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1. New Virtual Special Issues - with Free Access

   We're pleased to announce the release of two brand new Virtual Special Issues from Textual Practice and English Studies. Both are the first in new collections which will be released over the coming year - bookmark the links below now to make sure you don't miss out on future issues. The articles presented focus on specific themes, and include introductions from the Journal Editors. They are free to view until 30 June 2012.

   Start reading now:
   Textual Practice – Deconstruction and Psychoanalysis
   English Studies – Contemporary Fiction
    

2. 

   New: Romanticism, 2nd Edition

   Romanticism was a revolutionary intellectual and artistic movement which generated some of the most popular and influential texts in British and American literary history. This clear and engaging guide introduces the history, major writers and critical issues of this crucial era. For more information click here.

3. 

   New Title: Film and Literature

   'This text offers "the complete package" – containing history, theory, and praxis – for professors teaching courses in this growing field. Without a doubt, this will be the book I use for movie and literature courses in the years to come.' - Dr. Melissa Croteau, California Baptist University, USA

   The Routledge new edition of this classic book functions as an accessible introduction to the historical and theoretical exchanges between movie and literature and also includes the key critical readings necessary for an understanding of this increasingly vibrant and popular field of adaption studies. To read more click here.

4. 

   2012 Literature Catalog - now available!

   The 2012 catalog is filled with the latest outstanding Literature books from Routledge, representing our continued commitment to bringing you the best in research and teaching resources. Click here to view the catalog online, or email us at literature@routledge.com for a paper copy.

5. 

   Timothy Corrigan, Author of the Month

   Timothy Corrigan is Professor of English and Cinema Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. His work in Cinema Studies has focused on modern American and contemporary international cinema. His books include New German Film: The Displaced Image, The Films of Werner Herzog: Between Mirage and History, Writing about Film, A Cinema without Walls: Movies and Culture after Vietnam and The Essay Film: From Montaigne, After Marker. He is the editor of the journal Adaptation.

6. 

   Hot off the press: the new 2012 Reference Catalog is here

   Can you hear the drum roll? The 2012 Reference Catalog has arrived and can be downloaded today. Simple. You can learn about all our 2011 and 2012 Library Reference titles, both in print and eBooks, across the humanities and social sciences. And we have packed the Catalog full of new interactive features. Read on for the full low down.

7. 

   Routledge Literature Research Online Catalog

   The Routledge Literature Research Online Catalog is now available to view here. Routledge Research is our home for cutting-edge, upper-level scholarly studies and edited collections and we are pleased to be offering books ranging from Medieval to Contemporary Literature, and covering topics such as Postcolonial Literature, Children’s Literature, Atlantic Studies, American Studies, and Travel Writing.

8. 

   New Series Editor for Children’s Literature and Culture Series

   Routledge is pleased to announce Philip Nel as the new editor of the esteemed Children’s Literature and Culture series. Founded by Jack Zipes in 1994, it is the longest-running series devoted to the study of children’s literature and culture from a national and international perspective. Dedicated to promoting original research in children’s literature and children’s culture, in 2011 the series is expanding its focus to include childhood studies, and also seeks to explore the legal, historical, and philosophical conditions of different childhoods. An advocate for scholarship from around the globe, the series recognizes innovation and encourages interdisciplinarity.

9. 

   New: Using Critical Theory

   Explaining both why theory is important and how to use it, Lois Tyson introduces beginning students of literature to this oftentimes daunting area in a friendly and approachable style. The new edition of this textbook is clearly structured with chapters based on major theories that students are expected to cover in their studies.
   For more information, including selected table of contents and an author bio, click here.

10. 

    New Critical Idioms for Spring 2011

    Click here to see newly published books in the New Critical Idiom series.

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