Literary studies: general

With the decline of formalism and its predilection for Old English poetry, Old English prose is leaving the periphery and moving into the center of literary and cultural discussion.

The course of German philosophy in the twentieth century is one of the most exciting and controversial in the history of human thought.

Tauchert's book revisits the work of feminist icon Mary Wollstonecraft to offer new readings which are both astute and adventurous.

This Pivot investigates the impact of the digital on literary culture through the analysis of selected marketing narratives, social media stories, and reading communities.

It showcases how posthumanism has transformed the humanities and what new work is now possible in light of this unsettling.

Ghostwriting provides the first comprehensive analysis of the fictional prose narratives of one of contemporary Germany's most recognized authors, the emigre writer W.

Evolutions of Jewish Character in British Fiction: Nor Yet Redeemed builds upon recent scholarship concerning representations of Jews in the British Romantic and Victorian periods.

This thoroughly updated third edition of Critical Theory Today offers an accessible introduction to contemporary critical theory, providing in-depth coverage of the most common approaches to literary analysis today, including: feminism; psychoanalysis; Marxism; reader-response theory; New Criticism; structuralism and semiotics; deconstruction; new historicism and cultural criticism; lesbian, gay, and queer theory; African American criticism and postcolonial criticism.

A fresh and comprehensive account of the literature of France, from medieval romances to twenty-first-century experimental poetry and novels.

Transatlantic studies, especially during the enlightenment period, is of increasing critical interest amongst scholars.

Partition occurring simultaneously with British decolonization of the Indian subcontinent led to the formation of independent India and Pakistan.

Ancient Greek Religion provides an introduction to the fundamental beliefs, practices, and major deities of Greek religion.

Victorian domestic novels routinely detect a savage otherness lurking within the English state and subject.

Die Fabel vom Schwarzkünstler Faust gehört zu den großen Stoffen der Weltliteratur.

"Vierzig Jahre, und mein Werk ist der Abgesang des Jahrtausends", schrieb Bertolt Brecht 1920.

Der Band versammelt Essays und Aufsätze in deutscher und in englischer Sprache, darunter drei bisher unveröffentlichte Beiträge.

Begin Afresh: The Evolution of Philip Larkin's Poetry offers incisive, insightful and yet lucid analyses of all the individual poems contained in the four major collections of Larkin (1922-1985).

Marvell: The Writer in Public Life is substantially revised from Professor Patterson's well received 1978 study, including a new introduction and new chapter on Marvell and secret history.

Ambivalenzen bilden ein Leitparadigma der Analyse geistlicher Spiele.

Aeschylus' 'Suppliants' dramatises the myth of the fifty daughters of Danaos, who flee Egypt and come to Argos as suppliants, trying to escape forced marriage to their Egyptian cousins.

This book analyzes the Faerie Queene's setting, examining Spenser's quest structures and his ideas about epic, romance, and history.

Increased oxidative stress due to the production of excessive amounts of free radicals along with the effects of chronic inflammation plays a major role in the initiation and progression of most chronic diseases.

Jane Austen is not usually associated with children - especially since she had none of her own.

This book provides scholars, both national and international, with a basis for advanced research in children's literature in collections.

Rooted in the day-to-day experience of teaching and written for those without specialist technical knowledge, this is a new edition of the go-to guide to using digital tools and resources in the humanities classroom.

This edited thematic collection features latest developments of discourse analysis in translation and interpreting studies.

In the first in-depth study of the relationship between the suffrage campaign in Britain and World War I, Angela K.

Originally published in 1997, Medieval Liturgy is a unique and interesting collection of nine essays that explores medieval liturgy from three distinct perspectives: historical, liturgical, and theological.

Now available in paperback, The L.

Over the past decade, much has been learned about the damaging effects that moderate to severe alcohol use has on tissue nutrient levels and dietary intake.

Nelly Sachs.

Bartholomäus Ringwaldt (1530/31-1599) gehört zu den markantesten Schriftstellern lutherisch-protestantischer Provenienz aus dem letzten Drittel des 16.

The Pleasures of Babel acquaints the layperson and the expert alike with the creative and intellectual achievements of America's multicultural society.

A revisionary study of the impact of Marian Evans''s early periodical-press career on her later success as a novelist.

This book is an eclectic mix of essays that reposition Murdoch's work in relation to current debates in philosophy, theology, literature, gender and sexuality, and authorship.

Narratives, in the context of urban planning, matter profoundly.

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection.