Theory in Literary Theory & Criticism & Fiction & Literature Audiobooks

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Mythologies

The Complete Edition, in a New Translation

by Roland Barthes ...

Narrated by John Lee ...

Unabridged

9 hours 13 min

What is astrology? Fiction for the bourgeoisie. The Tour de France? Anepic. The brain of Einstein? Knowledge reduced to a formula. Like iconicimages of movie stars or the rhetoric of politicians, they arefabricated. Once isolated from the events that gave birth to them, these"mythologies" appear for what they are: the ideology of mass culture.When Roland Barthes's groundbreaking Mythologies ... Read more

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What is astrology? Fiction for the bourgeoisie. The Tour de France? Anepic. The brain of Einstein? Knowledge reduced to a formula. Like iconicimages of movie stars or the rhetoric of politicians, they arefabricated. Once isolated from the events that gave birth to them, these"mythologies" appear for what they are: the ideology of mass culture.When Roland Barthes's groundbreaking Mythologies
... Read more
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Craft in the Real World

Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping

by Matthew Salesses ...

Narrated by Matthew Salesses ...

Unabridged

5 hours 56 min

This national bestseller is "a significant contribution to discussions of the art of fiction and a necessary challenge to received views about whose stories are told, how they are told and for whom they are intended" (Laila Lalami, The New York Times Book Review).The traditional writing workshop was established with white male writers in mind; what we call craft is informed by their cultural ... Read more

$15.99 USD

This national bestseller is "a significant contribution to discussions of the art of fiction and a necessary challenge to received views about whose stories are told, how they are told and for whom they are intended" (Laila Lalami, The New York Times Book Review).The traditional writing workshop was established with white male writers in mind; what we call craft is informed by their cultural
... Read more
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Beginning theory

An introduction to literary and cultural theory: Fourth edition

by Peter Barry ...

Narrated by Lucy Scott ...

Series series Beginnings
Unabridged

13 hours 25 min

Beginning theory has been helping students navigate through the thickets of literary and cultural theory for over two decades. This new and expanded fourth edition continues to offer readers the best single-volume introduction to the field. The bewildering variety of approaches, theorists and technical language is lucidly and expertly unravelled. Unlike many books which assume certain positions ... Read more

$30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Beginning theory has been helping students navigate through the thickets of literary and cultural theory for over two decades. This new and expanded fourth edition continues to offer readers the best single-volume introduction to the field. The bewildering variety of approaches, theorists and technical language is lucidly and expertly unravelled. Unlike many books which assume certain positions
... Read more
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Cervantes o la crítica de la lectura

by Carlos Fuentes ...

Narrated by Noé Velázquez ...

Unabridged

3 hours 21 min

«Don Quijote, el loco, está loco no sólo porque ha creído lo que ha leído. También está loco porque cree, como caballero andante, que la justicia es su deber y que la justicia es posible.»Desde Zona sagrada hasta Terra Nostra, la narrativa de Carlos Fuentes oscilaba entre la sobriedad en el relato y la obra como una broma que asaltaba la realidad para trastocarla.... ... Read more

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«Don Quijote, el loco, está loco no sólo porque ha creído lo que ha leído. También está loco porque cree, como caballero andante, que la justicia es su deber y que la justicia es posible.»Desde Zona sagrada hasta Terra Nostra, la narrativa de Carlos Fuentes oscilaba entre la sobriedad en el relato y la obra como una broma que asaltaba la realidad para trastocarla....
... Read more
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Against Progress

by Slavoj Žižek ...

Narrated by Joe Jameson ...

Series series Žižek's Essays
Unabridged

4 hours 13 min

To define 'progress' is to lay claim to the future. Seminal thinker Slavoj Žižek turns essayist to interrogate the competing visions which form the horizons of human possibility and ask: Can things, which have never seemed worse, get better? What would a better world be? And how, when we are constantly besieged by doomers, degrowthers and disorienting relativisms can we make any headway at all in ... Read more

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To define 'progress' is to lay claim to the future. Seminal thinker Slavoj Žižek turns essayist to interrogate the competing visions which form the horizons of human possibility and ask: Can things, which have never seemed worse, get better? What would a better world be? And how, when we are constantly besieged by doomers, degrowthers and disorienting relativisms can we make any headway at all in
... Read more
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Twitter and Tear Gas

by Amit Varma ...

