This introductory book takes the reader through literary history from the Renaissance to Postmodernism, and considers individual texts as paradigms which can both reflect and unsettle their broader linguistic and cultural contexts. Richard Bradford provides detailed readings of individual texts which emphasize their relation to literary history and broader socio-cultural contexts, and which take into account developments in structuralism and postmodernism. Texts include poems by Donne, Herbert, Marvell, Milton, Pope, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Blake, Keats, Hopkins, Browning,...
This introductory book takes the reader through literary history from the Renaissance to Postmodernism, and considers individual texts as paradigms wh...
Since the early 1960s the academic certainties of 'traditional' literary studies have been challenged by techniques and perspectives borrowed from other disciplies. And this so-called 'crisis' in English studies is now being complicated by the recent changes in the institutional structure of education. This timely collection provides an overview of how critical theory operates in practice and an indispensable guide to The State of Theory today. Topic discussed include: gender, race, the gothic, the value of student 'theory guides', and the impact of theory on teaching practice and...
Since the early 1960s the academic certainties of 'traditional' literary studies have been challenged by techniques and perspectives borrowed from oth...
The Novel Now is an intelligent and engaging survey of contemporary British fiction.
Discusses familiar names such as Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Salman Rushdie, and Angela Carter and compares them with more recent authors, including David Mitchell, Ali Smith, A.L. Kennedy, Matt Thorne, Nicola Barker, and Toby Litt
Incorporates original coverage of subgenres such as chick lit, lad lit, gay fiction, crime fiction, and the historical novel
Discusses the ways in which notions of regional identity and tribalist views have surfaced...
The Novel Now is an intelligent and engaging survey of contemporary British fiction.
The Novel Now is an intelligent and engaging survey of contemporary British fiction.
Discusses familiar names such as Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Salman Rushdie, and Angela Carter and compares them with more recent authors, including David Mitchell, Ali Smith, A.L. Kennedy, Matt Thorne, Nicola Barker, and Toby Litt
Incorporates original coverage of subgenres such as chick lit, lad lit, gay fiction, crime fiction, and the historical novel
Discusses the ways in which notions of regional identity and tribalist views have surfaced...
The Novel Now is an intelligent and engaging survey of contemporary British fiction.
Teaching Theory offers a selection of essays on the pragmatics, benefits and shortcomings of Theory as a key aspect of literature teaching in universities. They range from reflective discussions of Theory as an intellectual challenge for undergraduates to accounts of the day-to-day problems of planning and teaching courses and implementing Theory.
Teaching Theory offers a selection of essays on the pragmatics, benefits and shortcomings of Theory as a key aspect of literature teaching in universi...
This volume of more than twenty essays reflects the intersections between biography, autobiography and literature. Several pieces focus upon the contentious sub-genre of literary biography, while others examine the autobiographical threads that are detachable in literary writing and a variety of other forms.
This volume of more than twenty essays reflects the intersections between biography, autobiography and literature. Several pieces focus upon the conte...
Richard Bradford s new 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 16th century to the present day, alongside coverage of all the major critical and theoretical approaches to verse."
Richard Bradford s new introduction to poetry combines definitions, context and literary theory to addresses and answer the slippery question what is ...
Richard (Research Professor of English at the University of Ulster) Bradford
Crime fiction has been one of the most popular genres since the 19th century, but has roots in works as varied as Sophocles, Herodotus, and Shakespeare. In this Very Short Introduction Richard Bradford explores the history of the genre, by considering the various definitions of "crime fiction" and looking at how it has developed over time. Discussing the popularity of crime fiction worldwide and its various styles; the role that gender plays within the genre; spy fiction, and legal dramas and thrillers; he explores how the crime novel was shaped by the work of British and American authors in...
Crime fiction has been one of the most popular genres since the 19th century, but has roots in works as varied as Sophocles, Herodotus, and Shakespear...
The Routledge Companion to Literature and Publishing is a comprehensive resource that builds bridges between the traditional focus and methodologies of literary studies and the actualities of modern and contemporary literature, including the realities of professional writing, the conventions and practicalities of the publishing world, and its connections between literary publishing and other media. Focusing on the relationship between modern literature and the publishing industry, the volume enables students and academics to extend the text-based framework of modules on contemporary...
The Routledge Companion to Literature and Publishing is a comprehensive resource that builds bridges between the traditional focus and methodologie...
