Theory in Literary Theory & Criticism & Fiction & Literature Audiobooks

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Modern Genre Theory

An Introduction for Biblical Studies

by Andrew Judd ...

Narrated by Les Horovitz ...

Unabridged

9 hours 29 min

How a better understanding of genre leads to a better understanding of the biblical text.The Bible, with its gloriously rich diversity of ancient genres, demands a flexible and historically aware approach to genre. Different conceptions of narrative, poetry, gospel, epistle, wisdom, and apocalyptic texts lead to vastly different readings, and our disagreements about what the Bible means often boil ... Read more

$29.99 USD

How a better understanding of genre leads to a better understanding of the biblical text.The Bible, with its gloriously rich diversity of ancient genres, demands a flexible and historically aware approach to genre. Different conceptions of narrative, poetry, gospel, epistle, wisdom, and apocalyptic texts lead to vastly different readings, and our disagreements about what the Bible means often boil
... Read more
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Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors

by Susan Sontag ...

Narrated by Tavia Gilbert ...

Unabridged

4 hours 38 min

In 1978 Susan Sontag wrote Illness as Metaphor, a classic work described by Newsweek as “one of the most liberating books of its time.” A cancer patient herself when she was writing the book, Sontag shows how the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment. By demystifying the ... Read more

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In 1978 Susan Sontag wrote Illness as Metaphor, a classic work described by Newsweek as “one of the most liberating books of its time.” A cancer patient herself when she was writing the book, Sontag shows how the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment. By demystifying the
... Read more
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Against Interpretation, and Other Essays

by Susan Sontag ...

Narrated by Tavia Gilbert ...

Unabridged

12 hours 7 min

Against Interpretation was Susan Sontag’s first collection of essays and is a modern classic. Originally published in 1966, it has never gone out of print and has influenced generations of readers all over the world. It includes the famous essays “Notes on Camp” and “Against Interpretation,” as well as her impassioned discussions of Sartre, Camus, Simone Weil, Godard, Beckett, Levi-Strauss, ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Against Interpretation was Susan Sontag’s first collection of essays and is a modern classic. Originally published in 1966, it has never gone out of print and has influenced generations of readers all over the world. It includes the famous essays “Notes on Camp” and “Against Interpretation,” as well as her impassioned discussions of Sartre, Camus, Simone Weil, Godard, Beckett, Levi-Strauss,
... 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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Literary Gold: Transformative Insights from Russian Masters

te your journey through profound Russian insights and masterful literary revelationsnot SetEleva

by Quinlan Blackthorn ...

Narrated by Nick Porter ...

Unabridged

2 hours 4 min

Literary Gold: Transformative Insights from Russian MastersAre you eager to elevate your understanding and deepen your appreciation of literature through the illuminating works of Russian masters?In search of a comprehensive resource that encapsulates the essential elements to uncover profound truths through timeless literary masterpieces?Your quest ends here! This guide is your ultimate com... ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Literary Gold: Transformative Insights from Russian MastersAre you eager to elevate your understanding and deepen your appreciation of literature through the illuminating works of Russian masters?In search of a comprehensive resource that encapsulates the essential elements to uncover profound truths through timeless literary masterpieces?Your quest ends here! This guide is your ultimate com...
... Read more
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La civilización del espectáculo

by Mario Vargas Llosa ...

Narrated by Julio García ...

Unabridged

6 hours 40 min

En el pasado, la cultura fue una especie de conciencia que impedía dar la espalda a la realidad. Ahora, actúa como mecanismo de distracción y entretenimiento. Escucha La civilización del espectáculo en audiolibro.«La cultura, en el sentido que tradicionalmente se ha dado a este vocablo, está en nuestros días a punto de desaparecer.»Mario Vargas LlosaLa banalización de las artes y la literatura, el ... Read more

$19.99 USD

En el pasado, la cultura fue una especie de conciencia que impedía dar la espalda a la realidad. Ahora, actúa como mecanismo de distracción y entretenimiento. Escucha La civilización del espectáculo en audiolibro.«La cultura, en el sentido que tradicionalmente se ha dado a este vocablo, está en nuestros días a punto de desaparecer.»Mario Vargas LlosaLa banalización de las artes y la literatura, el
... 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

$3.99 USD

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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Blackface

Object Lessons

by Professor Ayanna Thompson ...

Narrated by Rachel Handshaw ...

