Literature: history & criticism books

Transmodern Literatures in the 21st Century examines the ways in which limits are being articulated, reinforced,...  Read More >>

Novel Friendships analyzes Don Quixote through the critical lens of friendship studies. This book ties amity to...  Read More >>

The is the first book on neighbourly relationships in early modern English drama. Situating four unique, generically...  Read More >>

Examining a range of sex trade accounts from state documents, activist groups, folk narratives, and key figures...  Read More >>

In a world measured by likes, numbers, and applause, envy becomes a quiet thief. My Thief of Joy is a collection...  Read More >>

This book argues that thought experiments in literature demonstrate how fears and hopes around automation may have...  Read More >>

This book presents a synthesised framework for analysing archival poetics in multimodal literature, examining case...  Read More >>

This book argues that the history of 19th-century German philosophy has neglected a crucial narrative: the philosophy...  Read More >>

Without any available details, key literary aspects such as narrative, characters, and thematic depth remain entirely...  Read More >>

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What do letters written by cultural elites tell us about everyday living? Letterworlds advances a comparative thematic...  Read More >>

This group biography follows the four Ashurst sisters, contemporaries of Queen Victoria, who rebelled against the...  Read More >>

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The Problem with the Seventh Year is a bloody, unflinching drama about the fine line between being clever and being...  Read More >>

In the fascinating narrative of ""Unifying Theory,"" James W. Jenkins takes readers on a powerful journey into the...  Read More >>

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Drawing on the 19th-century Amistad Case, this book unravels how interpreters and translators shaped the history...  Read More >>

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A timely, moving, and piercingly intelligent essay collection from one of our finest contemporary writers The first...  Read More >>

Desde la idea de civilizaciones originarias hasta la trifurcación del Primer, Segundo y Tercer Mundo, las distintas...  Read More >>

The first critical study of innovation in contemporary life writing offering a combination of contextual overview...  Read More >>

This book offers the first modern, critical edition of the diary of John William Polidori (1795-1821). Polidori’s...  Read More >>

In Folklore and Ethnology of the Modern World, Simon Bronner identifies “cultural engagements” that people use to...  Read More >>

In this illuminating book, Clint Burnham invites the reader to consider humanity's relationship with the world around...  Read More >>

This volume provides a critical analysis of Irish literature and the timely appraisal of contemporary developments...  Read More >>