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Terrorism and insurgency in Indian-English literature Terrorism and insurgency in Indian-English literature Alex Tickell "This book is an interdisciplinary study of representations of terrorism and political violence in the fiction and journalism of colonial India. Focusing on key historical episodes such as the Calcut… OL15951766W
Crossover picturebooks Crossover picturebooks Sandra L. Beckett "Although crossover fiction is now recognized as a distinct literary genre and marketing category by critics, publishers, booksellers, writers, and readers, the term "crossover" is generally used in … OL15991549W
After Globalization After Globalization Eric M. Cazdyn "In lively and unflinching prose, Eric Cazdyn and Imre Szeman argue that contemporary thought about the world is disabled by a fatal flaw: the inability to think "an after" to globalization. After es… OL16011331W
Sympathy and India in British literature, 1770-1830 Sympathy and India in British literature, 1770-1830 Andrew Rudd "India exerted a powerful grip over the imagination of British authors during the Romantic period. But what was the true nature of their engagement with the Subcontinent? This study argues that depic… OL16151636W
Atlantic worlds in the long eighteenth century Atlantic worlds in the long eighteenth century Tita Chico,Toni Bowers "Innovative and multidisciplinary, this collection of essays marks out the future of Atlantic Studies, making visible the emphases and purposes now emerging within this vital comparative field. The c… OL16152171W
Sensation and sublimation in Charles Dickens Sensation and sublimation in Charles Dickens Gordon, John "My book sets out to explore three crucial stages in Dickens' ongoing voyage of discovery into what has been called the "hidden springs" of his fiction. The three novels under examination are Oliver … OL16173795W
Henry James and the supernatural Henry James and the supernatural Anna Despotopoulou,Kimberly Capps Reed "This book is a collection of essays on ghostly fiction by Henry James. The contributors analyze James's use of the ghost story as a subgenre and the difficult theoretical issues that James's texts p… OL16183703W
The adaptation industry The adaptation industry Simone Murray "Adaptation constitutes the driving force of contemporary culture, with stories adapted across an array of media formats. However, adaptation studies has been concerned almost exclusively with textua… OL16215073W
Gendered spaces in Argentine women's literature Gendered spaces in Argentine women's literature Marta Sierra "Gendered Spaces in Argentine Women's Literature addresses the largely understudied issue of how gendered spatial relations impact the production of literary works. It addresses gender implications o… OL16308040W
Theory of literature Theory of literature Paul H. Fry "Bringing his perennially popular course to the page, Yale University Professor Paul H. Fry offers in this welcome book a guided tour of the main trends in twentieth-century literary theory. At the c… OL16308118W
The grotesque in Western art and culture The grotesque in Western art and culture Frances S. Connelly "This book establishes a fresh and expansive view of the grotesque in Western art and culture, from 1500 to the present day. Following the non-linear evolution of the grotesque, Frances S. Connelly a… OL16308305W
Contemporary literature: the basics Contemporary literature: the basics Suman Gupta "'Contemporary Literature' is a familiar phrase and one of the most popular areas of literary study. But it can be a difficult category to pin down and readers don't have the benefit of a large body … OL16461585W
The transnational beat generation The transnational beat generation Jennie Skerl,Nancy McCampbell Grace "This collection maps the Beat Generation movement globally, exploring American Beat writers alongside parallel movements in other countries that shared a critique of global capitalism and a sense of… OL16568812W
History of modern drama History of modern drama David Krasner "Covering the period 1879 to 1959, and taking in everything from Ibsen to Beckett, this book is volume one of a two-part comprehensive examination of the plays, dramatists, and movements that compris… OL16604712W
Minds, bodies, machines, 1770-1930 Minds, bodies, machines, 1770-1930 Deirdre Coleman,Hilary Fraser "It is during the nineteenth-century, the age of machinery, that we begin to witness a sustained exploration of the literal and discursive entanglements of minds, bodies, machines. This book explores… OL16938366W
Islam in the eastern African novel Islam in the eastern African novel Emad Mirmotahari "Islam in the Eastern African Novel engages the novels of three important eastern African novelists--Nuruddin Farah, Abdulrazak Gurnah, and M. G. Vassanji--by centering Islam as an interpretive lens … OL16985929W
David Foster Wallace and "The Long Thing" David Foster Wallace and "The Long Thing" Marshall Boswell "Of the twelve books David Foster Wallace published both during his lifetime and posthumously, only three were novels. Nevertheless, Wallace always thought of himself primarily as a novelist. From hi… OL19984297W
Where I'm reading from Where I'm reading from Tim Parks "Why do we need fiction? Why do books need to be printed on paper, copyrighted, read to the finish? Why should a group of aging Swedish men determine what "world" literature is best? Do books change … OL20002687W
The Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance Cheryl A. Wall "The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural awakening among African Americans between the two world wars. It was the cultural phase of the "New Negro" movement, a social and political phenomenon that prom… OL20040722W
Orwell Your Orwell Orwell Your Orwell David Ramsay Steele 374 pages ; 24 cm OL20200656W
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