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 Global Horror
1st Edition
Edited
By Stacey Abbott, Adam Lowenstein, Roger Luckhurst, Kristopher Woofter
November 30, 2026
The Routledge Companion to Global Horror is a mapping of an emergent Global Horror Studies that are developing across media forms of literature, film, TV, radio, podcasting, video gaming and other forms of culture. In 53 chapters and 25 ‘snapshot’ mini-essays, the Companion has commissioned leading...
The Routledge Companion to Transnational Westerns
1st Edition
Edited
By Marek Paryż, Christopher Conway, David Rio
November 12, 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 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 James Baldwin
1st Edition
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By Yasmin Y. DeGout, Anna Pochmara, Tyechia L. Thompson
September 16, 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
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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
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By Treasa De Loughry, Sharae Deckard, Kerstin Oloff, Claire Westall
July 30, 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 Cultural Text and the Nation
1st Edition
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By Sheera Talpaz, Anuradha Dingwaney Needham
July 20, 2026
The Routledge Companion to Cultural Text and the Nation brings together over 30 articles by leading and emerging scholars from around the world who engage fresh critical lenses, from affect studies to the medical humanities, and re-energize established frameworks to examine the interplay between ...
The Routledge Companion to Global Comparative Literature
1st Edition
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By Zhang Longxi, Omid Azadibougar
July 20, 2026
The Routledge Companion to Global Comparative Literature is a collection of papers by influential scholars who are engaged in comparative literary studies and addresses a central and highly important question about the discipline: if Eurocentrism has been integral to comparative literature, and if ...
The Routledge Companion to Joseph Conrad
1st Edition
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By Debra Romanick Baldwin
July 20, 2026
The Routledge Companion to Joseph Conrad attests to the global significance and enduring importance of Conrad’s works, reception, and legacy. This volume brings together an international roster of scholars who consider his works in relation to biography, narrative, politics, women’s studies, ...
The Routledge Companion to Literatures and Crisis
1st Edition
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By Silvia Pellicer-Ortín, Julia Kuznetski, Chiara Battisti
July 20, 2026
The Routledge Companion to Literatures and Crisis provides deep insight into a complex and multi-layered phenomenon. The third decade of the twenty-first century is being marked by a polycrisis caused by various world crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, armed conflicts and climate change leading...
The Routledge Companion to Migration Literature
1st Edition
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By Gigi Adair, Rebecca Fasselt, Carly McLaughlin
July 20, 2026
The Routledge Companion to Migration Literature offers a comprehensive survey of an increasingly important field. It demonstrates the influence of the “age of migration” on literature and showcases the role of literature in shaping socio-political debates and creating knowledge about the migratory ...
The Routledge Companion to Queer Literary Studies
1st Edition
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By Melissa E. Sanchez
July 20, 2026
Bringing together twenty-seven established and emerging scholars, The Routledge Companion to Queer Literary Studies discusses the historical development, current state, future directions, and political stakes of queer literary studies as a field of research and pedagogy. This innovative collection ...