Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

By David Whittaker, Mpalive-Hangson Msiska

Offering an insight into African culture that had not been portrayed before, Things Fall Apart is both a tragic and moving story of an individual...

Published November 6th 2007 by Routledge.

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Post-Colonial Studies

The Key Concepts

By Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths, Helen Tiffin

Published October 30th 2007 by Routledge.

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Literary Theory: The Basics

By Hans Bertens

With a new introduction and fully updated pointers to further reading, this third edition of Hans Bertens’ bestselling book is a must-have guide to the world...

Published October 4th 2007 by Routledge.

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George Eliot

By Jan Jedrzejewski

As a woman in an illegal marriage, publishing under a male pseudonym, George Eliot was one of the most successful yet controversial writers of the...

Published May 8th 2007 by Routledge.

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Ways of Reading

Advanced Reading Skills for Students of English Literature

By Martin Montgomery, Alan Durant, Nigel Fabb, Tom Furniss, Sara Mills

Published November 24th 2006 by Routledge.

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Byron

By Caroline Franklin

Lord Byron (1788-1824) was a poet and satirist, as famous in his time for his love affairs and questionable morals as he was for his...

Published October 25th 2006 by Routledge.

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Joseph Conrad

By Tim Middleton

The popular yet complex work of Joseph Conrad has attracted much critical attention over the years, from the perspectives of postcolonial, modernist, cultural and gender...

Published August 29th 2006 by Routledge.

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Critical Theory Today

A User-Friendly Guide

By Lois Tyson

This new edition of the classic guide offers a thorough and accessible introduction to contemporary critical theory. It provides in-depth coverage of the most common...

Published August 14th 2006 by Routledge.

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Shakespeare: The Basics

By Sean McEvoy

The second edition of this best-selling guide demystifies Shakespeare’s plays and brings critical ideas within a beginner’s grasp. The text provides a thorough general introduction...

Published June 28th 2006 by Routledge.

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Fifty Key Literary Theorists

By Richard J. Lane

Covering over a century's worth of debate, thinking and writing about literature, this is a unique guide to the lives and works of fifty theorists...

Published June 28th 2006 by Routledge.

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