Literature, Poetry & Criticism books

A rich, layered narrative that explores the indomitable human spirit against the backdrop of Romania's complex history...  Read More >>

Never-before-seen unpublished works by award-winning American literary icon Ntozake Shange, featuring essays, plays,...  Read More >>

Presenting the text of a notorious Jesuit attack on Queen Elizabeth I’s treatment of her Catholic subjects, this...  Read More >>

This book is the first edited collection to explore Shakespeare’s life as depicted on the modern stage and screen....  Read More >>

An exploration of how espionage narratives give access to cultural conceptions of gender and sexuality before and...  Read More >>

Drawing together new research from emerging and senior scholars, this open-access volume presents an up-to-date...  Read More >>

""An exploration of representations of social precarity in German literature and culture from the 19th to 21st centuries""--...  Read More >>

Engaging a diverse range of contemporary anglophone literature from authors of the Asian, Middle Eastern and Caribbean...  Read More >>

Satire, irony and humour have long been features of Persian literature’s rich tradition, taking various forms from...  Read More >>

The first study of the reception of Iranian culture, history, and literature in 19th -century France, including...  Read More >>

This book examines the role played by Latin writing as an instrument of political discourse and propaganda during...  Read More >>

Demonstrating how reading science fiction shapes the way we engage with lived environments, this book also explores...  Read More >>

""In this original study, Rachel Coventry expands Heidegger's philosophy of art to include his ontological account...  Read More >>

Examines Jewish-German “tropes” in Hélène Cixous’s oeuvre and life and their impact on her work as a feminist, poet,...  Read More >>

""An almanac of sound words important to artists and scholars - words that expand the way we speak (and write) about...  Read More >>

A collection of Latin poems written by distinguished classical scholars across Europe from c.1490 to 1750, which...  Read More >>

Michael M. Weinstein's debut poetry collection, Saint Consequence, meditates on the body as a site of continuous...  Read More >>

Eleven plays that respond to the aftermath of the American-led invasion, providing a window into Iraq's cultural...  Read More >>

This book reveals the development of a progressive sense of honor and dignity – against its usual counterpoint,...  Read More >>

Illuminating the reasons for the immense popularity of travel to Switzerland and the proliferation of images of...  Read More >>

This volume surveys the literature of rural working lives and landscapes written in English between 1500 and the...  Read More >>

This collection provides a lively understanding of the roles institutions play in the production and reception of...  Read More >>

Performing Restoration Shakespeare embraces the performative and musical qualities of Restoration Shakespeare (1660–1714),...  Read More >>

Peter P. Reed examines the meanings of Haiti in America's nineteenth-century popular performance. Plays, social...  Read More >>

Writing the North of England in the Middle Ages examines the origins of England's North-South divide, illustrating...  Read More >>