The New Critical Idiom

New and Published Books

31-40 of 70 results in The New Critical Idiom

31. Crime Fiction

    By John Scaggs

    Series: The New Critical Idiom

    Crime Fiction provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Using examples from a variety of novels, short stories, films and televisions series, John Scaggs: *presents a concise history of crime fiction - from biblical narratives to James Ellroy -...

    Published January 26th 2005 by Routledge
32. The Author

    By Bennett Andrew

    Series: The New Critical Idiom

    This volume investigates the changing definitions of the author, what it has meant historically to be an 'author', and the impact that this has had on literary culture. Andrew Bennett presents a clearly-structured discussion of the various theoretical debates surrounding authorship, exploring such...

    Published December 14th 2004 by Routledge
33. Comedy

    By Andrew Stott

    Series: The New Critical Idiom

    What is comedy? Andrew Stott tackles this question through an investigation of comic forms, theories and techniques, tracing the historical definitions of comedy from Aristotle to Chris Morris's Brass Eye via Wilde and Hancock. Rather than attempting to produce a totalising definition of 'the comic...

    Published November 24th 2004 by Routledge
34. The Postmodern

    By Simon Malpas

    Series: The New Critical Idiom

    Simon Malpas investigates the theories and definitions of postmodernism and postmodernity, and explores their impact in such areas as identity, history, art, literature and culture. In attempting to map the different forms of the postmodern, and the contrasting experiences of postmodernity in the...

    Published November 17th 2004 by Routledge
35. Magic(al) Realism

    By Maggie Ann Bowers

    Series: The New Critical Idiom

    Bestselling novels by Angela Carter, Salman Rushdie, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and a multitude of others have enchanted us by blurring the lines between reality and fantasy. Their genre of writing has been variously defined as 'magic', 'magical' or 'marvellous' realism and is quickly becoming a core...

    Published September 22nd 2004 by Routledge
36. Drama/Theatre/Performance

    By Simon Shepherd, Mick Wallis

    Series: The New Critical Idiom

    What is implied when we refer to the study of performing arts as 'drama', 'theatre' or 'performance'? Each term identifies a different tradition of thought and offers different possibilities to the student or practitioner. This book examines the history and use of the terms and investigates the...

    Published September 15th 2004 by Routledge
37. Romance

    By Barbara Fuchs

    Series: The New Critical Idiom

    Often derided as an inferior form of literature, 'romance' as a literary mode or genre defies satisfactory definition, dividing critics, scholars and readers alike. This useful guidebook traces the myriad transformations of 'romance' from medieval courtly love to Mills and Boon, and claims that its...

    Published September 8th 2004 by Routledge
38. Ecocriticism

    By Greg Garrard

    Series: The New Critical Idiom

    Inspired by a range of ecological movements, ecocriticism explores the ways in which we imagine and portray the relationship between humans and the environment in all areas of cultural production, from Wordsworth and Thoreau to Disney and BBC nature documentaries. Greg Garrard's animated and...

    Published June 30th 2004 by Routledge
39. Discourse

    2nd Edition

    By Sara Mills

    Series: The New Critical Idiom

    This volume provides a broad analysis of the term 'discourse' and a thorough examination of the many theoretical assumptions surrounding it. In the revised edition of this invaluable guidebook, Sara Mills:*examines the historical definitions and developments of discourse*analyzes Foucault's use of...

    Published May 26th 2004 by Routledge
40. Difference

    By Mark Currie

    Series: The New Critical Idiom

    Difference is one of the most influential critical concepts of recent decades. Mark Currie offers a comprehensive account of the history of the term and its place in some of the most influential schools of theory of the past four decades, including: * post-structuralism* deconstruction* new...

    Published February 18th 2004 by Routledge