Literary theory books

Everyone uses the word, usually somewhat in awe, certainly with respect; Alfred Nobel by means of his will left...  Read More >>

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Shakespeare and Identity in a Divided World examines some of the most pressing issues about identity and so-called...  Read More >>

Outlines British literature's relation to global empire from the 16th century to the present. Twenty-one chapters...  Read More >>

Einerseits geht es um präzise Erfassung von Einzelphänomenen wie Unzuverlässigkeit (Darstellung imaginärer Entitäten,...  Read More >>

Realism has been disparaged for over a hundred years as an outmoded form, and, more recently, as a pernicious illusion,...  Read More >>

Outlines British literature's relation to global empire from the 16th century to the present. Twenty-one chapters...  Read More >>

This book examines truthfulness in transmedia practices, particularly in relation to scientific knowledge and the...  Read More >>

A uniquely comprehensive, groundbreaking two-volume study of Loy's relationship to the human body and soul.  Read More >>

This edited volume explores the representation of human-wildlife conflict in Indian literary texts, and offers a...  Read More >>

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First Published in 1972, The Scholar-Critic argues that it's a mistake to consider literary criticism and literary...  Read More >>

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Bakhtin's Adventure: An Essay on Life without Meaning offers a bold rereading of Mikhail Bakhtin's groundbreaking...  Read More >>

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Explores and illuminates the impact of French theorist, writer, and critic Hélène Cixous on our understanding of...  Read More >>

This volume traces the evolution of serial forms from antiquity to the digital age, exploring their role in literature,...  Read More >>

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

Kim Godal's fiction emerges as a sustained inquiry into how sacred texts are read, repurposed, and weaponized within...  Read More >>

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Psychoanalysis and The Lord of the Rings offers a psychoanalytical perspective on The Lord of the Rings, informed...  Read More >>

Moving beyond a cisgender, heteronormative framework, this book investigates Shakespeare’s queer legacy on Emily...  Read More >>

What happens when strangers meet in film? The Cinema of Converging Lives explores a group of films within an important...  Read More >>

Reading Words into Worlds asks: how can reading a novel make us feel as if we are living in a world? The book argues...  Read More >>