English Literature

A quarter of a century on from its original publication, Literary Theory: An Introduction still conjures the subversion, excitement and exoticism t...

The new edition of this bestselling literary theory anthology has been thoroughly updated to include influential texts from innovative new areas, i...

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

Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction, Third Edition, presents a comprehensive introduction to the full range of contemporary approaches to the...

Currently the definitive text in the field and now available in an expanded third edition, Eighteenth-Century Poetry presents the rich diversity of...

A Dictionary of Postmodernism presents an authoritative A-Z of the critical terms and central figures related to the origins and evolution of postm...

In this complete survey of the theories, methods, and key findings within applied linguistics, students are introduced to core research questions a...

An Introduction to Syntactic Analysis and Theory offers beginning students a comprehensive overview of and introduction to our current understandin...

A History of Seventeenth-Century Literature outlines significant developments in the English literary tradition between the years 1603 and 1690. A...

This volume introduces students to the most important figures, movements and trends in post-war British and Irish poetry. An historical overview an...

Taking an innovative and multi-disciplinary approach to literature from 1947 to the present day, this concise companion is an indispensable guide f...

Focusing on major and emerging playwrights, institutions, and various theatre practices this Concise Companion examines the key issues in British a...

This cutting-edge Companion is a comprehensive resource for the study of the modern American novel. Published at a time when literary modernism is ...

This collection of authoritative essays represents the latest scholarship on topics relating to the themes, movements, and forms of English fiction...

A Companion to James Joyce offers a unique composite overview and analysis of Joyce's writing, his global image, and his growing impact on twentiet...

Written by some of the world's most distinguished Henry James scholars, this innovative collection of essays provides the most up-to-date scholarsh...

This collection offers students and scholars of Eliot’s work a timely critical reappraisal of her corpus, including her poetry and non-fiction, ref...

A Brontë Encyclopedia is an A- Z encyclopedia of the most notable literary family of the 19th century highlighting original literary insights and t...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Literature today is a very different concept from that of only a generation ago, and this difference is attributed usually to 'postmodernism'. Most...

In this brilliantly provocative and comprehensively informative introductory text, Niall Lucy shows the student how postmodern literary theory work...

This short introduction to Modernism analyses the movement from the perspective of English and American literature. Provides a critical overview of...

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

Materials and Methods in ELT , Second Edition offers a comprehensive and practical introduction to central themes in the principles and practice of...

First published in 1983, Literary Theory: An Introduction is probably the best-selling work of literary criticism in the world today. It propelled ...

Literary Theory: An Anthology is a unique combination of the classic statements in criticism and the new theories that have revolutionized literary...

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

Michael Ryan′s Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction, Second Edition introduces students to the full range of contemporary approaches to the st...

In clear, concise, and elegant prose, the acclaimed literary scholar M. A. R. Habib introduces major critical movements, figures, and texts, while ...

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

Lucid, entertaining and full of insight, How To Read A Poem is designed to banish the intimidation that too often attends the subject of poetry, an...

Brings together 48 fresh and original contributions from practicing poets and leading scholars, who together offer critical and contextual coverage...

This comprehensive guide to the history of literary criticism from antiquity to the present day provides an authoritative overview of the major mov...

This volume presents fresh approaches to classic Victorian fiction from 1830 to 1900. Consisting of a series of original essays written by prominen...