Literature: history & criticism books

This book investigates new ways in which writers and artists of early modern Spain conceived of space through the...  Read More >>

The long overlooked, centuries-long, culture of the book in West Africa. Printed books did not reach West Africa...  Read More >>

Introduces a new way of understanding influence, reception, and adaptation via the work of Italy’s most famous modern...  Read More >>

Documenting senses of life and practices of refusal hidden at the edges of Black literature and thought.  Read More >>

The environmental impacts of empire on Ireland's past and future Ireland was Britain's first colony and its first...  Read More >>

Sneaking into Print explores how early printing technology shaped a distinct ""narrative culture"" in Spain.  Read More >>

This groundbreaking book explores the life of the forest in African fiction, showing how writers have used it to...  Read More >>

The authoritative guide to the singular career and artistic legacy of one of America's most celebrated playwrights,...  Read More >>

With incisive purpose and clear-eyed nuance, West of the Ghetto showcases Jewish women writers' vital and wide-ranging...  Read More >>

Welcome to the ""Chinese Pinyin Mastery Course for HSK All-Levels""-an exciting, interactive, and fast-paced program...  Read More >>

Mastering Chinese shouldn't be an uphill battle for kids-and with ""Smart Steps to Chinese Mastery"", it won't be!...  Read More >>

Learning Chinese needn't be as tough as scaling a peak, particularly for young learners! That's the inspiration...  Read More >>

Born in 1973, Dr. Biraja Routray is a powerful voice among contemporary voices in Odia short stories. His short...  Read More >>

In this uplifting picture book, a young Black girl’s identities converge at the Women’s March, helping her find...  Read More >>

A narrative sequence of lyric poems reimagining Joan of Arc as a framework for queer identity, transformation, and...  Read More >>

A post-apocalyptic Native poetry collection that creates possibility for repair and reconciliation by holding the...  Read More >>

From Socrates, Confucius and Cicero, to Petrarch, Emilie du Chatelet, Nietzsche and hundreds more, a scholar's life...  Read More >>

This open access book offers an array of educational perspectives aimed at fostering inclusive, multicultural, critical,...  Read More >>

The environmental impacts of empire on Ireland's past and future Ireland was Britain's first colony and its first...  Read More >>

Breaks new ground in the study of world literature by analysing the genesis of this concept in the context of early...  Read More >>

Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time is one of the great monuments of modern literature-admired, imitated, and...  Read More >>

Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time is one of the great monuments of modern literature-admired, imitated, and...  Read More >>

Contextualizes Pablo Neruda's opus by including 42 essays focusing on his journeys, the Cold War, and how literary...  Read More >>

This book provides innovative, up-to-date essays about Elizabeth Bowen's fiction. Recognising herself as a child...  Read More >>

An illuminating, electrifying exploration of the work of Toni Morrison by an award-winning novelist and Harvard...  Read More >>