Literature: history & criticism books

Cornelius Eady turns the inaugural poem into an instrument of reckoning. First delivered to mark the historic...  Read More >>

This original collection investigates how Mary Shelley’s 200-year-old novel is the product of creolization—the intentional...  Read More >>

""Untamed Shrews traces the evolution of unruly women in Chinese literature, from the reviled ""shrew"" to the celebrated...  Read More >>

Memory Studies has increasingly provided new perspectives on Nordic culture, and building on this momentum, this...  Read More >>

Belgrade sits above the confluence of two great rivers, the Sava and Danube. It has been home to many civilizations:...  Read More >>

Bath, Queen of the West, is internationally famous as one of England's oldest and most beautiful cities. The picturesque...  Read More >>

Bangkok stands out as a place of extraordinary allure. Beginning as a floating city in a lush tropical setting,...  Read More >>

Long before it became an Italian offshore island, Sicily was the land in the centre of the Mediterranean where the...  Read More >>

This book tells the story of today's Spanish provinces of Valencia, Castelló and Alacant (Alicante), with their...  Read More >>

Beyond the brash modern stereotypes of Essex there exists a landscape that has inspired some of England's finest...  Read More >>

Bali is unlike anywhere else. Despite the advent of international tourism, this Indonesian island remains an untarnished...  Read More >>

Brittany’s richly layered landscape has contributed depth and character to the region’s traditional oral culture,...  Read More >>

This book traces Andalucia's origins from the earliest hominid settlers through successive Phoenician, Greek, Roman...  Read More >>

Communist Albania was unlike any other European nation. It was a “hermit state” ruled by a dictator, Enver Hoxha,...  Read More >>

The seven volcanic Canary Islands that bask in the Atlantic have long had legendary connotations. To the Greeks...  Read More >>

The contributions collected in this volume advance the study about visula culture in Dante's time, offering the...  Read More >>

An Egyptian princess Volume 4 offers a romantic and historical exploration of life along the Nile, immersing the...  Read More >>

An Egyptian princess Volume 2 offers a romantic and historical exploration of life along the Nile, immersing the...  Read More >>

An Egyptian Princess Volume 9 explores the pressures individuals face when personal conviction collides with shifting...  Read More >>

An Egyptian princess Volume 1 offers a romantic and historical exploration of life along the Nile, immersing the...  Read More >>

An Egyptian Princess Volume 10 presents a reflection on how people confront uncertainty during periods of political...  Read More >>

An Egyptian princess Volume 3 offers a romantic and historical exploration of life along the Nile, immersing the...  Read More >>

An Egyptian princess Volume 7 offers a romantic and historical exploration of life along the Nile, immersing the...  Read More >>

An Egyptian princess Volume 5 offers a romantic and historical exploration of life along the Nile, immersing the...  Read More >>

An immersive adventure story set during the American Civil War follows four travelers as they escape toward the...  Read More >>