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4 NEW 2ND EDITION Myth Laurence Coupe, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK From Shakespeare’s The Tempest to Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, from Coppola’s Apocalypse Now to the Wachowski brothers’ The Matrix, writers and film directors have made and remade ‘Myth’. Laurence Coupe not only offers students a comprehensive overview of the way that the concept of ‘Myth’ has developed, but also shows how mythic themes, structures and symbols have persisted into literature and entertainment of the present day. This introductory volume: • illustrates the relation between myth, culture and literature with discussions of poetry, fiction, film and popular song • explores uses made of the term ‘Myth’ within the fields of literary criticism, anthropology, cultural studies, feminism, Marxism and psychoanalysis • discusses the association between modernism, postmodernism, myth and history • familiarizes the reader with themes such as the dying god, the quest for the grail, the relation between ‘chaos’ and ‘cosmos’, and the vision of the end of time • demonstrates the growing importance of the green dimension of myth. Fully updated and revised in this new edition, Myth is a comprehensive introduction to one of the most important and fascinating aspects of cultural narrative, offering both a useful tool to students first approaching the topic and a valuable contribution to the study of myth itself. 2008: 198x129: 240pp Hb: 978-0-415-44241-1: £55.00 Pb: 978-0-415-44284-8: £12.99 eBook: 978-0-203-88808-7 ORDER NOW! NEW CRITICAL IDIOM SERIES See Order Form in the centre of this catalogue NEW The Historical Novel Jerome de Groot, University of Manchester, UK The historical novel is not only an immensely popular genre, but also one that raises fascinating questions about the nature of key foundational concepts such as fact and fiction, history, reading and writing. This wide-ranging guide offers an accessible introduction to both the genre and the critical debates around it. In this volume, Jerome de Groot: • traces the development of the genre, from early eighteenth-century novels concerned with history through to postmodern and contemporary historical fiction • looks at different styles of historical novel, from sensational or ‘low’ genre through to literary fiction, and examines related issues of audience, reception, ‘value’ and ‘authenticity’ • examines the many functions of historical fiction, particularly the challenges it might pose to accepted histories and the postmodern questioning of ‘grand narratives’ • relates the form to the wider cultural sphere, with reference to historical or historiographical theory, the Internet, television and film. Drawing on a range of examples from across the centuries and around the globe, while making even complex theoretical arguments refreshingly clear, The Historical Novel is essential reading for students of this fascinating genre or of any literary period, as well as those exploring the interface of history and fiction as part of a cultural theory or history course. September 2009: 198x129: 176pp Hb: 978-0-415-42661-9: £55.00 Pb: 978-0-415-42662-6: £12.99 Elegy David Kennedy, University of Hull, UK Grief and mourning are generally considered to be private, yet universal instincts. But in a media age of televised funerals and visible bereavement, elegies are increasingly significant and open to public scrutiny. Elegy provides an overview of the history of the term and the different ways in which it is used. 2007: 198x129: 176pp Hb: 978-0-415-36776-9: £55.00 Pb: 978-0-415-36777-6: £12.99 eBook: 978-0-203-01999-3 +44 (0)1235 400524 Fax: +44 (0)20 7017 6699 NEW Lyric Scott Brewster, University of Salford, UK The term ‘lyric’ has evolved, been revised, redefined and even contested over the centuries. This fascinating volume traces the history of the term from its classical origins through the early modern, Romantic and Victorian periods and up to the twentieth century. Offering clarity and structure to this often intense and emotive field, Scott Brewster uses as a focal point the three aspects of: • the lyric ‘self’ • love and desire in the lyric • the relationship between lyric, poetry and performance. Demonstrating the influence of various definitions of lyric on poetic practice, literature, music and other popular cultural forms, this book is an essential resource for students of literature, performance, music and cultural studies. March 2009: 198x129: 176pp Hb: 978-0-415-31955-3: £55.00 Pb: 978-0-415-31956-0: £12.99 eBook: 978-0-203-62505-7 BESTSELLER 2ND EDITION Colonialism/Postcolonialism Ania Loomba, University of Pennsylvania, USA ’It is rare to come across a book that can engage both student and specialist. Loomba simultaneously maps a field and contributes provocatively to key debates within it. Situated comparatively across disciplines and cultural contexts, this book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in postcolonial studies.’ – Priyamvada Gopal, Faculty of English, Cambridge University, UK 2005: 198x129: 272pp Hb: 978-0-415-35063-1: £55.00 Pb: 978-0-415-35064-8: £12.99 eBook: 978-0-203-08759-6 www.routledge.com/literature
