Literature: history & criticism books

An exploration of classical reception through dance, considering the particular role of Martha Graham’s collaborations...  Read More >>

Offering a new introduction to an important yet overlooked group of 20th century American poets, this book re-examines...  Read More >>

An examination of the ethical and social assumptions of Zora Neale Hurston’s aesthetics and feminist visions, this...  Read More >>

This collection demonstrates how to achieve more comprehensive scholarship on J. R. R. Tolkien, connecting Tolkien...  Read More >>

Employing theoretical lenses of implicit theology and secular spirituality, this book blurs the boundaries between...  Read More >>

Examines the practice of literary declamation in German literature and its place alongside print culture in the...  Read More >>

This book explores transitional post-Soviet cultural consciousness in Ukraine at the beginning of the twenty-first...  Read More >>

В своей книге Гейл Роджерс реконструирует межкультурные связи двух ключевых модернистских движений — британского...  Read More >>

Based on ethnographic observations of more than two hundred hours of Systemic couples therapy and written in an...  Read More >>

'The Life of Herod The Great – like Hurston herself – is a masterpiece, a miracle, and a marvel. In other words,...  Read More >>

English translation of Sophocles' tragic story of Antigone addresses civil disobedience and a moral imperative which...  Read More >>

In the Shadow of the Holocaust is a collection of newly translated short fiction written in the aftermath of one...  Read More >>

How women wood engravers helped reshape the visual and literary landscape of modern Britain Amid the austerities...  Read More >>

A comprehensive guide to the timeless, paradoxical appeal of horror Why do we enjoy horror? The emotional responses...  Read More >>

Vignettes by writers engaging with prominent and obscure Midwestern locales How do the stories we tell about Midwestern...  Read More >>

Literary Forensics: How Reading Can Make You a Better Writer is a unique reference guide designed to teach writers...  Read More >>

A revelation of the powerful circuit between Black history and modern comics by African American creators  Read More >>

Based on ethnographic observations of more than two hundred hours of Systemic couples therapy and written in an...  Read More >>

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The arresting story of how Thomas Mann wrote The Magic Mountain as a defeated Germany descended into political chaos...  Read More >>

The author reflects upon her own creative process, attempting to answer the question, ""Why do you write?""  Read More >>

Explore creative approaches for teaching literature that interlace pressing social issues—climate challenges, political...  Read More >>

A moving, intimate portrait of the Enlightenment philosophers as they faced the end of their lives and their historical...  Read More >>

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In this daring study, Amy De'Ath develops a new type of literary criticism attuned to the wayour lives are shaped...  Read More >>