Narrated by Amit Varma ...

Series Audiobook 12 - The Book Club with Amit Varma
Unabridged

12 min

What does Shaheen Bagh have in common with Tahrir Square in Egypt and Gezi Park in Istanbul? A lot! In episode 12 of The Book Club, Amit Varma discusses 'Twitter and Tear Gas' by Zeynep Tufekci, which looks at the similarity in citizen protests across the world over the last decade. ... Read more

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What does Shaheen Bagh have in common with Tahrir Square in Egypt and Gezi Park in Istanbul? A lot! In episode 12 of The Book Club, Amit Varma discusses 'Twitter and Tear Gas' by Zeynep Tufekci, which looks at the similarity in citizen protests across the world over the last decade.
... Read more
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Restaurant

Object Lessons

by Dr. or Prof. Brian Duff ...

Narrated by Chris Gaines ...

Series series Object Lessons
Unabridged

3 hours 41 min

Bloomsbury presents Restaurant by Brian Duff, read by Chris GainesObject Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.In the last few decades, restaurants and food culture have achieved extraordinary cultural presence. Chefs are heroes and thought leaders, well-executed entrées go viral, dining out has become theater, plating has become art and ubiquitous Instagram ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Restaurant by Brian Duff, read by Chris GainesObject Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.In the last few decades, restaurants and food culture have achieved extraordinary cultural presence. Chefs are heroes and thought leaders, well-executed entrées go viral, dining out has become theater, plating has become art and ubiquitous Instagram
... Read more
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Poetics

by Aristotle ...

Narrated by Nicholas Khan, Roy McMillan ...

Unabridged

3 hours 58 min

Brought to you by Penguin.This Penguin Classic is performed by Nicholas Khan, best known for their role in Transformers. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Malcolm Heath, read by Roy McMillan.One of the most powerful, perceptive and influential works of criticism in Western literary historyIn his near-contemporary account of classical Greek tragedy, Aristotle examines the ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.This Penguin Classic is performed by Nicholas Khan, best known for their role in Transformers. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Malcolm Heath, read by Roy McMillan.One of the most powerful, perceptive and influential works of criticism in Western literary historyIn his near-contemporary account of classical Greek tragedy, Aristotle examines the
... Read more
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Romanzi. Leggerli, scriverli

by Cesare De Marchi, Cesare De Marchi ...

Narrated by Enrico Ballardini ...

Unabridged

6 hours 7 min

Questo saggio, che si rivolge a tutti i lettori di romanzi, specialisti e non, si interroga sul fatto sorprendente che questi oggetti di carta stampata e di "sostanza immateriale" abbiano il potere di isolare per ore intere dalla vita reale persone d'ogni età e cultura con la sola forza – di che cosa? Delle parole: perché, osserva l'autore, un romanzo non è altro che un movimento di parole. In ... Read more

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Questo saggio, che si rivolge a tutti i lettori di romanzi, specialisti e non, si interroga sul fatto sorprendente che questi oggetti di carta stampata e di "sostanza immateriale" abbiano il potere di isolare per ore intere dalla vita reale persone d'ogni età e cultura con la sola forza – di che cosa? Delle parole: perché, osserva l'autore, un romanzo non è altro che un movimento di parole. In
... Read more
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Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism

by Fredric Jameson ...

Narrated by Richard Crossman ...

Series series Post-contemporary interventions
Unabridged

23 hours 20 min

Fredric Jameson’s most wide-ranging work seeks to crystalize a definition of ”postmodernism”. Jameson’s inquiry looks at the postmodern across a wide landscape, from “high” art to “low” from market ideology to architecture, from painting to “punk” film, from video art to literature.This audiobook is expertly read by Richard Crossman, with audio engineering by Mikhail Shirokov. It was produced and ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Fredric Jameson’s most wide-ranging work seeks to crystalize a definition of ”postmodernism”. Jameson’s inquiry looks at the postmodern across a wide landscape, from “high” art to “low” from market ideology to architecture, from painting to “punk” film, from video art to literature.This audiobook is expertly read by Richard Crossman, with audio engineering by Mikhail Shirokov. It was produced and
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Microphone

by Ralph Jones ...

