Books in the Critical Concepts in Literary and Cultural Studies series

This collection offers an overview of the history of modernism as a critical concept in Anglo-American literary criticism from the 1890s to the present day.

Sketching the history, breadth and applicability of narrative theory, thus demonstrating its value as an analytical instrument, this collection includes articles from Roland Barthes, Mikhail Bakhtin, Tzvetan Todorov and Jean-Francois Lyotard.

The analysis of life-writing as a distinct and specialized project emerged only in the second half of the twentieth century. This collection covers various schools of thought and brings together both 'mainstream' and 'dissident' theorists, authors and texts. It includes an introduction by the editor, an index and a chronological table of contents.

Contains four volumes that span the historical emergence and the impact of modern drama on critical thought. This collection focuses on the origins of modern drama as well as on the narrative of its development.