Literature: history & criticism books

In this deeply interdisciplinary and poetically written book, Jamall A. Calloway explores the presence of Eden and...  Read More >>

In The Classroom and the Crowd, Al Filreis reflects on his decades of experience as a founder of participatory literary...  Read More >>

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Emily Dickinson - AND I'M A ROSE! 211 Short Poems is an invitation to meet one of the most intense voices in American...  Read More >>

A collection of interdisciplinary critical essays examining the political and aesthetic practices of Martinican...  Read More >>

From a celebrated critic, a heartfelt and adventurous reflection on the art of writing about art  Read More >>

""Explores how twenty-first century Nigerian novels engage with Christianity as a locally rooted aspect of postcolonial...  Read More >>

Drawing on memory studies and theatrical history, Commemorative Acts analyses a neglected body of plays staged in...  Read More >>

In this deeply interdisciplinary and poetically written book, Jamall A. Calloway explores the presence of Eden and...  Read More >>

In The Classroom and the Crowd, Al Filreis reflects on his decades of experience as a founder of participatory literary...  Read More >>

This book explores the importance of contemporary Canadian literature as a kind of nuance-making machine in a world...  Read More >>

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Learning Chinese characters doesn't have to feel like a chore-especially when you're having so much fun! Welcome...  Read More >>

Learning Chinese characters doesn't have to feel like a chore-especially when you're having so much fun! Welcome...  Read More >>

Investigating the origins of theatre in archaic Rome Theatre was an integral part of Roman civic, religious and...  Read More >>

Tracing the influence and impact of Plato's Timaeus-and its major themes, creation and beauty-through the centuries...  Read More >>

This book highlights the efforts of contemporary writers of ""meatfiction"" to balance postmodern innovation with...  Read More >>

This sixth volume of the Letters of Dr Charles Burney covers the years 1810-1814, when he died at the age of 88....  Read More >>

This book promotes a novel and nuanced understanding of how the practices of comparative literature have engaged...  Read More >>

What if cracking the code of Mandarin felt like uncovering hidden treasures? That's the adventure waiting inside...  Read More >>

What if cracking the code of Mandarin felt like uncovering hidden treasures? That's the adventure waiting inside...  Read More >>

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Long before Ireland's first kings walked the green hills, before the first stones of Newgrange caught the rising...  Read More >>

Learning Chinese characters (汉字 hànzì) often feels like unlocking a secret code-but what if the key was hidden in...  Read More >>

Awards: Highest Honors—American Academy of Arts & Letters Lifetime Achievement—National Book Critics Circle...  Read More >>