Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers books

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The gulf between ""literature"" and ""popular literature"" is exacerbated by reluctance to consider national literatures...  Read More >>

Virtuoso Chris Ware (b. 1967) has achieved some noteworthy firsts for comics. Editor Jean Braithwaite compiles interviews...  Read More >>

Examines a group of early nineteenth-century novels by white creoles, writers whose identities and perspectives...  Read More >>

Literary critiques of Murasaki Shikibu's eleventh-century The Tale of Genji have often focused on the amorous adventures...  Read More >>

Examines the prose penned by H.D. in the aftermath of World War II, a little-known body of work that has been neglected...  Read More >>

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A multidisciplinary volume that reframes children as powerful forces in the production of their own literature and...  Read More >>

A re-interpretation of the writings of C.S. Lewis as exemplifying not merely a conservative antimodernism but also...  Read More >>

The present age has seen an explosion of verse novels in many parts of the world. Australia is a prolific producer,...  Read More >>

This compilation of medical and forensic science questions from crime writers around the world provides insight...  Read More >>

From vampire apocalypses, shark attacks, witches, and ghosts, to murderous dolls bent on revenge, horror has been...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1981. This book describes and evaluates writing for children in the Victorian period. It...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1985. This is a fascinating account of the life cycle of a minor literary genre, the boys’...  Read More >>

Hailing from the small river town of Moundsville, West Virginia, Davis Grubb (1919-1980) became a key figure in...  Read More >>

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The legal system is often denounced as """"Kafkaesque"""" - but what does this really mean? This is the question...  Read More >>

Examines a group of early nineteenth-century novels by white creoles, writers whose identities and perspectives...  Read More >>

Explores the importance of economics and prosperity throughout Samuel Clemens's writing and personal life  Read More >>

Offers in-depth critical discussions of William Golding's novel. This volume explores many different dimensions...  Read More >>

Vaka Rangi: In the language of the Rapa Nui, A Canoe for the Stars. Vaka Rangi is a work of comparative mythology....  Read More >>

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""A critical overview of the writing of David Foster Wallace, taking his persistent interests in philosophy, language...  Read More >>

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