Literature News & Updates

Recent Articles

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   New - Global Literary Theory: An Anthology

   Comprised of a selection of classic, must-read essays alongside contemporary and global extracts, this major new volume provides an engaging and timely overview of literary theory. Extra content and depth is provided by the companion website, which features an interactive world map incorporating biographies of every theorist in the book, as well as biographies of additional influential theorists.

   If you would like to receive a complimentary exam copy to consider adopting for your course, please follow this link.

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   Routledge Library Editions: Film and Literature

   Reissuing works originally published between 1968 and 1993, Routledge Library Editions: Film and Literature offers a selection of scholarship covering the crossover of novels and the movies. Volumes on Shakespearean and Greek Tragedy films among others round this out to be an interesting compact collection of previously out-of-print works.

3. 

   The Romance of Arthur

   The Romance of Arthur, James J. Wilhelm’s classic anthology of Arthurian literature, is an essential text for students of the medieval Romance tradition.

   This fully updated third edition presents a comprehensive reader, mapping the course of Arthurian literature.

4. 

   April Series of the Month: Routledge Studies in Twentieth Century Literature

   From Joyce to Rushdie, Modernism to Food Writing, Routledge Studies in Twentieth Century Literature looks at both the literature and culture of the 20th century. This series is our home for cutting-edge, upper-level scholarly studies and edited collections.

   Add the code APLIT13 to your basket to receive 20% discount on this series throughout April

5. 

   April Book of the Month: Global Literary Theory

   "This is a truly global survey of theory past and present, as comprehensive, judicious and up-to-the-minute as anyone could wish for. It promises to be an indispensable field-guide to the multiform complexities of theory for many years to come." Dr Paul Sheehan, Macquarie University, Australia

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   The ‘Evil Child’ in Literature, Film and Popular Culture

   The 'evil child' has infiltrated the cultural imagination, taking on prominent roles in popular films, television shows and literature. The 'Evil Child' in Literature, Film and Popular Culture features essays from a global range of scholars, examining a fascinating array of evil children and the cultural work that they perform, drawing upon sociohistorical, cinematic, and psychological approaches.

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   Modernism and Literature

   
   "This expertly assembled, comprehensive volume will be an indispensible reference work to students and teachers. Modernism and Literature demonstrates the interdisciplinary scope as well as the global relevance of modernism." Anita Patterson, Associate Professor of English, Boston University

   Published in early 2013, Modernism and Literature offers a comprehensive representation of the exciting, pivotal, and urgent nature of literary Modernism, as well as more recent approaches including the "global turn."
    

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   Literature Catalog 2013 Now Available Online

   The Routledge Literature 2013 Online Catalog is now available to view. This interactive catalog allows you to save books to your booklist and email to friends or colleagues or save as a spreadsheet for your reference, bring up the full details for every book, including blurbs, table of contents, author bios and reviews, preview titles using the view inside function for many of our books and request a complimentary exam copy for qualifying titles or recommend books to your librarian using the online forms.

   To discover our online catalog click here
   

9. 

   Resistance in Contemporary Middle Eastern Cultures - Now Available

   This study highlights the connections between power, cultural products, resistance, and the artistic strategies through which that resistance is voiced in the Middle East.

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    PUBLISHING IN JUNE: Routledge Library Editions: Women, Feminism and Literature

    June marks the publication month of our eagerly awaited collection: Routledge Library Edition: Women, Feminism and Literature.