Series series Object Lessons
Unabridged

2 hours 50 min

Bloomsbury presents Blackface by Ayanna Thompson, read by Rachel Handshaw.A New Statesman essential non-fiction book of 2021Featured in Book Riot's 12 best nonfiction books about Black identity and historyA Times Higher Education Book of the Week2022 Finalist for the Prose Awards (Media and Cultural Studies category)Why are there so many examples of p... ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Blackface by Ayanna Thompson, read by Rachel Handshaw.A New Statesman essential non-fiction book of 2021Featured in Book Riot's 12 best nonfiction books about Black identity and historyA Times Higher Education Book of the Week2022 Finalist for the Prose Awards (Media and Cultural Studies category)Why are there so many examples of p...
... Read more
Audiobook

Bookshelf

Object Lessons

by Lydia Pyne ...

Narrated by Rachel Handshaw ...

Series series Object Lessons
Unabridged

2 hours 47 min

Bloomsbury presents Bookshelf by Lydia Pyne, read by Rachel Handshaw.Object Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Every shelf is different and every bookshelf tells a different story. One bookshelf can creak with character in a bohemian coffee shop and another can groan with gravitas in the Library of Congress. Writer and historian Lydia Pyne finds ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Bookshelf by Lydia Pyne, read by Rachel Handshaw.Object Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Every shelf is different and every bookshelf tells a different story. One bookshelf can creak with character in a bohemian coffee shop and another can groan with gravitas in the Library of Congress. Writer and historian Lydia Pyne finds
... Read more
Audiobook

Un Aladino y dos lámparas

by Jeanette Winterson ...

Narrated by Elsa Veiga ...

Unabridged

6 hours 43 min

SHEREZADE INVENTA CUENTOS PARA APLAZAR LA MUERTE. WINTERSON LOS REESCRIBE PARA DEVOLVERNOS LA VIDA.Vuelve la mejor Jeanette Winterson con una revolucionaria obra inspirada en Las mil y una noches: un alegato sobre el poder de la imaginación como motor de cambio.«Winterson dinamita categorías, vocabularios y convenciones tristes. Una escritora maravillosa».Marta Sanz, BabeliaUna mujer lucha ... ... Read more

$18.99 USD

SHEREZADE INVENTA CUENTOS PARA APLAZAR LA MUERTE. WINTERSON LOS REESCRIBE PARA DEVOLVERNOS LA VIDA.Vuelve la mejor Jeanette Winterson con una revolucionaria obra inspirada en Las mil y una noches: un alegato sobre el poder de la imaginación como motor de cambio.«Winterson dinamita categorías, vocabularios y convenciones tristes. Una escritora maravillosa».Marta Sanz, BabeliaUna mujer lucha ...
... Read more
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Gita Bodh

by Mahatma Gandhi ...

Narrated by Rajesh Kava ...

Unabridged

2 hours 22 min

આશ્રમવાસીઓ માટે યરોડા જેલમાંથી ગાંધીજી દર અઠવાડિયે ગીતાના એક એક અધ્યાયનો સાર મોકલતા હતા. તેનો પ્રારંભ તેમણે 12મા અધ્યાયથી કર્યો. ... Read more

$3.99 USD

આશ્રમવાસીઓ માટે યરોડા જેલમાંથી ગાંધીજી દર અઠવાડિયે ગીતાના એક એક અધ્યાયનો સાર મોકલતા હતા. તેનો પ્રારંભ તેમણે 12મા અધ્યાયથી કર્યો.
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Audiobook

Coffee

Object Lessons

by Dinah Lenney ...

Narrated by Lisa Rost-Welling ...

Series series Object Lessons
Unabridged

3 hours 26 min

Bloomsbury presents…Coffeeby Dinah Lenneyread by Lisa Rost-WellingObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Coffee--it's the thing that gets us through, and over, and around. The thing--the beverage, the break, the ritual--we choose to slow ourselves down or speed ourselves up. The excuse to pause; the reason to meet; the charge we ... Read more

$22.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents…Coffeeby Dinah Lenneyread by Lisa Rost-WellingObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Coffee--it's the thing that gets us through, and over, and around. The thing--the beverage, the break, the ritual--we choose to slow ourselves down or speed ourselves up. The excuse to pause; the reason to meet; the charge we
... Read more
Audiobook

Dust

Object Lessons

by Dr. Michael Marder ...

Narrated by Josh Wichard ...

