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introductory textbooks
The English Literature Companion

Julian Wolfreys, Loughborough University, UK
Starting an English Literature Degree

Andrew Green, Senior Lecturer, Brunel University, UK
Thinking About Texts

An Introduction to English Studies 2nd edition
Chris Hopkins, Professor of English Studies and Head of the Humanities Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
A one-stop student resource covering all aspects of studying literature from the nature and main components of the subject and key terms, theory and approaches, to study skills and career pathways. The companion provides a gateway to wider and more specialist reading and will be an essential resource for students to turn to time and time again throughout and beyond their Literature studies.
Contents: PART I:ABOUT LITERATURE PART II: LITERATURE MODULES PART III: CRITICAL APPROACHES AND SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT PART IV: KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS PART V: CAREER PATHWAYS PART VI: LEARNING RESOURCE
December2010 440pp Paperback 18.99 978-0-230-00813-7
This unusual, detailed, and thought-provoking book will help students of English Literature come to grips with their studies and take a share of responsibility for their own learning. It thus has the potential to make a major impact on the way English is studied. - Ben Knights, Director, English Subject Centre A highly practical insight into studying English Literature at university, covering everything from UCAS applications to what is expected in lectures and seminars. Focusing on essential skills such as reading and researching, Green offers clear guidance for students on how to get the most out of an English Literature degree.
September2009 248pp Paperback 14.99 978-0-230-21183-4
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Thinking About Texts remains a market leader in terms of clarity, depth of engagement and ease of use. - John Sears, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK This textbook simultaneously develops advanced skills in reading texts and the ability to think in sophisticated ways about the defining concepts of contemporary English Studies. Fully revised and updated, thesecond edition includes new sections on English Language and Creative Writing.
November2009 464pp Paperback 19.99 978-0-230-51648-9
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The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms

3rd edition
Ross C. Murfin, Southern Methodist University, USA and Supryia Ray, Attorney, US Court of Appeals, USA
A History of English Literature

3rd edition
Michael Alexander, University of St Andrews, UK
If I had my way, every student of English would be supplied with a copy of this book. - Gary Day, The Times Higher Education Supplement An ideal starting point for any English student. It manages to provide a comprehensive overview of English literary history in an accessible, practical format. Moreover it is genuinely entertaining - Alexanders style is pithy, pungent and personal. - Sarah Annes Brown, Anglia Ruskin University, UK A History of English Literature traces the development of one of the worlds richest literatures from the Old English period through to the present day. The third edition has been revised throughout and now provides a final chapter on contemporary literature, more on genres and the impact of globalization and updated content on Shakespeare and childrens literature. It includes features designed to support teaching and learning, such as chapter overviews, author biographies, on-page definitions of key terms and concepts, tables of publications and historical events, illustrations and maps and suggestions for further reading.
Contents: Introduction PART 1: MEDIEVAL Old English Literature: to 1100 Middle English Literature 1066-1500 PART 2: TUDOR AND STUART Tudor Literature: 1500-1603 Shakespeare and the Drama Stuart Literature: to 1700 PART 3: AUGUSTAN AND ROMANTIC Augustan Literature: to 1790 The Romantics: 1790-1837 PART 4: VICTORIAN LITERATURE TO 1880 The Age and its Sages Poetry Fiction Late Victorian Literature: 1880-1900 PART V: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY AND BEYOND Ends and Beginnings: 1901-19 From Post-War to Post-War: 1920-55 1955-80 Contemporary Literature: 1980 onwards Further Reading
February2013 480pp Paperback 21.99 978-0-230-36831-6
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An altogether splendid book...informed by a precise sense of what students need now. Patricia Meyers Spacks, University of Virginia, USA The Bedford Glossary brings terms to life for students. - W. Jason Nelson, Bowling Green State University, USA An indispensable tool for literary study. - J. Hillis Miller, University of California, Irvine, USA This essential glossary presents clear, succinct, and lively definitions of over 850 literary and critical terms for todays student. Thoroughly updated and expanded, the third edition features more than 50 additional terms, including traditional terms, important contemporary terms and introductions to emerging fields of critical study.
February2009 624pp Paperback 20.99 978-0-230-22330-1
A History of Reading and Writing

In the Western World
Martyn Lyons, University of New South Wales, Australia
Literature & Science

Charlotte Sleigh, Senior Lecturer in History of Science, University of Kent, UK
The British Short Story

Emma Liggins, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, Andrew Maunder, Principal Lecturer in Literature, University of Hertfordshire, UK and Ruth Robbins, Head of School of Cultural Studies, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
Lyons surveys the changing relationships enjoyed by ordinary men and women with the written word, from early times to the present day. It provides a broad coverage of the social history of reading and writing, relating it to mainstream historical movements such as the Enlightenment and the Reformation.
Contents: What is the History of Reading and Writing? Reading and Writing in the Ancient and Medieval World Was There a Printing Revolution? Print and the Protestant Reformation Renaissance Books and Humanist Readers Print and Popular Culture The Rise of Literacy in the Early Modern West, c.1600-1800 Censorship and the Reading Public in Pre-revolutionary France The Reading Fever, 1750-1830 The Age of the Mass Reading Public New Readers and Reading Cultures The Democratisation of Writing, 1800 to the Present Readers and Writers in the Digital Age Further Reading
October2009 288pp Hardback 60.00 978-0-230-00161-9 Paperback 21.99 978-0-230-00162-6
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Short-listed for the British Society for Literature and Science Book Prize ...an erudite and eloquent introduction to a fascinating field. PD Smith, The Guardian Charlotte Sleighs Literature and Science is an excellent introductionary text that is appropriate for undergraduate students who are approaching the field of science and literature for the first time...her work bridges the gap between academic research and accessible textbook, making it appealing for both scholars and students. - British Journal of History and Science The growing field of literature and science is for the first time given a fully theorized overview. Using case studies from a three hundred year history, Sleigh focuses on literary form and argues that novels did not just reflect or inform areas of science, but were part of a broader, ongoing cultural negotiation about how to read things.
November2010 224pp Hardback 55.00 978-0-230-21816-1 Paperback 17.99 978-0-230-21817-8
The short story remains a crucial - if neglected - part of British literary heritage. This accessible and upto-date critical overview maps out the main strands and figures that shaped the British short story and novella from the 1850s to the present. It offers new readings of both classic and forgotten texts in a clear, jargon-free way.
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Living Poetry
Reading Poems from Shakespeare to Don Paterson
William Hutchings, formerly, University of Manchester, UK
Poetry
The Ultimate Guide
Richard Bradford, Research Professor of English, University of Ulster, UK
Living Poetry is a passionately written and clear introduction that offers a strong overview of English poetry. It is an extremely useful book and guides readers through an impressive range of poems, granting them an array of ideas to be developed in their own work. - Emma Mason, University of Warwick, UK Living Poetry demonstrates that poems are vital expressions of how we live, feel and think. Lucidly written and jargon free, it introduces a range of poems from the Elizabethan age to the present day, presenting practical models of close reading and a stimulating rationale for the power of poetry to move and excite us.
Bradford has produced a superb, accessible introduction to an impressively sweeping range of poetic techniques and historical contexts. Impressive, useful and affordable, this book will be a boon for any newcomer who wishes to grapple with the daunting challenge of interpreting historical and contemporary poetry - it will work as great revision for experienced readers too. - Kevin De Ornellas, Ulster University, UK Richard Bradfords introduction to poetry combines definitions, context and literary theory to addresses and answer the slippery question what is poetry?. The book provides a compact history of English poetry from the sixteenth century to the present day, alongside coverage of all the major critical and theoretical approaches to verse.
January2012 216pp Hardback 55.00 978-0-230-30170-2 November2010 288pp Hardback 52.50 978-1-4039-9460-8 Paperback 17.99 978-0-230-30171-9 Paperback 19.99 978-1-4039-9461-5
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MEDIEVAL LITERATURE
The Later Middle Ages

