"Reading the Boss: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Works of Bruce Springsteen, edited by Roxanne Harde and Irwin Streight, draws together close readings of Bruce Springsteen's lyrics by scholars across a range of academic disciplines. The editors first make a compelling comparison between Bruce Springsteen and William Shakespeare, carefully building the argument that both men offer profound insight into the hungry human heart. Spring ..."
"Reading the Boss: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Works of Bruce Springsteen, edited by Roxanne Harde and Irwin Streight, draws together close readings of Bruce Springsteen's lyrics by scholars across a range of academic disciplines. The editors first make a compelling comparison between Bruce Springsteen and William Shakespeare, carefully building the argument that both men offer profound insight into the hungry human heart. Spring ..."
Flannery O'Connor An Annotated Reference Guide to Criticism by R. Neil Scott, IrwinStreight Hardcover, 1,061 Pages, Published 2002 by Timberlane Books ISBN-13: 978-0-9715428-0-8, ISBN: 0-9715428-0-5
"795 Jauss, David. "Flannery O'Connor's Inverted Saint's Legend." Studies in
Short Fiction 25.1 (1988): 76-78. Contends that the name "Julian" in "Everything
That Rises Must Converge" is an "ironic allusion to St. Julian Hospitator." Argues
that because of these "subtly ironic parallels" the story becomes charged with
spiritual significance not only in Julian's relationship and love for his mother, but
for his salvation. Concludes t ..."
"Bruce Springsteen might be the quintessential American rock musician but his songs have resonated with fans from all walks of life and from all over the world. This unique collection features reflections from a diverse array of writers who explain what Springsteen means to them and describe how they have been moved, shaped, and challenged by his music. Contributors to Long Walk Home include novelists like Richard Russo, rock critics l ..."
Flannery O'Connor(1st Edition) The Contemporary Reviews (American Critical Archives) by R. Neil Scott, Irwin H. Streight, Jane Doe Hardcover, 540 Pages, Published 2009 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-82863-5, ISBN: 0-521-82863-5
"Despite Flannery O'Connor's brief life, her work, comprising novels, short stories, essays, and articles, has had a great impact on American literature and to some extent popular culture, of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Her writing has become well loved, well read, and often studied. This book reprints complete book reviews and excerpts from review essays on the works of Flannery O'Connor that appeared in newspapers and per ..."