a Course on Rhetorical Criticism I have used Sonja Foss' RHETORICAL CRITICISM: EXPLORATION & PRACTICES as a textbook for my Rhetorical Criticism class in the past three consecutive years. Among many other choices of textbooks, I find this one to have more strength and most suited for my students and my teaching style. First, the layout of the book is very easy for students to approach. It proceeds from traditional to current ...             Handbook of Biblical Criticism2 reviews Richard N Soulen, R Kendall Soulen James Clarke Company, 2002 All the Biblical Criticism Stuff You Could Ever Define This handbook is a good tool any student of Biblical criticism will want. It offers definitions, histories and other information concerning important figures and terms in Biblical criticism. Whether you want to look up B. H. Streeter or KJV or Heilsgeschichte or anything else related to Biblical criticism, you can find it in this book.             Toxic Criticism3 reviews Eric Maisel McGraw-Hill, 2006 Life-changing advice This book delivers what it promises--it has already changed my response to two separate incidents of criticism that threw me off track recently. I like Maisel's tone, which conveys compassion but at the same time gently pushes the reader to face some hard truths and take responsibility and control. The exercises have helped me zero in on my weakest areas and see how I might take criticism--and ...             Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice6 reviews Charles E. Bressler Prentice Hall, 2006 Excellent guide for beginners. 4 years of English studies, and I never once sat down to read literary theory until I had to take a course in it. Bressler's book helped me immensely to sort out the confusing mass that is theory. He lists a dozen or so major movements, such as formalism, reader-response criticism, structuralism, and post-structuralism, and also includes "additional" chapters on individual theorists such as ...             Reader-Response Criticism: From Formalism to Post-Structuralism2 reviews The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1980 Book for school This book is very accessible and the material is very relevant to today's theories. I do find that a lot of it is repetitive and half of the articles could have been left out! How much can you say about Reader Response Criticism!? ;0)             An Experiment in Criticism (Canto)18 reviews C. S. Lewis Cambridge University Press, 1992 A Good Read "You can't get a book long enough or a cup of tea big enough to suit me," C.S. Lewis once said. Well of course-- an Oxford and Cambridge prof. I'm the opposite: I should like a small cup and a brief book, preferably one with short chapters I can read at a sitting. This brief book doesn't fulfill Lewis' criteria, but it does mine. I also like to read slowly, with a book mark under the line, ...             Unit Operations: An Approach to Videogame Criticism3 reviews Ian Bogost The MIT Press, 2008 Criticism Reloaded Unit Operations is every bit as brilliant - and damn fun a read - as those of us lucky enough to've had early glimpses at Bogost's project had hoped. It's tempting to write a review of this book in the form of a treatment for a mega-million-dollar console game, and that temptation seems to me no accident: this book will change the way you pay attention to ALL, in both senses of the word, coded ...             The Power of Positive Criticism Ph.D., Hendrie, Weisinger Amacom, 2006 Some people just can't take criticism. And some people just can't give it--not in a positive, motivating, mutually beneficial manner, anyway. That's too bad, because criticism is essential to many aspects of business, such as performance appraisals, quality control, and team functioning, to name a few. This empowering book helps readers take the sting out of criticism--and transform it from a destructive, demoralizing disaster into an ...             Form Criticism of the Old Testament (Guides to Biblical Scholarship Old Testament Series)1 review Gene M. Tucker Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1971 Form Criticism of the Old Testament Because of its long oral tradition the Old Testament includes a great variety of types of literature - narrative, poetry, proverbs, hymms. Form critism analyzes these genres within the biblical material in terms of structure, intention, and setting. Gene Tucker clearly defines the basic principles and methods of form criticism and outlines its relation to other disciplines. Using examples from ...             A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present M. A. R. Habib Wiley-Blackwell, 2007 This comprehensive guide to the history of literary criticism from antiquity to the present day provides an authoritative overview of the major movements, figures, and texts of literary criticism, as well as surveying their cultural, historical, and philosophical contexts. Supplies the cultural, historical and philosophical background to the literary criticism of each era Enables students to see the development of literary criticism in ...             Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction4 reviews Ellis R. Brotzman Baker Academic, 1993 Practical introduction indeed Brotzman does a good job of introducing one to the field of textual criticism (TC) and covering the essential issues and topics. It isn't an all-exhaustive work, but it is not intended to be one. It's a good introduction and preparation for Tov's book, which should be the next logical step for someone seriously interested in the field of TC of the Hebrew Bible. However, a beginner would ...             Modern Criticism and Theory (3rd Edition)2 reviews David Lodge, Nigel Wood Longman, 2008 Excellent Anthology of short essays and excerpts This "Reader" is a collection of some of the most influential and famous essays, or exerpts of larger works, by critics of the past 100 years. The works that are anthologized include: Ferdinand de Saussure's "Nature of the Linguistic Sign," Gerard Genette's "Structuralism and Literary Criticism," Roland Barthes's "The Death of the Author," Edward Said's "Crisis in Orientalism," and even Umberto ...             Odd Jobs: Essays and Criticism John Updike Knopf, 1991             Anatomy of Criticism: Four Essays16 reviews Northrop Frye Princeton University Press, 2000 sweeping vision In this classic work Frye takes a long view of literature, and discerns deep structural patterns. In Essay I he charts a progression in the history of western literature from myth through romance through realism to irony in which the hero becomes increasingly human. Essay III envisions different archetypal literary forms (comedy, romance, tragedy, satire) as continuous phases of a central ...             Kabbalah And Criticism (Continuum Impacts)2 reviews Harold Bloom Continuum, 2005 Reconstitution This is by no means a review. I find Bloom stimulating in all his various books even if frequently obscure and discursive. He incites me to want to know more. This book is no different. Don't know much about Kabbalah? Well, don't look here for answers (Bloom himself encourages you to seek out Gershom Sholem's work in the field). Instead you'll find insights into reading and ...             Feminisms: An Anthology of Literary Theory and Criticism2 reviews Rutgers University Press, 1997 A Must For Any Feminist Scholar This is one of those books which i purchased for a class yet intend to keep well after the class is over. It's full of articles on a broad range of topics by a diverse group of writers and I often find myself flipping through it and reading articles which haven't been assigned for class - a sure sign that the book is a "keeper".              search for books anatomy, anthology, approach, biblical, continuum, criticism, experiment, exploration, feminisms, formalism, handbook, history, impacts, introduction, kabbalah, literary, methods, operations, positive, post-structuralism, practical, practice, reader-response, response, results, rhetorical, scholarship, structuralism, testament, videogame books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen DVD: Playground leave a comment home  impressum - about us