A Sourcebook
Carolyn P. Collette and Harold GarrettGoodyear, both at Mount Holyoke College, USA
Chaucers Language
2nd edition
Simon Horobin, Magdalen College, University of Oxford, UK
Beowulf
Jodi-Anne George, Senior Lecturer in English, University of Dundee, UK
This exceptionally wide-ranging, lucid and informative selection of texts pulls off a brilliant trick: it makes the strange places of the past accessible while revealing at the same time their fascinating variousness and complexity. - Felicity Riddy, University of York, UK This sourcebook contains more than a hundred primary documents offering students of later medieval English literature, society, and history intriguing original perspectives through which to understand the literary texts of the period 1350-1500 as well as the culture which created and received them.
November 2010 368pp Hardback 65.00 978-0-230-55135-0 Paperback 122.50 978-0-230-55136-7
The book is accessibly written and presented, but also maintains rigorous standards of scholarship, and is informed by the most recent research... This will be a valuable teaching and reference tool for courses on Chaucer, Middle English language and literature, and history of the English language, but is also of interest to the general reader. - Medium vum This is a thorough yet concise introduction to Chaucers language in the original, which does not assume prior knowledge of linguistics or Middle English. This updated, expanded edition features a glossary on Chaucers words, along with sample quotes, and a section on how to use the Middle English Dictionary.
October2012 240pp Paperback 19.99 978-0-230-29379-3
This essential overview of the large body of Beowulf criticism takes a chronological approach, moving from eighteenth-century reactions to twentyfirst-century responses. Jodi-Anne George charts the changes in critical trends and also discusses popular cultures continuing fascination with the Old English poem.
December2009 200pp Hardback 45.00 978-1-4039-9128-7 Paperback 14.99 978-1-4039-9129-4
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Shakespeare and the Making of Theatre

Edited by Stuart Hampton-Reeves, University of Central Lancashire, UK and Bridget Escolme, Queen Mary, University of London, UK A highly engaging text that approaches Shakespeare as a maker of theatre, as well as a writer of literature. Leading performance critics dismantle Shakespeares texts, identifying theatrical cues in ways which develop understanding of the underlying theatricality of Shakespeares plays and stimulate further performances.
Contents: Preface; B.Escolme & S.Hampton-Reeves Textual Clues and Performance Choices; M.J.Kidnie Openings; P.Holland Entrances & Exits; R.Conkie Endings; P.Prescott Visual Scores; C.Carson Props; F.Karim-Cooper Talking Heads; C.Chillington Rutter Costume; B.Escolme Fighting; S.Hampton-Reeves Audiences; S.Werner Sound; P.A.Skantze Silence; R.Shaughnessy Afterword; J.R.Brown Bibliography
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Reading Shakespeare
Michael Alexander, University of St Andrews, UK
Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet

Gillian Woods, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK
In a lively introduction to Shakespeares life, career and the theatre of his day, Michael Alexander returns to the basics of how to read Shakespeares works as literary texts. Surveying the most widely-studied plays and sonnets, he elaborates upon the historical, cultural and literary contexts that surrounded their creation.
Contents: First Things Career in brief Authorship Play and page Printed Books Posthumous Publication The Recorded Life Stratford and Family Education Plays Shake-scene What kind of Scene? Immediate Predecessors First Plays Language Verse Dramatist Loves Labours Lost Romeo and Juliet A Midsummer Nights Dream Histories Richard II Henry IV Henry V Comprehensiveness Versatilty The Merchant: Changing Contexts To the Globe Much Ado About Nothing Julius Caesar As You Like It Twelfth Night Shakespeares Sonnets Horatios Question: Hamlet Taken to Extremes Problem plays Measure for Measure Tragedies Othello King Lear Macbeth Antony and Cleopatra Late Romances The Winters Tale The Tempest Retrospect His supposed point of view Read him therefore Order of Composition Chronology of Publication Further Reading
November2012 176pp Paperback 11.99 978-0-230-23013-2
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This guide surveys the truly essential criticism of the play over the last four centuries up to the present day. Discussing key areas of debate, and a wide range of scholarship, it provides an invaluable introduction to the vast array of criticism surrounding one of Shakespeares most popular plays.
Contents: Introduction Patient Ears: Early Texts and Responses Well-Seeming Forms: Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries Righteous Kisses and Dateless Bargains: Romantics and Victorians Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy?: Genre Criticism Whats in a Word?: Language and Deconstruction Kissing by the Book: Reading Petrarchism Death-Marked Love: Psychoanalytical Criticism Juliet and her Romeo: Feminism, Gender Studies and Queer Theory From Fair Verona to Verona Beach: Shakespeare on Film Conclusion

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Shakespeare: A Shakespeares Late Plays Midsummer Nights Dream Pericles, Cymbeline, The Winters Tale, The
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Tempest
Studying Shakespeare in Performance

