Literary Theory

The first book by Helene Cixous on painting and the contemporary arts. This collection gathers most of Helene Cixous' short texts devoted to contem...

Focusing on a complex and contentious period that was formative in shaping American society and culture in the twentieth century, this book sheds n...

An essential quick-reference book for students of Gothic literature, theatre and literary theory'Key Concepts in the Gothic' provides a one-stop re...

In this introduction to Mikhail Bakhtin, Ken Hirschkop presents a compact, readable, detailed, and sophisticated exposition of all of Bakhtin's imp...

This book pursues the specific case of Italian travel narratives in the Far East, through a focus on the experience of Japan in works by writers wh...

At the heart of this book is a belief that poetry matters, and that it enables us to enjoy and understand life. In this accessible guide, Andrew Ho...

In an important new book, Laura Gillman argues that in this post-identity politics era, identities can still yield reliable knowledge. Focusing on ...

Pointing the way toward a revitalized future for the study of literature, Reconstruction in Literary Studies draws on philosophical pragmatism to j...

Considering new perspectives on writers such as Toni Morrison, Margaret Atwood, and Louise Erdrich, Confronting Visuality in Multi-ethnic Women's W...

Gerichtsentscheidungen können ohne Bezugnahmen auf andere Texte weder getroffen noch verfasst werden, Zitate sind in Gerichtsentscheidungen omniprä...

Gerade in Krisenmomenten treten kleine Formen und Formate in stabilisierender oder mobilisierender Funktion auf. In der Zwischenkriegszeit erschein...

Zeitungsnachrufe sind Gelegenheitstexte, die anlässlich von Sterbefällen und Todestagen entstehen. Wen würdigt der Abschieds-Journalismus mit solc...

»Mark und Bein ist durch die politische Entwicklung ziemlich problematisch. Wer interessiert sich jetzt noch für eine Reise nach Polen? Alle wollen...

Provides a new approach to contemporary Irish poetry Offers a fresh approach to Irish poetry, bringing together well-known poets with new and exci...