Literature: history & criticism books

Aphra Behn is renowned as the first professional woman writer in English. The plays in this volume, published and...  Read More >>

A heartfelt exploration of David Wood’s collaborations with Judith Kerr, Philippa Pearce, and Kathleen Hale, revealing...  Read More >>

""Godwin ... was the inspiring intelligence behind the humanist attitudes of the English Romantic poets and Utopian...  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 >>

A masterclass in telling stories - and how they shape our world - from the internationally renowned narrative expert...  Read More >>

The keenly anticipated third Rilke thriller exploring the dark underbelly of contemporary Glasgow, from the Award-winning...  Read More >>

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In Medieval English Manuscripts and Literary Forms, Jessica Brantley offers an innovative introduction to manuscript...  Read More >>

A surprising look at how American writers envision a more equitable healthcare system In the United States,...  Read More >>

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A vivid and musical rendering of the poetry of Catullus, whose passionate verses have captivated readers for centuries...  Read More >>

Hyakunin’shu: Reading the Hundred Poets in Late Edo Japan explores the ""popular literary literacy"" of the Japanese...  Read More >>

A transformative lens revealing the historical racial context that profoundly influenced European fairy tales. Engaging...  Read More >>

The diverse forms and structures of graphic narratives discussed in this volume by a range of international scholars...  Read More >>

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A collection of essays that examines literature in seven languages from across the Islamic world and explores the...  Read More >>

A surprising look at how American writers envision a more equitable healthcare system In the United States,...  Read More >>

What happens to human reading when AI bots can do it for us? Explosive developments in artificial intelligence...  Read More >>

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Das Kempowski-Jahrbuch versammelt nicht nur aktuelle Forschungsbeiträge zu jeweils einem bestimmten Thema, sondern...  Read More >>

Jews, women, and animals have been notoriously considered in Western thought as antithetical to the “civilized,” and...  Read More >>

Showing how poetry and art articulate forms of life beyond settler colonialism.  Read More >>

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Reading Better States traces the persistence of desires for the postcolonial state in an era of environmental harms...  Read More >>