The Cambridge Companion to Literature and Disability
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Literature and Disability PDF eBook |
Author | Clare Barker |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 283 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1107087821 |
Working across time periods and critical contexts, this volume provides the most comprehensive overview of literary representations of disability.
The Cambridge Companion to American Literature and the Body
Title | The Cambridge Companion to American Literature and the Body PDF eBook |
Author | Travis M. Foster |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 305 |
Release | 2022-06-30 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 110889609X |
The human body has been depicted in a variety of ways across a range of cultural and historical locations. It has been described, variously, as a biological entity, clothing for the soul, a site of cultural production, a psychosexual construct, and a material encumbrance. Each of these different approaches brings with it a range of anthropological, political, theological, and psychological discourses that explore and construct identities and subject positions. This Companion examines connections between American literature and bodies from the eighteenth century through the present. It reveals the singular way that literature can help us understand the body's entanglement within social and biological influences, and it traces the body's existence within histories of race, gender, and ability. This volume details the genres, critical fields, and interpretive practices that best facilitate the analysis of bodies in the full span of American literary imaginings.
The Cambridge Companion to Literature and Psychoanalysis
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Literature and Psychoanalysis PDF eBook |
Author | Vera J. Camden |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 347 |
Release | 2021-12-16 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1108477488 |
Combining literature and psychoanalysis, this collection foregrounds the work of literary creators as foundational to psychoanalysis.
The Cambridge Companion to the Body in Literature
Title | The Cambridge Companion to the Body in Literature PDF eBook |
Author | David Hillman |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 293 |
Release | 2015-05-26 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1107048095 |
This Companion offers the first systematic analysis of the body in literature, from the Middle Ages to the present day.
The Cambridge Companion to Queer Studies
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Queer Studies PDF eBook |
Author | Siobhan B. Somerville |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 279 |
Release | 2020-06-11 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1108594565 |
This Companion provides a guide to queer inquiry in literary and cultural studies. The essays represent new and emerging areas, including transgender studies, indigenous studies, disability studies, queer of color critique, performance studies, and studies of digital culture. Rather than being organized around a set of literary texts defined by a particular theme, literary movement, or demographic, this volume foregrounds a queer critical approach that moves across a wide array of literary traditions, genres, historical periods, national contexts, and media. This book traces the intellectual and political emergence of queer studies, addresses relevant critical debates in the field, provides an overview of queer approaches to genres, and explains how queer approaches have transformed understandings of key concepts in multiple fields.
The Cambridge Companion to Children's Literature
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Children's Literature PDF eBook |
Author | M. O. Grenby |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 325 |
Release | 2009-12-10 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1139828045 |
Some of the most innovative and spell-binding literature has been written for young people, but only recently has academic study embraced its range and complexity. This Companion offers a state-of-the-subject survey of English-language children's literature from the seventeenth century to the present. With discussions ranging from eighteenth-century moral tales to modern fantasies by J. K. Rowling and Philip Pullman, the Companion illuminates acknowledged classics and many more neglected works. Its unique structure means that equal consideration can be given to both texts and contexts. Some chapters analyse key themes and major genres, including humour, poetry, school stories, and picture books. Others explore the sociological dimensions of children's literature and the impact of publishing practices. Written by leading scholars from around the world, this Companion will be essential reading for all students and scholars of children's literature, offering original readings and new research that reflects the latest developments in the field.
The Cambridge Companion to Old English Literature
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Old English Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Malcolm Godden |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 381 |
Release | 2013-05-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 052119332X |
This updated edition has been thoroughly revised to take account of recent scholarship and includes five new chapters.