Literature
A new intellectual biography of Goethe, examining the paradox of his thought
Virginia Woolf鈥檚 first fully realized work of fiction鈥攑ublished in its final, revised form for the first time
A beguiling trio of fantastical and farcical anti-fairy tales about a giantess who builds a magical 鈥渃ottage of one鈥檚 own,鈥� battles a silver-scaled sea...
A beautifully illustrated journey through the most beloved classics of children鈥檚 literature, spanning more than twenty countries and one hundred and fifty years
How Shakespeare鈥檚 exploration of central human questions鈥攁bout identity, politics, religion and right and wrong鈥攅xplains his lasting power, popularity and relevance
A major new biography that reveals how politics profoundly shaped Joyce鈥檚 life, thought and writings
A landmark book鈥攖he first complete publication of Langston Hughes鈥檚 translations of thirty-three stories by eighteen Mexican and Cuban writers
A journey into the unique spaces where some of literature鈥檚 greatest writers created their most memorable works
A revealing account of how agents have shaped book publishing and the literary canon from the 1950s to today
In praise of spiders in all their inspirational glory
From the bestselling author of The Book Proposal Book, a practical, step-by-step approach to mastering the four pillars of scholarly writing for authors, editors, and publishing professionals
A reckoning with psychological and ecological crises from a poet whose work has been praised as 鈥渂eautiful and riveting鈥� (Los Angeles Review of 快色直播)
An inquiry into the theories and practices of overhearing
A vibrant and compelling bilingual edition of poems by the acclaimed Mexican writer Jeanette Clariond, translated by Pulitzer Prize鈥搘inner Forrest Gander
A collection of wry and fiercely intelligent sonnets from a widely praised poet
Over one million copies sold worldwide
The international and #1 New York Times bestseller
The anniversary edition of the acclaimed book that reveals why bullshit is more dangerous than lying
An authoritative anthology tracing the history of one of the most important concepts Black people drew on to challenge the brutal, totalizing system of Jim Crow racism
An anthology of European and American short stories from the 1870s through the 1930s in which Jewish writers respond to antisemitism with humor, satire, irony, and hope
A landmark account of the evolution of consciousness by one of the twentieth century鈥檚 leading Jungian psychologists
A landmark account of the Great Mother as a primordial image of the human psyche
A new literary history that places women writers at the center of poetic theory and practice in English literature of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
A user鈥檚 guide to the fundamental practice of literary studies, providing context, examples, and practical exercises
How modern Yiddish children鈥檚 literature gave expression to emerging forms of Jewish identity
How the legacy of the Civil War鈥攁s presented by writers, poets, and artists of the time鈥攈as shaped American visions of democracy
The evolution of the Fenian tradition of story and song, traced over 1,400 years
Tracing the influence and impact of Plato鈥檚 Timaeus鈥攁nd its major themes, creation and beauty鈥攖hrough the centuries
Investigating the origins of theatre in archaic Rome
The first book-length study of the biblical villain Haman, examining his depiction across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
How the drama of Shakespeare鈥檚 time demonstrates the tensions within civility