Literary studies: general books

This book provides a novel approach to the history of medieval Anatolia by analysing political, religious and cultural...  Read More >>

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Presenting the text of a notorious Jesuit attack on Queen Elizabeth I’s treatment of her Catholic subjects, this...  Read More >>

An exploration of how espionage narratives give access to cultural conceptions of gender and sexuality before and...  Read More >>

Drawing together new research from emerging and senior scholars, this open-access volume presents an up-to-date...  Read More >>

Engaging a diverse range of contemporary anglophone literature from authors of the Asian, Middle Eastern and Caribbean...  Read More >>

The first study of the reception of Iranian culture, history, and literature in 19th -century France, including...  Read More >>

This book examines the role played by Latin writing as an instrument of political discourse and propaganda during...  Read More >>

Demonstrating how reading science fiction shapes the way we engage with lived environments, this book also explores...  Read More >>

Examines Jewish-German “tropes” in Hélène Cixous’s oeuvre and life and their impact on her work as a feminist, poet,...  Read More >>

""A pioneering work in cognitive versification studies, scrutinizing the rhythmical means of free verse""--  Read More >>

""The first book-length study of clothing and dress across William Faulkner's novels and short stories""--  Read More >>

A collection of Latin poems written by distinguished classical scholars across Europe from c.1490 to 1750, which...  Read More >>

This book reveals the development of a progressive sense of honor and dignity – against its usual counterpoint,...  Read More >>

Illuminating the reasons for the immense popularity of travel to Switzerland and the proliferation of images of...  Read More >>

This volume surveys the literature of rural working lives and landscapes written in English between 1500 and the...  Read More >>

This collection provides a lively understanding of the roles institutions play in the production and reception of...  Read More >>

Peter P. Reed examines the meanings of Haiti in America's nineteenth-century popular performance. Plays, social...  Read More >>

This book is the first monograph to study the rich correspondences between the works of William Shakespeare and...  Read More >>

This is the first book to analyze the interplay of cultural memory, national identity and the changing media ecology...  Read More >>

Focused on conservative writers of the long Restoration, this book reveals a synergistic relationship between postsecularity...  Read More >>

An original and thought-provoking reassessment of J. R. R. Tolkien's world, revealing how his visionary creation...  Read More >>

An original and thought-provoking reassessment of J. R. R. Tolkien's world, revealing how his visionary creation...  Read More >>

Patriarchy’s Creative Resilience explores the disturbing sustainability of white male supremacy.  Read More >>