Literature
The life and times of Dante鈥檚 soaring poetic allegory of the soul鈥檚 redemptive journey toward God
For the first time in one volume, the most elegant and accessible translation of Dante鈥檚 enduring masterpiece
A spot-on guide to how and why Americans have become so bloody keen on Britishisms鈥攆or good or ill
A beautifully illustrated guide to over seventy-five important journeys in world literature, spanning more than thirty countries and twenty-five hundred years
The first book of poems by the great Japanese surrealist to be published in English
A remarkable book of poems that mixes humor about the absurdities of office life with moments of Zen-like wisdom
A wide-ranging collection from a rising poet that showcases her sharp, contemporary voice
An irresistible anthology of ancient Greek writings that explore queer desire and love
A new account of Shakespearean tragedy as a response to life in an uncertain world
An essential guide to the ways information has shaped and been shaped by societies
A uniquely personal account of the life and enduring legacy of the Renaissance library
A groundbreaking new account of the author of The Spanish Tragedy that establishes him as a major Elizabethan dramatist
How Victorian authors engaged the imaginations of their readers and elevated the novel to new heights
How ordinary forms of writing鈥攊ncluding manuals, petitions, almanacs, and magazines鈥攕haped the way colonial subjects understood their place in empire
A critical account of the idea of intelligence in modern French literature and thought
The first English-language study of contemporary Russian poetry and its embrace of freedom鈥攆ormally, thematically, and spiritually
A guide to writing with the reader in mind
An entrancing new telling of ancient Greek myths
鈥淭his book is a triumph! . . . [A] magnificent retelling of the Greek myths.鈥濃�擜lexander McCall Smith, author of the No. 1 Ladies鈥� Detective Agency series
A vivid historical imagining of life in the early United States
鈥淥ne of the richest books ever to come my way.鈥濃�擜nnie Proulx, Pulitzer Prize鈥搘inning author of The Shipping News
From the UK Poet Laureate and bestselling translator of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a complete verse translation of a spirited and humorous medieval English poem
The acclaimed translation of the most important modern Greek poet
In this new edition of George Seferis's poems, the acclaimed translations by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard are revised and presented in a compact, English-only volume. The revision covers all the poems published in 91桃色's...
From a devoted reader and lifelong bookseller, an eloquent and charming reflection on the singular importance of bookstores
A rich cultural history of the creation, explosive impact, and enduring influence of T. S. Eliot鈥檚 modernist masterpiece
How nineteenth-century 鈥渄isciplines of attention鈥� anticipated the contemporary concern with mindfulness and being 鈥渟piritual but not religious鈥�
Why a monumental diary by an aunt and niece who published poetry together as 鈥淢ichael Field鈥濃�攁nd who were partners and lovers for decades鈥攊s one of the great unknown works of late-Victorian and early modernist literature
A groundbreaking account of translation and identity in the Chinese literary tradition before 1850鈥攚ith important ramifications for today
A major rethinking of the European novel and its relationship to early evolutionary science
A revealing look at how the Orpheus myth helped Renaissance writers and thinkers understand the force of eloquence
A look at how ideas of translation, migration, and displacement are embedded in the works of prominent artists, from Ovid to Tacita Dean
How decolonization and the cold war influenced literature from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean
How rhyme became entangled with debates about the nature of liberty in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English poetry
How poetic modernism shaped Arabic intellectual debates in the twentieth century and beyond
An original account of the importance of diverse forms of fiction in the early American republic鈥攐ne that challenges the 鈥渞ise of the novel鈥� narrative
A unique look at Thomas Mann鈥檚 intellectual and political transformation during the crucial years of his exile in the United States
An intimate portrait of the twentieth-century American poet
An enthralling tour of the world鈥檚 rarest and most endangered languages
A fascinating collection of questions and answers鈥攁bout courtship, marriage, love, and sex鈥攆rom a seventeenth-century periodical
A historical, literary, and philosophical study that transforms our understanding of reading
Explore the nature of love in this charming new translation of selections from Plato鈥檚 great dramatic work, the Symposium
This comprehensive study interprets Paradise Lost as a rhetoric of literary forms, by attending to the broad spectrum of literary genres, modes, and exemplary works Milton incorporates within that poem.
Originally published in 1985.
An annotated guide to the work of the Pulitzer Prize鈥搘inning writer, teacher, and pioneer of creative nonfiction
A compelling new reading of The Tragedy of King Lear that finds parallels in twentieth-century Chinese history
An invaluable guide for scholars stifled by the traditional academic route
A practical guide to the art of mentorship in higher education
How we build our invisible libraries
The rich and ongoing development of Russian lyric poetry, explored through close readings of thirty-four poems by poets ranging from Alexander Blok to Maria Stepanova
A guide to the art of reviewing scholarly books, with strategies and suggestions
A richly illustrated history of the glittering world of queer artistic life in the 1920s and 鈥�30s
Why literary studies must confront digital mediation
Women鈥檚 cultural and political engagement with oral tales and traditions in European peripheries
Stories silenced or sequestered by a century of mass displacement between Europe and the Middle East鈥攔ecovered and retold at last
A new genre of writing demonstrating that translation is neither a transparent medium nor a secondary form of literature
A history of political satire in English literature from its Roman foundations to the present day
A New York Times Book Review Editors鈥� Choice
鈥淎 comprehensive biography of . . . one of the most acclaimed poets of her generation and a face of American feminism.鈥�鈥�New York Times
A compelling portrait of a beloved poet from one of today's most acclaimed novelists
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism
Shortlisted for the Christian Gauss Award, Phi Beta Kappa Society
A history of the chapter from its origins in antiquity to today
Fascinating profiles of modern writers and artists who tapped the political potential of fairy tales
Revisiting an almost-forgotten American interracial literary culture that advanced racial pluralism in the decades before the 1960s
An invigorating exploration of the pleasures and social importance of conversation
What we can learn about caregiving and community from the Victorian novel
An engaging reassessment of the celebrated essayist and his relevance to contemporary readers
An entertaining tour of Old English words for animals, from the author of The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English
An entertaining and illuminating collection of weird, wonderful, and downright baffling words from the origins of English鈥攁nd what they reveal about the lives of the earliest English speakers
The first book in English to examine Leon Battista Alberti鈥檚 major literary works in Latin and Italian, which are often overshadowed by his achievements in architecture
A captivating portrait of the poet and the scientist who shared an enchanted view of nature
A compelling personal introduction to the life and work of Nobel Prize鈥�winning writer Czes艂aw Mi艂osz from his fellow Polish exile and acclaimed writer Eva Hoffman
The first book-length selection from the extraordinary unpublished diary of the late-Victorian writer 鈥淢ichael Field鈥濃�攖he pen name of two female coauthors and romantic partners
An illustrated biography of the pioneering British artist and writer, tracing her life and work through the many places around the world where she lived