Literature: history & criticism books

This open access book offers the first full study of the phenomenon of self-wounding as it is represented in early...  Read More >>

An Zweisprachigkeit in der Dichtung glaube ich nicht. Wie kommt der multilinguale Autor Paul Celan zu solch einer...  Read More >>

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This timely examination of early Black Christian women and their writing reminds us of the importance of retrieving...  Read More >>

Through close film analysis, applied critical theory, and social analysis of the Disney corporation, Anjirbag unearths...  Read More >>

The novel raises important questions around the development of discourse about Israel/Palestine, socialist Zionism...  Read More >>

Explores the intersection of American literature and language politics through the curiously understudied subject...  Read More >>

An experiment in reading and interpretation, which shows how different interpretive metaphors transform our experience...  Read More >>

Examines how twentieth-century American poets' European travel shaped the terrain of modern American poetry.  Read More >>

Reveals how Nigerian writers redefine masculinity to challenge social norms and affirm relationalities.  Read More >>

The first cross-historical study of the relationship between methods of close reading and discourses on attention....  Read More >>

An examination of the way in which small presses expanded authorship to include publishing practices as forms of...  Read More >>

This is a tale of one man's road toward fulfillment that plays out in stages of encounters and abandonment instead...  Read More >>

The Wounds of War and Conflict in Contemporary Arab Women's Writings from North Africa and the Middle East focuses...  Read More >>

The Routledge Anthology of Global Science Fiction Origins brings together short stories from writers of science...  Read More >>

Transnation: Identity and Mobility in Postcolonial Literature and Culture offers a fresh and thought-provoking exploration...  Read More >>

The first ever stage adaptation of Le Carre's breakthrough novel about Cold War spies, re-imagined by award-winning...  Read More >>

Realism is an artistic practice that aims to faithfully represent reality. Historically, it has been practiced across...  Read More >>

A critical and theoretical interpretation of six major modern Persian poets and the idea of a homeland, by Hamid...  Read More >>

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A major new look at Africa's influence on European culture and how colonization remade Africa in the image of a...  Read More >>

Sherlock Holmes: Inspiring Lives is light-hearted and highly informative, and perfect for both the Sherlock aficionado...  Read More >>

Private View delves into intimacy, power, and identity to capture the beauty, intensity, and messiness of queer...  Read More >>

Créteil, ville de la banlieue sud-est de Paris, est marquée par la Seconde Guerre mondiale, dans les mémoires familiales...  Read More >>