Forthcoming Literature Books
Myth
Laurence Coupe offers students a comprehensive overview of the development of myth, showing how mythic themes, structures and symbols persist in literature and entertainment today....
December 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-44284-8 (Routledge)
Jean Baudrillard
Jean Baudrillard is one of the most controversial theorists of our time, famous for his claim that the Gulf War never happened and for his...
December 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-47448-1 (Routledge)
Transforming World Politics
From Empire to Multiple Worlds
This book provides a critical understanding of contemporary world politics by arguing that the neoliberal approach to international relations alienates many, often cornering them into...
January 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-77280-8 (Routledge)
An Introduction to Narratology
An Introduction to Narratology is an accessible, practical guide to narratological theory and terminology and its application to literature.
In this book, Monika Fludernik outlines:...
January 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-45030-0 (Routledge)
Transnationalism and American Literature
Literary Translation 1773–1892
What is transnationalism and how does it affect American literature?
This book examines nineteenth century contexts of transnationalism, translation and American literature. The discussion of transnationalism largely revolves around...
February 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-99989-2 (Routledge)
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Critical Multicultural Analysis of Children's Literature
Mirrors, Windows, and Doors
"Children’s literature is a contested terrain, as is multicultural education. Taken together, they pose a formidable challenge to both classroom teachers and academics…. Rather than...
March 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-8058-3711-7 (Routledge)
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Reading Sexualities
Hermeneutic Theory and the Future of Queer Studies
Reading Sexualities confronts the reigning practices, priorities, and preoccupations of queer theory and sexuality studies. Looking at a range of texts, from novels to travel...
April 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-36786-8 (Routledge)
From the Brink of the Apocalypse
Confronting Famine, War, Plague and Death in the Later Middle Ages
April 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-77797-1 (Routledge)
Kazuo Ishiguro
Kazuo Ishiguro's writing has rapidly gained global recognition since his first publication in 1981. Best known for his award-winning novels, his work also includes short stories and...
May 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-41536-1 (Routledge)
F.R. Leavis
F.R. Leavis is one of the most influential thinkers in twentieth-century theory. Although his outspoken and confrontational work has often provoked strong attack, there is...
May 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-36417-1 (Routledge)
Lyric
The term ‘lyric’ has evolved, been revised, redefined and contested over the centuries. In this fascinating introduction, Scott Brewster:
- traces the history of the term from...
May 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-31956-0 (Routledge)
Jean-Paul Sartre
As the founding figure of the movement known as ‘existentialism’, Jean-Paul Sartre was a key figure in twentieth-century literature and philosophy, whose writings changed the...
May 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-43565-9 (Routledge)
Encyclopedia of Feminist Literary Theory
June 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-99802-4 (Routledge)
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Postcolonial Ecocriticism
July 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-34458-6 (Routledge)
William Shakespeare
August 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-27540-8 (Routledge)
Fifty Key Figures in Science Fiction
August 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-43950-3 (Routledge)
The Historical Novel
September 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-42662-6 (Routledge)
Hans-Georg Gadamer
September 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-49309-3 (Routledge)
Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov offers a critical introduction to the plays and productions of this major canonical playwright. A century after his death the genius of Chekhov's...
September 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-41144-8 (Routledge)
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