Literature: history & criticism books

This book offers the first critical edition and English translation of Vincenzo Figliucci’s Stanze sopra le stelle...  Read More >>

This book rethinks the relation between philosophy and literature as an agonic relation, not privileging either...  Read More >>

The Garden Entrusted to Me collects Robert Bly's essential writings on his life and practice of poetry, revealing...  Read More >>

Primo Levi’s development as a writer was expressed through multiple literary genres and an increasing awareness...  Read More >>

This open access book sets out to investigate how contemporary African women writers are challenging traditional...  Read More >>

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W.H. Auden once remarked that the complete œuvre of Jean Cocteau could fill a warehouse. Over the course of his...  Read More >>

Get It While It's Hot brings together scholars, food writers, influencers, and even a CEO to discuss the phenomenon...  Read More >>

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Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century mass print generated a sea of discourse belying Jurgen Habermas's vision of a...  Read More >>

This Element explores the relationship between creativity, poetry, and cognition through the lenses of cognitive...  Read More >>

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'If I be waspish, best beware my sting'  Read More >>

This Element argues that movement, overseen by a movement director, is vital for theatre-making. It can support...  Read More >>

An immersive account of William Shakespeare’s life and legacy presented in a lavishly illustrated journal-style...  Read More >>

Timeless wisdom from the ancient world to dip into every day - from internationally bestselling classicist Irene...  Read More >>

This book is about J. G. Ballard. This book is also about death, love and time travel.  Read More >>

An exploration and insightful analysis of sisters in literature and their depiction in three centuries of the novel....  Read More >>

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Dana Gioia’s characters and verses cry from the depths, their faith tried—and purified—in the furnace of doubt....  Read More >>

Kir Kuiken argues for the existence of a geopoetic literary genre extending from the late eighteenth century to...  Read More >>

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Contrasting works by queer Chicano writers against the legal landscape of sexuality and migration to interrogate...  Read More >>