Series series Object Lessons
Unabridged

3 hours 8 min

Bloomsbury presents Dust by Michael Marder, read by Josh Wichard.Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.No matter how much you fight against it, dust pervades everything. It gathers in even layers, adapting to the contours of things and marking the passage of time. In itself, it is also a gathering place, a random community of what ... Read more

$22.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents Dust by Michael Marder, read by Josh Wichard.Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.No matter how much you fight against it, dust pervades everything. It gathers in even layers, adapting to the contours of things and marking the passage of time. In itself, it is also a gathering place, a random community of what
... Read more
Audiobook

Driver's License

Object Lessons

by Meredith Castile ...

Narrated by Barbara Barnes ...

Series series Object Lessons
Unabridged

4 hours 33 min

Bloomsbury presents…Driver’s Licenceby Meredith Castileread by Barbara BarnesObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.A classic teenage fetish object, the American driver’s license has long symbolized freedom and mobility in a nation whose design assumes car travel and whose vastness rivals continents. It is youth’s pass to regulated ... Read more

$22.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents…Driver’s Licenceby Meredith Castileread by Barbara BarnesObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.A classic teenage fetish object, the American driver’s license has long symbolized freedom and mobility in a nation whose design assumes car travel and whose vastness rivals continents. It is youth’s pass to regulated
... Read more
Audiobook

Waste

Object Lessons

by Dr. Brian Thill ...

Narrated by Kevin Shen ...

Series series Object Lessons
Unabridged

3 hours

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Though we try to imagine otherwise, waste is every object, plus time. Whatever else an object is, it’s also waste—or was, or will be. All that is needed is time or a change of sentiment or circumstance. Waste is not merely the field of discarded objects, but the name we give to our troubled ... Read more

$22.00 USD

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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Though we try to imagine otherwise, waste is every object, plus time. Whatever else an object is, it’s also waste—or was, or will be. All that is needed is time or a change of sentiment or circumstance. Waste is not merely the field of discarded objects, but the name we give to our troubled
... Read more
Audiobook

그 남자네 집 해설집

by 박완서 ...

Narrated by Moon Ji-Young ...

Series Audiobook 2 - 그 남자네 집
Unabridged

39 min

돈암동 후배네 집에 놀러갔던 '나'는 한국전쟁 막바지, 돈암동 안감천변에 살던 첫사랑 그 남자를 떠올린다. '나'는 미군부대를 다니며 가족의 생계를 책임지고 있었다. 그러다 먼 친척뻘로, 홍예문이 달린 널찍한 기와집에 사는 부유한 집안의 막내아들이자 상이군인이자 문학과 예술을 좋아하는 청년인 그를 만난다. '생존'만이 가치 있던 그 시절, 그 남자의 문학과 음악과 낭만, 그리고 사랑은 빛이 났고 그 자체로 사치스러웠다. 『그 남자네 집』은 박완서가 50여 년을 꼭꼭 여며두었던 첫사랑을 조심스레 펼쳐 보인 기록이다. 전쟁의 아픔, 자본주의 비판, 여성 운동의 허실을 집요하게 파헤치던 작가는, 마지막에는 결국 '사랑'을 택했다. 도저히 사랑할 수 없을 것 같은 시절에도 사랑은 있었고, 어두울수록 더 찬란히 ... Read more

$6.99 USD

돈암동 후배네 집에 놀러갔던 '나'는 한국전쟁 막바지, 돈암동 안감천변에 살던 첫사랑 그 남자를 떠올린다. '나'는 미군부대를 다니며 가족의 생계를 책임지고 있었다. 그러다 먼 친척뻘로, 홍예문이 달린 널찍한 기와집에 사는 부유한 집안의 막내아들이자 상이군인이자 문학과 예술을 좋아하는 청년인 그를 만난다. '생존'만이 가치 있던 그 시절, 그 남자의 문학과 음악과 낭만, 그리고 사랑은 빛이 났고 그 자체로 사치스러웠다. 『그 남자네 집』은 박완서가 50여 년을 꼭꼭 여며두었던 첫사랑을 조심스레 펼쳐 보인 기록이다. 전쟁의 아픔, 자본주의 비판, 여성 운동의 허실을 집요하게 파헤치던 작가는, 마지막에는 결국 '사랑'을 택했다. 도저히 사랑할 수 없을 것 같은 시절에도 사랑은 있었고, 어두울수록 더 찬란히
... Read more
Audiobook

Hacking Darwin

by Amit Varma ...

