Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000

In The Lost Thread, Ranci re debunks the notion of Flaubert, Baudelaire, Conrad, Woolf and Keats as reactionary producers of bourgeois mythologies, and instead foregrounds the egalitarian and democratic impulses of modernist literature.

By challenging many of the assumptions, misguided presuppositions and even legends that have surrounded the legacy and reception of Franz Kafka's work during the 20th century, Howard Caygill provides us with a radical new way of reading Kafka.

Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2000, Gao Xingjian is the first Chinese writer to be so lauded for his prose and plays.

Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2000, Gao Xingjian is the first Chinese writer to be so lauded for his prose and plays.

By challenging many of the assumptions, misguided presuppositions and even legends that have surrounded the legacy and reception of Franz Kafka's work during the 20th century, Howard Caygill provides us with a radical new way of reading Kafka.

The figures of Michael Robartes and Owen Aherne appear throughout the writing of the great Irish poet W.

The figures of Michael Robartes and Owen Aherne appear throughout the writing of the great Irish poet W.

As the Second World War raged throughout Europe, modernist writers often became crucial voices in the propaganda efforts of both sides.

As the Second World War raged throughout Europe, modernist writers often became crucial voices in the propaganda efforts of both sides.

How do great moments in literary traditions arise from times of intense social and political upheaval?

How do great moments in literary traditions arise from times of intense social and political upheaval?

James Joyce and Catholicism is the first historicist study to explore the religious cultural contexts of Joyce's final masterpiece.

James Joyce and Catholicism is the first historicist study to explore the religious cultural contexts of Joyce's final masterpiece.

Drawing on a range of archival materials, this book explores the writing career of the poet, philosopher, art critic, and political commentator T.

Drawing on a range of archival materials, this book explores the writing career of the poet, philosopher, art critic, and political commentator T.

At the heart of Christian theology lies a paradox unintelligible to other religions and to secular humanism: that in the person of Jesus, God became man, and suffered on the cross to effect humanity's salvation.

At the heart of Christian theology lies a paradox unintelligible to other religions and to secular humanism: that in the person of Jesus, God became man, and suffered on the cross to effect humanity's salvation.

The print culture of the early twentieth century has become a major area of interest in contemporary Modernist Studies.

The print culture of the early twentieth century has become a major area of interest in contemporary Modernist Studies.

In this first scholarly work on India's great modern poet, Laetitia Zecchini outlines a story of literary modernism in India and discusses the traditions, figures and events that inspired and defined Arun Kolatkar.

A 2019 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleLiterature's Children offers a new way of thinking about how literature for children functions didactically.

A 2019 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleLiterature's Children offers a new way of thinking about how literature for children functions didactically.

In Why Iris Murdoch Matters Gary Browning draws on as yet unpublished archival material to present an unrivalled overview of Murdoch's work and thought.

In Why Iris Murdoch Matters Gary Browning draws on as yet unpublished archival material to present an unrivalled overview of Murdoch's work and thought.

For much of the 20th century the modernist city was articulated in terms of narratives of progress and development.

For much of the 20th century the modernist city was articulated in terms of narratives of progress and development.

Despite the brevity of its run and the diminutive size of its audience, The English Intelligencer is a key publication in the history of literary modernism in the British Isles.

Despite the brevity of its run and the diminutive size of its audience, The English Intelligencer is a key publication in the history of literary modernism in the British Isles.

Ancient Greek Myth in World Fiction since 1989 explores the diverse ways that contemporary world fiction has engaged with ancient Greek myth.

Ancient Greek Myth in World Fiction since 1989 explores the diverse ways that contemporary world fiction has engaged with ancient Greek myth.

Verse Drama in England, 1900-2015 provides a critical and historical exploration of a tradition of modern dramatic creativity that has received very little scholarly attention.

Verse Drama in England, 1900-2015 provides a critical and historical exploration of a tradition of modern dramatic creativity that has received very little scholarly attention.

Great Shakespeareans offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally.

This volume looks at Marx and Freud, who, though not 'Shakespeareans' in the usual academic or theatrical sense, were both deeply informed by Shakespeare's writings, and have both had enormous influence on the understanding and reception of Shakespeare.

The terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001 have had a profound impact on contemporary American literature and culture.

The terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001 have had a profound impact on contemporary American literature and culture.

Exploring the transnational dimension of literary modernism and its increasing centrality to our understanding of 20th-century literary culture, Modernism in a Global Context surveys the key issues and debates central to the 'global turn' in contemporary Modernist Studies.

Exploring the transnational dimension of literary modernism and its increasing centrality to our understanding of 20th-century literary culture, Modernism in a Global Context surveys the key issues and debates central to the 'global turn' in contemporary Modernist Studies.

Ted Hughes is widely regarded as a major figure in twentieth-century poetry, but the impact of Hughes's class background on his work has received little attention.

Winner of the MLA Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Italian Studies 2016Winner of the American Association for Italian Studies Book Prize 2016This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.

Anthony Neilson is one of the most exciting and challenging voices in contemporary British theatre.

Anthony Neilson is one of the most exciting and challenging voices in contemporary British theatre.

Over 50 years after his first appearance on the theatre scene, Edward Bond remains a hugely significant figure in the history of modern British playwriting.

Over 50 years after his first appearance on the theatre scene, Edward Bond remains a hugely significant figure in the history of modern British playwriting.

Great Shakespeareans offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally.

This is the first major book-length study for four decades to examine the plays written by D.

This is the first major book-length study for four decades to examine the plays written by D.

Based upon manuscript sources and the uncollected prose writings, as well as the published works, this is a profound exploration of Eliot's life-long preoccupation with mysticism.

"An impressively complete survey of the play in its cultural, theatrical, historical and political contexts.

Great-granddaughter of Minerve, first woman of the Guadeloupean branch of the Lougandor family to be freed from slavery in 1848, the elderly Telum e tells the story of her own difficult life and that of her ancestors.