Literature 2012

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Welcome to the 2012 Literature Catalogue!

We are pleased to offer you a diverse range of books, from textbooks and readers to handbooks and reference works. Our reputable Routledge Research programme publishes a broad range of high-quality research, and together we cater to all levels of academic study and research.

This year we are launching our exciting new Routledge Criticism and Debates in Literature series with a volume on Medieval Literature. Our key textbook for the year is Modernism and Literature: An Introduction and Reader and we are continuing to expand our series of Concise Histories.

The publication of The Routledge Queer Studies Reader is an important addition to another of our growing series. 2012 also sees the release of The Routledge Companion to Experimental Literature as well as the paperback release of The Routledge Companion to Literature and Science.

A full listing of all our titles is available at www.routledge.com/literature, where you can also order complimentary exam copies of our textbooks. Over 23,000 Routledge titles are now available as eBooks and you can purchase them directly from our eBookstore (www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk).

  1. Medieval Literature

    Criticism and Debates

    Edited by Holly Crocker, D. Smith

    Series: Routledge Criticism and Debates in Literature

    Medieval Literature: Criticism and Debates combines classic critical essays alongside newer voices and approaches, highlighting the crucial criticism and vibrant debates on medieval literature throughout history. Holly Crocker and D. Vance Smith present a fascinating collection of...

    To Be Published September 30th 2013 by Routledge

  2. Modernism and Literature

    An Introduction and Reader

    Edited by Mia Carter, Alan Friedman

    Modernism is a key era in literary studies in which the reading and writing of literature was transformed. The Modernist movement smashed the boundaries of what was perceived as ‘literary’, with writers abandoning traditional conventions and drawing on a variety of very different influences from...

    To Be Published February 27th 2013 by Routledge

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. The Routledge Companion to World Literature

    Edited by Theo D'haen, David Damrosch, Djelal Kadir

    Series: Routledge Companions

    In the age of globalization, the category of "World Literature" is increasingly important to academic teaching and research. The Routledge Companion to World Literature offers a comprehensive pathway into this burgeoning and popular field. Separated into four key sections, the volume covers:...

    Published September 13th 2011 by Routledge

  6. The Routledge Concise History of World Literature

    By Theo D'haen

    Series: Routledge Concise Histories of Literature

    This remarkably broad and informative book offers an introduction to and overview of World Literature. Tracing the term from its earliest roots and situating it within a number of relevant contexts from postcolonialism to postmodernism, Theo D’haen examines: the return of the term "world...

    Published October 27th 2011 by Routledge

  7. Romanticism

    2nd Edition

    By Aidan Day

    Series: The New Critical Idiom

    Romanticism was a revolutionary intellectual and artistic movement which generated some of the most popular and influential texts in British and American literary history. This clear and engaging guide introduces the history, major writers and critical issues of this crucial era. This fully updated...

    Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge

  8. Contemporary Literature: The Basics

    By Suman Gupta

    Series: The Basics

    ‘Contemporary Literature’ is among the most popular areas of literary study but it can be a difficult one to define. This book equips readers with the necessary tools to take an analytical and systematic approach to contemporary texts. The author provides answers to some of the critical questions...

    Published October 25th 2011 by Routledge