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This reader provides a thorough grounding in the basics of literary theory. ‘Literary Theory: An Introductory Reader’ has taken care to provide introductions to all the sections of the book, providing the basic features of each branch of theory as well as summaries of the articles included therein. The articles contain copious footnotes clarifying and elaborating key concepts and providing additional explanatory background material to benefit the student reader.

This exemplary Dictionary provides a critical tool-kit for all students inquiring into the complexities of literary theory, terms and their usage. It introduces readers to various schools of theory and criticism, the nuances of rhetoric and prosody, clarifying the (often abstruse) language of literary discourse. [NP] A rich range of examples from literary texts – and occasionally from related genres such as music and film – illustrate all definitions and arguments. The publication dates of the works mentioned here present an excellent overview of the historical evolution of genres and schools of thought. The entries attempt to place literary trends against their broader socio-cultural and philosophical backgrounds.

‘Martyr As Bridegroom: A Folk Representation of Bhagat Singh’ is written from the viewpoint of vernacular Punjabi culture and tries to tread on the marginalized path of vernacular culture as a methodology of a historian's craft. The book seeks to understand the manner in which Punjabis constructed the image of Bhagat Singh in their literature.

This book explores Hardy’s ambivalent attitude to women both in his fiction and in his interactions with his wives, literary protégées and contemporary female authors. It combines a feminist approach with close textual analysis, supplemented by biographical insights gleaned from the published letters of Thomas Hardy and his two wives, his 'literary notebooks', his disguised autobiography, marginalia and other manuscript materials.