Arts, Literature and Humanities

Twentieth-Century American Poetry by Christopher MacGowan, 1405131748, 9781405131742, Blackwell

Thomas Hardy by Peter Widdowson, 8126912987, 9788126912988, Atl-NorthH

Beginning with more accessible critical approaches and gradually introducing more challenging critical perspectives, THEORY INTO PRACTICE, Indian E...

This is a completely updated and expanded second edition of the wide-ranging and accessible Routledge History of Literature in English. It covers t...

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

Key Features Updated historical information presents the findings of recent scholarship. Revised prose style uses more contemporary, accessible lan...

This book introduces readers to the history of the novel in the twentieth century and demonstrates its ongoing relevance as a literary form. A jar...

Language of Fiction was the first book of criticism by the renowned novelist and critic David Lodge. His uniquely informed perspective - he was alr...

Simon Glendinning provides a clear picture of the current state of the contemporary philosophical culture by tracing the origins and development of...

The historical novel is an enduringly popular genre that raises crucial questions about key literary concepts, fact and fiction, identity, history,...

Presupposing no prior knowledge of linguistics, The Handbook of Linguistics is the ideal resource for people who want to learn about the subject an...

The reading, study and criticism of books has always been popular and never more so than now, with the rise of reading groups and the success of TV...

Written by one of the world’s leading literary theorists, this book provides a wide-ranging, accessible and humorous introduction to the English no...

The publisher of this book utilises modern printing technologies as well as photocopying processes for reprinting and preserving rare works of lite...

The tale of 'Cinderella' is told wherever stories are still read aloud and everyone is familiar with 'Rapunzel' and 'The Golden Goose', but who has...

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

A concise introduction to a core and popular area of literary studies. Provides extended case studies which survey and summarise key critical debat...

Teaching Literature is an inspirational guidebook for all teachers of English and American literature in higher education. Written by leading acad...

Subjectivity by Ruth Robbins, 1137612045, 9781137612045, Palgr Mac

This engaging book draws on all of Shakespeare′s plays to show they can still be used as a guide to life. Introduces beginning students and general...

Designed to accompany students throughout the whole of their English degree, this is a one-stop reference for all the information they need, both o...

A 'wilful extremist' according to the London Times, Hélène Cixous is hailed as one of the most formidable writers and thinkers of our time. Acclaim...

This Guide steers students through the critical writing on Shakespeare’s tragedies from the sixteenth century to the present day. Guides students ...

Shakespeare's Sonnets are among the most fascinating poems in the English language. They are central to an understanding of his life and work as bo...

Presents an examination of the authorship controversy surrounding Shakespeare: the claim made repeatedly that the plays were ghost written. This ti...

This Guide introduces students to critical writing on Shakespeare’s comedies over the last four centuries. Guides students through four centuries ...

This classic of Shakespeare scholarship begins with a masterly introductory essay analysing and exemplifying the various categories of sexual and n...