Mimesis and Theory: Essays on Literature and Criticism, 1953-2005
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Mimesis and Theory brings together twenty of Rene Girard's uncollected essays on literature and...
Waste Matters: Urban Margins in Contemporary Literature
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How do those pushed to the margins survive in contemporary cities? What role do they play in today's...
Feminist Ecocriticism: Environment, Women, and Literature
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Feminist Ecocriticism examines the interplay of women and nature as seen through literary theory and...
An Edo Anthology: Literature from Japan's Mega-City, 1750-1850
Sumie Jones and Kenji Watanabe
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During the eighteenth century, Edo (today's Tokyo) became the world's largest city, quickly...
The Embodied Child: Readings in Children's Literature and Culture
Roxanne Harde and Lydia Kokkola
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The Embodied Child: Readings in Children's Literature and Culture brings together essays that offer...
Otherworlds: Fantasy and History in Medieval Literature
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This book offers a new perspective on the otherworlds of medieval literature. These fantastical...
