Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers books

The first collection to provide an overview of the well-known psychoanalytic theory of the death drive in literary...  Read More >>

A lively way into the works of beloved children's author Beatrix Potter, this book provides fresh understanding...  Read More >>

Using author interviews and in-depth manuscript case studies, this book explores the process of creativity in literature...  Read More >>

Offers a dedicated and detailed theorization and genre study of the ""bonkbuster,"" a phenomenally popular genre...  Read More >>

An examination of the ethical and social assumptions of Zora Neale Hurston’s aesthetics and feminist visions, this...  Read More >>

A comprehensive guide to the timeless, paradoxical appeal of horror Why do we enjoy horror? The emotional responses...  Read More >>

A nuanced and complex portrayal of female voices which have long been silenced, offering a fresh perspective on...  Read More >>

La humanidad no colapsa por falta de conocimiento. Colapsa por la tardanza en tomar decisiones. Después de la Gran...  Read More >>

Explore creative approaches for teaching literature that interlace pressing social issues—climate challenges, political...  Read More >>

A revelation of the powerful circuit between Black history and modern comics by African American creators  Read More >>

A comprehensive guide to the timeless, paradoxical appeal of horror Why do we enjoy horror? The emotional responses...  Read More >>

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How the classic aesthetic of 1960s pulp comics influenced art, culture, and politics.  Read More >>

A revelation of the powerful circuit between Black history and modern comics by African American creators  Read More >>

Realism has been disparaged for over a hundred years as an outmoded form, and, more recently, as a pernicious illusion,...  Read More >>

This book offers an original and innovative study of how the intersection of the Doppelgänger and the Gothic reveals...  Read More >>

An invaluable reference source and critical review of Arab women writers from the last quarter of the nineteenth...  Read More >>

""Codes"" by Arch E Giddings and Romaine H Lowdermilk is a captivating collection of short stories that delves into...  Read More >>

Dive into a compelling work of literary criticism with ""Drug themes in science fiction"" by the esteemed Robert...  Read More >>

Dieses Buch entlarvt die Mechanismen, die uns zu Gefangenen eines Systems machen, das auf Gier, Manipulation und...  Read More >>

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Explores how espionage fiction captures the most significant political conflicts and crises of the last hundred...  Read More >>

Reflects on reading as a lived experience and a scholarly field by bringing together two modes of writing, the academic...  Read More >>

The first book to explore the representation of reading and its often deleterious consequences in modern fiction...  Read More >>

Uncovers how historical novels rewrite the history of the Korean War  Read More >>