Literary theory books

"Nobel Prize-winning novelist J.M. Coetzee's ""Jesus"" fictions constitute a trilogy of novels that have appeared...  Read More >>

Class Acts looks at two often neglected aspects of Derrida’s work as a philosopher, his public lectures and his...  Read More >>

Ada Smailbegović shows how twentieth- and twenty-first-century writers have intermingled scientific methodologies...  Read More >>

First published in 1984, Ann Swinfen presents a wide-ranging and comprehensive view of fantasy: what it is, what...  Read More >>

This book examines the manifestations of materiality across different gothic media to show the inhuman at the heart...  Read More >>

In this pioneering study, Dr. Fernandez explores how the rise of institutional geography in Victorian England impacted...  Read More >>

Jane Austen and Altruism identifies a compelling theme, namely, the view that Jane Austen propounds a rigorous,...  Read More >>

Through meticulous close readings of Eliot’s fiction, essays, and letters, The Ethical Vision of George Eliot presents...  Read More >>

This Handbook maps the key areas of spatiality within literary studies, offering a comprehensive overview but also...  Read More >>

This book interprets the ideas and concepts that characterize the works of Albert Camus for our contemporary times....  Read More >>

This book looks at the trends in the development of the Igbo Novel from its antecedents in oral and performance,...  Read More >>

This volume tackles conflicts in the provider-patient relationship; uses the psychosomatic as a lens for theorizing...  Read More >>

The Postcolonial World offers an overview of the field while also extending critical debate in exciting new directions,...  Read More >>

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This book focuses on the cohering elements across various texts and traditions of India. It addresses questions...  Read More >>

This book encourages scholars to engage with the trade by applying scholarly rigor and inquiry to the publications,...  Read More >>

This book critically examines how a Hero is made, sustained, and even deformed, in contemporary cultures. It brings...  Read More >>

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While speculation has always been crucial to biography, it has often been neglected, denied or misunderstood. This...  Read More >>

This book aims to understand through life writing and its theory what trans means when we talk about identities...  Read More >>

The Creature is an invitation to follow the mechanics between power and pain, which begets the creature. Creatures...  Read More >>

In der Traumliteratur wird das weibliche Geschlecht («der dunkle Kontinent») stets als begehrtes Objekt männlicher...  Read More >>

This book argues for the adaptive function of storytelling, integrates traditional humanist scholarship with current...  Read More >>

The self as a primary literary element can be identified as an axis of symmetry, similar to a central section of...  Read More >>

This book engages with the life and works of the distinctive Hindi writer, Krishna Sobti known for making bold choices...  Read More >>