Collection: Literary Criticism
Go beyond the story with our Literary Criticism collection your guide to understanding, analysing and appreciating literature on a deeper level.
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First ACT Shakespeare
Robert Pennant Jones
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A Thousand Golden Cities: 2,500 Years of Writing from Afghanistan and its People
Justin Marozzi
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The Wild Ass's Skin
Honoré de Balzac
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The Beggar's Opera and Polly
John Gay
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Ghost Season
Fatin Abbas
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Nemesis, My Friend
Jay Griffiths
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The Water -Babies
Charles Kingsley
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The Invention of Angela Carter
Edmund Gordon
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The Lodger
Charles Nicholl
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Darkness Visible
William Styron
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Absolutely on Music
Seiji Ozawa, Haruki Murakami
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Where I'm Reading From
Tim Parks
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Alice Neel: The Art of Not Sitting Pretty
Phoebe Hoban
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Jane Austen's Lost Novel
Jane Austen
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Tyrant
Stephen Greenblatt
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The Lion's World
Rowan Williams
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The Little Book of Shakespeare
Dk
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Stranger Shores
J.M. Coetzee
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Dream Story
Arthur Schnitzler
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A Little Order
Evelyn Waugh
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The Total Library
Jorge Luis Borges
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What Ho! P. G. Wodehouse on Love
Paul Kent
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Reality Hunger
David Shields
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Literary Criticism
These insightful texts unpack the themes, techniques, and cultural impact behind the books we love, from ancient epics to contemporary fiction.
Explore essays, academic studies, and accessible guides on everything from postcolonial theory and feminism to narratology and genre analysis.
Whether you're a student, a scholar, or just a curious reader, you’ll find resources that sharpen your literary lens.
Ideal for book clubs, university courses, or solo deep-dives, our literary criticism books help you read between the lines.