Library News for Comparative Literature

34 New Online Reference Articles from Literary Encyclopedia

Below is a list of recently published articles in Literary Encyclopedia. Most articles contain synopses, themes, criticism--all written by scholars.

For questions, contact Brian (bvetruba@wustl.edu ; 5-4824 ; IM/chat)

Jefferson Historian to Speak March 28th, 7pm in Wilson Hall, Room 214

Washington University Libraries invite you to a talk by Ann Lucas Birle, research historian at the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, about her book Thomas Jefferson’s Granddaughter in Queen Victoria’s England: The Travel Diary of Ellen Wayles Coolidge, 1838-1839 and about the discovery of books once owned by Thomas Jefferson, in Washington University Libraries’ collections.

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Additional literature journals available online in Project Muse

WU Libraries now has access to current issues of the following e-journals in Project Muse. Click on the links below to access issues or for more information.

• Interdisciplinary Literary Studies (1524-8429) Published by Penn State University Press. Drawing upon a broad base of critical theories and applying these to a wide range of literary genres, contributors reward us with daring interpretations, such as a mathematical reading of triangles in Robert Frost’s poetry or an “engaged Buddhist response to trauma” reading of Le Ly Hayslip’s Child of War, Woman of Peace.  More info

• Eugene O'Neill Review (1040-9483). Published by Penn State University. Eugene O’Neill’s entire life revolved around the stage, and his productivity as a dramatist—some twenty long plays in less than twenty-five years (1920–1943)—remains a remarkable achievement. More info.

• Pushkin Review (1526-1476)  The Pushkin Review is a bi-lingual, peer-reviewed journal published annually in print and online by the North American Pushkin Society, in cooperation with the International Pushkin Society. The journal features new scholarly articles, translations of Pushkin, reprints of hard-to-obtain Pushkiniana, and book reviews. More info

• German Studies Review (0149-7952) German Studies Review (GSR) is the scholarly journal of the German Studies Association (GSA), the world’s largest academic association devoted to the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary study of the German-speaking countries. More info

• Hispanófila (0018-2206)  Hispanófila, a journal that accepts essays on any literary, linguistic, or cultural topic dealing with the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking worlds, appears three times a year. More info

• Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism (0888-3202) The Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism was founded in 1986 at the University of Kansas, Department of Theatre, and publishes full-length articles that contribute to the varied conversations in dramatic theory and criticism, explore the relationship between theory and theatre practice, and/or examine the body of work by an individual author or a recent theoretical or critical trend. More info.

• Ecotone (1553-1775) Since a year after its founding, in 2005, Ecotone is one of only two literary magazines in the United States to have had its work reprinted in Best American Short Stories, Best American Essays, Best American Poetry, Best American Science and Nature Writing, PEN / O. Henry Prize Stories, and The Pushcart Prize. More info.

• Anales Galdosianos (0569-9924) Anales Galdosianos, in collaboration with the International Association of Galdós Scholars, is published once a year, and contains articles, reviews and documents, in Spanish or English, on the life and works of Benito Pérez Galdós and other 19th-century authors, as well as the intellectual and cultural history of Galdós's Spain. More info.

• Scandinavian Studies (0036-5637) Scandinavian Studies is interested in the cultures of the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. More info.

• Renaissance Drama (0486-3739) Renaissance Drama is an annual publication dedicated to the investigation of traditional canons of drama, as well as to the exploration of the significance of performance, broadly construed, in early modern cultures. Each volume presents essays that question or apply newer forms of interpretation on the study of early modern plays, theater, and performance. More info.

For questions, contact Brian (bvetruba@wustl.edu ; 5-4824 ; IM/chat)

New Books (Comp Lit/Gen Lit), February 2012

A selected lists of new books relevant to Comparative Literature, European Literature, and Literary Theory. For a list of all new books, see the New Title Feature Lists.

If you're having trouble find a book, please ask at the Olin Help Desk or contact Brian.

Applying Luhmann to translation studies : translation in society / Sergey Tyulenev. New York : Routledge, 2011.

  Caribbean literature and the public sphere : from the plantation to the postcolonial / Raphael Dalleo. Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, c2011.

Comedy : a critical introduction / Eli Rozik. Eastbourne ; Portland, OR : Sussex Academic Press, 2011.

Critical theory : a reader for literary and cultural studies / [selected and edited by] Robert Dale Parker. New York, Oxford University Press, 2012.

Enlightenment Orientalism : resisting the rise of the novel / Srinivas Aravamudan. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2012, ©2012.

Fictions of the cosmos : science and literature in the seventeenth century / Frédérique Aït-Touati ; translated by Susan Emanuel. English translation of: Poétiques du discours cosmologique au XVIIe siècle. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2011, ©2011.

The fool in European theatre : stages of folly / Tim Prentki. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2012.

Geocritical explorations : space, place, and mapping in literary and cultural studies / edited by Robert T. Tally Jr. ; foreword by Bertrand Westphal. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2011.

The historical novel in nineteenth-century Europe : representations of reality in history and fiction / Brian Hamnett. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

  Literature, theory, history / Jonathan Hart. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

The Longman anthology of world literature / David Damrosch, David L. Pike, general editors. New York : Pearson/Longman, c2009.

Medieval translations and cultural discourse : the movement of texts in England, France and Scandinavia / Sif Rikhardsdottir. Cambridge ; D. S. Brewer, 2012.

Mediterranean travels : writing self and other from the ancient world to contemporary society / edited by Patrick Crowley, Noreen Humble and Silvia Ross. London : Legenda/Modern Humanities Research Association and Maney Publishing, 2011.

Modernism, satire, and the novel / Jonathan Greenberg. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Old margins and new centers : the European literary heritage in an age of globalization = Anciennes marges et nouveaux centres : l'héritage littéraire Européen dans une ère de globalisation / Marc Maufort & Caroline De Wagter (Eds./Dir.). Bruxelles ; New York : P.I.E. Peter Lang, c2011.

Poetry after cultural studies / edited by Heidi R. Bean & Mike Chasar. Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, c2011.

Postcolonial fiction and disability : exceptional children, metaphor and materiality / Clare Barker. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Postcolonial theories / Jenni Ramone. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Postcolonialism and science fiction / Jessica Langer. Houndmills, Basingstoke Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

The Routledge companion to world literature / edited by Theo D'haen, David Damrosch and Djelal Kadir. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Traversing transnationalism : the horizons of literary and cultural studies / edited by Pier Paolo Frassinelli, Ronit Frenkel and David Watson. Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2011.

Writing between cultures : a study of hybrid narratives in ethnic literature of the United States / Holly E. Martin. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2011.

New Book--Getting published in the Humanities & related titles

Getting published in the humanities : what to know, where to aim, how to succeed / Jeffrey Kahan. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012.

Other related titles:

• Academic writing
• Scholarly publishing (titles published after 2000)

The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism--NEW E-Reference

The Libraries now subscribe to the online version of the Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism.

A full-text searchable database of articles on individual critics and theorists, critical and theoretical schools and movements, and the critical and theoretical innovations of specific countries and historical periods. It also treats related persons and fields that have been shaped by or have themselves shaped literary theory and criticism. Each entry includes a selective primary and secondary bibliography.

Print 1994 and 2005 editions are also available.

For questions, contact Brian (bvetruba@wustl.edu ; 5-4824 ; IM/chat)

Jeffrey Trzeciak next University Librarian at WU

Jeffrey Trzeciak, university librarian at McMaster University, has been appointed as university librarian at Washington University in St. Louis.  He will be replacing Shirley K. Baker who is set to retire June 30, 2012.

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