John Russell Brown, Honorary Professor of English Literature, University College London, UK
A stimulating and comprehensive critical survey of the responses to A Midsummer Nights Dream, as well as the key debates and developments, from the seventeenth century to the present day. Leading the reader through material chronologically, the Guide explores the main themes and interpretations and draws on a rich range of critical writings.
May2010 200pp Hardback 42.50 978-0-230-23878-7 Paperback 13.99 978-0-230-23879-4
Nicholas Potter, Principal Lecturer, Swansea Metropolitan University, UK
This guide provides a critical survey of the major debates and issues surrounding the late plays, from the earliest published accounts to the present day. Nicholas Potter offers a clear guiding narrative and an exploration of literary history, focusing on how criticism of the works has developed over the years.
July2009 184pp Hardback 42.50 978-0-230-20049-4 Paperback 13.99 978-0-230-20050-0
John Russell Brown is arguably the most influential scholar in the field of Shakespeare in performance. This collection brings together, and makes accessible, his most important writing across the last forty years. Together these essays provide an authoritative and engaging account of how to study Shakespeares plays as texts for performance.
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SHAKESPEARE HANDBOOKS
General Series Editors: Paul Edmondson and Kevin Ewert Student-friendly introductory guides which offer a new approach to understanding the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries in performance.
Othello
Stuart HamptonReeves, Professor of Research-Informed Teaching, University of Central Lancashire, UK
Romeo and Juliet

Edward L. Rocklin, Professor of English, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, USA
Much Ado About Nothing

Alison Findlay, Professor of Renaissance Drama and Director of the Shakespeare Programme, Lancaster University, UK
This Handbook provides an introductory guide to Much Ado About Nothing offering a scene-byscene theatrically aware commentary, contextual documents, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key productions, a survey of film and TV adaptation, a wide sampling of critical opinion and further reading.
September2011 184pp Hardback 42.50 978-0-230-22260-1 Paperback 10.99 978-0-230-22261-8
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An introductory guide to Othello in performance offering a scene-byscene theatrically aware commentary, contextual documents, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key productions, a survey of screen adaptations, a sampling of critical opinion and further reading.
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An introductory guide to Romeo and Juliet in performance offering a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, contextual documents, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key productions, a survey of screen adaptations, a sampling of critical opinion and annotated further reading.
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King Lear
John Russell Brown, Honorary Professor of English Literature, University College London, UK
Ford: Tis Pity Shes a Whore

Martin White, Professor of Theatre, University of Bristol, UK
Middleton and Rowley: The Changeling

Jay OBerski, Assistant Professor, Theater Studies, Duke University, USA
This is an excellent guide, written with John Russell Browns characteristic wisdom, his distinguished scholarship and acute perception. - Peter Holland, Notre Dame University, USA An introductory guide to King Lear in performance offering a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, contextual documents, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key productions, a survey of film and TV adaptations, a sampling of critical opinion and annotated further reading.
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This introductory guide to one of Fords most read and performed plays offers a sceneby-scene theatrically aware commentary, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key performances and productions, a survey of film and TV adaptations, and a wide sampling of critical opinion and further reading.
June2012 176pp Hardback 42.50 978-0-230-24298-2 Paperback 10.99 978-0-230-24299-9
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This introductory guide to one of Middleton and Rowleys most widely-studied plays offers a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key performances and productions, a survey of film and TV adaptations, and a wide sampling of critical opinion and further reading.
April2012 168pp Hardback 42.50 978-0-230-24606-5 Paperback 10.99 978-0-230-24607-2
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Webster: The White Devil

Stephen Purcell, Assistant Professor of English, University of Warwick, UK
Palgrave Shakespeare Studies

Edited by Michael Dobson (Birkbeck College, University of London, UK) and Dympna Callaghan (Syracuse University, USA)
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This introductory guide to one of Websters most widely-studied plays offers a scene-by-scene commentary of the play in performance, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key productions, a wide sampling of critical
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EARLY MODERN LITERAture
Radical Tragedy
Religion, Ideology and Power in the Drama of Shakespeare and his Contemporaries 3rd edition
Jonathan Dollimore, formerly Professor of English, University of York, UK Foreword by Terry Eagleton
John Milton: Paradise Lost

Mike Edwards, formerly Head of Humanities, Crosskeys College, UK
A Guidebook to Paradise Lost

Joe Nutt, Principal Consultant, CfBT Education Trust, Reading, UK
Some critical studies are full of insight, but not many of them are necessary. Radical Tragedy ranks among the necessary critical interventions of our time. - From the Foreword by Terry Eagleton
This essential volume helps students to appreciate Miltons classic work. Part I uses carefully selected extracts for close textual analysis, while Part II examines the historical and literary contexts and key criticism. The volume is an ideal introductory guide for those who are studying Paradise Lost for the first time.
Contents: PART 1: ANALYSING PARADISE LOST Miltons Conception in Paradise Lost The Epic Structure God, His Son, the Angels and the Realms of Light Satan, the Rebel Angels and their World of Darkness Adam, Eve and their Perfect Paradise The Fall and its Aftermath Towards a Paradise Within PART 2: THE CONTEXT AND THE CRITICS Miltons Life as it Relates to Paradise Lost The Context of Paradise Lost Some Critical Approaches
This book provides an accessible route into Miltons complex epic poem, guiding students through the text by a combination of close textual analysis and summary of key themes and techniques. Assuming limited biblical or classical knowledge, it focuses on developing the reading skills necessary for tackling this canonical text.
Contents: Preface Acknowledgements Milton and his England: The Historical and Biographical Context of Paradise Lost Religious Mythology Epic Voyage Redemption and Free Will Paradise Perturbed Wilful Transgression War in Heaven Genesis Divine Love and Love Divine Wiles and Wilfulness Crime and Punishment Loss of Paradise Banishment and Hope Further Activities and Reading
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Radical Tragedy is a landmark study of the drama of Shakespeare and his contemporaries and a classic of cultural materialist thought. The reissued third edition features a candid and inspiring new Preface by the author in which he explains his reasons for excluding Othello from his original discussion. The main text has also now been corrected.
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Jacobean Drama
Pascale Aebischer, Senior Lecturer in Renaissance Studies, University of Exeter, UK
Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print

Edited by Clifford Siskin and Anne Mellor
Now available in paperback
This Readers Guide introduces readers to the criticism and debates that are specific to the drama of the Jacobean period. Covering playwrights such as Jonson, Middleton, Dekker, Webster, as well as Shakespeare, the guide explores key topics including theatrical conditions, genre, performance studies, textual transmission, gender and race.

