In this broad-reaching, multi-disciplinary collection, leading scholars investigate how the digital medium has altered the way we read and write text. In doing

The papers collected in this volume study the function and meaning of narrative texts from a variety of perspectives. The word “text” is used here in the br

After the Civil War, the South was divided into five military districts occupied by Union forces. Out of these regions, a remarkable group of writers emerged. E

Genre studies and genre approaches to literacy instruction continue to develop in many regions and from a widening variety of approaches. Genre has provided a k

The identity and relevance of literary studies require a conceptual and institutional reconstruction in response to the global reshaping and commodification of