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Barthes: A Very Short Introduction

Jonathan Culler

Print Publication Year:: Feb 2002

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191775369

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192801593.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780192801593

Roland Barthes: A Very Short Introduction elucidates the varied theoretical contributions of Roland Barthes, whose lifelong fascination was with the way people make their world ... More

The Beats: A Very Short Introduction

David Sterritt

Print Publication Year:: Jul 2013

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780199365890

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199796779.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199796779

The Beats: A Very Short Introduction offers an overview of the social, cultural, and aesthetic sensibilities of the Beats, bringing out the similarities that connected them, ... More

Bestsellers: A Very Short Introduction

John Sutherland

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2007

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191776960

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199214891.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199214891

Bestsellers: A Very Short Introduction shows that bestseller lists monitor one of the strongest pulses in modern literature and are therefore worthy of serious study. It lifts ... More

C. S. Lewis: A Very Short Introduction

James Como

Print Publication Year:: Jan 2019

Published Online:: Jan 2019

eISBN:: 9780191866890

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198828242.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780198828242

Beloved by children and adults worldwide, the writings of C. S. Lewis have a broad and enduring appeal. Although best known for the iconic Chronicles of Narnia series, C. S. Lewis was a man ... More

Charles Dickens: A Very Short Introduction

Jenny Hartley

Print Publication Year:: Feb 2019

Published Online:: Feb 2019

eISBN:: 9780191783203

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198714996.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780198714996

Charles Dickens is credited with creating some of the world’s best-known fictional characters, and is widely regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian age. Charles Dickens: A Very ... More

Children's Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Kimberley Reynolds

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2011

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191777431

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199560240.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199560240

Children's Literature: A Very Short Introduction provides an overview of the history of children's literature as it has developed in English, introducing key debates, ... More

Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Sabina Knight

Print Publication Year:: Feb 2012

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780199365739

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780195392067.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780195392067

Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction tells the story of Chinese literature from antiquity to the present, focusing on the key role literary culture played in ... More

Colonial Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Rolena Adorno

Print Publication Year:: Nov 2011

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780199365845

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199755028.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199755028

Colonial Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction provides a vivid account of the literary culture of the Spanish-speaking Americas from the time of Columbus to ... More

Comedy: A Very Short Introduction

Matthew Bevis

Print Publication Year:: Dec 2012

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191778131

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199601714.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780199601714

Comedy: A Very Short Introduction studies written forms of comedy such as prose fiction, poetry, caricatures, and cartoons. There are also performance forms of comedy such as ... More

Comparative Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Ben Hutchinson

Print Publication Year:: Mar 2018

Published Online:: Mar 2018

eISBN:: 9780191844911

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198807278.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780198807278

Comparative literature is both the past and the future of literary studies. Its history is intimately linked to the political upheavals of modernity: from colonial empire-building in the ... More

Contemporary Fiction: A Very Short Introduction

Robert Eaglestone

Print Publication Year:: Jul 2013

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191778247

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199609260.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199609260

Contemporary Fiction: A Very Short Introduction explores a wide and diverse field, now global in dimension, with an enormous range of novels and writers that continues to grow ... More

Crime Fiction: A Very Short Introduction

Richard Bradford

Print Publication Year:: May 2015

Published Online:: May 2015

eISBN:: 9780191785801

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199658787.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780199658787

Crime Fiction: A Very Short Introduction explores the history of ‘crime fiction’ and the various definitions of the genre and considers how it has developed over time. ... More

Dante: A Very Short Introduction

Peter Hainsworth and David Robey

Print Publication Year:: Feb 2015

Published Online:: Feb 2015

eISBN:: 9780191781575

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199684779.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780199684779

Dante: A Very Short Introduction examines the main themes and issues that run through all of Dante’s work, ranging from autobiography, to understanding God, and the order of ... More

Decadence: A Very Short Introduction

David Weir

Print Publication Year:: Mar 2018

Published Online:: Apr 2018

eISBN:: 9780190610258

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780190610227.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780190610227

Decadence: A Very Short Introduction provides an overview of the culture of decadence—the artistic expression of a conflicted sense of modernity—by tracing its origin in ... More

Dictionaries: A Very Short Introduction

Lynda Mugglestone

Print Publication Year:: Aug 2011

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191777639

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199573790.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780199573790

Dictionaries: A Very Short Introduction demonstrates that dictionaries are not merely works which list the words and meanings of a language. They are human products, reflecting ... More

Émile Zola: A Very Short Introduction

Brian Nelson

Print Publication Year:: Jul 2020

Published Online:: Jul 2020

eISBN:: 9780191874208

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198837565.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780198837565

Émile Zola was a 19th-century novelist and social commentator, and the leader of the literary movement known as ‘naturalism’. Émile Zola: A Very Short Introduction explores key themes in ... More

English Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Jonathan Bate

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2010

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191777578

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199569267.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199569267

English Literature: A Very Short Introduction considers such diverse topics as the birth of the novel, the brilliance of English comedy, the deep Englishness of landscape ... More

Fairy Tale: A Very Short Introduction

Marina Warner

Print Publication Year:: Feb 2018

Published Online:: Jan 2018

eISBN:: 9780191853500

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199532155.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199532155

The characters and images of fairy tales have cast a spell over adults and children for centuries. These fantastic stories have travelled across cultural borders, and been passed on from ... More

French Literature: A Very Short Introduction

John D. Lyons

Print Publication Year:: Apr 2010

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191777516

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199568727.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780199568727

French Literature: A Very Short Introduction examines texts that portray protagonists whose adventures and conflicts reveal shifts in literary and social practices. It explores ... More

Geoffrey Chaucer: A Very Short Introduction

David Wallace

Print Publication Year:: Aug 2019

Published Online:: Aug 2019

eISBN:: 9780191821592

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198767718.001.0001

Item type:: book

ISBN:: 9780198767718

Originally writing over 600 years ago, Geoffrey Chaucer is today enjoying a global renaissance. Why do poets, translators, and audiences from so many cultures and different parts of the ... More