Literature: history & criticism books

El Monte's New Itineraries is the first book fully devoted to the study of Cuban author and ethnographer Lydia Cabrera's...  Read More >>

A major new biography that reveals how politics profoundly shaped Joyce's life, thought and writings The young...  Read More >>

Poems inspired by the strong women in award-winning poet Amit Majmudar's life, celebrating the influence and energy...  Read More >>

This book examines the relationship between philosophy and literature. It encompasses political philosophy, the...  Read More >>

Christ's war examines Carolingian holy war from the forging of their empire in the eighth century to its dissolution...  Read More >>

Gothic London: Occult Societies and Ghostly Whispers is the first in depth study of the capital and its gothic and...  Read More >>

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A provocative history of Disney's rise to cultural dominance, pulling skeletons from the corporate closet to decode...  Read More >>

El Monte's New Itineraries is the first book fully devoted to the study of Cuban author and ethnographer Lydia Cabrera's...  Read More >>

This book investigates the ethical and aesthetic implications of modern Persian narratives.  Read More >>

A collection of fourteen stories interweaving the lives of three generations in the remote town of Neptune, Vermont....  Read More >>

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1492: a year that captivated the world. Columbus's ""discovery"" of a new continent is widely remembered for revealing...  Read More >>

Using samples taken from translations of Thucydides' influential History of the Peloponnesian War, the book argues...  Read More >>

Alicia was always proud of her wicked tongue, until she accidentally unleashed it on Duke. She may not be sure of...  Read More >>

A delightful compendium of musings from the master of life writing, the much-loved Blake Morrison, for those who...  Read More >>

This book is the first monograph devoted entirely to English dialect literature published between the sixteenth...  Read More >>

The New Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative editions of Shakespeare's works with introductory materials designed...  Read More >>

The New Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative editions of Shakespeare's works with introductory materials designed...  Read More >>

The New Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative editions of Shakespeare's works with introductory materials designed...  Read More >>

Explores how American Literature has represented the sound and spirit of popular music From the birth of rhythm...  Read More >>

A luminous hybrid collection of short fiction, essay and memoir from literary giant Margaret Drabble  Read More >>

Deluxe slipcased edition of this previously unknown short satirical fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien edited by his son,...  Read More >>

This open access book offers a groundbreaking exploration of how iconicity: language's resemblance to its referents—is...  Read More >>