Literature, Poetry & Criticism books

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Realism has been disparaged for over a hundred years as an outmoded form, and, more recently, as a pernicious illusion,...  Read More >>

Outlines British literature's relation to global empire from the 16th century to the present. Twenty-one chapters...  Read More >>

This Element examines Walter Scott's work by investigating the influence of his French wife, Charlotte Charpentier,...  Read More >>

Joy in literature and culture remains a little-studied subject, one sometimes even viewed with suspicion. Here,...  Read More >>

This is a second edition of the second volume of James Diggle's Oxford Classical Text of Euripides (1981). This...  Read More >>

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This volume with contributions on the literature of the Heisei era (1989-2019) contains analyses of contemporary...  Read More >>

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Mark Janse has spent an entire career being a philhellene. His passion for the Greek language has carried him from...  Read More >>

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Popular Tales From the Norse by George Webbe Dasent presents a wide-ranging anthology of Scandinavian folk narratives,...  Read More >>

Embrace the faults that make us human Pay special attention to the question mark. Be prepared to rethink all you...  Read More >>

A lecturer's descent into psychological chaos unfolds against the turbulent backdrop of 1990s Budapest. In Other...  Read More >>

This text firmly positions Whitman as a necessary and radical voice within the American poetry canon.  Read More >>

Taking a holistic approach to performances of the Iliad and the Odyssey, this multidisciplinary volume examines...  Read More >>

An illuminating new collection from the latest winner of the Paz Prize for Poetry, selected by Germán Guerra and...  Read More >>

""Analyzes the environmental and social complexities of Izaak Walton's famous fishing treatise The Compleat Angler....  Read More >>

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Examining Europe’s borders and their artistic representations as an archive both of state violence and of refusal,...  Read More >>

Mapping the transformative personal journeys of the displaced The travel writing genre has long been associated...  Read More >>

This edited volume challenges the hegemonic ideologies that underpin contemporary planning thought and practice,...  Read More >>

Quiet on the Porch is a nuanced, multi-generational novella set in a small Midwestern town that examines the intricate...  Read More >>

Even in the shadows of skyscrapers, spring sees an awakening in the concrete jungle that we call ""the city."" Spring...  Read More >>