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Eighteenth-century literature
Cultures of the Sublime

Selected Readings, 1750-1830
Edited by Cian Duffy and Peter Howell, both at St Marys University College, UK Cultures of the Sublime gives access to hard-to-find texts, suggesting the breadth of the discourse of the sublime in the eighteenth and nineteenth century and its relevance to areas far afield of aesthetic philosophy. This book will allow students and scholars a far more comprehensive sense of the meaning of the sublime. - Nick Williams, Indiana University, USA This critical anthology examines the place of the sublime in the cultural history of the late eighteenth century and Romantic period. Cultures of the Sublime recovers a broad context for engagements with, and writing about, the sublime, offering a selection of texts from a wide range of areas which both generate and investigate sublime effects.
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The Rise of the Novel

Nicholas Seager, Keele University, UK
This guide explores the dominant methodologies, theories and debates surrounding the emergence of the novel during the eighteenth century. Covering key criticism on authors such as Defoe, Fielding, Richardson and Austen, the emphasis is on how critical work is interrelated, allowing readers to discern trends in the critical conversation.
Contents: Introduction Eighteenth- and NineteenthCentury Accounts of the Rise of the Novel New Criticism to The Rise of the Novel, 1924-1957 Restructuring the Rise of the Novel, 1958-1985 Cultural History and the Rise of the Novel, 1980-1989 Feminism and the Rise of the Novel Postcolonialism, Postnationalism and the Rise of the Novel Rethinking the Rise of the Novel, 19902000 Print Culture and the Rise of the Novel, 1990-2010 Thematic Criticism of the Rise of the Novel 1: Family, Law, Sex and Society Thematic Criticism of the Rise of the Novel 2: Money, Medicine, Politics and Things Conclusion
Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility/ Pride and Prejudice/ Emma

Annika Bautz, Lecturer in English, University of Plymouth, UK
This Guide discusses the range of critical reactions to three of Jane Austens most widely-studied and popular novels. Annika Bautz takes the reader chronologically through the profusion of criticism by selecting key approaches from the immense variety of responses these three Austen novels have provoked over the last two centuries.

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Daniel Defoe: The Novels

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William Blake: The Poems

2nd edition
Nicholas Marsh, formerly Francis Holland School, UK Lucid and perceptive, Marshs edition of his valuable study brilliantly restores to readers and students alike the depth and brightness of Blakes genius. - John Blades, formerly, University of Leeds, UK
This study takes a fresh and candid look at Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders and Roxana. Part I uses carefully selected short extracts The Novels for close textual analysis, while Part II examines the historical and literary Nicholas Marsh contexts and a sample of criticism. The volume is an ideal introductory guide for those who are studying Defoes work for the first time.
Contents: Introduction PART I: ANALYSING DEFOES NOVELS Setting the Agenda Conscience and Repentance Society and Economics Women and Patriarchy Instability and the Outsider Themes and Conclusions to Part I PART II: THE CONTEXT AND THE CRITICS Daniel Defoes Life and Works The Place of Defoes Novels in English Literature A Sample of Critical Views
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Key Concepts in Romantic Literature

Jane Moore, Cardiff University, UK and John Strachan, Bath Spa University, UK
Focusing on Songs of Innocence and Experience, this book uses close analysis and interpretation of individual poems to build the readers confidence when approaching Blakes lyrics. This edition includes additional textual analyses, expanded contextual material, discussion of the work of recent critics, and fully updated Further Reading.
Contents: PART I: ANALYSING WILLIAM BLAKES POETRY Introduction Innocence and Experience Nature in the Songs, and Towards the Prophetic Books Society and its Ills Sexuality, the Selfhood and Self-Annihilation PART II: THE CONTEXT AND THE CRITICS Blakes Life and Works A Sample of Critical Views
An accessible and easy-to-use scholarly guide to the literature, concepts and debates of the turbulent Romantic era. Aimed at both the undergraduate student and more experienced readers who seek a compact yet comprehensive up-todate account ofthe poetry, drama and novels that characterised the Romantic period.
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NINETEENTH-century literature
Victorian Literature
A Sourcebook
John Plunkett, University of Exeter, UK, Ana Parejo Vadillo, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK, Regenia Gagnier, Angelique Richardson, Rick Rylance and Paul Young, all at University of Exeter, UK
Mary Shelley: Frankenstein Thomas Hardy

Nicholas Marsh, formerly Teacher of English, Francis Holland School, UK Julian Wolfreys, Professor of Modern Literature and Culture, Department of English & Drama, Loughborough University, UK
It is difficult to imagine a course on nineteenthcentury British literature that could not make ample use of the touchstones gathered hereor a Victorianist who could fail to be astonished by the strange salvage this book mixes with the familiar. - Paul Saint-Amour, University of Pennsylvania, USA An expert team introduce and annotate a range of original social, cultural, political and historical documents necessary for contextualising key literary texts from the Victorian period.
The book comprises an intrinsic analysis of the novel itself and an extrinsic account of its context and critics. Throughout, Marshs method is close reading: quoting a substantial passage to illustrate each of his points and then commenting on it in detail. This approach, illuminating in itself, also sets a good example for students...It would help an instructor preparing to teach the novel for the first time, not least because of the excellent essay questions that end most chapters. - D. L. Macdonald, University of Calgary, Canada, New Books Online 19 This study focuses on how Frankenstein works: how the story is told and why it is so rich and gripping. Part I uses carefully selected short extracts for close textual analysis, while Part II examines Shelleys life, the historical and literary contexts of the novel, and offers a sample of key criticism.
Hardy and Wolfreys make a delicious match. Whats finest about this book is Wolfreys ability to prod us into play, opening up new possibilities for wandering inside a Hardy text. - James R. Kincaid, University of Southern California, USA ...immensely readable; the narrative is lively, convincing and written with a sense of humour. - The Thomas Hardy Society Journal No other major author of the nineteenth century has arguably producedas much critical activity as Thomas Hardy. This timely addition to the Critical Issues series explores the various philosophical views of critics, with close textual analysis of Hardys novels and with reference to his poetry.
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The Turn of the Screw

3rd edition
Henry James Peter G. Beidler, Lehigh University, USA
Clotel
Or, The Presidents Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States
2nd edition
William Wells Brown Robert S. Levine, Professor of English and Distinguished ScholarTeacher, University of Maryland, USA
This volume presents the text of the New York Edition of Jamess classic 1898 short novel along with contextual documents and critical essays. This third edition features a new section detailing the revisions James made from the Colliers Weekly edition to the New York Edition, as well as new documents, illustrations and a psychoanalytic essay.
March2010 464pp Paperback 15.99 978-0-230-10000-8
This edition of Clotel is the only one to include selections from the key texts and cultural documents that Brown drew upon when he wrote his novel. The streamlined second edition includes an updated introduction and features cultural documents which focus more directly on the texts about slavery and race that Brown used.
July2011 480pp Paperback 15.99 978-0-230-33364-2
Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism Series Editor: Ross C. Murfin
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TWENTIETH-century literature
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Michael K. Glenday, Research Associate and Lecturer, The Open University, UK
F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Tennessee Williams - A Great Gatsby/Tender is the Streetcar Named Desire/ Night Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Nicolas Tredell, Independent Scholar Thomas P. Adler, Purdue University, USA
In this engaging and accessible book, Michael Glenday has painted a lively and vividly living portrait of F. Scott Fitzgerald as the gifted artist. Stephanie Ann Smith, University of Florida, USA This study of F. Scott Fitzgerald offers new readings of novels such as The Great Gatsby, Tender is the Night and The Last Tycoon. It is an essential introduction to Fitzgeralds fiction, both for first-time readers and for those aware of his reputation as one of twentiethcentury Americas most representative writers.
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A rare critical look at two of F. Scott Fitzgeralds most important texts, side by side. While the two novels have often been interpreted, rarely are they read in tandem, as this study does. Insightful, intelligent and thought-provoking, this study provides fascinating contexts within which new dimensions of both novels are brought to the fore, in light of each other. Stephanie Smith, University of Florida, USA This stimulating study takes a fresh look at two of Fitzgeralds major texts. Part I uses carefully selected short extracts for close textual analysis, while Part II examines the historical and literary contexts and key criticism. The volume is an ideal introductory guide for those who are studying Fitzgeralds work for the first time.
This guide charts the development in the criticism surrounding two of Williams most popular plays, from the 1940s/50s through to the present day. Adlers overview of the critical responses proceeds in a generally chronological fashion and demonstrates how the emergence of newer theoretical methodologies has broadened the range of these responses.
Contents: Introduction Producing Performance Texts Mythic Patterns; Southern, Classical and Christian Political, Social and Cultural Contexts Williams and Literary Canonicity Style and Genre Feminist Perspectives Queer Theory as Lens Contemporary Critical Theory and A Streetcar Named Desire Film and Television Adaptations Conclusion

