Literary theory books

From remakes and reboots to transmedia storytelling, loose adaptations or adaptations which last but a single episode,...  Read More >>

This book explores the idea that while we see the vampire as a hero of romance, or as a member of an oppressed minority...  Read More >>

The new edition of this bestselling literary theory anthology has been thoroughly updated to include influential...  Read More >>

In Roland Barthes's eyes, Philippe Sollers embodied the figure of the contemporary writer forever seeking something...  Read More >>

In Roland Barthes's eyes, Philippe Sollers embodied the figure of the contemporary writer forever seeking something...  Read More >>

A collection of brief reflections on keywords related to energy, including the various substances and forces with...  Read More >>

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The passions are at the heart of human experience. Literature captures the complexity of the passions more acutely...  Read More >>

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A collection of brief reflections on keywords related to energy, including the various substances and forces with...  Read More >>

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'Post-Multicultural Writers as Neo-Cosmopolitan Mediators' is the first book to bring together global debates in...  Read More >>

This collection, which brings together some of the most prominent scholars in the field, considers how the posthumously...  Read More >>

Becoming Fiction: Reassessing Atheism in Dürrenmatt’s Stoffe sets forth a clarification of the importance of Friedrich...  Read More >>

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A seminal text in literary theory available in English for the first time  Read More >>

This book shows how the Brontes writings engage with the major issues which dominate twentieth century theoretical...  Read More >>

Simon During provides a detailed introduction to the whole body of Foucault's work, with a particular emphasis on...  Read More >>

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Explores issues related to race and religion in Lovecraft criticism.  Read More >>

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Gerrit Haas re-theorises the peculiar textual conduct of ficto/critical writing, which inextricably intersects fictional...  Read More >>

Over the past three decades, no critical movement has been more prominent in Shakespeare Studies than new historicism....  Read More >>

Readers and Reading provides an introduction to the field of reading theory. This collection of essays from such...  Read More >>