Literature, Poetry & Criticism books

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 >>

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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 >>

Poems and Translations is a second collection from Ladson Bright of original poems and haiku with themes ranging...  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 >>

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 >>

Three corpora in one, Pretty Punks forges a complex and intertwined aesthetics drawn from the American South, Irish/...  Read More >>

Cocoon is a collection of poems for the quiet seasons of life-those tender, in-between moments when you long for...  Read More >>

In Tributaries, Kurt Luchs chooses twenty poems that hold vital meaning for him as a reader and writer-many, but...  Read More >>

A poetic meditation on the emotional landscapes we move through-grief, joy, longing, tenderness, and everything...  Read More >>