English Literature

Feminist Approaches to Literature: Vistas and Perspectives offers an edited collection of discourses, which are specifically feminist in content, showcasing major strands of contemporary feminist analysis. Instead of trying to be rigid regarding t...

Feminism ushered in as the primary lens for analysing differences of power in the world—differences in culture, race, sexuality and gender. Exploring Feminisms: Essence and Ethos presents feminism as a dynamic, multi-faceted and adaptive movement ...

Life writings constitute an ever-evolving genre of self-expression. Women's autobiographies, in particular, have held a place in academic discourse for some time, but it's only in the last three decades that they have begun to receive the critical...

A ‘marketplace phenomenon’ of the twentieth century, a ‘bright spot’ in an otherwise fluctuating literature market and an integral part of the lives of many teens, Young Adult literature is a ‘powerhouse’ in the publishing community, as well as in...

Shakespeare’s most enduringly popular and globally influential play, Macbeth encapsulates the greatest Christian tragedy of all: the Fall of Man. An elaborate and glaring depiction of the human condition stimulated by temptation and sin, Macbeth ...

The literary canon of twentieth-century illustrates an aesthetic shift marked by a tendency of literature to turn more experimental, more anxious, and more self-questioning. The ‘two World Wars, the social and political upheavals, the consolidatio...

The legacy of the Shakespearean plays has been the subject of much scholarly analysis over the centuries. Indeed, so powerful are Shakespearean creations that they not only dominate English literature and English studies, but also have successfull...

The legacy of the Shakespearean plays has been the subject of much scholarly analysis over the centuries. Indeed, so powerful are Shakespearean creations that they not only dominate English literature and English studies, but also have successfull...

The legacy of the Shakespearean plays has been the subject of much scholarly analysis over the centuries. Indeed, so powerful are Shakespearean creations that they not only dominate English literature and English studies, but also have successfull...

Since Simone de Beauvoir first proclaimed that ‘One is not born a woman, one becomes one’, the study of gender has become one of the most significant new disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Enriching our knowledge of the representat...

Exploring the postcolonial terrain where ‘dislocation and relocation intertwine, where hope and disillusionment converge, where violence erupts and the human spirit prevails,’ Reconceiving Postcolonialism: Visions and Revisions aims at expanding t...

In almost all the literatures of the world, the women writers are transcending the boundaries and making their presence felt on the international stage. Post-Colonial Women Writers: New Perspectives celebrates the excellence, originality and diver...

Although a relatively new force in academic circles, postcolonialism has rapidly expanded its conceptual reach over recent years so that it now depicts “a remarkably heterogeneous set of subject positions, professional fields and critical enterpri...

As the academic literature is growing, the vibrant field of global analysis is increasing. Shining a light on the pertinent aspects of postcolonial writing, New Urges in Postcolonial Literature, which is an anthology of scholarly articles, brings ...

British literature can boast of an illustrious, prestigious past and an exciting, evocative present. New Perspectives in British Literature provides students and readers with a critical introduction to key authors and their works through a collect...

British literature covers so much ground that it is often difficult for the teacher or student to know where to start. New Perspectives in British Literature presents comprehensive views of literature of the Renaissance, the Restoration, the Roman...

British literature can boast of an illustrious, prestigious past and an exciting, evocative present. New Perspectives in British Literature provides students and readers with a critical introduction to key authors and their works through a collect...

Literary theories are indispensable tools for literature meant to interpret and evaluate works of literature with the mind of revealing the in-depth implications of such works. Written in concise and clear language, Modern Literary Theories: New P...

Literary theories are indispensable tools for literature meant to interpret and evaluate works of literature with the mind of revealing the in-depth implications of such works. Written in concise and clear language, Modern Literary Theories: New P...

Literary theories are indispensable tools for literature meant to interpret and evaluate works of literature with the mind of revealing the in-depth implications of such works. Written in concise and clear language, Modern Literary Theories: New P...

Often a question is raised whether the marginalized can speak. It is a fact that the marginalized cannot stay voiceless for long, they have to speak and find a vent for their fears and anguish. Marginalized voices in American Literature: Margins a...

Indian women writing in English is being recognized as major contemporary current in English literature. The image of women in fiction has undergone a change during the last four decades. Women writers in post-colonial India have moved away from t...

Literary prizes form a fascinating interface between literature and society. Established in 1968, the Booker Prize has rapidly become one of the most prestigious and glamorous literary prizes in the English speaking world. Unlike the Nobel Prize, ...

Literary prizes form a fascinating interface between literature and society. Established in 1968, the Booker Prize has rapidly become one of the most prestigious and glamorous literary prizes in the English speaking world. Unlike the Nobel Prize, ...

Literary prizes form a fascinating interface between literature and society. Established in 1968, the Booker Prize has rapidly become one of the most prestigious and glamorous literary prizes in the English speaking world. Unlike the Nobel Prize, ...

One of Britain’s most interesting and complex contemporary novelists, Graham Greene is eminently readable and hugely topical. A diverse and prolific writer, he has also written poetry, children’s books, film scripts, political reportage and travel...

“It is by now clear that a feminist renaissance is under way,” remarked Adrienne Rich, the great American poet and feminist. Contemporary feminist literature is characterized by issues of women’s self-identity, of women coming out from the male-de...

Beginning with a comprehensive survey of feminism’s most important themes and concerns and providing a critical evaluation of the various aspects of contemporary feminism, The Atlantic Feminist Series—Feminism in Literature: Musings and Aesthetics...

With Kiran Desai the ‘fine tradition’ of Indian Booker Prize winners continues. Like her mother Anita Desai, Kiran Desai emerges as a gifted writer. From the mother to the daughter we see a literary tradition being built, starting from Anita Desai...

A fascinating and evocative study of love, sexual desire, and personal discovery, Twelfth Night stands at the summit of Shakespeare’s comic vision, the last and greatest of Shakespeare’s ‘pure’ romantic comedies. Dr Johnson, accorded the highest p...

Critical Essays on D.H. Lawrence: In Honour of Dr. R.K. Sinha is a humble effort to present a vital, complex, multifaceted, original and provocative Lawrence. The editor has cautiously commissioned eighteen essays that illuminate the achievement o...

Concurrent with increasing scholarly attention towards children’s literature, Canons of Children’s Literature, (Vol. II) explores an emerging body of literature that has thus far garnered little serious critical attention. The book critically exam...

Today, when the literature for adults is deteriorating, good books for children seem to be the only hope, the only refuge, appealing not only to the child in the adult, but to the adult in the child too. Mirroring the society from which the childr...

Today, when the literature for adults is deteriorating, good books for children seem to be the only hope, the only refuge, appealing not only to the child in the adult, but to the adult in the child too. Mirroring the society from which the childr...