Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers books

Presents literary criticism on the works of short-story writers of all nations, cultures, and time periods. Critical...  Read More >>

Critical analysis and interviews with internationally recognized artists and unknowns in translation for the first...  Read More >>

This book explores the various options and techniques available to and used by translators when translating from...  Read More >>

Documentary story Efima Bershina Wild Field - is an eyewitness the 1992 war, which broke out on the banks of the...  Read More >>

Anne Bronte is the forgotten Bronte sister, overshadowed by her older siblings - virtuous, successful Charlotte,...  Read More >>

Fiction has power to portray historical truth. This book presents Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness to students...  Read More >>

Walter Benjamin is one of the most important figures of modern culture. The authors focus within this book on Benjamin...  Read More >>

Even if you're a mystery fan you may not be aware of Earl Derr Biggers. Had his career not been cut short by an...  Read More >>

The book, dedicated to the ancient history of Western Europe, the author tries on the basis of historical facts,...  Read More >>

This fascinating volume relates the story of Dicken's social encounters, violent breaches, and uneasy alliances...  Read More >>

Fiction has power to portray historical truth. This book presents Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness to students...  Read More >>

John Wiltshire, one of the most original critics of Jane Austen, argues not only that Mansfield Park is one of the...  Read More >>

Where does a novel really begin? Does it start on the first page, or is there some earlier point of beginning in...  Read More >>

The author dedicates this book to those who devotes all his books, all the seminars, all the time and knowledge...  Read More >>

Part I of this volume (Linguistic Masques) looks at Tolkien's 'speaking names.' These names do more than just identify...  Read More >>

Words Are My Matter is a collection of talks, essays, introductions to beloved books, and book reviews by Ursula...  Read More >>

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Words Are My Matter is a collection of talks, essays, introductions to beloved books, and book reviews by Ursula...  Read More >>

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Advances the highly original idea that not all literary fiction should be read as a novel. In it, Katie Owens-Murphy...  Read More >>

The essays in this volume provide new scholarly insights into British fin de siecle and enrich our understanding...  Read More >>

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An investigation into Wharton's extensive use and adaptation of the Gothic in her fiction. This is an innovative...  Read More >>