Literature: history & criticism books

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Drawing from literature, philosophy, theology, and cultural critique, this short and accessible book challenges...  Read More >>

How the ""Asian girl"" is central to the story of US imperialism and the formation of Asian America Representations...  Read More >>

This book uses the latest techniques in textual analysis to reveal the influence of a community of English playwrights...  Read More >>

This scholarly monograph is an original philosophical reflection on poetics, elucidating the metaphysical and mystical...  Read More >>

HINENI is not a performance. It is a rite. Rooted in Jewish tradition and feminist ritual practice, HINENI:...  Read More >>

Grounds itself in the critical trajectory related to what Sara Ahmed calls affective economies to offer fresh insights...  Read More >>

This volume presents acomparison of Welsh writing in English and Catalan writing inSpanish, andanalysesthe work...  Read More >>

""A blend of inquisitive narrative, philosophy, literary theory, and experimental lyricism""-- Provided by publisher....  Read More >>

A resonant new collection from the ""Secrecy Officer of American Poetry"" (J.H. Prynne) ""With its uncanny ability...  Read More >>

Jennifer Moxley's The Midnight Work is a meditation on the fragility of memory and love in the increasingly mediated...  Read More >>

This book explores the eighteenth-century concept of “mentorship” in literary works, founded on voluntary, reciprocal...  Read More >>

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Welcome to Brian Bilston's ‘writing masterclass': a collection of more than 100 poems woven into a charming and...  Read More >>

Philological Investigations contains essays on diverse historical, literary, and cultural topics of importance to...  Read More >>

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L'ouvrage explore l'épuisement des arts et des médias technologiques chez Samuel Beckett, écrivain du « non-mot...  Read More >>

An essential collection of the nineteenth-century’s most popular Swahili poet working in his foundational mashairi...  Read More >>

Speculative Anthropology: A Literary History of Contamination explores the 'intersection' between anthropology and...  Read More >>

""Reading as Method provides a systematic account of the most influential reading methods in literary studies, demonstrated...  Read More >>

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

This book utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to explore adaptations of Frankenstein’s Creature across genres...  Read More >>

Using a dialectical perspective in analysis and judgment, in Critical Engagements in Cultural Studies and Comparative...  Read More >>

Putting medieval Italian poets and Renaissance artists in conversation with contemporary philosophers and pop culture,...  Read More >>