Literature: history & criticism books

Private View delves into intimacy, power, and identity to capture the beauty, intensity, and messiness of queer...  Read More >>

King Arthur: Medieval British Literature and Modern Critical Tradition is a book that revolutionizes our understanding...  Read More >>

King Arthur: Medieval British Literature and Modern Critical Tradition is a book that revolutionizes our understanding...  Read More >>

This book sets out to elucidate Conrad’s unique insight into the workings of human emotions for a readership of...  Read More >>

The story of Albina is one of Britain's early foundation myths. After plotting to murder their husbands, Albina...  Read More >>

At the end of the nineteenth century, the storypaper The Funny Wonder ran a serial called The Human Bat which asserted...  Read More >>

Exploring Romantic-period works as open-ended collections of discrete book parts, prints, watercolours, manuscripts,...  Read More >>

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Award-winning British playwright Leo Butler looks back over 25 of writing for the stage and his extensive experience...  Read More >>

A critical and theoretical interpretation of six major modern Persian poets and the idea of a homeland, by Hamid...  Read More >>

Award-winning British playwright Leo Butler looks back over 25 of writing for the stage and his extensive experience...  Read More >>

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line-height: 115%;"">This book reframes trauma as not just a response to violence but a structural condition of...  Read More >>

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Confucius's Analects distills timeless lessons on virtue, justice, and harmony, shaping Chinese philosophy for over...  Read More >>

""Books preserve ideas, yes, but they also provoke new ones-they are true tools for thinking. In this book, Joel...  Read More >>

Beowulf's battles with Grendel and other foes embody courage, honor, and mortality in one of the oldest English...  Read More >>

Marcus Aurelius's Meditations offers timeless Stoic wisdom on virtue, resilience, and inner peace-private reflections...  Read More >>

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The Pulitzer Prize–winning poet reveals how poetry is a powerful tool of connection and understanding in a fractured...  Read More >>

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In this profound exploration, the resilience of the American spirit is tested against the rising tide of misinformation...  Read More >>