Literary theory books

This book is for both specialist and non-specialist readers with an interest in Australian literature, above all...  Read More >>

Through a series of chapters spanning a number of metropolises across the globe, this book addresses the way cities...  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 >>

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This volume argues that, given a Western propensity to identify Shakespeare’s work with “the human”, his drama...  Read More >>

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

This book introduces Chinese creative writing to the English-speaking world, considering various aspects of literary...  Read More >>

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"Questo libro tratta della massoneria, della sua storia, delle sue origini, delle sue leggende... e analizza alcuni...  Read More >>

Cicero's Brutus (46 BCE), a magisterial dialogue on Rome's oratorical and political history, was written amidst...  Read More >>

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to medio-translatology, including its historical and literary setting,...  Read More >>

A comprehensive reader on the Czech literary avant-garde.   In recent years a prominent trend in the study of...  Read More >>

This book is for any reader interested in the American graphic novel and its longer history. Going after Art Spiegelman's...  Read More >>

This volume argues that parody is central to modernism and shows that as a literary technique, parody was a means...  Read More >>

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Covering key forms, media, locations, individuals, and communities, this book addresses both familiar topics and...  Read More >>

In this book, Amy R. Wong unravels the colonial and racial logic behind seemingly innocuous assumptions about ""speech"":...  Read More >>

Examines how D. H. Lawrence established a professional writing career.  Read More >>

A pioneering study of women poets exploring the four laureate roles of the United Kingdom and Ireland.  Read More >>

A collection of thought-provoking essays spanning thirty-five years of Alison Light's work.  Read More >>

Explores the relation between humility and humiliation in the works of T. S. Eliot and Samuel Beckett.  Read More >>

Provides valuable insight into one of the most exciting developments in Beckett Studies in recent years.  Read More >>