Nicholas Royle

A dazzling act of literary-critical rebellion, casting new light on the lives of David Bowie and Enid Blyton -- .

Lively, original and highly readable, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory is the essential guide to literary studies. A breath of fres

Lively, original and highly readable, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory is the essential guide to literary studies. Starting at `The

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 c

Science and religion have always been at each other’s throats, right?

Paul Kinder, a novelist with one forgotten book to his name, teaches creative writing in a university in the north-west of England. Either you'll laug

A lucid, original and inventive critical introduction to Helene Cixous (1937-). Royle offers close readings of many of her works, from Inside (1969) t

This book reflects on the figure of veering to form a new theory of literature. Contrary to a widespread sense that literature has become increasingly

Intent upon letting the reader experience the pleasure and intellectual stimulation in reading these classic authors, the How to Read series provides

With a special focus on Derrida's relevance for literary and cultural studies, this text offers invaluable advice on reading Derrida's texts and guida

Nicholas Royle’s funny, insightful,elegant, erudite book is not only a creative and thought-provoking, highlysensitive reading of Cixous’s literary oe

Best 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

With a special focus on Derrida's relevance for literary and cultural studies, this text offers invaluable advice on reading Derrida's texts and guida

Best 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

Jacques Derrida (1930-2004) was the most original and inspiring writer and philosopher of our time. In a series of distinctive essays that are at once

Facing the disarray and disorientation around his father's death, a man contends with the strange and haunting power of the house his parents once liv

"An uncanny effect often arises when the boundary between fantasy and reality is blurred . . ." - Sigmund Freud Nicholas Royle's stories are "imm

The Art of the Novel is the first textbook written by writers who are also teachers for today's Creative Writing students as well as more experienced