Literary reference works books

La traducción—un fenómeno de negociación asimétrica de lenguas e identidades—es central en los debates sobre la...  Read More >>

Advocating for indiscipline as a core method of comparative literary studies, Disoriented Disciplines challenges...  Read More >>

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An insightful monograph that does exactly what it advertises: modelling poetics based on how poetry (and some parallel...  Read More >>

Writing from a vantage point that respects tribal specificities and Indigenous sovereignty, the essays in this volume...  Read More >>

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Building on the notion of 'critical utopia' and elaborating on interpretations of literary works as contradictory...  Read More >>

Incredibly, until the cusp of the nineteenth century, the word rhythm was not widely used. It likewise had no cultural...  Read More >>

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Essay collection on Leonard Cohen's work organized by the concept of ‘the contemporary’, which helps to explain...  Read More >>

Through careful readings of the literature of Pushkin and others...  Read More >>

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The first book-length treatment of Mark Twain’s public persona as depicted in newspaper and magazine illustrations....  Read More >>

This book examines the historical linguistic panorama of Western South America, focusing on the minor languages...  Read More >>

A Book of Quotes With his unmistakable voice and childlike wonder, Sir David Attenborough has graced our television...  Read More >>

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This book examines how proverbs can carry ethnonyms and contradictory oppositions in everyday speech, and interrogates...  Read More >>

"""This highly useful series presents substantial excerpts from the best criticism on the major literary figures...  Read More >>

"""his series presents critical views on the most widely studied writers of short fiction. Each volume includes...  Read More >>

Presents literary criticism on the works of writers of the period 1400-1800. Critical essays are selected from leading...  Read More >>

Presents literary criticism on the works of short-story writers of all nations, cultures, and time periods. Critical...  Read More >>

Presents literary criticism on the works of twentieth-century writers of all genres, nations, and cultures. Critical...  Read More >>

A convenient source of critical commentary on the careers and works of acclaimed authors who died between 1800 and...  Read More >>

Each print volume in this long-standing series profiles approximately 4-8 novelists, poets, playwrights and other...  Read More >>