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Literary Theory: A Reintroduction introduces the current state of theory by placing it in its social, historical, and institutional contexts. Focu...

A charismatic and controversial figure, Lacan is one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century and his work has revolutionized lingui...

This is a pioneering critical intervention into the study of terrorism, language and political thought. Challenging the commonly held idea that ‘su...

Literary theories are indispensable tools for literature meant to interpret and evaluate works of literature with the mind of revealing the in-dept...

Literary theories are indispensable tools for literature meant to interpret and evaluate works of literature with the mind of revealing the in-dept...

Beginning in the 1920s, the book looks at the impact of the periods preceding the 'theory movement' and reintroduces this movement from a contempor...

Modern Literary Criticism and Theory: A History is the most comprehensive account of modern criticism and theory available in the English language....

Literary theories are indispensable tools for literature meant to interpret and evaluate works of literature with the mind of revealing the in-dept...

Written in concise and clear language, this book offers an historical overview of literary criticism and theory throughout the twentieth century al...

The book explores and introduces the world of Science Fiction (SF) by women writers, particularly Mary Shelley, Ursula K. Le Guin and Octavia Butle...

To gain a deeper understanding of the literary movement that has dominated recent Anglo-American literary criticism, The Pursuit of Signs is a must...

The present book takes a fresh look at gender and feminist perspectives through the novels of the three women writers across the globe, namely Toni...

This book is based on the myths in the plays of Girish Karnad. The four major plays Hayavadana, Yayati, Nagamandala and The Fire and the Rain have ...

Regarded notoriously pornographic when published in 1928, the novel is a triumph of passion, an erotic celebration of life, exploring the emotions ...

W.B. Yeats: Poetry and Plays studies the poetry and plays of William Butler Yeats, perhaps the greatest poet in the English language of his period,...

Perspectives on Gulliver’s Travels is meant to be a useful guide for students as well as teachers. It embraces the entire spectrum of the various a...

Ecocriticism explores the ways in which we imagine the relationship between humans and the environment across many areas of cultural production, in...

In this book Bradley approaches the major tragedies of Shakespeare through an extended study of the characters, who were presented as personalities...

Jude the Obscure is a haunting love story and a raging indictment of Victorian society. In addition to its literary qualities, the novel is a rich ...

The Kama Sutra, an ancient Indian Hindu text written by Vatsyayana, is widely considered to be the standard work on human sexual behavior. A portio...

This Routledge Classics edition includes a new foreword by the author.‘An excellent and very welcome guide to psycholinguistics…highly recommended....

This reader-friendly introduction makes Joyce asscessible by combining the excitement of reading his words with the excitement of interpreting them.