Literature: history & criticism books

""First publication of the complete sermonary composed by Bernardino de Sahagâun and his Nahua students at the Colegio...  Read More >>

Explores how American Literature has represented the sound and spirit of popular music From the birth of rhythm...  Read More >>

The New Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative editions of Shakespeare's works with introductory materials designed...  Read More >>

The New Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative editions of Shakespeare's works with introductory materials designed...  Read More >>

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1492: a year that captivated the world. Columbus's ""discovery"" of a new continent is widely remembered for revealing...  Read More >>

Using samples taken from translations of Thucydides' influential History of the Peloponnesian War, the book argues...  Read More >>

Alicia was always proud of her wicked tongue, until she accidentally unleashed it on Duke. She may not be sure of...  Read More >>

A delightful compendium of musings from the master of life writing, the much-loved Blake Morrison, for those who...  Read More >>

A fascinating study into the world of translation and Shakespeare from the award-winning translator Daniel Hahn...  Read More >>

A gripping and emotionally resonant saga that traces the lives of five generations of resilient women from the late...  Read More >>

A delightful compendium of musings from the master of life writing, the much-loved Blake Morrison, for those who...  Read More >>

‘Dazzling … one fine day, you open a book by an unknown writer, and a charge of pure talent blows you away’ La...  Read More >>

A luminous hybrid collection of short fiction, essay and memoir from literary giant Margaret Drabble  Read More >>

A dynamic re-imagining of Ibsen's classic play A Doll's House by Anya Reiss  Read More >>

A gorgeous new translation of one of the strongest inaugural works in twentieth century poetry  Read More >>

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Combining extensive research into sexual violence with the author's personal experiences as a feminist activist,...  Read More >>

Collected literary and film criticism and more-now revised and updated with new material-from an award-winning,...  Read More >>

Mark Twain's life as told by more than 200 contemporaries including Teddy Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Charles...  Read More >>

Winner of the 2024 Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize in Poetry, Theo LeGro's unflinching debut explores chronic illness,...  Read More >>

A revelatory history of Black radio productions from the 1950s to the present Audiofuturism uncovers the vibrant,...  Read More >>

Since its founding, the United States has colonized more than five hundred Indigenous nations in North America and...  Read More >>

Contrasting works by queer Chicano writers against the legal landscape of sexuality and migration to interrogate...  Read More >>

This groundbreaking collection gathers essays, poems, and hybrid...  Read More >>