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Heart of Darkness
3rd edition
Joseph Conrad
Crime Fiction since 1800

Detection, Death, Diversity 2nd edition
Stephen Knight, Cardiff University, UK
Key Concepts in Crime Fiction

Heather Worthington, Lecturer in English Literature, Cardiff University, UK
Edited by Ross C. Murfin, Professor of English, Southern Methodist University, USA This popular case-study of Conrads classic short novel reprints an authoritative text together with essays written from a range of contemporary critical perspectives. In this third edition, the section of cultural documents and illustrations is entirely new, as are two recent exemplary critical essays by Gabrielle McIntire and Tony C. Brown.
Encyclopedic in scope, the second edition offers a succinct, up-to-the-minute analysis and distillation of emerging new trends in crime fiction scholarship, and the work of significant new critics. - Geraldine Barnes, University of Sydney, Australia Stephen Knights book is an excellent narrative introduction to crime and detective fiction in the last two hundred years, providing a wealth of detail which will have a very strong appeal to students and which will fill a major gap in the market. - Clive Bloom, Middlesex University, UK Stephen Knights book is a full analytic survey of the popular genre of crime fiction, from its origins right up to the present day. This expanded second edition has been thoroughly updated in the light of new developments and recent research, and also explores a number of fictional works which have been published in the last few years.
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An insight into a popular yet complex genre that has developed over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The volume explores the contemporary anxieties to which crime fiction responds, along with societys changing conceptions of crime and criminality. The book covers texts, contexts and criticism in an accessible and user-friendly format.
August2011 240pp Paperback 17.99 978-0-230-55125-1
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CONTEMPORARY literature
A World of Difference
An Anthology of Short Stories from Five Continents
Edited by Lynda Prescott, The Open University, UK An international selection of fifteen short stories by distinguished modern writers including Peter Carey, Zadie Smith and Bernard Malamud. Featuring the theme of difference, each story has something to say about cultural encounters, often arising from experiences of migration or uprooting.
Novelists in the New Millennium

Conversations with Writers
Edited by Vanessa Guignery, Ecole Normale Suprieure de Lyon, France Wonderfully engaging and instructive...As a fiction writer, I found these interviews inspiring, thought provoking, and at times, frankly, quite moving. - Bryn Chancellor, University of Montevallo, USA A collection of interviews with leading writers such as Julian Barnes, Jonathan Coe, Kazuo Ishiguro, Hanif Kureishi, Arundhati Roy and Will Self. Through these interviews the book explores and introduces a range of key themes in contemporary literature, raising questions about genre, history, postmodernism, celebrity culture and form.
Contents: Introduction Julian Barnes Jonathan Coe Kazuo Ishiguro Hanif Kureishi David Lodge Arundhati Roy Will Self Graham Swift Further Reading: British Literature Since 2000
November2012 176pp Hardback 50.00 978-0-230Paperback 16.99 978-0-230-23824-4
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British Fiction since 1970 2nd edition
Peter Childs, University of Gloucestershire, UK
Peter Childs offers accessible analyses of the work of twelve prominent contemporary British writers, including Hanif Kureishi, Zadie Smith and Jeanette Winterson and now features a new chapter on the younger generation of novelists born in the 1970s.
Contents: Introduction: The Novel Today and Yesterday Timeline Martin Amis: Lucre, Love and Literature Pat Barker: In the Shadow of Monstrosities Julian Barnes: A Mixture of Genres Angela Carter: The Demythologizing Business Kazuo Ishiguro: Remain in Dreams Hanif Kureishi: In Black and White Ian McEwan: The Child in Us All Salman Rushdie: A Long Geographical Perspective Zadie Smith: Searching for the Inescapable Graham Smith: Past Present Irvine Welsh: Sex and Drugs and Violence Jeanette Winterson: Boundaries and Desire New Novelists Conclusion
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Contents: The Ultimate Safari; N.Gordimer In Cuba I was a German Shepherd; A.Menendez The Joy Luck Club; A.Tan What Do You Do in San Francisco?; R.Carver Mr Sumarsono; R.Robinson The Last Mohican; B.Malamud The End of the World; M.Gallant The Distant Past; W.Trevor American Dreams; P.Carey Bella Makes Life; L.Goodison Martha, Martha; Z.Smith Pit Strike; A.Sillitoe Storm Petrel; R.Gunesekera Squatter; R.Mistry One Out of Many; V.S.Naipaul
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Series Editors: Philip Tew and Rod Mengham
Ian McEwan
Lynn Wells, Associate Professor, Department of English, University of Regina, Canada
Pat Barker
Mark Rawlinson, Senior Lecturer, Department of English, University of Leicester, UK
A.S.Byatt
Mariadele Boccardi, University of the West of England, UK
This comprehensive new study offers a detailed analysis of all of Byatts fiction and also discusses her critical output. Mariadele Boccardi examines Byatts work in the light of postmodern concerns with language, narrative and selfreferentiality.
Contents: PART I: INTRODUCTION Timeline Introduction: A.S.Byatt - A New British Novelist? A Resistance to Biographical Readings: The Shadow of the Sun (1964) and The Game (1967) PART II: MAJOR WORKS Chronicles of Post-war England: The Virgin in the Garden (1978), Still Life (1985), Babel Tower (1996) and A Whistling Woman (2002) Victorian Echoes: Possession: A Romance (1990), Angels and Insects (1992) and The Biographers Tale (2000) Colours, Textures and Narrative Patterns: A.S.Byatts Short Stories Collections The Inexorable Movement of History: The Childrens Book (2009) PART III: CRITICISM AND CONTEXT A Survey of Landmark Interviews Other Writings Critical Reception
March2013 176pp Hardback 45.00 978-0-230-27570-6 Paperback 11.50 978-0-230-27571-3
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A very intelligent and knowledgeable, but also highly accessible book, containing some of the best succinct readings of McEwans fiction to date.- Professor Peter Childs, University of Gloucestershire, UK This introduction to the work of Ian McEwan places his fiction in historical and theoretical context. It explores his biography, literary techniques and the issues of ethics and representation. Including a timeline of key dates and an interview with the author it also offers an overview of the critical reception McEwans work has provoked.
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An incisive, original contribution to the study of one of the most important contemporary British novelists - John Brannigan, University College Dublin, Ireland
Pat Barker is one of the leading British political and historical novelists of her generation. This introduction places her fiction in historical and theoretical contexts. Including a timeline of key dates and an interview with the author, Rawlinson establishes the cultural importance of her work and provides an overview of its critical reception.
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Zadie Smith
Philip Tew, Professor of English Literature, Brunel University, UK
Kazuo Ishiguro
New Critical Visions of the Novels
Edited by Sebastian Groes, Senior Lecturer in English Literature, Roehampton University, UK and Barry Lewis, Senior Lecturer in English, University of Sunderland, UK Thisedited collection of new and insightful critical essays brings together a wide range of academics whose work stages a forum exploring the key aspects of Kazuo Ishiguros novels. Featuring an interview with Ishiguro, this groundbreaking book is ideal for anyone studying the work of this major contemporary author.
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The Novels of Kazuo Ishiguro

