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Goethe Goethe: A Life in Ideas Matthew Bell

A new intellectual biography of Goethe, examining the paradox of his thought

The Life of Violet The Life of Violet: Three Early Stories Virginia Woolf

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...

Worlds of Wonder Worlds of Wonder: Celebrating the Great Classics of Children's Literature Edited by Daniel Hahn

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

Thinking Through Shakespeare Thinking Through Shakespeare David Womersley

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

James Joyce James Joyce: A Political Life Frank Callanan

A major new biography that reveals how politics profoundly shaped Joyce鈥檚 life, thought and writings

Troubled Lands Troubled Lands: Stories of Mexico and Cuba as Translated by Langston Hughes Edited by Ricardo Wilson II

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

The Writer鈥檚 Room The Writer鈥檚 Room: The Hidden Worlds That Shape the 快色直播 We Love Katie da Cunha Lewin

A journey into the unique spaces where some of literature鈥檚 greatest writers created their most memorable works

Middlemen Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction Laura B. McGrath

A revealing account of how agents have shaped book publishing and the literary canon from the 1950s to today

Arachnomania Arachnomania: Spiders and the Cultural Work They Do for Us Maria Tatar

In praise of spiders in all their inspirational glory

Make Your Manuscript Work Make Your Manuscript Work: A Guide to Developmental Editing for Scholarly Writers Laura Portwood-Stacer

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 Violence A Violence: Poems Paula Bohince

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)

Far Calls Far Calls: On Omens, Slips, & Epiphanies Daniel Heller-Roazen

An inquiry into the theories and practices of overhearing

Even Time Bleeds Even Time Bleeds: Selected Poems Jeannette L. Clariond

A vibrant and compelling bilingual edition of poems by the acclaimed Mexican writer Jeanette Clariond, translated by Pulitzer Prize鈥搘inner Forrest Gander

Atom and Void Atom and Void: Poems Aaron Fagan

A collection of wry and fiercely intelligent sonnets from a widely praised poet

On Bullshit On Bullshit: Anniversary Edition Harry G. Frankfurt

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

The New Negro The New Negro: A History in Documents, 1887鈥1937 Martha H. Patterson and Henry Louis Gates Jr.

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

Never-Ending Tales Never-Ending Tales: Stories from the Golden Age of Jewish Literature Jack Zipes

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

The Origins and History of Consciousness The Origins and History of Consciousness Erich Neumann

A landmark account of the evolution of consciousness by one of the twentieth century鈥檚 leading Jungian psychologists

The Great Mother The Great Mother: An Analysis of the Archetype Erich Neumann

A landmark account of the Great Mother as a primordial image of the human psyche

Sex and Style Sex and Style: Literary Criticism and Gender in Early Modern England Elizabeth Scott-Baumann

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

Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century Dan Sinykin and Johanna Winant

A user鈥檚 guide to the fundamental practice of literary studies, providing context, examples, and practical exercises

Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children's Literature Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children's Literature Miriam Udel

How modern Yiddish children鈥檚 literature gave expression to emerging forms of Jewish identity

Haunted by the Civil War Haunted by the Civil War: Cultural Testimony in the Nineteenth-Century United States Shirley Samuels

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

Heroes of the Gael Heroes of the Gael: A History of Fionn and the Fianna Natasha Sumner

The evolution of the Fenian tradition of story and song, traced over 1,400 years

Timaeus in Paradise Timaeus in Paradise: Metaphors and Beauty from Plato to Dante and Beyond Piero Boitani

Tracing the influence and impact of Plato鈥檚 Timaeus鈥攁nd its major themes, creation and beauty鈥攖hrough the centuries

The Lost History of Roman Theatre The Lost History of Roman Theatre T.P. Wiseman

Investigating the origins of theatre in archaic Rome

Haman Haman: A Biography Adam J. Silverstein

The first book-length study of the biblical villain Haman, examining his depiction across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

A Defence of Pretence A Defence of Pretence: Civility and the Theatre in Early Modern England Indira Ghose

How the drama of Shakespeare鈥檚 time demonstrates the tensions within civility

Southern Imagining Southern Imagining: A Literary and Cultural History of the Far Southern Hemisphere Elleke Boehmer

A new compass for global reading: looking at the world from the far southern latitudes

Glad to the Brink of Fear Glad to the Brink of Fear: A Portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson James Marcus

An engaging reassessment of the celebrated essayist and his relevance to contemporary readers

The Deorhord The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary Hana Videen

An entertaining tour of Old English words for animals, from the author of The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English

What Makes an Apple? What Makes an Apple? Six Conversations about Writing, Love, Guilt, and Other Pleasures Amos Oz

Revelatory talks about art and life with internationally acclaimed Israeli novelist Amos Oz

Fearful Symmetry Fearful Symmetry: A Study of William Blake Northrop Frye

The landmark book that situates Blake鈥檚 poetry within the intellectual movements of his day and unlocks his symbolism for modern readers

Create Dangerously Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work Edwidge Danticat

A New York Times Notable Book
A Miami Herald Best Book of the Year

A moving and deeply personal account of art and exile from Edwidge Danticat, winner of two National Book Critics Circle Awards鈥攏ow with a new preface by the author

Henry at Work Henry at Work: Thoreau on Making a Living John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle

What Thoreau can teach us about working鈥攚hy we do it, what it does to us, and how we can make it more meaningful

Fool Fool: In Search of Henry VIII's Closest Man Peter K. Andersson

The first biography of Henry VIII鈥檚 court fool William Somer, a legendary entertainer and one of the most intriguing figures of the Tudor age

Who Really Wrote the Bible Who Really Wrote the Bible: The Story of the Scribes William M. Schniedewind

A groundbreaking new account of the writing of the Hebrew Bible

Reading It Wrong Reading It Wrong: An Alternative History of Early Eighteenth-Century Literature Abigail Williams

How eighteenth-century literature depended on misinterpretation鈥攁nd how this still shapes the way we read