Literature Readers & Sourcebooks Books

New and Published Books

1. The Poetic Edda

   Essays on Old Norse Mythology

   Edited by Paul Acker, Carolyne Larrington

   Series: Garland Medieval Casebooks

   This collection of applies significant critical approaches to the mythological poetry of the Poetic Edda, a principal source for Old Norse cosmography and the legends of Odin, Loki, and Thor. It also provides useful introductions that sketch the critical history of the Eddas. By applying new...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
2. Homoeroticism in Imperial China

   A Sourcebook

   Edited by Mark Stevenson, Cuncun Wu

   Bringing together over sixty pre-modern Chinese primary sources on same-sex desire in English translation, Homoeroticism in Imperial China is an important addition to the growing field of the comparative history of sexuality and provides a window onto the continuous cultural relevance of same-sex...

   Published December 4th 2012 by Routledge
3. Historical Materialism (Routledge Revivals)

   A System of Sociology

   By Nikolai Bukharin

   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 August 30th 2012 by Routledge
4. Julius Caesar

   New Critical Essays

   Edited by Horst Zander

   Series: Shakespeare Criticism

   This book explores traditional approaches to the play, which includes an examination of the play in light of current history, in the context of Renaissance England, and in relation to Shakespeare's other Roman plays as well as structural examination of plot, language, character, and source material...

   Published July 26th 2012 by Routledge
5. The Routledge Queer Studies Reader

   Edited by Donald Hall, Annamarie Jagose

   Series: Routledge Literature Readers

   The Routledge Queer Studies Reader provides a comprehensive resource for students and scholars working in this vibrant and interdisciplinary field. The book traces the emergence and development of Queer Studies as a field of scholarship, presenting key critical essays alongside more recent...

   Published May 30th 2012 by Routledge
6. World Literature

   A Reader

   Edited by Theo D'haen, César Domínguez, Mads Thomsen

   Series: Routledge Literature Readers

   World Literature is an increasingly influential subject in literary studies, which has led to the re-framing of contemporary ideas of ‘national literatures’, language and translation. World Literature: A Reader brings together thirty essential readings which display the theoretical foundations of...

   Published May 30th 2012 by Routledge
7. 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
8. 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 June 30th 2011 by Routledge
9. 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
10. 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