Literature

Comprised of a selection of classic, must-read essays alongside contemporary and global extracts, this major new volume provides an engaging and timely overview of literary theory. Extra content and depth is provided by the companion website, which features an interactive world map incorporating biographies of every theorist in the book, as well as biographies of additional influential theorists.

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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.

Reissuing works originally published between 1968 and 1993, Routledge Library Editions: Film and Literature offers a selection of scholarship covering the crossover of novels and the movies. Volumes on Shakespearean and Greek Tragedy films among others round this out to be an interesting compact collection of previously out-of-print works.

The 'evil child' has infiltrated the cultural imagination, taking on prominent roles in popular films, television shows and literature. The 'Evil Child' in Literature, Film and Popular Culture features essays from a global range of scholars, examining a fascinating array of evil children and the cultural work that they perform, drawing upon sociohistorical, cinematic, and psychological approaches.

"This is a truly global survey of theory past and present, as comprehensive, judicious and up-to-the-minute as anyone could wish for. It promises to be an indispensable field-guide to the multiform complexities of theory for many years to come." Dr Paul Sheehan, Macquarie University, Australia