In this groundbreaking investigation into the nature and meanings of melodrama in American culture between 1880 and 1920, Ben Singer offers a challenging new reevaluation of early American cinema and the era that spawned it.

Despite this vast and varied literary tradition, criticism of exile writing has tended to analyze these works according to a binary logic, where exile either produces creative freedom or it traps the writer in restrictive nostalgia.

By recommending A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, I urge readers to delve into this thought-provoking novel that challenges traditional narrative structures and offers a unique perspective on the complexities of human experience.

The stages of increasing awareness become clear when we begin to recount the story of our lives to someone else, someone who has experienced the same changes.

This book offers readers a broad perspective on the multiple ways in which Hispanic women writers are explicitly exploring the social, political, and, economic realities of our era and integrating global perspectives and gender concerns ...

Bondmania hasn't ebbed for 40 years and this book explains why Britain's most celebrated secret agent and the stories around him have enraptured the world for so long. Film stills.

Beowulf, who has triumphed gloriously in life and died tragically, is given a funeral equal to any of the heroes of The Iliad or The Aeneid. This edition, complete with notes, provides an enjoyable experience of the epic poem Beowulf.

It should find a place on the library shelves of all institutions where Latin American studies form part of the curriculum.” Reference Review “In short, this is a fascinating panoply that goes from a reevaluation of pre-Columbian ...

The Confessions of Arsène Lupin Maurice Leblanc - This early work by Maurice Leblanc was originally published in 1913 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

Published in 1914, this collection of prose poems showcases Stein's unique style of repetitive phrases and innovative use of syntax, creating a hypnotic and rhythmic reading experience.