Literature Readers & Sourcebooks Books

New and Published Books

1. Film and Literature

   An Introduction and Reader, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Timothy Corrigan

   The Routledge new edition of this classic book functions as an accessible introduction to the historical and theoretical exchanges between film and literature and also includes the key critical readings necessary for an understanding of this increasingly vibrant and popular field of adaption...

   Published October 30th 2011 by Routledge
2. The Chinese Classic Novels (Routledge Revivals)

   An Annotated Bibliography of Chiefly English-Language Studies

   By Margaret Berry

   First published in 1988, this reissue is an important work in the field of national literary exchange. Declared by American Library Association in its Choice publication one of the ten best reference works of 1988, the volume has survived global change - politically, socially,...

   Published July 13th 2011 by Routledge
3. Historical Materialism

   A System of Sociology

   By Nikolai Bukharin

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in English in 1926, this work by Nikolai Bukharin, a highly influential Marxist and Soviet Politician who would later become one of the most famous victims of Stalin’s show trials, expands upon Karl Marx’s theory of historical materialism. Offering a Marxist interpretation of...

   Published May 17th 2011 by Routledge
4. Literature and Globalization

   A Reader

   Edited by Liam Connell, Nicky Marsh

   Series: Routledge Literature Readers

   '[I] wonder how we have managed without such a text.' – Rita Raley, UCSB, USA Globalization has had a huge impact on thinking across the humanities, redefining the understanding of fields such as communication, culture, politics, and literature. This groundbreaking Reader is the first to...

   Published September 16th 2010 by Routledge
5. The History of Reading

   Edited by Shafquat Towheed, Rosalind Crone, Katie Halsey

   Series: Routledge Literature Readers

   The History of Reading offers an engaging, accessible overview from the rise of literacy through to the current trend of ‘book clubs’. Divided into seven sections, each with a useful introduction, this Reader: summarises the main debates and perspectives shaping the field introduces key...

   Published July 29th 2010 by Routledge
6. As You Like It from 1600 to the Present

   Critical Essays

   Edited by Edward Tomarken

   Series: Shakespeare Criticism

   Published August 24th 2009 by Routledge
7. Pericles

   Critical Essays

   By David Skeele

   Series: Shakespeare Criticism

   Pericles: Critical Essays brings together the most essential critical essays and theatrical reviews of Shakespeare's play from the late 17th century to the present, providing a representative gathering of critical opinion of Pericles over the centuries....

   Published August 13th 2009 by Routledge
8. Reading the Nation in English Literature

   A Critical Reader

   Edited by Elizabeth Sauer, Julia M. Wright

   This volume contains primary materials and introductory essays on the historical, critical and theoretical study of "national literature", focusing on the years 1550 – 1850 and the impact of ideas of nationhood from this period on contemporary literature and culture. The book is helpfully divided...

   Published August 10th 2009 by Routledge
9. The Taming of the Shrew

   Critical Essays and Theater Reviews

   Edited by Dana Aspinall

   Series: Shakespeare Criticism

   Published June 21st 2009 by Routledge
10. William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night

    A Routledge Study Guide and Sourcebook

    Edited by Sonia Massai

    Series: Routledge Guides to Literature

    William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (c.1600) is one of his most captivating plays. A comedy of mistaken identities, it has given rise to thought-provoking debates around such issues as gender identity and role-playing, manipulation and deception. Taking the form of a sourcebook, this guide to...

    Published December 16th 2007 by Routledge