Literature: history & criticism books

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line-height: 115%;"">This book reframes trauma as not just a response to violence but a structural condition of...  Read More >>

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While the critique of existing approaches to the composition of the Pentateuch has its place, the editors of this...  Read More >>

Confucius's Analects distills timeless lessons on virtue, justice, and harmony, shaping Chinese philosophy for over...  Read More >>

""Books preserve ideas, yes, but they also provoke new ones-they are true tools for thinking. In this book, Joel...  Read More >>

Beowulf's battles with Grendel and other foes embody courage, honor, and mortality in one of the oldest English...  Read More >>

Marcus Aurelius's Meditations offers timeless Stoic wisdom on virtue, resilience, and inner peace-private reflections...  Read More >>

A Companion to Latin American Literature and Culture examines the cultural and historical contexts behind the work...  Read More >>

This transdisciplinary study expands on theories of theatricality beyond performance studies and into poetry, media...  Read More >>

In this profound exploration, the resilience of the American spirit is tested against the rising tide of misinformation...  Read More >>

Olive Schreiner's From Man to Man (first published in 1926 and now re-edited after the discovery of an original...  Read More >>

Tells the story of the metronome and our strong reactions to its relentless tick.  Read More >>

Following the critically acclaimed Beginning and Middle, End is the final play in David Eldridge’s trilogy exploring...  Read More >>

What does democracy sound like when it's shouted through a distortion pedal? In 1975, Spain emerged from the long...  Read More >>

Using a case study, this Element explores the criticism and creativity generated by eighteenth-century periodicals...  Read More >>

Drawing on the contributions of scholars working on Italian, French, English, Ottoman Turkish, and Japanese tale...  Read More >>

This volume explores the period when the European fairy tales conquered the world and shaped the global imagination...  Read More >>

An authoritative history of the earliest history of familiar folk tales and fairy tales from 3000BCE to the seventh...  Read More >>

Top medieval scholars explore tales told, translated, adapted and circulated from England to France and India to...  Read More >>

Drawing together contributions from an international range of scholars in history, literature, and cultural studies,...  Read More >>

In this profound exploration, the resilience of the American spirit is tested against the rising tide of misinformation...  Read More >>

The winner of four Emmys, a Peabody, and two Writers Guild Awards (all of which badly need dusting) explains his...  Read More >>

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