Literature: history & criticism books

Chase Gregory explores the work of four early queer literary critics, arguing that their work productively highlights...  Read More >>

An accessible introduction to the range, value, and diversity of Byron's poetry. Fifty short essays are each devoted...  Read More >>

This book illuminates individual and collective imaginings of postcolonial Bangladesh. It explores the emergence...  Read More >>

这是中文作者书写的第一部反乌托邦科幻故事。作品超越了经典反乌托邦文学，以其独特的诗意与哲学思辨，为人工智能高度发展的时代作品注入了新的生命力 。它叩问：当一切被格式化，我们如何才能找回真正的""自我""？当声音被压制，爱与记忆的火种又将如何延续？跟随作者走进这个令人毛骨悚然却又充满希望的世界，感受一场超越言语的、关于自由与存在的终极交响...  Read More >>

The first fully annotated edition of one of Henry James's least-known novels. A compelling portrait of a deracinated...  Read More >>

Just as computers have spawned new descriptive language today, then-new book technologies helped build previously...  Read More >>

Drawing on research from the evolutionary sciences, Ania Grant proposes that narrative patterns of romantic stories...  Read More >>

Over 300 anthologies of women’s short stories appeared in the literary market between 1970 and 2000. This publishing...  Read More >>

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Celebrating Jane Austen's 250th birthday, this book is a charming collection of notable quotes from her most celebrated...  Read More >>

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Celebrate the timeless wit and wisdom of Jane Austen with this exquisite collection of classic quotations, fascinating...  Read More >>

The Digital Future of English: Literary Media Studies takes a refreshingly optimistic approach to the future of...  Read More >>

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A powerful exploration of the human capacity for renewal, as seen through Shakespeare and Freud  Read More >>

Great stories aren't just set in cities-they're shaped by them. Urban spaces don't simply hold narrative-they...  Read More >>

Over 300 anthologies of women’s short stories appeared in the literary market between 1970 and 2000. This publishing...  Read More >>

A controversial Swahili classic by one of Tanzania's most revered writers, banned on publication and finally translated...  Read More >>

Outlining how supernatural themes were represented through book and magazine illustrations in Victorian culture,...  Read More >>

Pantun Baba Chan is a collection of 100 original pantun poems written in Baba Malay over a period of 15 years by...  Read More >>

A multidisciplinary study of the art and science of botany in Shakespeare's time, Marvellous Vegetables in the English...  Read More >>

The Beatitudes from The Holy Bible are illustrated and explained.  Read More >>

Great stories aren't just set in cities-they're shaped by them. Urban spaces don't simply hold narrative-they...  Read More >>

Collected as part of our new Lost Marvels series, collaboratively produced with Marvel Comics, this new Howard Chaykin-centered...  Read More >>