This book, with an appendix of a chronological listing of Attridge's publications, is an accessible and provocative introduction to the ideas of one of the most brilliant critical voices and…

First published in 1988, Peculiar Language challenges traditional notions of literary criticism, arguing that all attempts by writers, critics and literary theorists to define the language of literature have involved…

This second edition contains several revised essays, reflecting increasing emphasis on Joyce’s politics and the changes wrought by gender studies on criticism of his work. The volume is stimulating and…

Derek Attridge’s collected essays on James Joyce represent fifteen years of engagement with the writer and reflects the changing course of Joyce criticism during this period. Attridge examines the way…

This volume argues that theory, far from being dead, has undergone major shifts in order to come to terms with the most urgent cultural and political questions of today.

This is the first book on the fiction of Zoe Wicomb, a writer long at the forefront of the South African canon and whose international stature was firmly secured with…

This will be the standard reference work on the history of South African literature, with unrivalled coverage of oral and written literature from the beginnings to the present. Written by…

The Work of Literature presents a fresh approach to the question of the value of literature, posing and responding to questions about the way we read and write about literature…