Literature, Poetry & Criticism books

Explore the enigmatic life and poetry of Emily Dickinson, whose poetry delves into themes of death, nature, love...  Read More >>

The first to systematically examine Waugh’s relationship with cinema in the context of modernism, this book examines...  Read More >>

Building on the foundation of Reynolds and Grenby's Children's Literature Studies, this practical companion to studying...  Read More >>

The rise of the Mafia and the story of its most vocal opponent, renowned Italian writer Leonardo Sciascia, expertly...  Read More >>

A renowned Brontë scholar and dress historian’s innovative, richly illustrated biography explores Charlotte Brontë's...  Read More >>

This is the first book to offer a pan-European analysis of Macbeth adaptations across a range of media in the long...  Read More >>

This is the first comprehensive study of Shakespearean ballets and their unique interpretive possibilities.  Read More >>

This volume offers a new reading of Macrobius' place in late antique literary history with an exploration of the...  Read More >>

This book examines the role that the film and publishing industries play in promoting narratives that preserve and...  Read More >>

A thought-provoking new assessment of this important Greek dramatic text by a major scholar.  Read More >>

A curated collection of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poetry that explores the personal, political and intellectual...  Read More >>

This Element focuses on the career of Henry Harris, a leading member of the Duke's Company between 1661 and 1682,...  Read More >>

In Karen Blixen's Search for Self, Patti M. Marxsen presents a twenty-first-century reconsideration of Blixen's...  Read More >>

The first book devoted to the the career of anglophone West Africa's most important early twentieth-century statesman...  Read More >>

A history of Black poets in Washington, DC, reveals how they have reflected and transformed American cultural discourse...  Read More >>

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Bloke of All Ages offers refreshing new insights into the works of one of South Africa’s most important literary,...  Read More >>

Abusers, thats what they do. They only need one punching bag, not two. Treat everyone around them like gold, just...  Read More >>

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Provides a wide-ranging account of the different disciplinary, critical and theoretical contexts relevant to the...  Read More >>