Literature: history & criticism books

The book studies Mongolian epic poetry on the basis of Mongolian texts and Western literary theory.  Read More >>

This book provides close historical, theological and cultural analyses of an important, but neglected, Late Antique...  Read More >>

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Pulitzer Prize finalist Dorianne Laux returns with an insightful, compassionate and spirited volume that celebrates...  Read More >>

A remarkable novel by one of Tibet’s foremost authors, The Red Wind Howls is a courageous and gripping portrayal...  Read More >>

Ozono, la vida de un político Narra las luchas, sueños y retos de una comunidad que busca transformar su realidad....  Read More >>

In 1945, Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) brought back to Paris six matchboxes filled with the work...  Read More >>

Frantz Fanon remains one of the greatest and most influential postcolonial thinkers. If he has been analysed by...  Read More >>

Death in classical tragedy is an ending: a symbolic moment of catharsis, read by the audience according to theatrical...  Read More >>

Over the post-war decades, Italy's 'extroverted' cultural identity was mostly oriented towards social and political...  Read More >>

Karoline von Günderrode's biography - and in particular her early death - have long overshadowed an appreciation...  Read More >>

How and why do we write about mourning? How does narrative assist us when we dwell on, in, and with grief? What...  Read More >>

Forty years after her death, Clarice Lispector's startling oeuvre continues to fascinate readers and scholars. Internationally...  Read More >>

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This book analyzes the philosophical dimensions of fairy tales from cultures all around the world.  Read More >>

Considering metropolitan and colonial cultural production as a “unitary field of analysis,” this book shows how...  Read More >>

""Interested in the entanglement of the dead, the living, and their spectral things, this book suggests that via...  Read More >>

In a world that is both full of wonder and sometimes-scary,  Read More >>

Critical Games is about the games we play, the ways we play them, and what happens when they get out of hand. With...  Read More >>

An anthology of essays devoted to Slavic horror fiction assesses current trends in East/Central European horror...  Read More >>

Shakespeare's First Folio has become one of the most famous books of all time but does not stand alone; it followed...  Read More >>

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Explores primary stereotypes of Black women.  Read More >>

Serves as a vital contribution to Harry Potter scholarship, paving the way for a more nuanced understanding of one...  Read More >>

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