Nicholas Royle è un autore la cui narrativa esplora spesso i confini della realtà e indaga la natura della psiche umana. La sua prosa impiega magistralmente atmosfera e suspense, attirando i lettori in mondi oscuri e inquietanti. Lo stile distintivo di Royle è caratterizzato dalla sua densità e dalle descrizioni evocative, che rendono le sue narrazioni profondamente immersive. È noto per la sua avvincente esplorazione di temi psicologici ed esistenziali.
A lucid, original and inventive critical introduction to Helene Cixous (1937-). Royle offers close readings of many of her works, from Inside (1969) to the present. He foregrounds Cixous's importance for 'English literature' as well as creative writing, autobiography, narrative theory, psychoanalysis, ecology, gender studies and queer theory. -- .
Exploring the intriguing intersection of fantasy and reality, this book delves into the psychological implications of blurred boundaries. It examines how such overlaps can create uncanny experiences, drawing on Freud's insights to analyze the human psyche's response to these phenomena. Through a blend of theory and examples, it invites readers to contemplate the nature of perception and the subconscious, revealing how our minds navigate the complexities of what is real and what is imagined.
The ‘shadow line’ is a term Royle uses to describe the faint line on the top edge of the text block that allows him to see whether a book on a shelf contains an inclusion – those items inserted into books and long forgotten.
An extraordinary portrait of family life, mother-son relationships and bereavement.
In this book, a group of young musicians from harsh regimes in Czechoslovakia and Bucharest are drawn together, as the victims of communism take over Kossovo for a brief reign of terror.
Lively, original and highly readable, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory is the essential guide to literary studies. A breath of fresh air in a field that can often seem dry and dauntingly theoretical, this book will open the reader's eyes to the exhilarating possibilities of reading and studying literature.
This is the first book-length study of the uncanny, an important topic for contemporary thinking on literature, film, philosophy, psychoanalysis, feminism and queer history. -- . schovat popis
Relating literature to topics such as dreams, politics, life, death, the ordinary and the uncanny, This Thing Called Literature establishes a sense of why and how literature is an exciting subject to study. This essential guide to the study of literature is as an eloquent celebration of the value and pleasure of reading.
For theatre-goers and curious readers alike, an approachable, richly detailed, and illuminating study of the most celebrated English writer ever to have lived
‘There is no more carefully chosen yet eclectic anthology series in existence in Britain today’ —SUSAN HAIGH, The Short ReviewBest British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover – or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The editor’s brief is wide ranging, covering anthologies, collections, magazines, newspapers and web sites, looking for the best of the bunch to reprint all in one volume.Featuring: Elizabeth Baines, David Constantine, Ailsa Cox, Claire Dean, Stuart Evers, Jonathan Gibbs, Jay Griffiths, David Grubb, M John Harrison, Vicki Jarrett, Richard Knight, Philip Langeskov, Siân Melangell Dafydd, Anna Metcalfe, Louise Palfreyman, Christopher Priest, Joanne Rush, Mick Scully, Joanna Walsh and Adam Wilmington.
