Literature 2013

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Welcome to the 2013 Literature Catalog!

We're very excited to begin the year with two brand new textbooks: Global Literary Theory: An Anthology, and Modernism and Literature: An Introduction and Reader which are complemented by fantastic companion websites.

Alongside these refreshing new books we also continue to publish a wide range of material from our flourishing Routledge Companions series of Handbooks, Readers for course use, our key guidebook series (New Critical Idioms and Routledge Critical Thinkers) and our lively Routledge Research series.

Our Routledge Research series, ranging in focus from Medieval Literature to Shakespeare, from Children's Literature to Contemporary texts, also offers diverse approaches in its Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature series. Exciting volumes to publish this year include International Perspectives in Feminist Ecocriticism and The Transculturation of Mobile Narratives: Travel, Migration, and Identity.

We are reviving some key books such as The Romance of Arthur and Orality and Literacy with updated editions and are also publishing brand new, innovative and cutting-edge books such as The Demonic and The Future of Trauma Theory.

  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...

    To Be Published March 17th 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. The Romance of Arthur

    An Anthology of Medieval Texts in Translation, 3rd Edition

    Edited by Norris Lacy, James Wilhelm

    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, and is expanded to cover: key...

    Published December 6th 2012 by Routledge

  4. 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

  5. Orality and Literacy

    The Technologizing of the Word, 3rd Edition

    By Walter J. Ong

    Series: New Accents

    Walter J. Ong’s classic work provides a fascinating insight into the social effects of oral, written, printed and electronic technologies, and their impact on philosophical, theological, scientific and literary thought. This thirtieth anniversary edition – coinciding with Ong’s centenary year –...

    Published September 27th 2012 by Routledge

  6. The Demonic

    Literature and Experience

    By Ewan Fernie

    Are we either good or bad, and do we really know the difference? Why do we want what we cannot have, and even to be what we’re not? Can we desire others without wanting to possess them? Can we open to others and not risk possession ourselves? And where, in these cases, do we draw the line? Ewan...

    Published November 7th 2012 by Routledge

  7. The Future of Trauma Theory

    Contemporary Literary Criticism

    Edited by Gert Buelens, Samuel Durrant, Robert Eaglestone

    Whilst the term ‘trauma’ is currently dominating literary and theoretical discourse, this book is designed to explore the future of trauma theory. The Future of Trauma Theory scrutinizes the issues of trauma theory as it is currently established and explores how far this critical paradigm...

    To Be Published October 14th 2013 by Routledge

  8. An Introduction to Literary Studies

    3rd Edition

    By Mario Klarer

    In this classic beginner's guide to English Literature, Mario Klarer offers a concise and accessible discussion of central issues in the study of literary texts, looking at: definitions of key terms such as literature and text major genres, such as fiction, poetry, drama, and film periods and...

    To Be Published June 9th 2013 by Routledge