Literary/Critical Theory Books

New and Published Books

1. Global Literary Theory

   An Anthology

   Edited by Richard Lane

   Global Literary Theory: An Anthology comprises a selection of classic, must-read essays alongside contemporary and global extracts, providing an engaging and timely overview of literary theory. The volume is thoroughly introduced in the General Introduction and Section Introductions and each piece...

   Published April 1st 2013 by Routledge
2. The Analyst's Ear and the Critic's Eye

   Rethinking psychoanalysis and literature

   By Benjamin H. Ogden, Thomas H. Ogden

   The Analyst’s Ear and the Critic’s Eye is the first volume of literary criticism to be co-authored by a practicing psychoanalyst and a literary critic. The result of this unique collaboration is a lively conversation that not only demonstrates what is most fundamental to each discipline, but...

   Published March 24th 2013 by Routledge
3. Zionism and Revolution in European-Jewish Literature

   By Laurel Plapp

   Series: Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory

   Zionism and Revolution in European-Jewish Literature examines twentieth-century Jewish writing that challenges imperialist ventures and calls for solidarity with the colonized, most notably the Arabs of Palestine and Africans in the Americas. Since Edward Said defined orientalism in 1978 as a...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
4. Editing Emily Dickinson

   The Production of an Author

   By Lena Christensen

   Series: Studies in Major Literary Authors

   Editing Emily Dickinson considers the processes through which Dickinson's work has been edited in the twentieth century and how such editorial processes contribute specifically to the production of Emily Dickinson as author. The posthumous editing of her handwritten manuscripts into the...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
5. All's Well, That Ends Well

   New Critical Essays

   Edited by Gary Waller

   Series: Shakespeare Criticism

   Described as one of Shakespeare’s most intriguing plays, All’s Well That Ends Well has only recently begun to receive the critical attention it deserves. Noted as a crucial point of development in Shakespeare’s career, this collection of new essays reflects the growing interest in the play and...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
6. Dramatic Monologue (Routledge Revivals)

   By Alan Sinfield

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1977, this book looks at the versatile literary form of dramatic monologue. Although it is often associated with Browning and other poets writing between 1830 and 1930, the concept has been employed by diverse poets of multiple periods such as Ovid, Chaucer, Donne, Blake,...

   Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
7. Making a Difference

   Edited by Gayle Green, Coppélia Kahn

   Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
8. English & Englishness

   Published March 3rd 2013 by Routledge
9. Dialogue & Difference

   Published March 3rd 2013 by Routledge
10. Fantasy

    Published February 28th 2013 by Routledge