Routledge Literature Companions
About the Book Series
Field-defining volumes in new and exciting areas of literary studies. These volumes are ideal introductions for beginners, or handy volumes for those already working in the field: summarising current scholarship, whilst pushing the boundaries of emerging trends they are must-have collections.
The Routledge Companion to George Orwell
1st Edition
Edited
By Richard Lance Keeble, Tim Crook
November 05, 2026
George Orwell (1903-1950) and ‘Orwellian’ have maintained an enduring and significant influence in the global mass media, countries’ broader cultures and political debates. The Routledge Companion to George Orwell provides comprehensive coverage of Orwell’s works, life, reception and legacy. ...
The Routledge Companion to Transnational Westerns
1st Edition
Edited
By Marek Paryż, Christopher Conway, David Rio
November 02, 2026
The Routledge Companion to Transnational Westerns breaks new ground in the study of how Westerns from around the world combine different national storytelling traditions to critically revise the myths of the American West. Spanning the globe, and covering topics as diverse as Chilean and ...
The Routledge Companion to James Baldwin
1st Edition
Edited
By Yasmin Y. DeGout, Anna Pochmara, Tyechia L. Thompson
September 10, 2026
The Routledge Companion to James Baldwin offers a multidimensional portrait of James Baldwin’s writing, public life, and intellectual influence. Bringing together leading specialists and emerging scholars, the volume charts the development of Baldwin scholarship and demonstrates how his insights ...
The Routledge Companion to Twenty-First-Century Indian Fiction in English
1st Edition
Edited
By E. Dawson Varughese
August 11, 2026
The Routledge Companion to Twenty-First-Century Indian Fiction in English explores key trends in Indian fiction in English from the millennium onwards, offering a comprehensive, critical survey of the field. Indian Fiction in English has undergone significant transformations since the millennium. ...
The Routledge Companion to World-Literature and the Environment
1st Edition
Edited
By Treasa De Loughry, Sharae Deckard, Kerstin Oloff, Claire Westall
July 17, 2026
The Routledge Companion to World‑Literature and the Environment takes a broad, global overview of the history, present and potential futures of environmental and literary studies, demonstrating that world‑literature is itself a world‑ecological force. Over 36 chapters, the collection moves from ...
The Routledge Companion to Biofiction
1st Edition
Edited
By Lucia Boldrini, Laura Cernat, Alexandre Gefen, Michael Lackey
June 22, 2026
The Routledge Companion to Biofiction provides readers with the history, origins, and evolution of this popular genre. Featuring contributions from leading scholars in the field, this authoritative collection foregrounds analyses of biofiction's core foundations through contemporary debates. ...
The Routledge Companion to Global Chaucer
1st Edition
Edited
By Craig E. Bertolet, Susan Nakley
June 22, 2026
The Routledge Companion to Global Chaucer offers 40 chapters by leading scholars working with contemporary, theoretical, and textual approaches to the poetry and prose of Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340–1400) in a global context. This volume is an ideal starting point for beginners, offering contemporary...
The Routledge Companion to Postcolonial and Decolonial Literature
1st Edition
Edited
By Praseeda Gopinath, Laura Brueck
June 22, 2026
Working within a global frame, The Routledge Companion to Postcolonial and Decolonial Literature considers postcolonial and decolonial literary works across multiple genres, languages, and both regional and transnational networks. The Companion extends beyond the entrenched hegemony of the ...
The Routledge Companion to Working-Class Literature
1st Edition
Edited
By Ben Clarke
June 22, 2026
The Routledge Companion to Working-Class Literature provides an overview of the history, theory, and analysis of working-class literature. Taking a global and intersectional approach, the Companion demonstrates that literature is central to the (re)interpretation of the working class, a process ...
The Routledge Companion to Public Humanities Scholarship
1st Edition
Edited
By Daniel Fisher-Livne, Michelle May-Curry
May 22, 2026
Across humanities disciplines, public scholarship brings academics and community members and organizations together in mutually-beneficial partnership for research, teaching, and programming. While the field of publicly engaged humanities scholarship has been growing for some time, there are few ...
The New Routledge Companion to Science Fiction
2nd Edition
Edited
By Mark Bould, Andrew M. Butler, Sherryl Vint
May 21, 2026
The New Routledge Companion to Science Fiction provides an overview of the study of science fiction across multiple academic fields. It offers a new conceptualisation of the field today, marking the significant changes that have taken place in sf studies over the past 15 years. Building on the ...
The Routledge Companion to Elizabeth Gaskell
1st Edition
Edited
By Elizabeth Ludlow, Rebecca Styler
March 18, 2026
The Routledge Companion to Elizabeth Gaskell brings together twenty-five chapters by emerging and established scholars that address Gaskell’s works, networks, contexts, and legacies. Contributors draw on a range of approaches including ecocriticism, queer theory, and studies in emotion. Particular ...