Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists & Prose Writers

Crime fiction has been one of the most popular genres since the 19th century, but has roots in works as varied as Sophocles, Herodotus, and Shakesp...

'A highly entertaining story of literary friendship, epic legal battles and cultural politics centred on one of the most enigmatic writers of the 2...

WHAT MAKES A CULT WRITER? Whether pioneering in their craft, fiercely and undeniably unique or critically divisive, cult writers come in all shape...

''Fascinating and forensically scrupulous.'' John Banville, GuardianWhen Franz Kafka died in 1924, his loyal champion Max Brod could not bring hims...

''Evocative . . . poignant . . . acute and funny'' Observer''The Revival of the Great Lucia Berlin Continues Apace'' New York TimesBest known for h...

The Oxford History of the Irish Book is a major series that charts one of the most venerable book cultures in Europe, from the earliest manuscript ...

The Oxford History of the Irish Book is a major series that charts one of the most venerable book cultures in Europe, from the earliest manuscript ...

Women and madness in the early Romantic novel returns madness to a central role in feminist literary criticism through an updated exploration of hy...

A moving exploration of the life and work of the celebrated American writer, blending biography and memoir with literary criticism. Since James Bal...

Light Out and Modern Vietnamese Stories, 19301954, translated by Quan Manh Ha and Paul Christiansen, with an essay by Ngô Vn Giá, is the first anth...

Light Out and Modern Vietnamese Stories, 19301954, translated by Quan Manh Ha and Paul Christiansen, with an essay by Ngô Vn Giá, is the first anth...

Today's Russia, Unstuck in Time suggests, is a nation of time travelers, living either in memories of the Great Patriotic War and a society that pr...

Today's Russia, Unstuck in Time suggests, is a nation of time travelers, living either in memories of the Great Patriotic War and a society that pr...

A study of how Kazuo Ishiguros novels respond to and represent the world through characters that are profoundly limited in their understanding of t...

A dynamic reappraisal of Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost, exploring its radical origins in the seventeenth century and its revolutionary impact on...

A dynamic reappraisal of Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost, exploring its radical origins in the seventeenth century and its revolutionary impact on...

'Sharp, unsentimental and ruefully funny. A fascinating portrait not only of Lively but of the times through which she has lived' Daily Telegraph'C...

Mining the borderlands where history meets literature in Britain and Europe as well as America, this book shows how the imminence and outbreak of W...

What does it feel like to experience the sacred today? Examining in detail many of this centurys most significant writers, including Margaret Atwo...

This unique exploration of Russian prose fiction about the Soviet labour camp system since the Stalin era compares representations of identity, eth...

This unique exploration of Russian prose fiction about the Soviet labour camp system since the Stalin era compares representations of identity, eth...

Looking at novels by authors from countries directly involved in and affected by genocidal violence and its legacies, this open access book analyse...

Informed by fourth-wave feminism, Crime Fiction in the Age of #MeToo presents a compelling and timely reading of crime fiction in the age of #MeToo...