At 250, Walter Scott points toward our possible futures. Scott, although we necessarily look on his times as past, of course experienced them as present. His times were times of …
The first guide to the work of Wyndham Lewis as writer, novelist, and criticWyndham Lewis (1882-1957) was one of the most innovative writers and painters of his time. An …
A reading of the philosophical idea of world as it relates to the posthuman subject in Beckett's short proseJonathan Boulter offers the reader a way of understanding Beckett's …
The first anthology of Decadent short stories reflecting a variety of fin-de-siecle themesThis wide-ranging anthology showcases for the first time the short story as the most …
These 14 essays examine Georges Perec's impact on architecture, art, design, media, electronic communications, computing and the everyday. What do Perec's descriptions of the …
Placing literary creativity within a changing cultural and political context that saw the end of Margaret Thatcher and rise of New Labour, this book offers fresh interpretations of …
The Dissolution of Character in Late Romanticism studies texts written by contemporary poets, novelists, essayists, journalists, philosophers, phrenologists, sociologists, …
A new critical perspective on the relationship between text and tact in 20th- and 21st-century literature and theorySarah Jackson has received one of the AHRC/BBC New Generation …
The first in-depth analysis of Lydia Daviss translations and writingThe Many Voices of Lydia Davis shows how translation, rewriting and intertextuality are central to the work of …
This study focuses on the close connections between literary value and the materiality of popular print artefacts in Britain from 1890-1930. The book demonstrates that the …
