Literary theory books

First published in 1951, this study gives an account of Shaftesbury’s aesthetic and literary theory; his discussion...  Read More >>

This book focuses on debates and controversies around the Arabian Nights, which made significant cultural inroads...  Read More >>

However divergent their analyses may be in other ways, some prominent anti-capitalist critics have remained critical...  Read More >>

Why do we read literature? For Arnold Weinstein, the answer is clear: literature allows us to become someone else....  Read More >>

However divergent their analyses may be in other ways, some prominent anti-capitalist critics have remained critical...  Read More >>

A convenient source of critical commentary on the careers and works of acclaimed authors who died between 1800 and...  Read More >>

In The Ways of the Word, Garrett Stewart steps aside from theory to focus on the sheer pleasure of attentive reading...  Read More >>

Diese Open-Access-Publikation befasst sich mit dem Erzählen im Unternehmenskontext, was spätestens seit der Einführung...  Read More >>

In The Ways of the Word, Garrett Stewart steps aside from theory to focus on the sheer pleasure of attentive reading...  Read More >>

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Part memoir, part biography, part book about creative writing and what really makes a novel, and also a brave book...  Read More >>

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Featured on the 2021 Locus Recommended Reading List For over 50 years, Darko Suvin has set the agenda for science...  Read More >>

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"""An updated edition of the landmark book on ecofeminism-now with a new section on climate-that will be a key resource...  Read More >>

One of the most exciting theories to emerge from cognitive science research over the past few decades has been Douglas...  Read More >>

This book examines how one thing that some people do to penises-remove the foreskin-has become a site upon which...  Read More >>

Data has never mattered more. Our lives are increasingly shaped by it and how it is defined, collected and used....  Read More >>

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Baroque Modernity will appeal to readers in a wide array of disciplines, including comparative literature, theater...  Read More >>

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The book explores a wide range of women who have crossed the boundary between text and image: painters who have...  Read More >>

This book presents a critical history of the intersections between American environmental literature and ecological...  Read More >>

A broad exploration of the collision and coexistence of classical and modernizing forces within tragic drama during...  Read More >>