Literary studies: general books

'We live,’ according to Adam Kotsko, ‘in an awkward age.’ While this condition may present some challenges, it may...  Read More >>

J. M. Coetzee – novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and Nobel Laureate in Literature (2003) – is widely recognized...  Read More >>

Examining fictional purgatorial worlds in contemporary literature, film and video games, this book examines the...  Read More >>

Examines the process of creative writing and storytelling through the author's personal stories and experiences...  Read More >>

This Element investigates the phenomenon of literary doodling—the making of playful verbal and visual creations...  Read More >>

Scholarly Editing in Perspective offers a critical reflection on the theory and methods of textual editing, as a...  Read More >>

G.K. Chesterton: A Critical Study by Julius West offers a comprehensive analysis of Chesterton's life and works....  Read More >>

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

The second volume of A Comparative Literary History of Modern Slavery explores literary memory of enslavement in...  Read More >>

Roger Ascham is often classified as ‘a great mid-Tudor humanist’ and he is perhaps best known for his role as tutor...  Read More >>

A foundational reckoning with how Black Americans use the written word to define themselves, by one of America's...  Read More >>

Previous studies of English literary history often excluded women's writing or relegated it to a secondary, isolated...  Read More >>

Living Name is a collection of essays on American poetry written by an expert practitioner of that art. Poet and...  Read More >>

Explores the social and cultural history of bureaucratization in 19th-century Britain and France via the evolving...  Read More >>

This volume explores how classical antiquity influenced the writings of poets, translators, and scholars emerging...  Read More >>

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This book provides a window into the Islamic scholarly tradition as it relates specifically to the subject of human...  Read More >>

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1904 Original Publisher: H. Holt  Read More >>

Delve into the captivating world of Greek mythology with ""The Legend of Perseus, Volume 3 of 3: Andromeda. Medusa.""...  Read More >>

Step back in time to ancient Greece with Athenaeus of Naucratis's ""The Deipnosophists; or, Banquet of the Learned,""...  Read More >>

""The Epistle of Othea to Hector, or The Boke of Knyghthode"" by Christine de Pisan offers a fascinating glimpse...  Read More >>

A snapshot of literary modernism from its vibrant beginnings, ""The Little Review, Vol. 2, No. 3, May 1915"" offers...  Read More >>

Experience the raw power of Roman drama with ""The Tragedies of Seneca,"" a compelling collection of plays from...  Read More >>

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1904 Original Publisher: H. Holt  Read More >>

Explore the vibrant world of Restoration comedy with ""William Wycherley, Four Plays,"" a collection of essential...  Read More >>