Literature: history & criticism books

A major new biography that reveals how politics profoundly shaped Joyce's life, thought and writings The young...  Read More >>

The voices of Jewish women have always been here. Now they are heard. Kol Isha: The Women Speak is a ritual...  Read More >>

A provocative history of Disney's rise to cultural dominance, pulling skeletons from the corporate closet to decode...  Read More >>

An analysis of US science fiction, through the lens of critical race theory, that illuminates how the genre offers...  Read More >>

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1492: a year that captivated the world. Columbus's ""discovery"" of a new continent is widely remembered for revealing...  Read More >>

Using samples taken from translations of Thucydides' influential History of the Peloponnesian War, the book argues...  Read More >>

Alicia was always proud of her wicked tongue, until she accidentally unleashed it on Duke. She may not be sure of...  Read More >>

This book is the first monograph devoted entirely to English dialect literature published between the sixteenth...  Read More >>

The New Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative editions of Shakespeare's works with introductory materials designed...  Read More >>

The New Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative editions of Shakespeare's works with introductory materials designed...  Read More >>

A delightful compendium of musings from the master of life writing, the much-loved Blake Morrison, for those who...  Read More >>

The New Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative editions of Shakespeare's works with introductory materials designed...  Read More >>

A luminous hybrid collection of short fiction, essay and memoir from literary giant Margaret Drabble  Read More >>

Deluxe slipcased edition of this previously unknown short satirical fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien edited by his son,...  Read More >>

‘Dazzling … one fine day, you open a book by an unknown writer, and a charge of pure talent blows you away’ La...  Read More >>

A fascinating study into the world of translation and Shakespeare from the award-winning translator Daniel Hahn...  Read More >>

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This open access book offers a groundbreaking exploration of how iconicity: language's resemblance to its referents—is...  Read More >>

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Winner of the 2024 Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize in Poetry, Theo LeGro's unflinching debut explores chronic illness,...  Read More >>

A gorgeous new translation of one of the strongest inaugural works in twentieth century poetry  Read More >>

This groundbreaking collection gathers essays, poems, and hybrid...  Read More >>