Product Description: Theories of intertextuality suggest that meaning in a text can only ever be understood in relation to other texts; no work stands alone but is interlinked with the tradition that came before it and the context in which it is produced...read more

Product Description: This is the perfect study guide to Shelley's classic gothic novel, "Frankenstein" - a key text for introductory literature courses at undergraduate level.Mary Shelley's classic gothic novel, "Frankenstein", is one of the most widely studied and read novels in English Literature...read more

Product Description: Graham Allen provides both an introduction to and review of the critical responses to Mary Shelley's major fictions, from the Romantic period to the present day, while also pushing debates forward. The book moves beyond Frankenstein, presenting new readings of other texts such as Matilda, Valperga, The Last Man and Lodore...read more

Presents a collection of essays on the English-speaking world's most famous literary critic Harold Bloom. This work gives perspectives on Bloom's influence on poetry, the novel, canon-formation, Biblical interpretation, and many other subjects. It includes important essays on 'The Book of J', and 'The Western Canon'.

Product Description: Roland Barthes is a central figure in the study of language, literature, culture and the media. This book prepares readers for their first encounter with his crucial writings on some of the most important theoretical debates, including:*existentialism and Marxism*semiology, or the 'language of signs'*structuralism and narrative analysis*post-structuralism, deconstruction and 'the death of the author'*theories of the text and intertextuality...read more

Echoing Gandhi's verdict on Western civilization, this book thinks the British constitution would be a very good idea. It shows the British people how they had acquired an executive presidency by stealth.

Describes the life cycle, behavior, and habitat of the members of the squirrel family that live in underground burrows

Product Description: This introduction to the American literary critic Harold Bloom, and his "anxiety of choice" explores the paradoxical shifts between theory and poetry which mark his writing. It outlines Bloom's concentration on a particular part of Romanticism, the thesis of the anxiety of influence, his revisionary version of hermeneutics and more...read more

Describes how plants and animals live, feed, grow, and reproduce; includes simple activities and experiments