What is literary theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is literature, and does it matter? These questions and more are addressed in Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction, a book which steers a clear path through a subject which is often perceived to be complex and impenetrable. Jonathan Culler, an extremely lucid commentator and much admired in the field of literary theory, offers discerning insights [...]

“Just as approaches to literary studies have evolved, A Glossary of Literary Terms, has met the challenge of evolving and morphing into just what is needed for undergraduates, graduates, and professors of English and American Literature.””

“”This book is unique, superior because of the comprehensive, synthesizing, essay-based approach and its lucidity . . .essays are ambitiously comprehensive yet succinct . . [...]

کتاب حاضر مجموعه معرفی ۱۲۵ نفر از برجسته ترین و تاثیرگذارترین نویسندگان و ادیبان دنیا از هومر گرفته تا مارکز می باشد.

Here is the revised and expanded edition of Daniel S. Burt’s fascinating assessment of the 100 most influential novelists, playwrights, and poets of all times and cultures – now with 25 additional entries and some reassessments as well as 25 new black-and-white photographs and illustrations. From Doris Lessing and Gabriel Garcia [...]

لذت خواندن یکی از کتابهایی است که حتما باید خواند. این کتاب نتیجه یک عمر مطالعه نویسنده آن، چارلز ون دورن، است که از آثار ارسطو و هرودوت در یونان باستان گرفته تا سلینجر در آمریکای معاصر را شامل می شود.

این کتاب از عصر طلایی تا دوران معاصر به تفکیک نام آورترین نویسندگان و شاخص ترین آثار آنان به بیان توضیحاتی می پردازد که جای دیگری نخواهید خواند. توضیحاتی چنان موجز، جذاب، و کلیدی که حتی اگر قبلا اثر را خوانده باشید به خواندن دوباره آن تشویق می شوید.