See through the eyes of the Brontës as you immerse yourself in their lives and landscapes, wandering the very same paths they each would have walked in search of the inspiration behind their novels and poetry. An ‘imaginative and... Zobraziť viac
Hamlet (1601) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Inspired by Danish historian Saxo Grammatica’s legend of Amleth, which Shakespeare likely encountered in a retelling by French scholar Francois de Belleforest, Hamlet was written sometime between 1599... Zobraziť viac
“She was part of the ‘stunt girl’ movement that was very important in the 1880s and 1890s as these big, mass-circulation yellow journalism papers came into the fore.” –Brooke KroegerAround the World in Seventy-Two Days (1890) is a travel narrative by... Zobraziť viac
Pretty Hetty Sorrel is loved by the village carpenter Adam Bede, but her head is turned by the attentions of the fickle young squire. His dalliance with the dairymaid affects the lives of many in their small rural community. This new edition of Eliot's... Zobraziť viac
Krásná literatura a matematika – zdánlivě zcela odlehlé disciplíny. Běžní čtenáři románů a básní si ale patrně neuvědomují, v kolika proslulých literárních dílech už narazili na motivy související s matematikou. Sarah Hartová je nejen dychtivá čtenářka... Zobraziť viac
Comparative Literature is both the past and the future of literary studies. Its history is intimately linked to the political upheavals of modernity: from colonial empire-building in the nineteenth century, via the Jewish diaspora of the twentieth... Zobraziť viac
A lively illustrated collection of short essays on a wide range of aspects of Austen's life, work and times. Zobraziť viac
Five Critics Who Changed the Way We Read... Zobraziť viac
An insightful and provocative exploration of the relationship between motherhood and art through the lives of women artists and writers Zobraziť viac
In this electrifying and raw debut anthology, Maggie Nelson unpicks the everyday with the quick alchemy and precision of her later modern classics The Argonauts and Bluets. The poems of Shiner experiment with a variety of styles—syllabic verse, sonnets... Zobraziť viac
By the Poet LaureateThe Alliterative Morte Arthure - the title given to a four-thousand line poem written sometime around 1400 - was part of a medieval Arthurian revival which produced such masterpieces as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Sir... Zobraziť viac
The New YorkerWide Sargasso Sea Zobraziť viac
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 Prize–winning author Jhumpa Lahiri, who reflects... Zobraziť viac
'Like nothing else you will read' Hilary MantelTop 25 History Books of the Year, The Times - the perfect gift for book lovers this Christmas!Every day a beloved father dies. Every day a lover departs. Every day a woman turns forty. All three... Zobraziť viac
In today’s technology-driven culture, reading has become a lost art. Recovering the Lost Art of Reading explores the importance of reading generally and of studying the Bible as literature, while giving practical suggestions on how to read well. Zobraziť viac
"With her rigorous, authentic, and insightful biography of Nora Ephron, Kristin Doidge has gotten us all an invitation to sit around that table—to spend time with Nora and be forever changed by the encounter. This is a brilliant book."—Caroline Aaron,... Zobraziť viac
Winner, Lambda Literary Award in LGBTQ AnthologyWinner, Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction, Publishing Triangle AwardsA Ms. magazine, Refinery29, and Lambda Literary Most Anticipated Read of 2021A groundbreaking collection tracing the history of... Zobraziť viac
Discover 101 of the greatest, most underrated books that the horror genre has to offer from the last 20 years. The Ultimate List of Must-Read Horror. Zobraziť viac
A moving meditation on recent geopolitical crises, viewed through the lens of ancient and modern tragedy Zobraziť viac
