Literary theory books

How is literature like a game, and how are games like literature? Engagements with Literary Gaming examines the...  Read More >>

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

An engaging biographical introduction to Sigmund Freud, contextualizing his theoretical development within the vibrant...  Read More >>

This Element centers the 'Black Pacific' as a generative site for comparative and intersectional methodologies and...  Read More >>

Queer Psychoanalysis offers a detailed study of the tensions and contiguities between the field of queer theory...  Read More >>

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This Element centers the 'Black Pacific' as a generative site for comparative and intersectional methodologies and...  Read More >>

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

Queer Psychoanalysis offers a detailed study of the tensions and contiguities between the field of queer theory...  Read More >>

Unearthing the ethical entanglements of early children's books with the Atlantic slave economy. What ethical lessons...  Read More >>

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Dieses Buch bietet einen Überblick über rhetorische Strategien, in zentralen literarischen Streitigkeiten des 18....  Read More >>

This book unveils the latest trends and developments in Asian creative writing, serving as a vital resource for...  Read More >>

Jackie Kay: Critical Essays offers the first full-length critical study of Jackie Kay’s work. It brings together...  Read More >>

Queer Autobibliography: Acts of Reading and Ways of Belongingargues that this negotiation takes place in and through...  Read More >>

This volume provides a timely contribution to the ongoing conversation on the agency of matter in environmental...  Read More >>

This book examines intertextuality in the Gospel of John as it is woven into John the Baptist's characterization...  Read More >>

Jackie Kay: Critical Essays offers the first full-length critical study of Jackie Kay’s work. It brings together...  Read More >>

This volume illustrates Asian speculative fiction's potential to interrogate and inspire humanity's ecological and...  Read More >>

Will appeal to all readers interested in the ecological power of literature. Views fiction as a sensing instrument...  Read More >>

This book examines Australian memoirs of settler belonging written by public intellectuals-writers, historians,...  Read More >>

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This book attempts to provide a basic theory for all narratives, in order to shake narratology off its age-long...  Read More >>

First published in 1979, Landor as Critic examines Walter Savage Landor’s critical writings, showcasing his literary...  Read More >>