Introductory Literary Studies Books

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61. The New Bloomsday Book

    A Guide Through Ulysses, 3rd Edition

    By Harry Blamires

    Since 1966 readers new to James Joyce have depended upon this essential guide to Ulysses. Harry Blamires helps readers to negotiate their way through this formidable, remarkable novel and gain an understanding of it which, without help, it might have taken several readings to achieve. The New...

    Published September 25th 1996 by Routledge
62. Romantic Writings

    Edited by Stephen Bygrave

    Series: Approaching Literature

    Romantic Writings is an ideal introduction to the cultural phenomenon of Romanticism - one of the most important European literary movements and the cradle of 'Modern' culture. Here you will find an accessible introduction to the well-known male Romantic writers - Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge,...

    Published August 7th 1996 by Routledge
63. Literature and Gender

    By Lizbeth Goodman

    Series: Approaching Literature

    Literature and Gender combines an introduction to and an anthology of literary texts which powerfully demonstrate the relevance of gender issues to the study of literature. The volume covers all three major literary genres - poetry, fiction and drama - and closely examines a wide range of themes,...

    Published March 27th 1996 by Routledge
64. The Realist Novel

    Edited by Dennis Walder

    Series: Approaching Literature

    This book guides the student through the fundamentals of this enduring literary form. By using carefully selected novels and discussing a wide range of authors including Emily Dickinson and John Kincaid, the authors provide a lively examination of the particular themes and modes of realist novels...

    Published March 6th 1996 by Routledge
65. Critical Theory and Practice: A Coursebook

    By Keith Green, Jill LeBihan

    Critical Teory and Practice answers lots of questions, but also stimulates new ones. Its tailor-made combination of survey, reader and workbook is ideal for the beginning - perhaps even bewildered - student of literary theory. The work is divided into seven chapters, each of which contains guiding...

    Published December 6th 1995 by Routledge
66. Metre, Rhythm and Verse Form

    By Philip Hobsbaum

    Series: The New Critical Idiom

    Poetry criticism is a subject central to the study of literature. However, it is laden with technical terms that, to the beginning student, can be both intimidating and confusing. Philip Hobsbaum provides a welcome remedy, illuminating terms ranging from the iambus to the bob-wheel stanza, and...

    Published November 15th 1995 by Routledge
67. The Idea of the Postmodern

    A History

    By Hans Bertens

    At last! Everything you ever wanted to know about postmodernism but were afraid to ask.Hans Bertens' Postmodernism is the first introductory overview of postmodernism to succeed in providing a witty and accessible guide for the bemused student. In clear and straightforward but always elegant prose,...

    Published December 14th 1994 by Routledge
68. The Development of the Sonnet

    An Introduction

    By Michael R. G. Spiller

    Traces the development of the sonnet from its invention in the early Italian Renaissance to the time of John Milton, showing how the form has developed and acquired the capacity to express lyrically the nature of the desiring self....

    Published December 2nd 1992 by Routledge
69. The Canterbury Tales

    By Derek Pearsall

    This classic and eminently readable work provides a full critical introduction to the complete Canterbury Tales. Essential reading for students of Chaucer....

    Published October 30th 1985 by Routledge
70. How to Write Critical Essays

    By David B. Pirie

    This invaluable book offers the student of literature detailed advice on the entire process of critical essay writing, from first facing the question right through to producing a fair copy for final submission to the teacher....

    Published June 19th 1985 by Routledge