Matthew Beedham, Professor of English Literature, Vancouver Island University, Canada
An introduction to the work of Zadie Smith, placing her fiction in a clear historical and theoretical context, and exploring her work in relation to contemporaneity and postcolonialism. Including a timeline of key dates, this guide offers an accessible reading of Smiths work and an overview of its critical reception.
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Salman Rushdie
2nd edition
D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke, Professor of English, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Angela Carter
2nd edition
Linden Peach, Professor of English Literature, Edge Hill University, UK
Margaret Atwood
An Introduction to Critical Views of Her Fiction
Gina Wisker, Head of the Centre for Learning and Teaching, University of Brighton, UK
A valuable and thorough reading of a major contemporary novelists writing.Randy Boyagoda, Ryerson University, Canada This updated and expanded edition reviews Rushdies novels in the light of recent critical developments. It also features new chapters which examine the authors latest works including Fury (2001), Shalimar the Clown (2005) and The Enchantress of Florence (2008), bringing coverage of this important British author up to the present.
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This revised edition reviews Carters novels in the light of recent critical developments and offers entirely new perspectives on her work. There is now extended discussion of Carters most widelystudied novels, including The Passion of New Eve and Nights at the Circus, and discussion ofthe long essay The Sadeian Woman.
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A stimulating study of Margaret Atwoods fiction which also offers a substantial authoritative overview of recent trends and key debates in Atwood criticism. This is something no other book on the market has attempted. This book will be worth its weight in gold to students and researchers. - Coral Ann Howells, University of Reading, UK Gina Wisker provides a fresh, up-to-date introductory guide to the work of this internationally renowned writer, covering Atwoods entire fictional oeuvre and engaging with the surrounding criticism and debates developed by key Atwood critics. Wisker also explores the main issues and approaches to reading Atwoods fiction.
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Maria Lauret, Reader in American Studies, University of Sussex, UK
Alice Walker - The Color Purple

Rachel Lister, Durham University, UK
Strange Divisions and Alien Territories

The Sub-Genres of Science Fiction
Edited by Keith Brooke, Science Fiction Writer in Residence, University of Essex, UK I wonder if I am the first reviewer anywhere to describe a nonfiction book about science fiction as a page turner and to mean it seriously. - Amazing Stories Strange Divisions and Alien Territories explores the sub-genres of science fiction from the perspectives of a range of top SF authors. Combining a critical viewpoint with the exploration of the challenges and opportunities facing authors working in the field, contributors include Michael Swanwick, Catherine Asaro and Paul di Filippo.
February2012 240pp Hardback 56.50 978-0-230-24966-0 Paperback 18.99 978-0-230-24967-7
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In this second edition, Lauret offers a fuller, richer, more compelling, updated text that showcases the impressive range and depth of her investigations into Walker scholarship. - Loretta Woodard, Marygrove College, USA When it was first published, Laurets text was one of the first book-length studies of Alice Walkers prose to appear in Britain. This edition has been revised in the light of the latest scholarship and brings coverage of the full range of Walkers work up-to-date with the authors literary production, activism and life-events since 2000.
February2011 304pp Hardback 56.50 978-0-230-57588-2 Paperback 17.99 978-0-230-57589-9
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In this thoughtprovoking volume, Lister provides a crucial framework to enhance our understanding of Walkers controversial, award-winning novel, and to generate further debate and interest in Walker scholarship. - Loretta G. Woodard, Marygrove College, USA This Guide explores the range of key critical responses to Walkers novel, from contemporary reviews to twenty-first century readings. It examines coverage of various critical issues such as Walkers use of generic conventions, linguistic and narrative strategies, race, class, gender and sexual politics. Spielbergs film adaptation is also covered.

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CHILDRENS LITERATURE
Childrens Literature
Classic Texts and Contemporary Trends
Edited by Heather Montgomery and Nicola J. Watson, both at The Open University, UK Anyone wanting to trace the development of childrens literature from the 1860s to the first decade of the twenty-first century will find an immensely rich source of insights in this meticulously researched text. NATE Journal of English Drama Media This lively and accessible collection of essays by leading scholars and childrens writers, some reprinted and others newly commissioned, provides students with high quality critical material on the most widely studied classic and contemporary texts. Chronologically organized, it spans picture books to the cross-over fiction of Harry Potter.
Childrens Literature
Approaches and Territories
Edited by Janet Maybin and Nicola J. Watson, both at The Open University, UK A challenging and rich collection of essays which students of childrens literature will find appealing and illuminating. - NATE Journal of English Drama Media This is a book that challenges the old whilst exploring the new. It is, I would suggest, an ideal book, either as an introduction to, or as a further exploration of, the field, particularly as it has a companion volume. I would also suggest that those who study how to write for children would also benefit from this book. - Journal of Childrens Literature This lively and accessible collection of essays by leading scholars provides a social and literary overview of the field of childrens literature. Designed with the needs of students and teachers in mind, it explores history and genres, current concerns and possible future directions.
Childrens Literature Studies

