Literature: history & criticism books

Offers an insider's view of the literary world of the Ottoman sultanate at its heyday, from the 1540s to the 1570s....  Read More >>

A new critical edition of Our Cousins in Ohio, showcasing the transatlantic collaboration between best-selling English...  Read More >>

Explores Azeri Turkish literature to offer insights into the ideas of centralism, monolingualism and nationalism...  Read More >>

Offers new perspectives on two key figures of modernity: James Joyce and Jacques Derrida.  Read More >>

This is an annotated translation and discussion of Xiao Yi’s (508–555) “Xuanlan fu” (Fu on Perception of Profundity),...  Read More >>

A billion years in the future, humanity is extinct. But Shakespeare remains. A machine civilization, so far advanced...  Read More >>

This invaluable reference work addresses sex, gender, and sexuality in medieval Europe and North Africa. Essays...  Read More >>

This unusual new book by a distinguished historian highlights the pivotal question of how history is written. A...  Read More >>

The Armenian Church Synaxarion is a collection of saints’ lives according to the day of the year on which each saint...  Read More >>

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Prue Shaw’s absorbing, highly accessible introduction to the Commedia promises to be the essential edition for years...  Read More >>

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From a writer who has 'invented a new form' (Annie Ernaux), an exploration of mortality, alienation, boredom, surveillance,...  Read More >>

Explores the role of violence in relation to Anne, Charlotte and Emily Bronte's literary productions, receptions...  Read More >>

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A new account of premodern education that offered non-elite readers lessons in navigating the premodern marketplace...  Read More >>

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This book explores how nineteenth-century literature shaped modern democratic dissent through fiction, poetry, and...  Read More >>

Im Prag des 19./20. Jahrhunderts treten deutsch(sprachig)e und tschechisch(sprachig)e Kultur in Austausch und Abgrenzung...  Read More >>

Der Band prasentiert ein Spektrum von Untersuchungen zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur. Von unterschiedlichen...  Read More >>

Pulp horror classics from the 1950s! Revenge, ghosts, locked rooms and killer ants, taken from early Marvel Comics...  Read More >>

This book is the first academic treatment of the poetry of Anton Schnack (1892-1973): his work is not well known,...  Read More >>

Welcome to our exciting book series dedicated to helping you master the art of reading and pronouncing Chinese through...  Read More >>