Literature: history & criticism books

A scholarly edition of William Barnes's Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect as published in the Dorset County...  Read More >>

Examines how post-war presidential history is portrayed in contemporary American novels.  Read More >>

Situates the works, legend and reception of the Renaissance poet and politician John Milton within the network of...  Read More >>

Studies literary and cinematic representations of sex work in Cambodia and Vietnam to rethink claims about the 'truth'...  Read More >>

A queer, postcolonial reading of twentieth-century Irish women's writing.  Read More >>

The second volume in E.J.W. Gibb's classic study of Ottoman Poetry, reissued with a new foreword by Christine Woodhead,...  Read More >>

Volume 1 of Reynold A. Nicholson's 8-volume authoritative translation and edition of Rm's magnum opus reissued...  Read More >>

Volume VI of E.J.W. Gibb's classic study of Ottoman Poetry reissued with a new foreword by Christine Woodhead contains...  Read More >>

Volume III of E.J.W. Gibb's classic study of Ottoman Poetry covering the period from 1520 to c. 1700, reissued with...  Read More >>

Volume IV of E.J.W. Gibb's classic study of Ottoman Poetry here reissued with a new foreword by Christine Woodhead,...  Read More >>

Volume V of E.J.W. Gibb's classic study of Ottoman Poetry here reissued with a new foreword by Christine Woodhead,...  Read More >>

This first volume in E.J.W. Gibb's classic study of Ottoman Poetry, reissued here with a new foreword by Christine...  Read More >>

Volume 7 of Reynold A. Nicholson's 8-volume authoritative translation and edition of Rm's magnum opus now reissued...  Read More >>

Volume 8 of Reynold A. Nicholson's 8-volume authoritative translation and edition of Rm's magnum opus reissued...  Read More >>

Volume 3 of Reynold A. Nicholson's 8-volume authoritative translation and edition of Rm's magnum opus reissued...  Read More >>

Volume 5 of Reynold A. Nicholson's authoritative translation and edition of Rm's magnum opus here reissued with...  Read More >>

Volume 4. of Reynold A. Nicholson's authoritative translation and edition of Rm's magnum opus here reissued with...  Read More >>

Volume 6 of Reynold A. Nicholson's authoritative translation and edition of Rm's magnum opus, reissued with a new...  Read More >>

Beowulf tells of a legendary hero who battles monstrous foes, exploring courage, honor, and mortality in one of...  Read More >>

*The Mirror We Pretend Not to See* by Max Nabati is a sharp, affectionate, and unflinching exploration of Iranian...  Read More >>

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Jane Austen knows romance. This gifty humor book distills her sharp wit and timeless wisdom on the ways of men and...  Read More >>

It's 2023 and Oberon's a sore loser... Take Midsummer Night's Dream, put it in a contemporary Percy Jackson-type...  Read More >>

Explores and illuminates the impact of French theorist, writer, and critic Hélène Cixous on our understanding of...  Read More >>

The complete guide to those who write the novelizations of film and tv shows and more.  Read More >>