Criticism & Theory

New Vocabularies in Film Semiotics provides a comprehensive lexicon of semiotic concepts, defining over 500 critical terms. The authors address key aspects ...

This is a completely updated and expanded second edition of the wide-ranging and accessible Routledge History of Literature in English. It covers the main d...

In a fantastic world that is and is not seventeenth-century England, a baby is found floating in the Thames. The child, Jordan, is rescued by Dog Woman and ...

In this retitled and revised edition of The Problems of Mathematics, renowned mathematician Ian Stewart gives math buffs and non-technical readers—as well...

Beliefs in mysterious underworlds are as old as humanity. But the idea that the earth has a hollow interior was first proposed as a scientific theory in 169...

This is the only anthology to present a full history of Canadian poetry — from the early 1600s through the expansiveness of poetic activity during the 18t...

An illuminating look at the many forms of poetry’s essential excellence by James Longenbach, a writer with “an ear as subtle and assured as any America...

Widely regarded as the finest poet of his generation, Seamus Heaney is the subject of numerous critical studies, but no book-length portrait has appeared be...

The #1 New York Times Bestseller An Entertainment Weekly Top Ten Book of the Year Now a Major Motion PictureRunning with Scissors is the true story of a b...

A Dialogue Between Two Shepards, Uttered In A Pastoral Show -- Two Songs For An Accession Day Tilt -- Philisides, The Shepard Good And True -- Sing, Neighbo...

Edited By Zachary Leader. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Literature & Fiction History & Criticism Regional & Cultural...

In A Sweeping Portrayal Of German Life From World War I To The Early 1970's, Böll, Tells The Story Of The Widow Leni Pfeiffer And Her Son Lev Who Have Beco...

Western scholars have tended to read Heian literature through the prism of female experience, stressing the imbalance of power in courtship and looking for...

The idea that prompted the conferenee for which many of these papers were written, and that inspired this book, is stated in the Editorial Introduction repr...

Lively, original and highly readable, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory is the essential guide to literary studies. Starting at ‘The Be...

General Editor, Michael Dobson ; Associate General Editor, Stanley Wells. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 537-539).Categories: Literature & Fict...

Narrative is an important element in our daily life and the novel is arguably the most popular genre of our times. The theory of narrative or narratology, w...