Literary studies: general books

""Analyzes Madrid's public sphere in the early seventeenth century, highlighting the influence of political satire...  Read More >>

Lays out a transatlantic literary history of vocal disability, arguing that this underexamined nineteenth-century...  Read More >>

This book is a critical biography and literary cultural analysis of Burgess's interactions with the United States...  Read More >>

How classical culture is transplanted into new contexts, and how Greek and Roman values are perceived and used continues...  Read More >>

In Late Antiquity Gaza was an exceptionally prosperous city, with wealth derived from a flourishing wine trade across...  Read More >>

Remembering the Jewish and German Questions: Essays on Fairy Tales, Poetry, and Culture is a selection of Jack Zipes’s...  Read More >>

This book analyzes the theme of immediacy and the supremacy of the present in contemporary Japanese fiction.  Read More >>

Identifies and analyses a wide range of textile metaphors and imagery from peace-weaving in Beowulf to word-crafting...  Read More >>

Escritora, no hay camino... explores Mexican travel literature -from early nineteenth-century publications to the...  Read More >>

Why was mythology of vital importance for the romantics? What role did mythology play in their philosophical and...  Read More >>

This book invites students to consider adaptations on their own terms and to engage with the questions they raise...  Read More >>

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Fieldwork in Ukrainian Children’s Literature showcases the work of prominent scholars of children’s literature from...  Read More >>

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This interdisciplinary volume stages a nuanced discussion about gender and identity within the context of law and...  Read More >>

Throughout the Middle Ages manuscripts were routinely commissioned, copied, illustrated, displayed, read, and transferred...  Read More >>

A critical synthesis of the work of Lauren Berlant, Moishe Postone, and Michael Silverstein. The Treadmill Affect...  Read More >>

Anthony Trollope is among the best-loved novelists in the English language. His strongly drawn characters and skillful...  Read More >>

Anthony Trollope is among the best-loved novelists in the English language. His strongly drawn characters and skillful...  Read More >>

Shakespeare for Everyone offers an accessible and engaging introduction to the worlds of Shakespeare’s plays and...  Read More >>

This book provides an in-depth analysis of Tennyson’s renowned elegy, In Memoriam, exploring its themes, symbolism,...  Read More >>

The book considers the poetics of twenty-first century climate change fiction, focusing on realism and exploring...  Read More >>

""Connecting several crucial developments in America's nationally formative period, this book shows how seemingly...  Read More >>

Taking readers through the various stages of criticism of Emily Dickinson's poetry, this guide identifies both the...  Read More >>