Ecocriticism explores the ways in which we imagine and portray the relationship between humans and the environment in all areas of cultural production, from Wordsworth and Thoreau through to Google Earth, J.M. Coetzee and Werner Herzog’s ...

This enduringly popular book has become a classic in the expanding and increasingly popular field of Gothic Studies.

This edition has been fully revised and includes a new glossary of critical terms, fully updated bibliography, clear suggestions for additional reading, as well as new discussion of Historicism's relation to the globalization debate.

In this thoroughly updated edition, Philip Shaw looks at: Early modern and post-Romantic conceptions of the sublime in two brand new chapters The legacy of the earliest classical theories, through those of the long eighteenth century to ...

This volume investigates the changing definitions of the author, what it has meant historically to be an 'author', and the impact that this has had on literary culture.

Jeremy Tambling offers students a concise history and critical commentary on ‘allegory’ from its prominence in Medieval and Renaissance literature through to the Romantic era and up to the present day.

Written in a clear and accessible style, this is the ideal introduction to the study of reception.

Provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Accessible and clear, this comprehensive overview is the essential guide for all those studying crime fiction.

This second edition of John Frow’s Genre offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the area.

Science Fiction offers a critical account of the phenomenon of science fiction, illustrating the critical terminology and following the contours of its continuing history. The impact of technological advances on the genre is discussed.