Literary theory books

This book, originally published in 1983, begins with an analysis of the patterns of Graham Greene’s mind. It explores...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1970, this account of Tolstoy’s achievement as a novelist concentrates on the best known...  Read More >>

Malcolm Lowry’s Under the Volcano is now recognized as one of the major novels of the 20th Century, whose breadth...  Read More >>

When it was originally published in 1986, this book was the first full-length study of Farrell’s fiction. Ronald...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1982, this study examines Orton’s principal plays, but its main concern is to identify his...  Read More >>

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Humor and the novel both belong, in important ways, to the nineteenth century. It is in the nineteenth-century that...  Read More >>

The Novel and Neuroscience from Dostoevsky to Ishiguro explores how affective neuroscience illuminates the emotional...  Read More >>

This book examines the poetry and prose of Anand Narain Mulla, an important figure in Urdu literature who defies...  Read More >>

This interdisciplinary collection examines literature, philosophy, and political theory through twenty-five essays...  Read More >>

This book throws new light on the question of authorship in Neo- Latin literature and examines the the strategies...  Read More >>

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Written for literary and animal studies scholars, this book shows how animal illnesses influence our cultures and...  Read More >>

Trauma and Spirituality in Ethnic American Women’s Novels examines a genre of ethnic American women’s literature,...  Read More >>

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This volume addresses Gaskell’s works, networks, contexts, and legacies. Contributors draw on ecocriticism, queer...  Read More >>

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Wynter’s Queer Revolution answers the question, What’s the point of teaching humanities in the interregnum? This...  Read More >>

Organizing Relation investigates how attachment theory can shift major conversations in literary criticism about...  Read More >>

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Via German and American case studies, analyzes uses of narrative and scripting to appeal to stakeholders in urban...  Read More >>