Literary Criticism : Semiotics & Literary Theory

An international team of distinguished contributors examines the major figures in Critical Theory, including Adorno, Benjamin, and Habermas, and surveys the shared philosophical concerns that have given impetus to this philosophical school. The result is an illuminating and authoritative guide to Critical Theory. more...

Price: $24.00

Want to become a classic novel buff, or expand your reading of some of the finest novels ever published? With 100 of the best titles fully reviewed and a further 500 recommended, you’ll quickly set out on a journey of discovery. more...

Price: $12.00

A reliable guide to what science fiction is Christopher Priest, award-winning science fiction author "A really good introduction to the genre" SFX Magazine "Perceptive and glorious" Ian Watson, author of the screenplay for Steve Spielberg's A.I. Want to become a science fiction buff? Want to expand your reading in your favourite genre? This is a good place to start! From the publishers of the popular Good Reading Guide comes a rich selection of some of the finest SF novels ever published. With 100 of the best titles fully reviewed and a further 500 recommended, you’ll quickly become an expert in the world of science fiction. more...

Price: $12.00

This Dictionary offers points of entry into Derrida’s complex and extensive works.:.; This Dictionary offers points of entry into Derrida’s complex and extensive works.; From ‘aporia’ to ‘yes’, the Dictionary suggests ways into Derrida that show what is at stake in his work.; Demonstrates that Derrida is not just about philosophy, but also about politics and pop music.; Explains why deconstruction matters, and how Derrida can change the way you think.; The A-Z entries are framed by essays on the inherent interdisciplinarity of Derrida’s work and on Derrida’s relationship to a range of other thinkers. more...

Price: $77.95

About Time brings together ideas about time from narrative theory and philosophy. It argues that literary criticism and narratology have approached narrative primarily as a form of retrospect, and demonstrates through a series of arguments and readings that anticipation and other forms of projection into the future offer new analytical perspectives to narrative criticism and theory. The book offers an account of ‘prolepsis’ or ‘flashforward’ in the contemporary novel which retrieves it from the realm of experimentation and places it at the heart of a contemporary mode of being, both personal and collective, which experiences the present as the object of a future memory. With reference to some of the most important recent developments in the philosophy of time, it aims to define a set of questions about tense and temporal reference in narrative which make it possible to reconsider the function of stories in contemporary culture. It also reopens traditional questions about the difference between literature and philosophy in relation to knowledge of time. In the context of these questions, the book offers analyses of a range of contemporary fiction by writers such as Ali Smith, Ian McEwan, Martin Amis and Graham Swift. more...

Price: $119.40