Narrated by Christopher Naylor ...

Series series Object Lessons
Unabridged

2 hours 36 min

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Since its invention more than 150 years ago, the microphone transformed the world in an instant. Yet its evolution and integration into our daily lives has been comparatively gradual – so gradual, crucially, that it is easy to forget just how much we take it for granted. Every phone has a ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Since its invention more than 150 years ago, the microphone transformed the world in an instant. Yet its evolution and integration into our daily lives has been comparatively gradual – so gradual, crucially, that it is easy to forget just how much we take it for granted. Every phone has a
... Read more
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In Service of the Republic

by Amit Varma ...

Narrated by Amit Varma ...

Series Audiobook 4 - The Book Club with Amit Varma
Unabridged

14 min

Economic policy sounds boring – but it affects all our lives. In episode 4 of The Book Club, Amit Varma raves about 'In Service of the Republic', a masterful book by Vijay Kelkar and Ajay Shah that distills decades of experience of shaping public policy. In their book, Kelkar and Shah write not about how to make policy, but about how to think about policy, in clear lucid prose that makes its ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Economic policy sounds boring – but it affects all our lives. In episode 4 of The Book Club, Amit Varma raves about 'In Service of the Republic', a masterful book by Vijay Kelkar and Ajay Shah that distills decades of experience of shaping public policy. In their book, Kelkar and Shah write not about how to make policy, but about how to think about policy, in clear lucid prose that makes its
... Read more
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What is Art?

by Leo Tolstoy, W. Gareth Jones ...

Narrated by Russ Bain ...

Series series Bloomsbury Revelations
Unabridged

7 hours 3 min

Leo Tolstoy is one of the most celebrated novelists of all time. As well as writing literary classics such as Anna Karenina and War and Peace he was also the author of some hugely influential critical and philosophical works. First published in 1898 his book length essay What is Art? has lost none of its power to challenge our perception of art and its function in society today. In this ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Leo Tolstoy is one of the most celebrated novelists of all time. As well as writing literary classics such as Anna Karenina and War and Peace he was also the author of some hugely influential critical and philosophical works. First published in 1898 his book length essay What is Art? has lost none of its power to challenge our perception of art and its function in society today. In this
... Read more
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Vilters leksikon over børnebandeord

by Lars Henriksen, Anders Larson ...

Narrated by Mathias Elmose ...

Unabridged

2 hours 17 min

Børn bander, og det er helt okay. Faktisk er det sundt at sætte trumf på følelserne indimellem, men det lyder forfærdeligt. Især i ørerne på de voksne, så hvad kan man gøre? Vilters Leksikon over børnebandeord viser en ny og sjov måde at bande på, hvor ingen bliver sure.I denne bog finder man 50 børnebandeord, der føles lige så gode at sige som voksenbandeord, men som lyder meget pænere. Man ... Read more

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Børn bander, og det er helt okay. Faktisk er det sundt at sætte trumf på følelserne indimellem, men det lyder forfærdeligt. Især i ørerne på de voksne, så hvad kan man gøre? Vilters Leksikon over børnebandeord viser en ny og sjov måde at bande på, hvor ingen bliver sure.I denne bog finder man 50 børnebandeord, der føles lige så gode at sige som voksenbandeord, men som lyder meget pænere. Man
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Fist

Object Lessons

by (they/them) nelle mills ...

Narrated by Jeanette Robinson ...

Series series Object Lessons
Unabridged

3 hours

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Our ability to make a fist is what distinguishes humans from every other species, including primates. The fist has played a crucial role in the birth of language and appears in nearly every form of nonverbal communication. We use our fist to protest oppression, give pleasure, knock on doors, ... Read more

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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Our ability to make a fist is what distinguishes humans from every other species, including primates. The fist has played a crucial role in the birth of language and appears in nearly every form of nonverbal communication. We use our fist to protest oppression, give pleasure, knock on doors,
... Read more
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Contra el fascismo

by Umberto Eco ...

Narrated by Eugenio Barona ...

