Literature: history & criticism books

This book reveals how modernists turned to the Middle Passage—and, in so doing, upended Western ideas about time...  Read More >>

""A collection of essays that illuminate and connect the shared concerns and conversation of philosophers, historians,...  Read More >>

Antagonías de una exclusión se ocupa de los procesos de reconfiguración del canon literario cubano en la década...  Read More >>

Unlock the profound wisdom embedded within every brushstroke and untold story, forever altering your perception...  Read More >>

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""Through encounters with the everyday beauty and brutality so much a part of rural and urban Missouri, Our Hands...  Read More >>

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In the ancient world, theatre was one of the main factors of social interaction, spreading political, religious,...  Read More >>

The Risalo is widely regarded as the pinnacle of Sindhi literature, cherished across South Asia and the diaspora....  Read More >>

Edgar Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler selects Christmas-themed mysteries from the American authors active...  Read More >>

""The Southern Renaissance: Blending Tradition With Modernity"" offers a groundbreaking exploration into one of...  Read More >>

Before history, before gods, before the first spoken word-there was the Codex. The Lucidium Codex is the foundational...  Read More >>

Illustrated with over 40 art pieces from the British Library's collections. An authoritative guide, written by a...  Read More >>

Against a backdrop of xenophobic and ethnonationalist fantasies of linguistic purity, Poetry After Barbarism uncovers...  Read More >>

Talking Heads is the next installment in the much celebrated Poet's Chair series showcasing Irish poetry.  Read More >>

The book series Studies in the History of German Literature covers the whole spectrum of research into German literary...  Read More >>

This book examines arguments, tropes, and figures that formed anti-Jesuit literature in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth...  Read More >>

Having performed the role of Cleopatra on numerous occasions, Vanessa Redgrave delivered a lecture at the Oxford...  Read More >>

Presents the definitive text of Whitney's 1914 revision alongside rich historical context, literary analysis, and...  Read More >>

""Serenade"" is a poetic tale of light meeting shadow-a dance between chaos and calm, love and loss. Within these...  Read More >>

Offers a compelling new approach to African literatures as a collective memory built over the years by generations...  Read More >>

The interplay between ill health and artistic creativity is demonstrated in fascinating surveys of afflicted artists,...  Read More >>

Using a case study, this Element explores the criticism and creativity generated by eighteenth-century periodicals...  Read More >>

This Element argues for the value of biography in studying Gothic novels published by trade publishers during the...  Read More >>