Literary theory books

Originally published posthumously in 1980, this book centres on 5 British poets – Geoffrey Hill, Philip Larkin,...  Read More >>

George Eliot thought of herself as a teacher, as did her contemporaries. Their view that her writing was a deliberate...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1991, this elegantly written book offers new readers a useful approach to the work of Evelyn...  Read More >>

Die aus unterrichtlichen Erprobungen gezogenen Erkenntnisse zeigen: Wenn Fabeln nicht mit Blick auf ihre Lehre im...  Read More >>

The Art of Translation in Seamus Heaney’s Poetry is a critical study of the later work of Seamus Heaney.  Read More >>

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The Routledge Introduction to English Canadian Literature and Digital Humanities is a guide to the debates, concepts,...  Read More >>

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First published in 1978, The Victorians presents a survey of the Victorian era, exploring the relationship between...  Read More >>

This edited collection sees experts across a wide range of academic fields turn their attention to all things Taylor...  Read More >>

Law and Literature presents an accessible new study of the many ways in which law and literature interact by providing...  Read More >>

The aim of this Element is to forge new conceptual tools to give more ecological power to the human imagination....  Read More >>

The Routledge Introduction to English Canadian Literature and Digital Humanities is a guide to the debates, concepts,...  Read More >>

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

The Routledge Companion to Folk Horror offers a comprehensive guide to this popular genre. It explores its origins,...  Read More >>

With references to the theoretical framework of Michel Foucault and Pierre Bourdieu, this book offers a critical...  Read More >>

This volume analyzes the literary role played by history in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. It argues that the events...  Read More >>

""Alchemies of Blood and Afro-Diasporic Fiction focuses on the resurgence of biological racism in 21st-century public...  Read More >>

""A pioneering work in cognitive versification studies, scrutinizing the rhythmical means of free verse""--  Read More >>

Sensation Novels and Domestic Minds investigates how the Victorians dealt with questions of mental health by examining...  Read More >>

Children’s Literature in Place: Surveying the Landscapes of Children’s Culture is an edited collection dedicated...  Read More >>

This book shows that traditional forms played a vital role in shaping mature women poets’ responses to modernity,...  Read More >>

Max Porter is amongst the most exciting British writers of the twenty-first century; this book is the first study...  Read More >>

Patriarchy’s Creative Resilience explores the disturbing sustainability of white male supremacy.  Read More >>

It was thirty years after her writing debut that the first work taking detailed notice of the theological language...  Read More >>