Books on literature, including literary studies, children's literature, literary history and studies of the lives and work of famous writers.
An exploration of the work of the American novelist John Updike, revealing the powerful mythic and sacred themes that underlie his fictional world.
The story of how 20th-century English scholars pioneered the study of literary theory years in advance of France or the USA.
A literary biography of the poet and libertine John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, seeing his work in the literary, intellectual and political contexts of his time.
A fascinating new study of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, illuminating the poet's deeply troubled personality and relationship with his family.
An exploration of fictional portrayals of Jesus and how their study can offer new approaches to the interpretation of the canonical Gospels.
Multidisciplinary essays on the parallels between religious doctrines and narratives and science fiction, revealing their thematic links and commonalities.
A fascinating examination of the modern cultural legacy of Oscar Wilde, focussing on his posthumous role as a symbol and source of inspiration.
The second volume of the authoritative biography of the war poet and novelist Richard Aldington, exploring his later public and private lives and writings.
An insightful biography of the war poet and novelist Richard Aldington, exploring his pre-war, wartime and post-war experiences, writings and relationships.