Brian McHale

4.8k citations
66 papers · 1.2k indexed · h-index 16

Impact in

    • Narrative Theory and Analysis
    • Contemporary Literature and Criticism
    • Themes in Literature Analysis
    • Poetry Analysis and Criticism
    • Short Stories in Global Literature
    • Biblical Studies and Interpretation

Papers in

Brian McHale

55 papers receiving 768 citations

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Brian McHale
Comparison fields: 5 of 79
  • Literature and Literary Theory 650
  • Religious studies 100
  • Visual Arts and Performing Arts 94
  • Philosophy 178
  • Cultural Studies 91
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Brian McHale, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1 20180
2 20142
3 20134
4 20112
5 20112
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Pynchon's Against the Day: A Corrupted Pilgrim's Guide
201113
7 20090
8 20061
9 20002
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Introduction: Poetics of Avant-Garde Poetries
19991
11 19983
12 19900
13 199074
14 1988166
15 19875
16 1986150
17 19858
18 1983117
19 198331
20 19821

About Brian McHale

Brian McHale is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Visual Arts and Performing Arts, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cultural Studies and Music, having authored 66 papers that have together received 1.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Contemporary Literature and Criticism (20 papers), Narrative Theory and Analysis (12 papers), Digital Humanities and Scholarship (6 papers), Poetry Analysis and Criticism (6 papers), Themes in Literature Analysis (5 papers), Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (5 papers), Crime and Detective Fiction Studies (3 papers) and Digital Games and Media (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Literature and Literary Theory (650 citations), Religious studies (100 citations), Visual Arts and Performing Arts (94 citations), Philosophy (178 citations) and Cultural Studies (91 citations). Brian McHale has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Israel and Denmark. Frequent co-authors include Clem Robyns, Chris Baldick, Meir Sternberg, Robert Polzin, Gérard Genette, Gisèle Sapiro, Pierre Bourdıeu, Nitsa Ben-Ari, Kathryn Hume and Cristina Bacchilega. Their work appears in journals such as Poetics Today, Narrative, Contemporary Literature, Partial Answers Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas and NOVEL A Forum on Fiction.

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