Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000

This study examines the transformative relationship between Victorian mothers and their modern daughters in the works of six early British modernists (E.

This book advances a reading of Wittgenstein's Tractatus that moves beyond the main interpretative options of the New Wittgenstein debate.

This book advances a reading of Wittgenstein's Tractatus that moves beyond the main interpretative options of the New Wittgenstein debate.

Presents a coherent and accessible historical account of the major phases of British and American Twentieth-century criticism, from 'decadent' aestheticism to feminist, decontsructonist and post-colonial theories.

Presents a coherent and accessible historical account of the major phases of British and American Twentieth-century criticism, from 'decadent' aestheticism to feminist, decontsructonist and post-colonial theories.

This text provides a lucid and accessible introduction to the poetry of Ted Hughes, a major figure in twentieth- century poetry whose work is concerned with the forces of nature and their interaction with the human mind.

This text provides a lucid and accessible introduction to the poetry of Ted Hughes, a major figure in twentieth- century poetry whose work is concerned with the forces of nature and their interaction with the human mind.

Post-colonial theory is a relatively new area in critical contemporary studies, having its foundations more Postcolonial Criticism brings together some of the most important critical writings in the field, and aims to present a clear overview of, and introduction to, one of the most exciting and rapidly developing areas of contemporary literary criticism.

Post-colonial theory is a relatively new area in critical contemporary studies, having its foundations more Postcolonial Criticism brings together some of the most important critical writings in the field, and aims to present a clear overview of, and introduction to, one of the most exciting and rapidly developing areas of contemporary literary criticism.

Rewriting the Thirties questions the myth of the 'anti-modernist' decade.

Rewriting the Thirties questions the myth of the 'anti-modernist' decade.

This is Volume XI of twenty-two in a collection on 20th Century Philosophy.

This is Volume XI of twenty-two in a collection on 20th Century Philosophy.

This is Volume V of eight in a series on Wittgenstein.

This is Volume V of eight in a series on Wittgenstein.

This is Volume III of twenty-two volumes on 20th Century Philosophy.

This is Volume III of twenty-two volumes on 20th Century Philosophy.

How have twentieth-century writers used techniques in fiction to communicate the human experience of time?

How have twentieth-century writers used techniques in fiction to communicate the human experience of time?

This book sheds new light on the dramatic works of the American playwright, poet, and lyricist Maxwell Anderson, assessing the pervasive influence of Greek and Roman antiquity on his plays that dominated Broadway in the first half of the twentieth century.

In this book Michael Potter offers a fresh and compelling portrait of the birth of modern analytic philosophy, viewed through the lens of a detailed study of the work of the four philosophers who contributed most to shaping it: Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Frank Ramsey.

In this book Michael Potter offers a fresh and compelling portrait of the birth of modern analytic philosophy, viewed through the lens of a detailed study of the work of the four philosophers who contributed most to shaping it: Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Frank Ramsey.

Philosophers since Descartes have felt themselves compelled to make a choice between mind and body.

Philosophers since Descartes have felt themselves compelled to make a choice between mind and body.

The environmental challenges facing humanity in the twenty-first century are not only acute and grave, they are also unprecedented in kind, complexity and scope.

The environmental challenges facing humanity in the twenty-first century are not only acute and grave, they are also unprecedented in kind, complexity and scope.

This book discusses 20th- and 21st-centuries' literary retellings of biblical texts, focusing on how fiction and poetry fill the extant narrative gaps present in the often-sparse biblical accounts and align the narratives with theological and/or cultural expectations of modern interpreting communities.

Demands placed on many young Americans as a result of the Cold War give rise to an increasingly age-segregated society.

Demands placed on many young Americans as a result of the Cold War give rise to an increasingly age-segregated society.

What, exactly, does one mean when idealizing tolerance as a solution to cultural conflict?

Examining the intersection of occult spirituality, text, and gender, this book provides a compelling analysis of the occult revival in literature from the 1880s through the course of the twentieth century.

Examining the intersection of occult spirituality, text, and gender, this book provides a compelling analysis of the occult revival in literature from the 1880s through the course of the twentieth century.

Arising from the philosophical conviction that our sense of space plays a direct role in our apprehension and construction of reality (both factual and fictional), this book investigates how conceptions of postmodern space have transformed the history of the impossible in literature.

Arising from the philosophical conviction that our sense of space plays a direct role in our apprehension and construction of reality (both factual and fictional), this book investigates how conceptions of postmodern space have transformed the history of the impossible in literature.

Feminist writing has emerged in recent years as a major influence of twentieth-century European literature.

Feminist writing has emerged in recent years as a major influence of twentieth-century European literature.

This book examines current trends in scholarly thinking about the new field of the Environmental Humanities, focusing in particular on how the history of globalization and imperialism represents a special challenge to the representation of environmental issues.

This study explores how Dalits in north India have used literature as a means of protest against caste oppression.

This study explores how Dalits in north India have used literature as a means of protest against caste oppression.

The modernist period was crucial for American literature as it gave writers the chance to be truly innovative and create their own distinct identity.

The modernist period was crucial for American literature as it gave writers the chance to be truly innovative and create their own distinct identity.

Modernism: The Basics provides an accessible overview of the study of modernism in its global dimensions.

Modernism: The Basics provides an accessible overview of the study of modernism in its global dimensions.

In the first systematic study of the philosophy of Thomas Nagel, Alan Thomas discusses Nagel's contrast between the "e;subjective"e; and the "e;objective"e; points of view throughout the various areas of his wide ranging philosophy.

In the first systematic study of the philosophy of Thomas Nagel, Alan Thomas discusses Nagel's contrast between the "e;subjective"e; and the "e;objective"e; points of view throughout the various areas of his wide ranging philosophy.

This interdisciplinary volume interrogates bodily thinking in avant-garde texts from Spain and Italy during the early twentieth century and their relevance to larger modernist preoccupations with corporeality.

This interdisciplinary volume interrogates bodily thinking in avant-garde texts from Spain and Italy during the early twentieth century and their relevance to larger modernist preoccupations with corporeality.

Demonstrating the pervasive presence of God in modern Hebrew literature, this book explores the qualities that twentieth-century Hebrew writers attributed to the divine, and examines their functions against the simplistic dichotomy between religious and secular literature.