Postcolonial Theory and Autobiography

By David Huddart

Cultural theory has often been criticized for covert Eurocentric and universalist tendencies. Its concepts and ideas are implicitly applicable to everyone, ironing over any individuality...

Published October 26th 2007 by Routledge.

By Laurel Plapp

Zionism and Revolution in European-Jewish Literature examines twentieth-century Jewish writing that challenges imperialist ventures and calls for solidarity with the colonized, most notably the Arabs...

Published October 25th 2007 by Routledge.

Stephen Greenblatt

By Mark Robson

Stephen Greenblatt is the most important exponent of 'new historicism', a dynamic critical movement which rejects the traditional reliance on individual canonical texts, exploring a...

Published October 22nd 2007 by Routledge.

By Randall Martin

This book presents the first comprehensive study of over 120 printed news reports of murders and infanticides committed by early modern women. It offers an...

Published October 17th 2007 by Routledge.

Towards a Critical Multiculturalism

By Youngsuk Chae

This book examines U.S. multiculturalism from the perspective of Asian American writings, drawing contrasts between politically acquiescent multiculturalism and politically conscious multiculturalism. Chae discusses the...

Published October 9th 2007 by Routledge.

Into the Closet

Cross-Dressing and the Gendered Body in Children's Literature and Film

By Victoria Flanagan

Into the Closet examines the representation of cross-dressing in a wide variety of children’s fiction, ranging from picture books and junior fiction to teen films...

Published October 2nd 2007 by Routledge.

The Outside Child, In and Out of the Book

By Christine Wilkie-Stibbs

The Outside Child, In and Out of the Book is situated at the intersection between children’s literature studies and childhood studies. In this provocative book,...

Published October 1st 2007 by Routledge.

Imperial Eyes

Travel Writing and Transculturation

By Mary Louise Pratt

Published September 27th 2007 by Routledge.

Rhetoric

By Jennifer Richards

Rhetoric has shaped our understanding of the nature of language and the purpose of literature for over two millennia. It is of crucial importance in...

Published August 29th 2007 by Routledge.

Essays on Fiction, Narrative, and Knowledge

Edited by John Gibson, Wolfgang Huemer, Luca Pocci

A team of leading contributors from both philosophical and literary backgrounds have been brought together in this impressive book to examine how works of literary...

Published August 20th 2007 by Routledge.