Literary studies: general books

Often examined separately, play and hauntings in fact act together to frame postcolonial issues. Sushmita Chatterjee...  Read More >>

What does it mean to be an heir, as a woman writer, to colonial and postcolonial cultures in which European language...  Read More >>

Shakespeare: The Basics is a lively and accessible introduction to reading and studying Shakespeare. Exploring all...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1982, this study examines Orton’s principal plays, but its main concern is to identify his...  Read More >>

This book, originally published in 1983, begins with an analysis of the patterns of Graham Greene’s mind. It explores...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1985, this study provides a clear and intelligent introduction to the work of the former...  Read More >>

In this book, originally published in 1982, Blake Morrison identifies the central characteristics of his achievement,...  Read More >>

In this important study, originally published in 1985, Ronald Hayman scrutinizes Grass’s development and assesses...  Read More >>

American Literature as an Expression of the National Mind (1931) is a remarkable work that traces not only the history...  Read More >>

First Published in 1985, the aim of this book is to define an aspect of Orwell’s literary identity which underlies...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1928, this book discusses the complex relationships between authors, patrons and publishers...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1928, this is the companion volume which follows on from Authorship in the Days of Johnson....  Read More >>

The Hero (1925) explains tragedy itself, through a close examination of multiple texts, with a particular focus...  Read More >>

Greek Tragedy (1928) is an attempt to cover the whole field of Greek tragedy. It provides facts and importantly...  Read More >>

Euripides and Shaw (1921) looks at Bernard Shaw and English Drama as great stylistic changes were sweeping the English...  Read More >>

The Oxford Handbook of Monsters in Classical Myth presents forty chapters about the unique and terrifying creatures...  Read More >>

Shakespeare: The Basics is a lively and accessible introduction to reading and studying Shakespeare. Exploring all...  Read More >>

Beginning with the first concisely concerted assessment in English of the premisses and practice of Realism as viewed...  Read More >>

It investigates the gender representations that French children's literature transmits to children. Using an interdisciplinary...  Read More >>

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A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing...  Read More >>

A bilingual edition of poetry that provides a unique window into Cuban émigré life. A rare glimpse into the history...  Read More >>

In recent years, there have been myriad media reports regarding Federal Indian boarding schools and their grisly...  Read More >>

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This book offers a critical overview of the effects of space, physical and conceptual, in the works of Irish American...  Read More >>