Literary theory books

The book covers Polish literature from Romanticism to the present day to thoroughly rethink the Polish literary...  Read More >>

Weaving together personal narrative and cultural history, Snack examines how this seemingly trivial food category...  Read More >>

Brochures, billboards, websites, menus, and memes. We are immersed every day in the imagery of carefully-curated...  Read More >>

The world's most advanced AI receives a seeker without a compass: someone who wants to be a good person and fulfill...  Read More >>

How do we define plagiarism in literature? In this wide-ranging study, Muhsin J. al-Musawi examines debates surrounding...  Read More >>

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

In this daring study, Amy De'Ath develops a new type of literary criticism attuned to the way our lives are shaped...  Read More >>

Published after the fall of Communism, this is one of Derrida's most prophetic books. This Routledge Classics edition...  Read More >>

In this daring study, Amy De'Ath develops a new type of literary criticism attuned to the way our lives are shaped...  Read More >>

Published after the fall of Communism, this is one of Derrida's most prophetic books. This Routledge Classics edition...  Read More >>

Reading the Racial Encounter engages constructions of race through the analysis of scenes of meeting or encounter...  Read More >>

The Russian novel remains a subject of enduring interest for scholars, students, and general audiences. Russian...  Read More >>

It is generally understood that the modern colonial encounter warped the experience of time in the postcolonial...  Read More >>

""Practical Criticism, a Study of Literary Judgment"" is a seminal work in the field of literary theory and a foundational...  Read More >>

""The Poetics of Aristotle, Its Meaning and Influence"" is an insightful examination of Aristotle's seminal treatise...  Read More >>

""American Criticism: Studies in Literary Theory From Poe to the Present"" provides a comprehensive examination...  Read More >>

""Recherches Sur La Technique De Balzac"" is a foundational scholarly examination of the literary methods used by...  Read More >>

""Arthur Symons Als Kritiker Der Literatur"" bietet eine tiefgreifende Untersuchung des literarischen Wirkens und...  Read More >>

""The Handling of Words, and Other Studies in Literary Psychology"" is a seminal exploration into the intricate...  Read More >>

""Principles of Literary Criticism"" is a foundational work in the development of modern literary theory and systematic...  Read More >>

""The Idea of Great Poetry"" is a profound exploration into the nature of poetic excellence and the qualities that...  Read More >>

""The Rhythm of English Prose; A Manual for Students"" is a rigorous and insightful examination of the structural...  Read More >>

Urban Informality and Narrative Form brings together literary analysis and spatial planning theory in an interdisciplinary...  Read More >>

A bold, dialectic engagement with Fredric Jameson's thought Fredric Jameson (19342024) is widely regarded as the...  Read More >>

This book is a compelling exploration of Ernest Hemingway's unique brand of primitivism, which was rooted in realism...  Read More >>