Overview :The third in a series of annual anthologies, "The Best British Short Stories 2013" reprints the cream of short fiction, by British writers, ... Read More
Overview :Deconstructions is a user's guide to deconstruction across a range of topics and discourses. Chapter topics range from the obvious (feminism... Read More
Overview :"Whether Antwerp is a literate thriller or thrilling literature or--most likely--a combination of both, among other things it's an irresisti... Read More
Overview :Facing the disarray and disorientation around his father's death, a man contends with the strange and haunting power of the house his parent... Read More
Overview :Carl stumbles across part of a map to an unknown town. He becomes convinced it represents the city of his dreams, where ice skaters turn qui... Read More
Overview :This is the first book-length study of the uncanny, an important topic for contemporary thinking on literature, film, philosophy, psychoanal... Read More
Overview :"An uncanny effect often arises when the boundary between fantasy and reality is blurred . . ." - Sigmund FreudNicholas Royle's stories are ... Read More
Overview :There are few figures more important in literary and critical theory than Jacques Derrida. Whether lauded or condemned, his writing has had ... Read More
Overview :Shakespeare's legacy is all around us - in our books and our films, in our politics and in our everyday speech. With his words he has formed... Read More
Overview :Reflections on the figure of veering form the basis for a new theory of literature. Exploring images of swerving, loss of control, digressin... Read More
Overview :In this unique book, writer and academic Nicholas Royle uses the incongruous but compelling pairing of David Bowie and Enid Blyton to addres... Read More
Overview :This book provides a wide-ranging and up-to-date critical introduction to the writings of H l ne Cixous (1937-), focusing on key motifs, suc... Read More