Literature: history & criticism books

A delightful compendium of musings from the master of life writing, the much-loved Blake Morrison, for those who...  Read More >>

This book invites you to see your life as part of God's grand narrative-a story He is writing about Himself, with...  Read More >>

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‘Dazzling … one fine day, you open a book by an unknown writer, and a charge of pure talent blows you away’ La...  Read More >>

News Machines rewrites the history of nineteenth-century daily newspapers using theories developed for the study...  Read More >>

A fascinating study into the world of translation and Shakespeare from the award-winning translator Daniel Hahn...  Read More >>

This book examines the archetypical and best-known neoclassical painter in France from a different perspective,...  Read More >>

A delightful compendium of musings from the master of life writing, the much-loved Blake Morrison, for those who...  Read More >>

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Charles Taylor delves into the poetry of the Romantics and their heirs, a foundation of his distinctive philosophy...  Read More >>

Charting a history of theatrical resistance to environmental exploitation, this study places Australian theatre...  Read More >>

Contesting Translation honors Professor Mona Baker with eleven chapters exploring translation across contexts and...  Read More >>

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The poems in Chelsey Minnis's Opera Fever read like a dangerous bodice-ripper, glamorous and haunted.From the covid...  Read More >>

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Since its founding, the United States has colonized more than five hundred Indigenous nations in North America and...  Read More >>

This groundbreaking collection gathers essays, poems, and hybrid...  Read More >>

Collected literary and film criticism and more-now revised and updated with new material-from an award-winning,...  Read More >>

Incredible interviews with film directors and creature FX creatives, a chat with author Adam Nevill, and a horde...  Read More >>

A gorgeous new translation of one of the strongest inaugural works in twentieth century poetry  Read More >>

Mark Twain's life as told by more than 200 contemporaries including Teddy Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Charles...  Read More >>

Contrasting works by queer Chicano writers against the legal landscape of sexuality and migration to interrogate...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1992, Le Bel Inconnu edited and with an introduction by Karen Fresco, presents on facing...  Read More >>