Literature: history & criticism books

The Sāṁkhyakārikā of Īśvarakṛṣṇa stands as one of the most influential and enduring texts in the long tradition...  Read More >>

An exploration of how everyday Renaissance practices of folding, sending, archiving, and arranging manuscript poetry...  Read More >>

An analysis of US science fiction, through the lens of critical race theory, that illuminates how the genre offers...  Read More >>

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This volume explores the relationship between women and the Gothic in Spain and the Americas through transhispanic...  Read More >>

A Systemic Functional Grammar of Cantonese adopts Systemic Functional Linguistics to describe the grammar of Cantonese,...  Read More >>

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A fiercely intelligent, funny, and much-needed reality check on the state of heterosexual women. The Last Straight...  Read More >>

Through psychotherapeutic and psychoanalytic lenses, the book examines how literary mentoring in eighteenth-century...  Read More >>

This book meticulously analyzes Cruiskeen Lawn, a popular column published in The Irish Times by Irish writer Myles...  Read More >>

From Shelagh Stephenson, one of the country’s most prominent and acclaimed playwrights, comes this outrageous new...  Read More >>

Histoires depuis la banquette arrière est un recueil captivant d'histoires courtes inspirées de faits réels, qui...  Read More >>

Dream of the Red Chamber (红楼梦, Hóng Lóu Mèng) is a timeless Chinese classic that tells the story of the Jia family...  Read More >>

A comprehensive study of women's education, employment, and social development in Saudi Arabia, examining historical...  Read More >>

A forensic critical analysis of contemporary indie horror's 2025 architectural shift from the Biological Other to...  Read More >>

A Systemic Functional Grammar of Cantonese adopts Systemic Functional Linguistics to describe the grammar of Cantonese,...  Read More >>

Journey to the West (西游记, Xī Yóu Jì) is a classic of Chinese literature (文学, wénxué) that has enchanted readers...  Read More >>

Far more than a slayer of monsters, Heracles stood between mortal suffering and divine transformation.  Read More >>

Geschichten vom Rücksitz ist eine fesselnde Sammlung realer Kurzgeschichten, die die unerwarteten, emotionalen und...  Read More >>

'Nido de Ratones' es una alegoría poética sobre la resistencia al tiempo. En una isla olvidada, Simón y las criaturas...  Read More >>

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Settling Debt overturns the familiar tale of early antislavery as a pure moral triumph by revealing its uneasy ties...  Read More >>

Geschichten vom Rücksitz ist eine fesselnde Sammlung realer Kurzgeschichten, die die unerwarteten, emotionalen und...  Read More >>

This XpressRead Cram Edition of Charles Robert Maturin: His Life and Works pairs the complete original text with...  Read More >>