Literary studies: general books

The study of classical Latin literature has long suffered from an idealized isolation, treated by subsequent centuries...  Read More >>

This book explores how Virgil uses his three major works to construct a systematic, evolving discourse on the nature...  Read More >>

The transition from the fractured, blood-soaked decades of the Late Roman Republic to the nascent stability of the...  Read More >>

Graphic War introduces graphic border poetics to the field of comics, which enables a methodological response to...  Read More >>

Scholarly essays examine the enduring allure of Arthurian legends—from medieval texts to modern adaptations across...  Read More >>

An innovative teaching guide reinterprets an ancient epic by linking its Bronze Age roots to contemporary issues...  Read More >>

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Brings together Arthur Conan Doyle's Egyptian-themed works, based on his imperial travels.  Read More >>

A radical reinstatement of the public in the history of the formation of the 'modern' museum.  Read More >>

Contextualises modernist-era feminist writings of Beatrice Hastings and Katherine Mansfield in The New Age magazine....  Read More >>

Shows that form and materiality in early modern English literary texts must be understood together.  Read More >>

Telepoetics explores how telephony has shaped and been shaped by literature.  Read More >>

A comprehensive and cutting-edge guide to Alasdair Gray's literary and artistic practice.  Read More >>

Essays and translations by modern-day scholars organised along the principles of the Arabic narrative tradition....  Read More >>

Studies literature's role in representing and addressing dis/trust in the digital world.  Read More >>

The first book-length study of alcohol in Victorian literature and culture.  Read More >>

Provides the first critical edition in English of Elvira Hernndez's exceptional poetry, from her early works to...  Read More >>

History mingles with romance in John Galt's only novel set in the English Middle Ages.  Read More >>

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Eve de Charles Peguy. Ecrivain, poete et essayiste francais (1873-1914).  Read More >>

""Drawing on a range of authors that includes Zadie Smith, Sally Rooney, Ben Lerner, Ali Smith, Tom McCarthy, Duncan...  Read More >>

An exploration into how the figure of the zombie uniquely articulates the societal changes prompted by the health,...  Read More >>

The first comprehensive look at the religious significance of this century's contemporary English literature, this...  Read More >>

This book demonstrates how Chaucer uses the Bible in The Canterbury Tales as an authoritative literary source and...  Read More >>