Literature: history & criticism books

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

This book uses the medium of film to explore poetic history as a subtle form of psychology expressed within Islamic...  Read More >>

Cormorant is the natural and cultural history of a 'greedy' bird that is hated across the world and the object of...  Read More >>

This revised edition investigates first-hand evidence of the use of special effects in fire and flame in medieval...  Read More >>

A study of the fragments of Old Comedy, arguing that these fragments greatly enlarge our understanding of the history...  Read More >>

Volume 53 of the academic journal devoted to Shakespeare and Early Modern English Drama, Culture and Literature,...  Read More >>

Delving into his biological imagery, Tara Lee shows how Blake articulates radical views about spirituality and embodiment,...  Read More >>

A reflection on the realities of animal extinction and endangerment, focusing especially on the force of human impact...  Read More >>

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In this survey of foundational theory on James Joyce's Ulysses, seasoned Joyceans introduce the methodologies that...  Read More >>

Insightful essays explore a prolific writer’s vast work of novels, plays and journalism, addressing issues of feminism,...  Read More >>

A sweeping account of how we are at our most human when we turn away from the pains of the world. Why do we look...  Read More >>

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A comprehensive study of Black women writers in the official journal of the African Methodist Episcopal Church  Read More >>

The Historical Poem takes up Georg Lukács's classic account of the historical novel to tell the forgotten story...  Read More >>

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Author and historian Garrett Peck traces Willa Cather’s adventures in the Southwest and how they influenced her...  Read More >>

Galicia as a Literary Idea explores the relationship of Jewish tradition and modernity in literary works by Joseph...  Read More >>

An indispensable resource for scholars and students of James Joyce, Joyce Studies Annual gathers essays by foremost...  Read More >>

Centuries of conflict in the Italian peninsula yield to the rise of the House of Savoy, whose strategic marriages,...  Read More >>

A comprehensive study of Black women writers in the official journal of the African Methodist Episcopal Church  Read More >>

In this concise and creative book, Nathan Lefler places G. K. Chesterton and René Girard in conversation on the...  Read More >>

McCrae's latest collection considers the nature of perception and experiments with form and punctuation. This...  Read More >>

Bringing together nineteen essays from leading specialists in poetics and American music, this collection offers...  Read More >>