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Literary criticism

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

A Purple Thread: The Supernatural Doom of Oscar Wilde / written by Nina Antonia ; illustration by Nathaniel Winter-Hébert. A Peculiar Parish Edition. Berkeley, CA: Fiddler's Green, 2020

 Booklet — Box 1: Series 1, Folder: 3, Item: 8
Collection number: Box 1
Summary "Even before his borth, the life of Oscar Wilde was one shaped by dark, otherworldly forces. From a childhood spent in the fabled lands of Tír na nÓg to his star-crossed romance with Lord Alfred Douglas, Wilde's trajectory through the artistic and social worlds of his day seemed guided by strange works, including Salomé and The Picture of Dorian Gray.In this focused biographical account, author Nina Antonia examines the florid tapestry of the playwright's tragic ascent and fall,...
Dates: Publication: 2020
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / MS-150-1, New Age Movements, Occultism, and Spiritualism Research Library (NAMOSRL) / Series 1: Non-Circulating Books, Pamphlets, etc. / Box 1: Non-Circulating Books, Pamphlets, etc. / Folder 3. Fiddler's Green leaflets, pamphlets, etc.

[MS/150/40] Shaking the Tree, Breaking the Bough Collection - Frazer at 100 Conference (Electronic Records)

 Digital Collection
Collection number: E1BC44AF-3A46-6BB3-44F2-2AE9042B2EAF
Dates: February 10-12, 2023
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections

The Beast of Revelations Comments on The god-eater / by Aleister Crowley. [Crestline, CA]: [Institute for the Development of the Harmonious Human Being], 1970?

 Booklet
Dates: Publication: 1970?
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / MS-150-29, Chas S. Clifton Collection / Miscellaneous Books, Handouts, etc.

The Harlot by the Side of the Road: Forbidden Tales of the Bible / Jonathan Kirsch. 1st ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 1997

 Book
Collection number: NAMOSRL BS1199.S45 K57 1997 (Circulating)
Description

Discusses several stories in the Old Testament of the Bible which deal with sex, violence, and scandal which are frequently suppressed or mistranslated. Places each story within the political and social context of its time, explores why it was written down and added to the Bible, and why it was originally censored. Also includes a section titled "Who really wrote the Bible?"

Dates: Publication: 1997
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / MS-150-25, M. Macha NightMare Collection / NAMOSRL Browsing Collection

The Place of the Song-Dream: The Animal Spirituality of Kenneth Grahame / by Clint Marsh ; illustrated by Timothy Renner. 1st ed. A Fiddler's Green Leaflet. Berkeley, California: Clint Marsh, 2017

 Leaflet — Box 1: Series 1, Folder: 3, Item: 2
Collection number: Box 1
About "A missing child prompts two frients to set off on a moonlit rescue mission down an enigmatic river. What they discover by night's end will change their loves forever.This illustated essay explores the profound mystery of "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn," the central chapter of Kenneth Grahame's masterpiece The Wind in the Willows, a beloved book bridging the worlds of animals and man. Grahame's chapter is a subtule and moving account...
Dates: Publication: 2017
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / MS-150-1, New Age Movements, Occultism, and Spiritualism Research Library (NAMOSRL) / Series 1: Non-Circulating Books, Pamphlets, etc. / Box 1: Non-Circulating Books, Pamphlets, etc. / Folder 3. Fiddler's Green leaflets, pamphlets, etc.