Literature: history & criticism books

This edited volume brings together a diverse group of scholars to examine works of poetry that engage, question,...  Read More >>

This book examines Mohja Kahf’s use of parody and allusion in E-mails from Scheherazad to deconstruct Orientalist...  Read More >>

With a focus on regions neglected in African Anglophone literature (such as Egypt, Libya, and Ethiopia), this book...  Read More >>

Examines how African writers deconstruct normative discourses and use aesthetic forms and narrative techniques to...  Read More >>

Examining the works of science fiction authors such as George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Anthony Burgess, and Samuel...  Read More >>

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Historians and literary historians alike recognize David Walker's Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World (1829-1830)...  Read More >>

Thomas Manns Kuolema Venetsiassa ist eine tiefgründige Erzählung über Schönheit, Begehren und den unausweichlichen...  Read More >>

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Most books on Tolkien are organized thematically. This one is arranged episodically, following the history of Middle-earth...  Read More >>

Le 2 septembre 1959, le jour de ses 20 ans, Henri reçoit un malheureux cadeau pour son anniversaire. Son ordre de...  Read More >>

The winner of four Emmys, a Peabody, and two Writers Guild Awards (all of which badly need dusting) explains his...  Read More >>

Leave the world behind and join some of the greatest children’s writers on a journey through human imagination in...  Read More >>

William Carlos Williams's ""lost"" translation of Luis Rechani Agrait's masterpiece. William Carlos Williams's...  Read More >>

Covering the post-independence era to World War II, Gender Battles uncovers Latin American women writers and activists'...  Read More >>

Textile Shakespeare explores the centrality of textiles to life in early modern England. Cloth and fabric displayed...  Read More >>

A vital resource for anyone interested in literature and politics, this is the first in-depth study of epistemic...  Read More >>

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Being a kid is full of things that don’t make sense, Elise. We’re born into something that started ages ago and...  Read More >>

Learning Chinese characters (汉字 hànzì) often feels like unlocking a secret code-but what if the key was hidden in...  Read More >>

Learning Chinese characters (汉字 hànzì) often feels like unlocking a secret code-but what if the key was hidden in...  Read More >>

Welcome to Geography of China's Anhui Province-a lively, kid-friendly book that makes learning Chinese characters,...  Read More >>