For more than thirty years, Fredric Jameson has been one of the most productive, wide-ranging, and distinctive literary theorists in the United States and the Anglophone world.
How the works of Jane Austen show that game theory is present in all human behaviorGame theory-the study of how people make choices while interacting with others-is one of the most popular technical approaches in social science today.
An engaging invitation to rediscover Henry Millerand to learn how his anarchist sensibility can help us escape ';the air-conditioned nightmare' of the modern worldThe American writer Henry Miller's critical reputationif not his popular readershiphas been in eclipse at least since Kate Millett's blistering critique in Sexual Politics, her landmark 1970 study of misogyny in literature and art.
Nabokov's dream diary, published for the first time-and placed in biographical and literary contextOn October 14, 1964, Vladimir Nabokov, a lifelong insomniac, began a curious experiment.
A richly nuanced cultural history of the Great Mississippi floodThe Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, which covered nearly thirty thousand square miles across seven states, was the most destructive river flood in U.
The Political Poetess challenges familiar accounts of the figure of the nineteenth-century Poetess, offering new readings of Poetess performance and criticism.
Key essays on comparative literature from the eighteenth century to todayAs comparative literature reshapes itself in today's globalizing age, it is essential for students and teachers to look deeply into the discipline's history and its present possibilities.
One of the new forms of prose fiction that emerged in the eighteenth century was the first-person narrative told by things such as coins, coaches, clothes, animals, or insects.
Many Americans wish to believe that the United States, founded in religious tolerance, has gradually and naturally established a secular public sphere that is equally tolerant of all religions--or none.
The unheralded contribution of women to Egypt's Islamist movement-and how they talk about women's rights in Islamic termsIn the decades leading up to the Arab Spring in 2011, when Hosni Mubarak's authoritarian regime was swept from power in Egypt, Muslim women took a leading role in developing a robust Islamist presence in the country's public sphere.
From one of today's most distinguished critics, a beautifully written exploration of one of the twentieth century's most important literary criticsAre literary critics writers?
How African American writers used Victorian literature to create a literature of their ownTackling fraught but fascinating issues of cultural borrowing and appropriation, this groundbreaking book reveals that Victorian literature was put to use in African American literature and print culture in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in much more intricate, sustained, and imaginative ways than previously suspected.
A memoir from the beloved author behind the multimillion-copy bestselling A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Handler's memoir, although subtle, ironic and full of dry wit, still pulses with that same childlike enthusiasm for books.
How digital media are transforming Arab culture, literature, and politicsIn recent years, Arab activists have confronted authoritarian regimes both on the street and online, leaking videos and exposing atrocities, and demanding political rights.
A literary and cultural history of coralas an essential element of the marine ecosystem, a personal ornament, a global commodity, and a powerful political metaphorToday, coral and the human-caused threats to coral reef ecosystems symbolize our ongoing planetary crisis.
Luminous essays on translation and self-translation by an award-winning writer and literary translatorTranslating Myself and Others is a collection of candid and disarmingly personal essays by Pulitzer Prizewinning author Jhumpa Lahiri, who reflects on her emerging identity as a translator as well as a writer in two languages.
Wai Chee Dimock approaches Herman Melville not as a timeless genius, but as a historical figure caught in the politics of an imperial nation and an "e;imperial self.
Real talk about transgender experiences from Gigi Gorgeous and GottmikIn this fabulous, fashion-forward guide, transgender icons Gigi Gorgeous and Gottmik discuss the ins and outs of being transgender with their honest, hilarious, and GORGEOUS tales of what it means to be true to oneself-and they've picked up a few friends along the way.
Dentro del legado espiritual recibido a lo largo del tiempo, tal vez sea el sufismo el que mejor ha explicado y codificado el proceso de acercamiento a Dios, aunando una sólida enseñanza filosófica con una praxis bien definida.
Los ensayos aquí reunidos analizan los cruces entre textos literarios e imágenes artísticas a la luz de las modalidades de los intercambios entre el continente americano y Europa, desde el siglo XVII hasta la actualidad.
Mellado estudia un corpus literario amplio y diverso, conformado por Joaquin Machado de Assis, José Martí, Jesús Díaz, José Rodó, José Mariátegui, Roberto Bolaño y los argentinos Roberto Arlt y Graciela Cros.
THE STORY I WANT TO TELL pairs the work of 20 aspiring young writersincluding immigrants from war-ravaged countrieswith original stories, essays, and poems from Richard Blanco, Richard Russo, Elizabeth Gilbert, Dave Eggers, Lily King, Jonathan Lethem, Bill Roorbach, Monica Wood, and other top writers in a call-and-response anthology.
Immerse yourself in the black seas of infinity that is Lovecraft's World like never before with these diverse cuisines inspired by its places, characters and a pantheon of alien deities.
The inventive memoir from the 2026 Booker-longlisted author of The End of Everything'Wish I Was Here is a masterpiece' Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk 'It will surprise you, sometimes astound you, and leave you profoundly changed' Jonathan Coe, author of The Rotters' ClubM.
El valle Calchaquí fue el escenario de un largo proceso de resistencia indígena a los continuos intentos de penetración española que buscaban su dominio y el control de la mano de obra indígena durante los siglos XVI y XVII.
"Den Schwulen lass hier mal weg" – diesen Rat bekam der Autor, als er in einem Aufsatz den schwulen Edmund Gabriel in Martin Walsers Anselm-Kristlein-Trilogie erwähnt hat.
Mit der Verschiebung hin zum Paradigma der Energie wird Kraft zu einem korrelierenden Konzept, dessen Wirkmechanismen in der Literatur einen besonderen Diskursraum finden.
A new selection of foundational works from the influential philosopher who developed the theory of mimetic desireWhy do humans have such a remarkable capacity for conflict?
Todos y todas podemos reconocernos, en algún momento, como "fans" de algo, y cualquier objeto cultural puede convertirse en el disparador y en el sostén de un fanatismo.
Lecturas a través del espejo es un libro que recupera la mirada de Victoria Mora sobre la obra de algunos autores que considera insoslayables para cualquiera que ame la literatura.
Desde que Edgar Allan Poe sentó sus reglas fundamentales a mediados del siglo XIX, el género policíaco ha evolucionado desde las formas más clásicas —la resolución de un enigma o un crimen, el acertijo y los juegos de la inteligencia— hasta la inmersión en los mundos del hampa, los laberintos urbanos y suburbanos donde imperan el crimen y la descomposición social.
En Colombia, hay autores y obras que dan cuenta de la literatura infantil y juvenil (LIJ), bien sea desde la idea de adaptación para los niños y los jóvenes de libros de la "gran literatura" para adultos, de literatura escrita para estas poblaciones o de literatura que niños y jóvenes se apropian para sí, a partir de la recomendación de un adulto o de las redes sociales y de los medios de comunicación masiva.
El libro reúne datos biográficos, históricos e ideológicos del escritor Gabriel García Márquez, unidos al análisis e interpretación de su cuentística primigenia, veintidós relatos acopiados en los libros Ojos de perro azul y Los funerales de la mama grande.
