This book redefines the nature of textual difficulty in literature and shows the implications of the new definition for teachers at all levels of education.

A smart, eclectic analysis of nine long poems written by postmodernist poets Addressing subjects as wide-ranging as angelology, the court masque, pop art, caricature, the cult of the ruin, hip-hop, Spense''s Irish policy, and the aesthetics ...

Paying close attention to the texts, Metaphor and Meaning in D. H. Lawrence's Later Novels shows that Lawrence was far from the indifferent craftsman in his later fiction that he has frequently been considered.

Rackin's study, the first book-length analysis of these works is over 50 years, will be welcomed by students and scholars of Victorian literature and culture.

The total meaning of a work of literature derives not only from what the words mean, but from what the text looks like.

Whether you're new to Lewis, a fan of the Narnia books or a devotee of his apologetic writings, McGrath will lead you into an exploration of life's deepest questions, using one of the twentieth century's most engaging writers as our guide.

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The story arouses expectations, proposes courses, then cancels them successively. In complicity with author and character, the reader crafts the story in an adventure of constant revision and anticipation.

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

By acknowledging interpretive theories of the past, Brittan provides a proper historical frame of reference in which today's student can better understand figurative language in poetry.