NEW CRITICAL IDIOM SERIES ROUTLEDGE CRITICAL THINKERS SERIES 5 2ND EDITION Humanism Tony Davies ’Davies knows what he is writing about and knows how to write about it.’ – New Humanist Definitions of humanism have evolved throughout the centuries as the term has been adopted for a variety of purposes – literary, cultural and political – and reactions against humanism have contributed to movements such as postmodernism and antihumanism. Tony Davies offers a clear introduction to the many uses of this influential yet complex concept and this second edition extends his discussion to include: • a comprehensive history of the development of the term and its influences • theories of post-humanism, cybernetics and artificial intelligence • implications of concepts of humanism and post-humanism on political and religious activism • discussion of the key figures in humanist debate from Erasmus and Milton to Chomsky, Heidegger and Foucault • a new glossary and further reading section. With clear explanations and poignant discussions, this volume is essential reading for anyone approaching the study of humanism, post-humanism or critical theory. 2008: 198x129: 176pp Hb: 978-0-415-42064-8: £55.00 Pb: 978-0-415-42065-5: £12.99 eBook: 978-0-203-93256-8 NEW Allegory Jeremy Tambling, University of Hong Kong Jeremy Tambling offers students a concise history and critical commentary on ‘allegory’ from its prominence in Medieval and Renaissance literature, through to its use in the Romantic era and up to the present day. This highly useful guide: • presents the evolution of the concept of allegory, looking at different and conflicting definitions • considers the relationship between allegory and symbolism • analyzes the use of allegory in modernist debate and deconstruction, looking at critics such as Walter Benjamin and Paul de Man • provides a useful glossary of technical terms. September 2009: 198x129: 176pp Hb: 978-0-415-34005-2: £55.00 Pb: 978-0-415-34006-9: £12.99 eBook: 978-0-203-46212-6 2ND EDITION Modernism Peter Childs, University of Gloucestershire, UK The modernist movement radically transformed the late nineteenth- and early twentiethcentury literary establishment, and its effects are still felt today. Modernism introduces and analyzes what amounted to nothing less than a literary and cultural revolution. In this fully updated and revised second edition, charting the movement in its global and local contexts, Peter Childs: • details the origins of the modernist movement and the influence of thinkers such as Darwin, Marx, Freud, Nietzsche, Saussure and Einstein • explores the radical changes which occurred in the literature, drama, art and film of the period • traces ‘modernism at work’ in Anglophone literatures, especially in writings by a range of key figures including James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Samuel Beckett, Nella Larsen, Gertrude Stein, Katherine Mansfield, T.S. Eliot, and many others • reflects upon the shift from modernism to postmodernism. At once accessible and critically informed, Modernism guides readers from first steps in the field to an advanced understanding of one of the most important cultural movements of the last centuries. 2007: 198x129: 248pp Hb: 978-0-415-41544-6: £55.00 Pb: 978-0-415-41546-0: £12.99 eBook: 978-0-203-93378-7 Routledge Critical Thinkers Series Series Editor: Robert Eaglestone, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK Routledge Critical Thinkers is designed for students who need an accessible introduction to the key figures in contemporary critical thought. The books provide crucial orientation for further study and equip readers to engage with theorists’ original texts. The volumes in the Routledge Critical Thinkers series place each key theorist in his or her historical and intellectual context and explain: • why he or she is important • what motivated his or her work • what his or her key ideas are • who and what influenced the thinker • who and what the thinker has influenced • what to read next and why. Featuring extensively annotated guides to further reading, Routledge Critical Thinkers is the first point of reference for any student wishing to investigate the work of a specific theorist. NEW 2ND EDITION Jean Baudrillard Richard J. Lane, Vancouver Island University, Canada Jean Baudrillard is one of the most controversial theorists of our time, famous for his claim that the Gulf War never happened and for his provocative writing on terrorism, specifically 9/11. This new and fully updated second edition includes: • an introduction to Baudrillard’s key works and theories such as simulation and hyperreality • coverage of Baudrillard’s later work on the question of postmodernism • a new chapter on Baudrillard and terrorism • engagement with architecture and urbanism through the Utopie group. Richard J. Lane offers a comprehensive introduction to this complex and fascinating theorist, also examining the impact that Baudrillard has had on literary studies, media and cultural studies, sociology, philosophy and postmodernism. 2008: 198x129: 192pp Hb: 978-0-415-47447-4: £55.00 Pb: 978-0-415-47448-1: £12.99 eBook: 978-0-203-09109-8 E-mail: literature@routledge.com www.tandf.co.uk/eupdates www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk for more information for e-mail updates in your field eBooks are only available to order online
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