Narrated by Amit Varma ...

Series Audiobook 8 - The Book Club with Amit Varma
Unabridged

10 min

Humans are the only species who can reprogram themselves. This is astounding. In episode 8 of The Book Club, Amit Varma recommends you read 'Hacking Darwin' by Jamie Metzl, a lucid summation of the technological implications of genetic science – and the ethical questions they raise. ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Humans are the only species who can reprogram themselves. This is astounding. In episode 8 of The Book Club, Amit Varma recommends you read 'Hacking Darwin' by Jamie Metzl, a lucid summation of the technological implications of genetic science – and the ethical questions they raise.
... Read more
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Coventry

Essays

by Rachel Cusk ...

Narrated by Antonia Beamish ...

Unabridged

7 hours 30 min

From Rachel Cusk, her first collection of essays about motherhood, marriage, feminism, and artRachel Cusk redrew the boundaries of fiction with the Outline trilogy, three “literary masterpieces” (Washington Post) whose narrator, Faye, perceives the world with a glinting, unsparing intelligence while remaining opaque to the reader. Lauded for the precision of her prose and the quality of her ... Read more

$16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

From Rachel Cusk, her first collection of essays about motherhood, marriage, feminism, and artRachel Cusk redrew the boundaries of fiction with the Outline trilogy, three “literary masterpieces” (Washington Post) whose narrator, Faye, perceives the world with a glinting, unsparing intelligence while remaining opaque to the reader. Lauded for the precision of her prose and the quality of her
... Read more
Audiobook

Taco

Object Lessons

by Prof. Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado ...

Narrated by Michel Issa Rubio ...

Series series Object Lessons
Unabridged

3 hours 23 min

Bloomsbury presents Taco by Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado, read by Michel Issa RubioObject Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Taco is a deep dive into the most iconic Mexican food from the perspective of a Mexico City native. In a narrative that moves from Mexico to the United States and back, Sánchez Prado discusses the definition of the taco, the question of ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Taco by Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado, read by Michel Issa RubioObject Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Taco is a deep dive into the most iconic Mexican food from the perspective of a Mexico City native. In a narrative that moves from Mexico to the United States and back, Sánchez Prado discusses the definition of the taco, the question of
... 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
Audiobook

The Mayflower and Miscellaneous Writings by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Essays on History, Faith, and Social Thought

by Harriet Beecher Stowe ...

Unabridged

12 hours 39 min

This audiobook collection includes historical reflection and social essays by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Exploring faith, moral responsibility, and American identity, it offers insight into nineteenth-century thought and reform. ... Read more

$0.99 USD

This audiobook collection includes historical reflection and social essays by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Exploring faith, moral responsibility, and American identity, it offers insight into nineteenth-century thought and reform.
... Read more
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Argo Classics)

by Mark Twain ...

Narrated by Bing Crosby ...

Series series Argo Classics
Abridged

2 hours 51 min

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.During a long hot summer, a young boy’s taste for excitement lands him in and out of trouble.Bing ... Read more

$14.99 USD

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.During a long hot summer, a young boy’s taste for excitement lands him in and out of trouble.Bing
... Read more
Audiobook

Sense and Sensibility

by Jane Austen ...

Narrated by Prunella Scales ...

Series series Argo Classics
Abridged

2 hours 52 min

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.The three Dashwood sisters move to a cottage in Devon with their widowed mother. There, they ... Read more

$16.99 USD

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.The three Dashwood sisters move to a cottage in Devon with their widowed mother. There, they
... Read more
Audiobook

Semiotics

The Basics

by Daniel Chandler ...

Narrated by Ric Jerrom ...

Unabridged

14 hours 45 min

This third edition of the bestselling textbook has been fully revised, continuing to provide a concise introduction to the key concepts of semiotics in accessible and jargon-free language. Demystifying what is a complex, highly interdisciplinary field, key questions covered include: What are signs and codes? What can semiotics teach us about representation and reality? What tools does it offer for ... Read more

$25.99 USD

This third edition of the bestselling textbook has been fully revised, continuing to provide a concise introduction to the key concepts of semiotics in accessible and jargon-free language. Demystifying what is a complex, highly interdisciplinary field, key questions covered include: What are signs and codes? What can semiotics teach us about representation and reality? What tools does it offer for
... Read more

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