Literature: history & criticism books

""Argues that modernism can be seen as a therapeutic project for transforming human experience, and draws from Freudian...  Read More >>

The first critical biography of pioneering African-American writer Ted Joans.  Read More >>

In the dim glow of torch-lit halls, where the echoes of medieval drama first danced upon the stage, lies a world...  Read More >>

In the shadowed mists of medieval Northern Europe, where the whispers of ancient Scandinavian legends echo through...  Read More >>

In the quiet parlours and bustling ballrooms of Regency era England, a literary genius quietly reshaped the narrative...  Read More >>

In the heart of a city where empires clashed and faiths converged, history unfolds with the vividness of a living...  Read More >>

Turkish: A Comprehensive Grammar has been extensively revised in this second edition to provide a complete reference...  Read More >>

Providing a comprehensive introduction to the work of pioneering poet-philosopher Giacomo Leopardi, Alice Gibson...  Read More >>

How is music affected by its translation, interpretation and adaptation with, through, and by dance? How might notation...  Read More >>

New translation of a key primary text by philosopher and psychoanalyst Félix Guattari, with insightful commentaries...  Read More >>

This book is an exciting addition to a gap in non-Western genre studies of African fiction. It challenges the dominant...  Read More >>

A must-read that reshapes how we think about the social underpinnings of our financial choices. In Irrational...  Read More >>

A Student Edition of this 2021 play, exploring its themes of sexuality, emigration and time, as well as its use...  Read More >>

The first book to introduce the Virginia Woolf as a philosopher in her own right, celebrating the novel theoretical...  Read More >>

Andrew Lang (1844-1912) made his name in the last quarter of the Victorian era in a remarkable number of literary...  Read More >>

Using a topical approach and presenting the English translation and the Latin text of excerpts from The Chronicles...  Read More >>

Modern Architecture and an International Sensibility: A Curious Constellation presents an alternative history of...  Read More >>

The first of its kind, this book presents a wide range of passages exploring many aspects of the Greco-Roman watery...  Read More >>

This book offers an account of the historical development of the novel as a means of imagining and fashioning our...  Read More >>

This book focuses on a comparative reading of tragedy from the Greeks through Shakespeare to postcolonial examples...  Read More >>

First published in 1985, British Poetry presents a personal and political account of British poetry from 1964 to...  Read More >>

First published in 1977, The Plays of Edward Bond offers help and stimulation to readers and theatre-goers who want...  Read More >>

Descartes features heavily in ecocritical literature. He is often said to dismiss the non-human world as irrelevant...  Read More >>

In the heart of the Eastern Cape, where whispers of the past echo through the valleys, lies a treasure trove of...  Read More >>

In A Wake and Other Ghost Stories, debut author Gerard Larkin conjures a world where shadows linger, voices call...  Read More >>