Unabridged

43 min

Las catorce claves de Umberto Eco para reconocer el fascismo: un manifiesto urgente.«Umberto Eco cambió nuestra mirada sobre los libros: imprescindibles, pequeños, frágiles, a veces criminales, casi siempre salvadores. Un maestro que nos enseñó a entrelazar la sabiduría y el juego con su estilo sagaz y lúdico, con su asombrosa inventiva y certera lucidez.»Irene Vallejo«Uno de los pensadores más ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Las catorce claves de Umberto Eco para reconocer el fascismo: un manifiesto urgente.«Umberto Eco cambió nuestra mirada sobre los libros: imprescindibles, pequeños, frágiles, a veces criminales, casi siempre salvadores. Un maestro que nos enseñó a entrelazar la sabiduría y el juego con su estilo sagaz y lúdico, con su asombrosa inventiva y certera lucidez.»Irene Vallejo«Uno de los pensadores más
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Introduction to Literary Theory: A Clear, Jargon‑Light Guide to the Major Schools and How to Actually Use Them When You Read

by Christopher Lane ...

Narrated by Christopher Lane ...

Unabridged

1 hour 52 min

Master literary criticism and conquer dense academic texts with this accessible guide to reading comprehension. Perfect for students commuting to campus or lifelong learners craving focused intellectual growth, this audio companion breaks down complex humanities concepts into bite-sized, practical lessons.Transform the anxiety of writing essays and preparing for seminars into confident, ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Master literary criticism and conquer dense academic texts with this accessible guide to reading comprehension. Perfect for students commuting to campus or lifelong learners craving focused intellectual growth, this audio companion breaks down complex humanities concepts into bite-sized, practical lessons.Transform the anxiety of writing essays and preparing for seminars into confident,
... Read more
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Cat

Object Lessons

by Dr. Rebecca van Laer ...

Narrated by Skipper Mari ...

Series series Object Lessons
Unabridged

3 hours 6 min

Bloomsbury presents Cat by Rebecca van Laer read by Skipper MariObject Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Rebecca van Laer and her partner purchase a home and move in with their senior cats, Toby and Gus. Their loved ones see this as a step toward an inevitable future—first comes the house, then a dog, then a child. But what if they are just cat people ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Cat by Rebecca van Laer read by Skipper MariObject Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Rebecca van Laer and her partner purchase a home and move in with their senior cats, Toby and Gus. Their loved ones see this as a step toward an inevitable future—first comes the house, then a dog, then a child. But what if they are just cat people
... Read more
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Le complexe d'Hermès

Regards philosophiques sur la traduction

by Charles Le Blanc ...

Narrated by Charles Le Blanc ...

Unabridged

5 hours

Lauréat du Prix Victor-Barbeau et finaliste des Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général. Sans théorie générale, la traduction est limitée à réfléchir sur son activité de communication et à n'être jamais qu'une fraction d'une discipline nommée herméneutique. Cette limitation de la traduction à son rôle de communication, rôle qui marque un certain enfermement dans le langage, forme ce que l'on nomme ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Lauréat du Prix Victor-Barbeau et finaliste des Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général. Sans théorie générale, la traduction est limitée à réfléchir sur son activité de communication et à n'être jamais qu'une fraction d'une discipline nommée herméneutique. Cette limitation de la traduction à son rôle de communication, rôle qui marque un certain enfermement dans le langage, forme ce que l'on nomme
... Read more
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Contemporary Fiction

A Very Short Introduction

by Robert Eaglestone ...

Unabridged

3 hours 59 min

Contemporary fiction is a wide and diverse field, now global in dimension, with an enormous range of novels and writers that continues to grow at a fantastic speed.In this Very Short Introduction, Robert Eaglestone provides a clear and engaging exploration of the major themes, patterns, and debates of contemporary fiction. From genre, form, and experimentalism to the legacies of modernism and ... Read more

$13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Contemporary fiction is a wide and diverse field, now global in dimension, with an enormous range of novels and writers that continues to grow at a fantastic speed.In this Very Short Introduction, Robert Eaglestone provides a clear and engaging exploration of the major themes, patterns, and debates of contemporary fiction. From genre, form, and experimentalism to the legacies of modernism and
... Read more
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L'arte della narrazione: Perché alcune storie ci restano dentro molto tempo dopo la fine

by Vittoria Pieroni ...

