Literary theory books

This reader presents the latest and most cutting-edge work in Sinophone studies, bringing together both senior and...  Read More >>

Detective Fiction for Young Readers is an examination of contemporary mystery stories for children and young adults....  Read More >>

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Literature has experienced two great medium shifts: from orality to writing, and from writing to printing. Today...  Read More >>

At a time when scholars in both literary and scientific disciplines are advancing the term posthumanism, this literary...  Read More >>

Modernism cannot be reduced to a rejection of established norms. This book spotlights Russian modernist poets’ and...  Read More >>

Taylor Swift, arguably the most prolific and acclaimed singer-songwriter of the 21st century, has shaped her listeners’...  Read More >>

Extends the field of translation studies and theory by examining three radical science-fiction treatments of translation....  Read More >>

Develops a new psychoanalytic theory of genius, a concept that is often invoked and pervasive in popular culture...  Read More >>

Literature has experienced two great medium shifts: from orality to writing, and from writing to printing. Today...  Read More >>

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Presents a range of studies that highlight historical and emerging ways that Irish literature and culture have crossed...  Read More >>

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Reading John Milton is a guide to Milton’s writings written for students, teachers, and readers everywhere seeking...  Read More >>

The Subversive Edge of Psychoanalysis examines the radical and non-conformist perspectives of both classical and...  Read More >>

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The Subversive Edge of Psychoanalysis examines the radical and non-conformist perspectives of both classical and...  Read More >>

This volume explores the historical, socio-political, transcultural, and intertextual connections between East Central...  Read More >>

Proposes that we can best understand literature's relationship to sex through a renewed focus on masochism. In...  Read More >>

Critical posthumanism is a by now established theory paradigm that challenges us to rethink, unlearn and relearn...  Read More >>

Understanding (Post)feminist Girlhood Through Young Adult Fantasy Literature takes advantage of growing critical...  Read More >>

""As we begin to leave the Gutenberg age, and into a era dominated by the Internet, we have much to learn from how...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1956, this study of Spenser’s poetry shows how the conceptions of his earlier work in visions...  Read More >>

Nancy’s book offers nothing less than a philosophy of the city. Drawing on his widely discussed accounts of sense...  Read More >>