A Research Handbook
Edited by Kimberley Reynolds, Professor of Childrens Literature, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and Matthew O. Grenby, Reader in Childrens Literature, University of Newcastle, UK A terrific and very timely book. Reynolds and Grenby have commissioned some of the best childrens literature scholars (themselves included) to address key topics in research and criticism, and the result is a volume at once theoretically sophisticated and highly practical. - Kenneth Kidd, Associate Professor, University of Florida, USA Bringing together the expertise of high profile international teachers and researchers, this handbook provides anyone studying Childrens Literature with useful and practical guidance on research methods. Wide-ranging and balanced in approach, the book covers core topics such as approaching history, visual material, archives and theory.
May2011 248pp Hardback 52.50 978-0-230-52553-5 Paperback 17.99 978-0-230-52554-2
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J. K. Rowling: Harry Potter

Edited by Cynthia J. Hallett, Independent Scholar and Peggy J. Huey, Assistant Professor, Colorado Technical University Online, USA This vibrant and timely collection of brand new essays explores the complete Harry Potter series. The volume presents a variety of critical essays by a range of scholars, providing students with much needed guidance on how to approach these immensely popular texts and films, and how to tackle the complex concepts found within Rowlings world.
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Roald Dahl
Edited by Ann Alston and Catherine Butler, both Senior Lecturers in English Literature, University of the West of England, UK Well worth reading and full of valuable insights that will make this volume of use to students and scholars alike. - Michele Stepto, Yale University, USA An authoritative collection of essays which together offer a wide range of critical approaches to a substantial proportion of Dahls work. - Elizabeth Thiel, Roehampton University, UK Roald Dahl is one of the most enduringly popular childrens authors of the last fifty years; and one of the most controversial. This timely collection of new essays, from an international team of leading scholars, provides both an overview and a contemporary assessment of Dahls reputation and his achievement as a writer for children.
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C.S. Lewis: The Chronicles of Narnia

Edited by Michelle Ann Abate, Hollins University, USA and Lance Weldy, Francis Marion University, USA This wide-ranging collection of essays focuses on currently high profile issues in, and approaches to, childrens literature. It explores not only the original texts of The Chronicles of Narnia, but also their afterlife in films and other media, with helpful discussions of issues relating to adaptation. - William Gray, University of Chichester, UK This collection of new, wide-ranging essays explores the past, present and future importance of the Narnia books, providing the most current, and some of the most cutting-edge, research about this popular fantasy series.
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CLASSICS OF CHILDRENS LITERATURE
Robert Cormier
Edited by Adrienne E. Gavin, Professor of English Literature, Canterbury Christ Church College, UK Offers diverse perspectives on Cormiers oeuvre and gives the reader many ways into his work. - Janet Kaufman, University of Utah, USA The various essays work successfully together to provide the reader with a wide range of critical approaches to diverse texts within Cormiers oeuvre. - Elizabeth Thiel, University of Roehampton, UK Robert Cormier is widely recognized as one of the leading authors of young adult fiction. This collection of brand new essays demonstrates a variety of critical approaches to Cormiers work, including his bestknown novels and lesser-studied texts. It offers an accessible examination of the authors considerable impact on childrens literature.
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'Jessicas First Prayer and Froggys Little Brother

Hesba Stratton Elizabeth Thiel, Senior Lecturer, National Centre for Research in Childrens Literature, Roehampton University, UK
The Little Goody TwoShoes and Other Stories

Originally published by John Newbery
Edited by M.O. Grenby, Reader in Childrens Literature, University of Newcastle, UK John Newbery is celebrated as the first successful publisher of childrens books, and the founder of modern childrens literature. Three classic works published by Newbery (the authors unknown) are now available for a new generation of readers. Edited by M. O. Grenby, with an introduction, explanatory notes and suggestions for further reading.
Contents: Introduction by M. O. Grenby The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes; Otherwise called, Mrs. Margery Two-Shoes The Fairing: or, a Golden Toy for Children of all Sizes and Denominations The Lilliputian Magazine: or the Young Gentleman & Ladys Golden Library Notes and Further Reading
May2013 240pp Paperback 11.99 978-1-137-27427-4
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Jessicas First Prayer and Froggys Little Brother are exemplars of the street Arab tale, a genre popular during the nineteenth century. This critical edition makes these important milestones in the history of writing for young people available for a new generation of readers. Annotated with an introduction by Liz Thiel.
Contents: Introduction A Note on the Texts Introductory Essay Jessicas First Prayer Froggys Little Brother Suggested Further Reading
May2013 224pp Paperback 8.99 978-0-230-36054-9
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Selected Tales for Children 'The Story of the Treasure and Young People Seekers and The Wouldbegoods Maria Edgeworth
Susan Manly, Reader in English, University of St Andrews, UK E Nesbit Claudia Nelson, Professor of English, Texas A & M University, USA
Contemporary Childrens Literature and Film

Engaging with Theory
Edited by Kerry Mallan, Queensland University of Technology, Australia and Clare Bradford, Deakin University, Australia A volume like this is long overdue: a single work that not only talks about literature and film alongside each other without making either seem the poor relation, but which also makes theory work in a practical, productive, and even (dare I say it), pleasurable manner. - David Rudd, Professor of Childrens Literature, University of Bolton, UK Bringing together leading and emerging scholars, this book argues for the significance of theory for reading texts written and produced for young people. Integrating perspectives from across feminism, ecocriticism, postcolonialism and poststructuralism, it demonstrates how these inform approaches to a range of contemporary literature and film.
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Maria Edgeworth was one of the pioneers of realist writing for children and young people. This anthology collects together a wide range of her tales for this audience for a new generation of readers. Edited by Susan Manly, with an introduction, explanatory notes, and suggestions for further reading.
Contents: Introduction The Little Dog Trusty Lazy Lawrence The Bracelets The Mimic Waste Not Want Not Rosamond: The Purple Jar Rosamond: Day of Misfortunes (The Robin) The Good Aunt The Grateful Negro Suggested Further Reading
May2013 224pp Paperback 8.99 978-0-230-36142-3
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E. Nesbit is a highly influential writer in the evolution of children's literature, and The Treasure Seekers and The Woodbegoods are two of her most loved works. This is the first critical edition of these children's classics for a new generation of readers. Edited by Claudia Nelson, with an introduction, explanatory notes and further reading.
Contents: Introduction Note on the Texts The Story of the Treasure Seekers The Woodbegoods Further Reading
May2013 350pp Paperback 11.99 978-0-230-36084-6
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LITERARY THEORY
Postcolonial Theories
Jenni Ramone, Newman University College, UK
Roland Barthes
Martin McQuillan, Professor of Literary Theory and Cultural Analysis, Kingston University, UK
Postmodern Narrative Theory

