Literature: history & criticism books

In 1969, Barry Mahon decided that he was done making skin flicks and made a kiddie flick. He made the Wonderful...  Read More >>

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Sheds new light on how early modern Chinese narratives negotiated identity and power in a globalizing world.  Read More >>

Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) was one of the leading figures in the development of the modernist short story and...  Read More >>

The first significant study of cocaine in the literary and cultural imagination of the late 19th and early 20th...  Read More >>

This book offers a nuanced analysis of the ways in which Egyptian and British novels represent the Egyptian nationalist...  Read More >>

In this innovative re-casting of the genre and its received canon, Emily Horton explores fictional investments in...  Read More >>

A collection of essays on Hellenistic poetry and the ancient novel presented to Susan A. Stephens on her retirement...  Read More >>

""When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor,...  Read More >>

The Literary Lifeline offers an interdisciplinary investigation into the phenomenon of reading for well-being. The...  Read More >>

Alongside Bruce Norris's Clybourne Park, Beneatha's Place imagines a life for Lorraine Hansberry's characters from...  Read More >>

This Element explores how Shakespearean theatre can address environmental crises, offering insights on adapting...  Read More >>

This Element offers a full portrait of Suzanne Beckett, née Déchevaux-Dumesnil (1900–1989). It mentions the texts...  Read More >>

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Zerbine, Satine, Cédrine sont les trois éditrices de chocs des Éditions Femina. Passionnées, caustiques, intransigeantes,...  Read More >>

Comment préserver notre patrimoine culturel, notamment la langue Agni N'denian avec toutes ses subtilités dans un...  Read More >>

Contradicting common perception of them as mere footnotes in Tennyson's career, this book examines the influence...  Read More >>

The term ""radical formalism"" refers to strategies aimed at defamiliarising and revitalising conventional modes...  Read More >>

Bringing together cultural analysis and textual readings on critically-acclaimed bestseller and winner of the prestigious...  Read More >>

""In ancient Greek comedy, nothing is ever 'just a joke'. This book treats jokes with the seriousness they deserve,...  Read More >>

Across more than 30 chapters spanning migration, queerness, and climate change, this handbook captures how the interdisciplinary...  Read More >>

Now in its fourth edition, Poetry: The Basics remains an engaging exploration of the exciting and diverse world...  Read More >>

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Five new plays by femme-identifying and non-binary international writers of Irish heritage in response to Samuel...  Read More >>

Numerous books and articles have been written about the life, works, and ideas of Mirza Aqa Khan Kermani (1853 or...  Read More >>