Narrated by Vittoria Pieroni ...

Unabridged

2 hours 14 min

Esplora la profonda psicologia dello storytelling per decodificare perché la memoria emotiva di un racconto ci cambia. Perfetto per chi cerca un ascolto intimo durante gli spostamenti quotidiani, questo saggio illumina il nostro paesaggio interiore. Invece di focalizzarsi sulla fredda meccanica della trama, indaga il legame viscerale tra l'arco narrativo e la nostra personale ricerca di ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Esplora la profonda psicologia dello storytelling per decodificare perché la memoria emotiva di un racconto ci cambia. Perfetto per chi cerca un ascolto intimo durante gli spostamenti quotidiani, questo saggio illumina il nostro paesaggio interiore. Invece di focalizzarsi sulla fredda meccanica della trama, indaga il legame viscerale tra l'arco narrativo e la nostra personale ricerca di
... Read more
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Suppose a Sentence

by Brian Dillon ...

Narrated by Peter Berkrot ...

Unabridged

6 hours 2 min

A captivating meditation on the power of the sentence by the author of Essayism, a 2018 New Yorker book of the year.In Suppose a Sentence, Brian Dillon, whom John Banville has called "a literary flâneur in the tradition of Baudelaire and Walter Benjamin," has written a sequel of sorts to Essayism, turning his attention to the oblique and complex pleasures of the sentence. A series of essays ... Read more

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A captivating meditation on the power of the sentence by the author of Essayism, a 2018 New Yorker book of the year.In Suppose a Sentence, Brian Dillon, whom John Banville has called "a literary flâneur in the tradition of Baudelaire and Walter Benjamin," has written a sequel of sorts to Essayism, turning his attention to the oblique and complex pleasures of the sentence. A series of essays
... Read more
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רצינות ההומור

by רות בונדי ...

Narrated by Tal Bashan ...

Unabridged

3 hours 29 min

'לכתוב על הומור זה כמו להניח כנפי פרפר מתחת לזכוכית מגדלת: המחקר עשוי להרחיב את הידע המדעי, אך יופיו של הפרפר יימחק, הוא לא יתרומם יותר', כתבה הסופרת, המתרגמת והעיתונאית הנפלאה רות בונדי בפתח הדבר של 'רצינות ההומור', הספר האחרון שאת כתיבתו השלימה לפני מותה. למרות זאת, החליטה בונדי לחקור את שורשי ההומור הצ'כי המפורסם ואת השפעתו על ההומור של היהודים הצ'כים. בגיל 93, מצוידת בחוכמת חיים, ידע עצום ... Read more

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'לכתוב על הומור זה כמו להניח כנפי פרפר מתחת לזכוכית מגדלת: המחקר עשוי להרחיב את הידע המדעי, אך יופיו של הפרפר יימחק, הוא לא יתרומם יותר', כתבה הסופרת, המתרגמת והעיתונאית הנפלאה רות בונדי בפתח הדבר של 'רצינות ההומור', הספר האחרון שאת כתיבתו השלימה לפני מותה. למרות זאת, החליטה בונדי לחקור את שורשי ההומור הצ'כי המפורסם ואת השפעתו על ההומור של היהודים הצ'כים. בגיל 93, מצוידת בחוכמת חיים, ידע עצום
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Writing During the Apocalypse

Reflections on the Great Unraveling

by Ed Simon ...

Narrated by Shamaan Casey ...

Unabridged

6 hours 22 min

Bloomsbury presents Writing During the Apocalypse by Ed Simon, read by Shamaan CaseyAll of American literature is a tragedy. What we’re living through now isn’t a tragedy, however – it’s a horror novel. W****hy bother writing when the world’s on fire?Rising authoritarianism. Covid. Inflation. Wealth disparity. War. Climate change. While every time period is marked by apocalyptic fears, it ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Writing During the Apocalypse by Ed Simon, read by Shamaan CaseyAll of American literature is a tragedy. What we’re living through now isn’t a tragedy, however – it’s a horror novel. W****hy bother writing when the world’s on fire?Rising authoritarianism. Covid. Inflation. Wealth disparity. War. Climate change. While every time period is marked by apocalyptic fears, it
... Read more

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