Literary studies: poetry & poets books

This book explores the development and features of Malawian poetry of resistance, which arguably began with the...  Read More >>

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By the middle of the third century BCE, some people in China had begun to imagine it possible to employ esoteric...  Read More >>

A creative and analytical study of important facets of classical Persian poetry.  Read More >>

Provides both scholars and general readers of African American poetry with a comprehensive history written by the...  Read More >>

Focusing on the work of Tanya Tagaq, Nelly Arcan, Sheila Heti, and Sina Queyras, Myra Bloom offers a dynamic exploration...  Read More >>

In a complete collection of works by one of Malaysia’s foundational poets, Wong confronts the struggles of cultural...  Read More >>

First published in 1955, The Italian Influence in English Poetry analyzes the non-dramatic work of various poets...  Read More >>

First published in 1980, Thomas Gray is a comprehensive biography of Thomas Gray together with a selection of his...  Read More >>

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

An exploration of how everyday Renaissance practices of folding, sending, archiving, and arranging manuscript poetry...  Read More >>

This book presents a systematic and detailed analysis of Caspian linguistics, contributing new perspectives to Western...  Read More >>

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

Challenging the belief that medieval marriages were loveless, this book analyzes troubadour poetry and historical...  Read More >>

James Wright (1927–80) was considered one of the major poets of his era, winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1972, even...  Read More >>

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

Examining Lu You's (1125–1210) poems about the countryside, this book recreates the rural communities of the Shankuai...  Read More >>

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

Mining unexplored discourses of pain in New England literary texts, this book shows how pain was central in shaping...  Read More >>

This comprehensive guide to Shakespeare's Sonnets provides an overview of the main themes, features and contexts...  Read More >>

A Handbook on allegory, as both a literary genre and a means of interpretation. The Handbook reflects the diversity...  Read More >>

Ebook available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open initiative. This book examines joy...  Read More >>