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The presence of Irish writers is almost invisible in literary studies of London. This study considers how Irish writers have regarded, reported and represented London in their fiction, drama and poetry. It includes essays on key figures that challenge the deep-seated stereotype of what constitutes the proper domain of Irish writing.

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This is the first full-length study of Irvine Welsh's fiction and provides a sustained textual and contextual analysis and evaluation of his work -- .

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This work is part of the "Continuum Contemporaries" series giving readers accessible and informative introductions to 30 of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential contemporary novels. It contains a biography of the novelist and a full-length study of the novel.

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This volume is a guide to the holdings of the Asimov collection there.

Included are annotated entries for books by Asimov along with books that he owned. The first half of the book includes works by Asimov, with chapters devoted to particular types of works.

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Introduced with a biographical account of Allende's fascinating life, this critical companion situates the Chilean writer with the Latin American tradition and offers interpretations of her six novels.

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Born in Switzerland, writer Isabelle Eberhardt spent most of her adult life in North Africa, where she gained the reputation of being an anti-colonial figure on account of her friendship with the natives. This book shows that she was less interested in defending the colonized than in fulfilling her personal quests for heroism and literary success.

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The first book length study of the conceptualization and representation of islands in popular fiction.

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Australia is the planet's sole island continent. This book argues that the uniqueness of this geography has shaped Australian history and culture, including its literature. Further, it shows how shifting understandings of the island continent shed new light on the relationship between islands and continents in the mapping of modernity.

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Australia is the planets sole island continent. This book argues that the uniqueness of this geography has shaped Australian history and culture, including its literature. Further, it shows how shifting understandings of the island continent shed new light on the relationship between islands and continents in the mapping of modernity.

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This is the first collection of scholarly essays dedicated to an assessment of this playwright's prodigious body of work.

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This book revisits Erich Auerbachs Istanbul writings as pioneering works of contemporary literary history and cultural criticism. It interprets these writings, which center around Western literary cultures, against the background of Auerbachs Turkish colleagues works that trace Middle Eastern and South Asian cultural histories.

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This book revisits Erich Auerbachs Istanbul writings as pioneering works of contemporary literary history and cultural criticism. It interprets these writings, which center around Western literary cultures, against the background of Auerbachs Turkish colleagues works that trace Middle Eastern and South Asian cultural histories.

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Focusing on nineteenth- and twentieth-century Italian literature, Gian-Paolo Biasin explores a series of challenges posited for literary criticism by the success of semiotics, testing theoretical concepts not so much on theoretical grounds as in their practical application to literary texts from the high Romantic lyric of Ugo Foscolo to the postmod

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Women have had a long and active role in Italian letters. This reference work contains biographical, critical and bibliographical profiles of 51 writers from the 14th century to the present day. The material is organised alphabetically by writer.

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This volume presents a comprehensive overview of the close and complex relationship between Britain and the life and work of Ivan Turgenev. It studies the impact of English literature and culture on Turgenev.

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This book looks at how an iconic novel has resonated with several generations of readers. By focusing on Salinger and his beloved protagonist, this book demonstrates how Catcher has affected readers in profound ways, from anti-war protestors of the 1960s to Black Lives Matter advocates of the 21st century.

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J G Ballard is one of the most significant British writers of the contemporary period. This guide includes critical perspectives on Ballard's major novels as well as his short stories and journalistic writing covering issues of form, narrative and experimentation.

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JG Ballard is one of the most significant British writers of the contemporary period. This guide includes critical perspectives on Ballard's major novels as well as his short stories and journalistic writing covering issues of form, narrative and experimentation.

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The first book-length study of a highly influential literary theorist and critic.