Wolfgang Bender 
Lebensbeschreibung der Ertzbetrügerin und Landstörtzerin Courasche [Trutz Simplex] [PDF ebook] 

In Blindness and Insight , de Man examines several critics and finds in their writings a gap between their statements about the nature of literature and the results of their practical criticism. Not …

The ‘Eumenides’, the concluding drama in Aeschylus » sole surviving trilogy, the ‘Oresteia’, is not only one of the most admired Greek tragedies, but also one of the most controversial and contested, …

One of the most pivotal developments in contemporary literary and cultural studies is the investigation of space and geography, a trend which is proving particularly important for modernist studies. …

Salman Rushdie »s writing is engaged with translation in many ways: translator-figures tell and retell stories in his novels, while acts of translation are catalysts for climactic events. Covering hi …

First published in 1962. This volume gives as complete an account as possible of the Shakespearian experience, particularly in terms of one play, King Lear, but in general against the context of all …

A comprehensive critical analysis of the most important Shakespearean critics, editors, actors and directors. This volume focuses on Shakespeare »s reception by Bradley, Greg and Folger. …

In this significant rereading of Graham Greene »s writing career, Michael Brennan explores the impact of major issues of Catholic faith and doubt on his work, particularly in relation to his portraya …

A collection of original essays by well-known Atwood scholars offering contemporary critical readings and assessments of three well known Atwood texts. …

In this book, first published in 1943, Janko Lavrin provides an overview of the development of the Russian novel by placing the great Russian novelists – Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Turgenev, Gorky, Gogol – …

This collection establishes new perspectives on the idea of mystery, as it is enacted and encoded in the genre of detective fiction. Essays reclaim detective fiction as an object of critical inquiry, …