Literature – Page 8 – Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Re-reading The Alexandria Quartet of Lawrence Durrell (Durrell Studies 8)

Edited By: Richard Pine

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Lawrence Durrell’s compelling Alexandria Quartet continues to provoke discussion. This volume of essays by leading scholars addresses its central themes—from memory, Gnosticism, and the uncanny to its famous mixture of “sex and the secret service”—and explores its sequels.

‘Hurrying Truth’ in the Poetry of Anne Sexton

By: Anissa Sboui

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This book investigates truth in Anne Sexton’s poetry. The author argues that Sexton's heightened transparency and detailed accounts of her private stories establish a close relationship with the reader, demonstrating a unique inscription of truth in her work.

This book investigates truth in Anne Sexton’s poetry. The author argues that Sexton’s heightened transparency and detailed accounts of her private stories establish a close relationship with the reader, demonstrating a unique inscription of truth in her work.

Anger in the Long Nineteenth Century

Critical Perspectives

Edited By: Ritushree Sengupta, Shouvik Narayan Hore

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This collection traverses anger studies from the Classical age to the present day. The book illustrates how literature documents and even institutionalizes primal, emotive outbursts, with analysis of works ranging from Aristotle and Seneca to Edgar Allan Poe and Emily Bronte.

Alfredo Véa’s Narrative Trilogy

Studies on La Maravilla, The Silver Cloud Café, and Gods Go Begging

By: Roberto Cantú

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Alfredo Véa’s acclaimed narrative trilogy is recognized for its ingenious blend of fiction, autobiography, and penetrating reflections on American society and the Vietnam War. Although a writer of exceptional creativity, no book-length study has been written on him—until now.

Essays and Pensées on Milton and Camus

By: Ethan Lewis

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Discover the surprising pairing of two literary masters. This book analyzes the complementary oeuvres of Milton and Camus, presenting their ingenious artistry and proving their contemporary relevance, giving readers a new lens through which to view their works.

Women and Trauma in the Works of Margaret Atwood and Anita Desai

By: Naadiya Yaqoob Mir

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This book analyzes feminist trauma fiction, exploring how authors like Margaret Atwood and Anita Desai detail the trauma women experience in a prejudiced world. It expands awareness of traumatic memory and warns that trauma gets reproduced if left unattended.

Theoretical Perspectives on Cultural Representations in Vietnamese Children’s Picturebooks

By: Ngoc Tai Huynh, Vinh To, Angela Thomas

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This book explores the rich cultural meanings in Vietnamese picturebooks. It's a tool for intercultural understanding, a vital connection to heritage for Vietnamese children at home and abroad, and a step toward a society built on harmony, equality, and love.

This book explores the rich cultural meanings in Vietnamese picturebooks. It’s a tool for intercultural understanding, a vital connection to heritage for Vietnamese children at home and abroad, and a step toward a society built on harmony, equality, and love.

The Element of the ‘Absurd’ in Rajiv Joseph’s Post-9/11 Plays

By: Qurratulaen Liaqat

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Is the Theatre of the Absurd a viable option to express the horror of the post-9/11 era? This book reflects on the tradition's ongoing currency and its changing contours in the plays of American dramatist Rajiv Joseph, establishing its continued relevance today.

Is the Theatre of the Absurd a viable option to express the horror of the post-9/11 era? This book reflects on the tradition’s ongoing currency and its changing contours in the plays of American dramatist Rajiv Joseph, establishing its continued relevance today.

The Racialization of the Occult in Nineteenth Century British Literature

Dark Magic from 1850-1900

By: John Bliss

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In nineteenth-century Britain, the occult was both a source of support and a threat to society. This book examines novels from 1850-1900 to trace how the representation of occult practitioners participated in and contributed to the racialization of the occult.

The Craft of Post-Narratology

Edited By: Zeineb Derbali

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This collection explores “post-narratology,” rethinking classical narratology in relation to ethnicity, culture, history, and religion. Notions of plot, voice, and character are stretched and modified to fit the cultural contexts of contemporary works in various fields.

Modern Fantasies on Love versus Classical Romances

On the Success of Fifty Shades of Grey

By: Ljuba Tarvi

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Viewed through quantum physics, love conquers nothing. This book introduces the Token Valence Method, which treats a word as a quantum state to reveal three models of love patterns in fiction: adaptation, alienation, and imagination.

War in Travel Literature

Edited By: Jeanne Dubino, Orkun Kocabıyık, Elisabetta Marino, Andrew J. Smyth

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This collection shows how war functions as a subject, theme, and backdrop in travel writing, enabling readers to rethink both categories. From cookbooks to military magazines, these chapters reveal how war's reach extends far beyond the battlefield.

Reflections on Ecotextuality from India

Greening Literature Anew

Edited By: Jibu Mathew George, Mathew John Kokkatt

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In response to the current ecological crisis, this collection of critical essays engages with the intricate relationship between literature and ecology. The volume unravels the premises and assumptions that sustain the modern world view and contemporary knowledge systems.

E. A. Robinson’s Narrative Poetry

By: Faisal Al-Doori

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This book explores a critical, often overlooked feature of Edwin Arlington Robinson’s poetry: his puzzling method of narration. It argues that a proper understanding of his poems is impossible without analyzing this unique approach, shaped by his New England and Puritan roots.

Selected Studies on Genre in Middle Eastern Literatures

From Epics to Novels

Edited By: Hülya Çelik, Petr Kučera

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These 12 case studies by experts in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish literature offer new insights into the intellectual universe of the Middle East. Spanning genres from classical poetry and epics to travelogues and novels, this book creates a new comparative framework.

Baltic Postcolonial Narratives

Literature and Power

By: Almantas Samalavičius

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This book explores postcolonialism's difficult entry into the Baltic literary domain. It provides timely insights by analyzing Lithuania’s best postcolonial novels from the last decade of the Soviet period and the more recent post-Soviet era.

This book explores postcolonialism’s difficult entry into the Baltic literary domain. It provides timely insights by analyzing Lithuania’s best postcolonial novels from the last decade of the Soviet period and the more recent post-Soviet era.

Precarity in Culture

Precarious Lives, Uncertain Futures

Edited By: Elisabetta Marino, Bootheina Majoul

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By inviting scholars from different disciplines to apply multiple critical lenses, this volume explores the different facets of our precarious world, providing insights into the challenges of our possible futures.

An Arab Perspective on Jonathan Swift

Edited By: Samira al-Khawaldeh

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How do young Arab scholars interact with English literature? This book shows why courageous voices from the past, like Swift’s, must remain alive in a wasteland of globalization. Anarchist, champion of the oppressed, Swift’s ghost is needed to wake us to the truth.

Psalms as Postmodern Poetry

By: Lyola Thomas

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A refreshing new look at the Book of Psalms, this analysis of its postmodern poetry reveals its enduring relevance as a source of sustenance, comfort, and a practical handbook for life.

Bioregion and Indigeneity in Literary Imagination

By: Aleena Manoharan

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This book theorizes the bioregional concept as an ecocritical tool for reading literary works. It highlights the interface between nature and culture, using Aboriginal plays to extend ecocriticism beyond prose and sensitize us to place-based cultural nuances.