2nd edition
Mark Currie, Professor of Contemporary Literature, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
Postcolonial theory is a prominent approach in English Studies today. This introductory guide presents both the theory and practice to students in accessible and attractive ways. It includes contextualized discussion of a range of influential theorists, and applies postcolonial theory to a variety of key literary texts.
Contents: Timeline Introduction: the Colonial Exotic PART I: THE EMERGENCE OF POSTCOLONIAL THINKING Anti-Colonial Resistance The Postcolonial Moment PART II: POSTCOLONIAL THEORIES Otherness The Postcolonial Migrant Native and Nation PART III: READING POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE Introduction to Part III The Text in the Colony The Postcolonial CounterText The Diaspora Text PART IV: POSTCOLONIAL FUTURES Afterword Annotated Bibliography Bibliography
Roland Barthes was one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. In this book, Martin McQuillan provides students with a fresh and stimulating perspective on Barthes work, his lasting contribution to the formation ofcritical cultural studies and his continuing relevance today.
March2011 208pp Hardback 65.00 978-0-333-91457-1 Paperback 22.99 978-0-333-91458-8
This edition stands out from its competitors because of its concision, clarity, and refreshingly lively style. Mark Currie achieves this while also presenting a highly nuanced and sophisticated account of this increasingly important field of study. - Brendan Stone, University of Sheffield, UK
An accessible survey of the complex theories that have transformed the study of narrative in recent Transitions decades. This revised, updated and expanded edition Series Editor: Julian Wolfreys of an established text now explores the relationship between postmodern narrative and postmodern IC theory more closely, and concludes with a new chapter on J.M. Coetzees fiction.

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Inside Creative Writing

Interviews with Contemporary Writers
Edited by Graeme Harper, Professor of English, University of Wales, UK The interviewees include not only the world famous, they represent many nations and strands of writing. They feel like characters in the plot of a book. I was disappointed when it was over. - Robert Sheppard, Professor of Poetry and Poetics, Edge Hill University, UKThis is a fascinating project, groundbreaking, really, and a great joy to read. - Stephanie Vanderslice, Associate Professor of Literature, University of Central Arkansas, USA High profile writers, including Philip Pullman, Nadine Gordimer, Kate Grenville and Robert Pinsky, talk about their writing practice and ways of working. Designed with the needs of creative writers in mind, Graeme Harper explores both practice and process, asking authors questions about subjects ranging from motivation to creativity to drafting.
January2012 224pp Paperback 12.99 978-0-230-21217-6
Research Methods in Creative Writing

Edited by Jeri Kroll, Flinders University, Austalia and Graeme Harper, University of Wales, UK A guide to the modes and methods of Creative Writing research, designed to be invaluable to university staff and students in formulating research ideas, and in selecting appropriate strategies. Creative writing researchers from around the globe offer a selection of models that readers can explore and on which they can build.
Contents: Introduction Poetics and Creative Writing Research; K.Lasky Non-fiction Writing Research; D.L.Brien Modelling the Creative Writing Process; M.MacRobert New Modes of Creative Writing Research; K.Spencer The Creative Writing Laboratory and its Pedagogy; J.Kroll The Generations of Creative Writing Research; G.Harper Forward, Wayward: The Writer in the Worlds Text, at Large; K.Coles Creative Writing and Theory /Theory without Credentials; D.Hecq Transcultural Writing and Research; G.Mort Conclusion Selected Further Reading
Writing a First Novel

Edited by Karen Stevens, University of Chichester, UK This collection of essays by published novelists focuses on the journey of writing a first novel, offering insight and advice on the challenges faced by new authors of fiction. A literary agent and a publisher add their own professional perspectives.
Contents: Introduction; K.Stevens PART I: INSPIRATION AND THE NOVEL Something Given: Reflections on Writing; H.Kureishi Look Back in Angst; V.Martin Illuminating the Shadows: the Space Between Fact and Fiction; J.Skibsrud Genesis; D.Vann PART II: RESEARCH AND THE NOVEL Treasure, Trash, and Planned Obsolescence; M.Chapman Writing Home; E.Hogan Walking the Tightrope; K.Desai The Reluctant Aficionado; W.Poon PART III: VOICE AND THE NOVEL Hearing Voices; A.MacLeod This Wont Do: Pig and the Temptation of Silence; A.Cowan Knots and Narrative; J.Rusbridge Voice and the Inescapable Complexity of Experience; I.Ashdown PART IV: FORM AND THE NOVEL Giving Shape to Ones Universe; H.Habila Another Fine Mess; D.Swann Man of Letters; S.Bhattacharya Belief; J.Feaver PART V: THE BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING An Agents Perspective; H.Westland The Role of the Editor; H.Garnons-Williams Baby, Youve Got it; L.Shriver
December2012 248pp Hardback 55.00 978-0-230-24266-1 February2013 224pp Paperback 16.99 978-0-230-24267-8 Paperback 14.99 978-0-230-29082-2
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Screen Adaptation
Impure Cinema
Deborah Cartmell, Reader in English and Imelda Whelehan, Professor of English and Womens Studies, both at De Montfort University, UK
Story Logic and the Craft of Fiction

Catherine Brady, Professor, MFA in Writing Program, University of San Francisco, USA
Creative Screenwriting
Understanding Emotional Structure
Christina Kallas, President of the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe
Adaptation studies have historically been neglected in both the English and Film Studies curricula. Reflecting on this, Screen Adaptation celebrates its emergence in the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries and explores the varieties of approaches and debates within the field. Examples include J.K.Rowling, Shakespeare and Jane Austen.
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One of the few books on the craft of fiction that is written with the same kind of imaginative range and depth, intellectual rigor, and tolerance for ambiguity and uncertainty that create the best fiction. - David Jauss, author of Black Maps and Alone with All That Could Happen Focused on the challenges faced by aspiring writers, Brady illuminates how technique serves story logic, the particular way fiction makes meaning. She offers a closer look at craft fundamentals (plot, characterization, point-of-view, imagery, style, and setting), including examples from classic and contemporary fiction and writing exercises.
A most erudite, encyclopedic and wise synthesis of the craft of screenwriting, which both novice and seasoned writer would do well to investigate. A fascinating overview of notions of drama and techniques, ancient and modern which should open writing horizons, and redefine the craft of screenwriting, inject it with the life, philosophy and emotional wisdom it increasingly lacks. - Jeff Gross, Novelist, Film Director and Writer of some forty screenplays Kallas proposes an original approach to writing for the screen. Both theory and method aims at exciting the imagination to inspire and dramatize stories with thematic richness, emotional depth and narrative rhythm. Accompanying exercises support the book and enable writers to create stories out of emotions and images.
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