Literature: history & criticism books

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Metaphor, Making and Mysticism: Radical Re-Imaginings in Language and Art

Metaphor, Making and Mysticism: Radical Re-Imaginings...

Author: Sheila Gallagher ,  Louise Nelstrop
ISBN: 9781032169477
Format: Hardback
$305.00

This volume focuses on the interplay between metaphor, making and mysticism, and sheds new light on the power of...  Read More >>

Scared by the Bible: Learning to Listen to What Frightens Us About Scripture

Scared by the Bible: Learning to Listen to What Frightens...

Author: Brandon R. Grafius
ISBN: 9781640657830
Format: Paperback
$34.99

You may know the Bible as a testament of faith. But within this sacred book are also the world's first horror stories....  Read More >>

North, South, East and West in Twelfth-Century Thought

North, South, East and West in Twelfth-Century Thought...

Author: Dr Eric Wolever
ISBN: 9781837650637
Format: Hardback
$245.81

Considers how twelfth-century authors used the four cardinal points as a conceptual system to make sense of and...  Read More >>

Modern Language Review (121.1) January 2026

Modern Language Review (121.1) January 2026

Author: Duncan Wheeler
ISBN: 9781839547232
Format: Paperback
$250.80

Modern Language Review, volume 121, issue 1  Read More >>

Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism: Criticism of the Works of Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Short-Story Writers, and Other Creative Writers Who Lived Between 1990 and 1999, from the First Published Critical Appraisals to Current Evaluations

Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism: Criticism of the...

Author: Rebecca Parks
ISBN: 9781535886901
Format: Hardback
$1496.88

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Queer Narratives in Contemporary American Comics: Gutter Smut

Queer Narratives in Contemporary American Comics: Gutter...

Author: Sandra Cox
ISBN: 9781032748085
Format: Hardback
$375.19

Queer Narratives in Contemporary American Comics: Gutter Smut provides timely cultural criticism of both fiction...  Read More >>

Literary Translators’ Brand-Building in Contemporary Chinese-English Translation

Literary Translators’ Brand-Building in Contemporary...

Author: Wenqian Zhang
ISBN: 9781032553627
Format: Hardback
$375.19

This book builds on nascent research in the human dimension of literary translators to shed light on the evolution...  Read More >>

Negative Empathy in Literature and the Arts

Negative Empathy in Literature and the Arts

Author: Stefano Ercolino (University of Turin, Italy) ,  Massimo Fusillo
ISBN: 9781032958729
Format: Hardback
$375.19

It introduces the concept of “negative empathy” to examine how readers and viewers engage emotionally and cognitively...  Read More >>

The Aesthetic of Elizabeth Bowen’s Novels: Light, Atmosphere, Fragmentation, and Sensation

The Aesthetic of Elizabeth Bowen’s Novels: Light, Atmosphere,...

Author: Diana Hirst
ISBN: 9781032652160
Format: Hardback
$388.12

This is the first monograph to evaluate Elizabeth Bowen’s ‘verbal painting’ in a variety of genres, and to acknowledge...  Read More >>

Battle Lines Drawn: War Comics Since 1914

Battle Lines Drawn: War Comics Since 1914

Author: Stephen Connor ,  Harriet E.H. Earle
ISBN: 9781041098096
Format: Hardback
$375.19

Battle Lines Drawn: War Comics since 1914 delves into the rich and diverse history of war comics, exploring how...  Read More >>

Renaissance in Indian Aviation: The Epic Journey of India's Light Combat Aircraft

Renaissance in Indian Aviation: The Epic Journey of...

Author: Kota Harinarayana
ISBN: 9781041173021
Format: Hardback
$375.19

This is the story of a new generation fighter, Light Combat Aircraft, Tejas, and the creation of aviation ecosystem...  Read More >>

An Alchemy of Words and Silences: Contemporary Hindi Women Poets

An Alchemy of Words and Silences: Contemporary Hindi...

Author: Rekha Sethi (Indraprastha College, University of Delhi, India) ,  Hina Nandrajog (University of Delhi, India)
ISBN: 9781032777986
Format: Hardback
$375.19

This book explores the works of seven prominent contemporary Hindi women poets from India, showcasing a vibrant...  Read More >>

L'ABCDaire de Jean Moulin

L'ABCDaire de Jean Moulin

Author: Grégory Baudouin ,  Joachim Murat
ISBN: 9782336534077
Format: Paperback
$125.51

Dans cet essai biographique, Grégory Baudouin nous parle de Jean Moulin, l'homme, le préfet, le résistant, l'artiste...  Read More >>

The Banned Book Of Adam And Eve

The Banned Book Of Adam And Eve

Author: Nox Lee
ISBN: 9798232826970
Format: Paperback
$34.29

The story of Adam and Eve has been told countless times - but what has been left unsaid? The Banned Book of Adam...  Read More >>

The Line of Beauty

The Line of Beauty

Author: Alan Hollinghurst ,  Jack Holden
ISBN: 9781350603073
Format: Paperback
$21.99

Jack Holden's striking hot new adaptation of Alan Hollinghurst's Booker Prize-winning novel about desire and the...  Read More >>

Short Story Criticism: Excerpts from Criticism of the Works of Short Fiction Writers

Short Story Criticism: Excerpts from Criticism of the...

Author: Rebecca Parks
ISBN: 9781535886741
Format: Hardback
$1116.72

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The Occupatio by Odo of Cluny: Edition, Translation, and Commentary

The Occupatio by Odo of Cluny: Edition, Translation,...

Author: Christopher A Jones ,  Odo of Cluny
ISBN: 9782503615097
Format: Paperback
$446.16

A new edition and translation of a major Latin poem that blends Carolingian intellectualism with tenth-century ascetic...  Read More >>

Shakespeare, Line By Line: A Reader's Companion

Shakespeare, Line By Line: A Reader's Companion

Author: Arthur J Bernstein
ISBN: 9781096220695
Format: Paperback
$47.78

Shakespeare's plays are difficult, not simply because the vocabulary and style are unfamiliar, but because he went...  Read More >>

Shakespeare's 'Method' for Actors: As Revealed in The First Folio 1623

Shakespeare's 'Method' for Actors: As Revealed in The...

Author: Christine Ozanne
ISBN: 9781032906911
Format: Hardback
$305.00

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