Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers books

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Combining the methods of genre theory, reception theory, and the sociology of cultural production, the readings...  Read More >>

This book reveals a distinct but comparable concern with cultural defence and revivalism in fin-de-siecle Scotland,...  Read More >>

Analyzes the evolution of the superhero genre by looking not only at the genre but also its reception.  Read More >>

Gustave Flaubert's novel Salammbo was published in 1862. The place and the plot are set in the distant past. Carthage...  Read More >>

In the German context, the notion of romantic love, characterized by ambiguity, uncertainty, and elusiveness, emerges...  Read More >>

What makes some characters seem so real? Mimetic Lives explores this question through readings of major works by...  Read More >>

When the Great War breaks out in 1914 Thomas Mann, like so many of his fellow countrymen, is fired up with patriotism....  Read More >>

Americo Paredes (1915-1999) was a folklorist, scholar, and professor at the University of Texas at Austin who is...  Read More >>

Analyzes the evolution of the superhero genre by looking not only at the genre but also its reception.  Read More >>

This book, the first single-authored book-length study of Buck’s fiction for over twenty years, shows how Buck’s...  Read More >>

SWOONWORTHY ROMANCE MEETS RIVETING SATIRE IN THIS TIMELESS CLASSIC He is all pride, and she prejudiced. When Mr...  Read More >>

In Nineteen Eighty Four, George Orwell's Dystopian vision comes to life. Set in an imagined future, the people live...  Read More >>

Welcome to the roaring twenties, where money, debauchery, and dancing go hand-in-hand. It is the summer of 1922,and...  Read More >>

A HAUNTING TALE OF DARK LONGINGS AND TRAGIC LOVE Bitter, brooding, and cynical-Heathcliff resides at 'Wuthering...  Read More >>

With access to the original hand-written manuscript for the Last Bus to Woodstock by Colin Dexter this book exams...  Read More >>

Serves both as an introduction to the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner's large body of work and as...  Read More >>

Explores the role of the ocean, with particular attention to the Pacific, in a diverse range of literary texts spanning...  Read More >>

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This volume examines the intertextual relations between a variety of English translations of San Guo Yan Yi. The...  Read More >>

This book is the first to incorporate close readings and analysis of autobiographical texts of five canonical writers:...  Read More >>

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