German Literature

Entries provide the likely sources for a name; describe historical and mythological backgrounds; examine Shakespeare's presentation of a character or place; and suggest various interpretations of a name...

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Derek Attridge provides a rich new vocabulary for literature, rethinking such terms as invention, singularity, otherness, alterity, performance and form. He returns literature to the realm of ethics, and argues the ethical importance of literature, demonstrating how a new understanding of the litera..

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This is the first English translation of Le Roman social en Angleterre by Louis Cazamian, which is widely recognized as the classic survey of Victorian social fiction. For this translation Martin Fido has provided a substantial foreword, and has revised and completed the bibliographical references a..

The Social Problem Novels of Frances Trollope Vol 1..

The Social Problem Novels of Frances Trollope Vol 2..

The Social Problem Novels of Frances Trollope Vol 3..

The Social Problem Novels of Frances Trollope Vol 4..

The Soil was originally written in 1910 and is a classic account of rural and agricultural life in Japan in the early 1900s. In addition to its deft, powerful evocations of nature, the novel also provides a wealth of information about farming, courtship, marriage, child-rearing, health care, folk re..

This is a novel virtually forgotten by modern readers, but one that deserves reassessment with this critical edition. Raised by guardians, Louisa’s fate is intertwined with the neighbouring Stanley family, including the jealous younger daughter, Armida – whose husband Lord Belmour openly admires Lou..

This is a novel virtually forgotten by modern readers, but one that deserves reassessment with this critical edition. Raised by guardians, Louisa’s fate is intertwined with the neighbouring Stanley family, including the jealous younger daughter, Armida – whose husband Lord Belmour openly admires Lou..