Literary studies: poetry & poets books

"""Unravel the mystery of how and why Henry Wadsworth Longfellow twisted historical facts when he penned his famous...  Read More >>

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A new portrait of Dylan Thomas, which reveals an inventive, dedicated writer.  Read More >>

HOW WE ENTER THE PALACE is a book born of faith and patience. The book has a strong sense of the divine, the larger...  Read More >>

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An exploration of the burgeoning field of Anglophone Asian diaspora poetry, this book draws on the thematic concerns...  Read More >>

Derek Mahon (1941–2020) is widely recognized as one of the most important Irish poets of his generation. Bringing...  Read More >>

Explores Eliot's many-sided engagements with painting, sculpture, architecture, music, drama, music hall and cinema,...  Read More >>

Examines the rich corpus of early medieval Persian mystical literature  Read More >>

Focusing on the work of two of the 20th-century’s most politically engaged poets - W. B. Yeats and W. H. Auden -...  Read More >>

Ezra Pound lived in Italy spanning six decades (1920s to 1970s) and composed here most of his ambitious American...  Read More >>

An entertaining guide to history's most influential and inspiring poets - from Homer and Sappho to Shakespeare and...  Read More >>

A groundbreaking reassessment of W. H. Auden's early life and poetry, shedding new light on his artistic development...  Read More >>

A major new account of Victorian poetry and its place in the field of literary studies. The Burden of Rhyme shows...  Read More >>

This book is the first wide-ranging and inclusive examination of Beat texts in dialogue with the environmental crisis....  Read More >>

Portraying a masterful depiction of the tussle between fate and free will, The lliad is a classic ode to the power...  Read More >>

The first prose collection by the award-winning poet and educator Brenda Hillman. These short essays on six Ms of...  Read More >>

This book investigates the hybrid, multiform nature of contemporary poetry with particular emphasis on recent Russian...  Read More >>

How was Abraham Sutzkever, the most famous Yiddish poet to survive the ghettos of Europe, inspired by an invitation...  Read More >>

This volume offers a glimpse into the rich tradition of literary devices in Persian language and literature. The...  Read More >>

Each volume of this reference provides substantial critical essays and biographical information on four to eight...  Read More >>

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It provides scholars and students insight into the key features of Seth’s work and uncovers a consistent authorial...  Read More >>