Literary studies: general books

This is the first monograph to evaluate Elizabeth Bowen’s ‘verbal painting’ in a variety of genres, and to acknowledge...  Read More >>

This book builds on nascent research in the human dimension of literary translators to shed light on the evolution...  Read More >>

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This book explores the works of seven prominent contemporary Hindi women poets from India, showcasing a vibrant...  Read More >>

Why do novelists write about themselves? What modes do novelists use to manipulate representations of their personality?...  Read More >>

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This book is for university teachers and students of modern American literature. By focusing on literature's relationship...  Read More >>

This landmark publication offers an expansive, detailed, and varied history of the Bloomsbury group's aesthetic,...  Read More >>

The first full-length study of gender performance in East and Southeast Asian Shakespeare productions, this book...  Read More >>

In this timely contribution to debates over the relationship of politics to storytelling, Lee Manion uncovers the...  Read More >>

Narrating Infertility in Spain explores how economic struggles and social pressures shape decisions about motherhood...  Read More >>

This book explores how late antique miracle collections depict Christian saints as subversive, theatrical tricksters...  Read More >>

Della lauda anonima 'O Battista glorioso' si conoscono due versioni principali conservate da undici testimoni. La...  Read More >>

This book, published on the 650th anniversary of Giovanni Boccaccio's death, presents the proceedings of a conference...  Read More >>

This book is a comprehensive examination of contemporary Chinese science fiction (sf) under the framework of Chinese...  Read More >>

Narrating Infertility in Spain explores how economic struggles and social pressures shape decisions about motherhood...  Read More >>

Close Reading and Its Alternatives provides an up-to-date history of the literary and analytical technique and philosophy...  Read More >>

Leer literatura es necesario para hacer frente a las múltiples crisis del Antropoceno. Leer con detenimiento, tomarse...  Read More >>

A new history of literary narration rooted in the turmoil of the Protestant Reformation. We often identify secularization's...  Read More >>

Geometries of Empathy offers a new take on the contemporary Anglophone novel through the much-contested problem...  Read More >>

Close Reading and Its Alternatives provides an up-to-date history of the literary and analytical technique and philosophy...  Read More >>

This book represents the first substantial text examining the nature of Cotton Famine poetry, which responded to...  Read More >>

Presenting the first-edition text of Far from the Madding Crowd for the first time since its 1874 publication, this...  Read More >>

The history of the Knights Templar is one of the most fascinating and controversial of the Middle Ages. Founded...  Read More >>

This 3-volume set examines how suburban spaces shape and reflect human experiences in North America, Europe, and...  Read More >>