Literary theory books

This book focuses on the East African coast, particularly Kenya, examining cross-generic texts—historical novels,...  Read More >>

Harry Potter, Psychoanalysis, and the Unconscious studies the Harry Potter series through the lens of psychoanalysis...  Read More >>

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

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

This volume offers a timely exploration of ecocriticism in an era marked by climate change and environmental injustice....  Read More >>

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

How did book reviews shape the fate of novels and their authors during the height of women's literary influence?...  Read More >>

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A history of human rights that places writers and their ideas at its center. At Amnesty International's headquarters...  Read More >>

.A contemplative exploration of language and narrative, crafting a serene and measured reading experience delving...  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 >>

This volume provides the first comprehensive account of the Italian reception of Eliot's masterpiece Four Quartets....  Read More >>

The Romance of Real Life, a common title in nineteenth-century European and American fiction, identifies the basic...  Read More >>

First published in 1984, John Bunyan: Allegory and Imagination is informed not only by an enthusiasm for Bunyan...  Read More >>

Offers an authoritative account of British utopian literature and culture from the postwar to the present. Written...  Read More >>

Spatiality in Contemporary Anglophone Literatures focuses on how spatiality has been used been used as a theme,...  Read More >>

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

Groundless Noir: Ontology and Latin American Crime Fiction explores the dominant noir moods of precarity and uncertainty...  Read More >>

This book is the first comprehensive critical introduction to the life and career of one of the most significant...  Read More >>

Groundless Noir: Ontology and Latin American Crime Fiction explores the dominant noir moods of precarity and uncertainty...  Read More >>

Rewriting Gender in an Age of Transition: 1880-1940 examines shifting discourses on gender and sexuality across...  Read More >>

This book is the first comprehensive critical introduction to the life and career of one of the most significant...  Read More >>

This book offers the first comprehensive study of the representation of gay men in Egyptian cinema. It will be of...  Read More >>