Literature: history & criticism books

Experimental lyric and narrative poetry that brings together philosophy, theology, and humor. The nameless narrator...  Read More >>

A gripping, deeply moving novel about one man's search for truth and identity in the long shadow of war. Heinz...  Read More >>

Freddy Cristóbal Domínguez is Associate Professor of History at the University of Arkansas. He is the author of...  Read More >>

Drawing parallels with the #MeToo movement, this book explores how a series of brilliant female authors in the eighteenth...  Read More >>

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An illustrated edition of Billy Budd featuring woodcuts by celebrated artist Barry Moser. This edition of Billy...  Read More >>

Correcting the misunderstood role of maxims at the intersection of early science and literature Eighteenth-century...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1981 and now reissued with a new preface by Randolph Splitter, this volume examines Proust’s...  Read More >>

This comparative study of Edith Wharton and Willa Cather combines biographical, historical, and literary analyses...  Read More >>

Oil's nature, the fact that it is everywhere, unctuously oozing into every corner of everyday life, means that it...  Read More >>

本書寫作從2018年開始，筆者被六集紀錄片《輝煌中國》剪輯成的《厲害了，我的國》，這部吹捧習近平政績的紀錄片給震驚，沒想到違憲打破兩任規定，其皇帝夢竟然生出個名叫「厲害」的兒子，更驚訝的是中國人對「厲害」的認同超出我的想像，就連出國讀書多年的也向世人昭告中國未來會如何引領全球，名聞中外的小粉紅為其統稱。...  Read More >>

Poems from a new Slovak voice reminiscent of Rilke and Sharon Olds. An evocative collection by Slovak poet Eva...  Read More >>

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""This analysis of modernist Irish literature explores the legacy of intersectional stereotypes of disability, race,...  Read More >>

How does modern poetry from Donne to Ashbery provide occasions for rethinking the scope and limits of the literary...  Read More >>

A vibrant anthology of contemporary Peruvian drama spotlights...  Read More >>

Contemporary plays by a dynamic Peruvian collective showcase the nation’s vibrant cultural and linguistic mosaic...  Read More >>

Redefining space, power, and identity in China's largest internal diaspora In the late imperial period of China,...  Read More >>

Modern parallels to Martin Luther King Jr.’s civil disobedience can be found in black theater, where the black body...  Read More >>

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Designed for students, literary researchers, and library users, this reference guide meticulously indexes notable...  Read More >>

The life and work of Katherine Mansfield, one of literary modernism's most significant writers.  Read More >>

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

""This title serves as a field guide for the identification of common edible and poisonous mushrooms of New York...  Read More >>