Ben Etherington & Jarad Zimbler 
Cambridge Companion to World Literature [EPUB ebook] 

Following the publication of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, Victorian anthropology made two apparently contradictory claims: it distinguished ‘civilized man’ from animals and ‘primitive’ humans a …

Comparative Literature explores an ”area of interest” rather than a special discipline. The book begins with an account of the approaches that twentieth century writers took to literature by w …

The reactionary Comicsgate campaign against alleged “forced” diversity in superhero comics revealed the extent to which comics have become a key battleground in America”s Culture Wars. In the first …

This book brings together an analysis of the theoretical connection of genre, reception, and frame theory and a practical demonstration thereof, using a set of parodies of the first wave of the Gothi …

Addresses Early Modern representations of chastity and adultery, as well as matrimony and its dissolution in both the private and public realms, including the most well known marital dissolution, tha …

"The Man Without a Memory" is a charming novel authored through Arthur W. Marchmont, a master of thriller and adventure fiction from the early 20th century. This fascinating story takes rea …

On Books and Arts is an insightful exploration of literary and artistic critique, offering a comprehensive examination of the intersection between books and the arts. The book serves as a rich resour …

Bringing together leading scholars and teacher educators from across the world, from Europe and the USA to Asia, this book presents the latest research and new perspectives into the uses of children’ …

F. Scott Fitzgerald left behind a substantial body of work on New York, yet his city remains in our time terra incognita, talked about but rarely well met. Lost City takes on this important and under …

Brian Friel is Ireland”s foremost living playwright, whose work spans fifty years and has won numerous awards, including three Tonys and a Lifetime Achievement Arts Award. Author of twenty-five play …