Literary theory books

You've read the book. You've hidden the cover. And you've recommended it to three people anyway. Dark Romance Explained...  Read More >>

Explore Ambrose Bierce's supernatural horror stories, a collection that showcases his mastery of the genre and influence...  Read More >>

Un'abbazia isolata. Una serie di omicidi. Un libro proibito. E una domanda che attraversa i secoli: cos'è la verità?...  Read More >>

This book aims to enhance our intellectual understanding of the relationship between human beings and domestic animals,...  Read More >>

Common sense is supposed to be so obvious it can go without saying. And yet, it has been hard to pin down, partly...  Read More >>

Common sense is supposed to be so obvious it can go without saying. And yet, it has been hard to pin down, partly...  Read More >>

This cross-cultural study explores and redefines what philosophy, philosophizing, and philosophers are through the...  Read More >>

Analyzing the stylistic innovations most characteristic in pivotal works of literary realism, Prosaic Times shows...  Read More >>

A concise and readable study into the role of adaptation in the form of musical theatre, drawing on contemporary...  Read More >>

Focusing on ten key writers and scholars who either passionately loved or gleefully loathed Freud, this book represents...  Read More >>

A critical assessment by leading scholars on the relationship between music and the life’s work of Stanley Cavell....  Read More >>

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We use avatars to play videogames. We use pseudonyms on social media. We use VPNs to mask our identities and activities....  Read More >>

A bold, dialectic engagement with Fredric Jameson's thought Fredric Jameson (19342024) is widely regarded as the...  Read More >>

We use avatars to play videogames. We use pseudonyms on social media. We use VPNs to mask our identities and activities....  Read More >>

Against an African, African American, and the 1960s Civil Rights Movement's backdrop, this book examines six African...  Read More >>

This book takes a literary geographical approach to the study of folklore, exploring the complex relationships between...  Read More >>

By providing the first comprehensive study of the culturally and historically significant field of American gay...  Read More >>

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How can social critique respond to a catastrophic world? From Emerson to Adorno, a tradition of radical social critique...  Read More >>

""An account of the endangerment and survival of utopian fiction in the 21st century, and how they can provide a...  Read More >>

How can social critique respond to a catastrophic world? From Emerson to Adorno, a tradition of radical social critique...  Read More >>

This book will appeal to scholars in literary studies and the history and philosophy of science, offering a new...  Read More >>

Examines Baudelaire’s multifaceted use of natural, domestic, urban, and esthetic objects in his verse and prose...  Read More >>

An intimate archive emptied and overwritten by a fear of words, a book of mingled fates The poems of Our Prediction...  Read More >>