Language & Literature Paperbacks

New and Published Books

1. The Stubborn Structure (Routledge Revivals)

   Essays on Criticism and Society

   By Northrop Frye

   First published in 1970, this collection is made up of a selection of essays composed between 1962 and 1968, written by distinguished humanist and literary critic Northrop Frye. The book is divided into two parts: one deals largely with the contexts of literary criticism; the other offers more...

   Published January 29th 2013 by Routledge
2. Figurative Language Comprehension

   Social and Cultural Influences

   Edited by Herbert L. Colston, Albert N. Katz

   Figurative language, such as verbal irony, metaphor, hyperbole, idioms, and other forms is an increasingly important subfield within the empirical study of language comprehension and use. Figurative Language Comprehension: Social and Cultural Influences is an edited scholarly book that ties...

   Published January 28th 2013 by Routledge
3. Stories and Social Media

   Identities and Interaction

   By Ruth E. Page

   Series: Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics

   This book examines everyday stories of personal experience that are published online in contemporary forms of social media. Taking examples from discussion boards, blogs, social network sites, microblogging sites, wikis, collaborative and participatory storytelling projects, Ruth Page explores how...

   Published January 28th 2013 by Routledge
4. The Routledge Handbook of Forensic Linguistics

   Edited by Malcolm Coulthard, Alison Johnson

   Series: Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics

   The Routledge Handbook of Forensic Linguistics provides a unique work of reference to the leading ideas, debates, topics, approaches and methodologies in Forensic Linguistics. Forensic Linguistics is the study of language and the law, covering topics from legal language and courtroom discourse to...

   Published January 28th 2013 by Routledge
5. Metaphor and Reconciliation

   The Discourse Dynamics of Empathy in Post-Conflict Conversations

   By Lynne Cameron

   Series: Routledge Studies in Linguistics

   Sixteen years after her father was killed by an IRA bomb, Jo Berry had her first conversation with the man responsible. She had made a long journey, ‘walking the footsteps of the bombers’ as she put it, determined not to give in to anger and revenge but to try to understand his motivations and...

   Published January 28th 2013 by Routledge
6. Youth of Darkest England

   Working-Class Children at the Heart of Victorian Empire

   By Troy Boone

   Series: Children's Literature and Culture

   This book examines the representation of English working-class children — the youthful inhabitants of the poor urban neighborhoods that a number of writers dubbed "darkest England" — in Victorian and Edwardian imperialist literature. In particular, Boone focuses on how the writings for and about...

   Published January 10th 2013 by Routledge
7. Greek and Latin Literature of the Roman Empire

   From Augustus to Justinian

   By Albrecht Dihle

   Professor Dihle sees the Greek and Latin literature between the 1st century B.C. and the 6th century A.D. as an organic progression. He builds on Schlegel's observation that art, customs and political life in classical antiquity are inextricably entwined and therefore should not be examined...

   Published December 30th 2012 by Routledge
8. Reading the Early Modern Dream

   The Terrors of the Night

   Edited by Sue Wiseman, Katharine Hodgkin, Michelle O'Callaghan

   Series: Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture

   Dreams have been significant in many different cultures, carrying messages about this world and others, posing problems about knowledge, truth, and what it means to be human. This thought-provoking collection of essays explores dreams and visions in early modern Europe, canvassing the place of the...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
9. 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 December 14th 2012 by Routledge
10. Language and History

    Integrationist Perspectives

    Edited by Nigel Love

    Series: Routledge Advances in Communication and Linguistic Theory

    When linguistics was first established as an academic discipline in the nineteenth century, it was envisaged as an essentially historical study. Languages were to be treated as historical objects, evolving through gradual but constant processes of change over long periods of time. In recent years,...

    Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge