“William Quinn is a poet and a scholar, and here he reaches deep into both satchels to deliver an edition of selected medieval English lyrics combining learning and art—an altogether nonpareil achievement.”—Robert Yeager, coeditor of John Gower in Manuscripts and Early Printed Books Middle English lyrics are anonymous short poems that were composed between the twelfth … Continue reading An Introduction to Middle English Lyrics
The Usual Star and The Moment
“Vetter’s edition resets a long-standing imbalance in our perception of H.D. It turns out that modernism’s consummate Imagist started off as a short story writer—and that she continued making stories as she turned toward the long poem in her postwar career. Vetter offers lively and informed orientations to these recovered stories, making them accessible to … Continue reading The Usual Star and The Moment
Oshun, Lemonade, and Intertextuality
“The ability to map Oshun across the Afro-Atlantic world to tease out her vital iconic significance, in literary, cultural, religious, and political terrains, makes for a priceless book.”—Niyi Afolabi, author of Relocating the Sacred: African Divinities and Brazilian Cultural Hybridities In this book, Sheneese Thompson analyzes works of film and literature to explore how Afro-Atlantic religion … Continue reading Oshun, Lemonade, and Intertextuality
Sensational Joyce
“This work is a substantial contribution to Joyce studies. The author’s stress on the experiential, the empirical, the ‘sensational’ elements in Joyce, is a refreshing change.”—Terence Killeen, James Joyce Centre, Dublin “The writing of this book is reflective, with a clear character and flavor of the author’s rich experience in Joyce studies. A fine book … Continue reading Sensational Joyce
Guilt and “Finnegans Wake”
“This is an exciting and important intervention in the field of Wake studies. Abu’s book explores a matter that is central to Joyce’s last novel from a range of new perspectives. The readings of the Wake are substantial, precise, and informed, which is a rare and laudable feat.”—Robert Baines, author of Philosophical Allusions in James … Continue reading Guilt and “Finnegans Wake”
Periodicals in Latin America
“An important step toward defining (and expanding) the field of Latin American periodical studies, this book helps by modeling diverse points of entry into a broad array of publications.”—Lori Cole, author of Surveying the Avant-Garde: Questions on Modernism, Art, and the Americas in Transatlantic Magazines The first volume in English to focus on Latin American … Continue reading Periodicals in Latin America
Proper Imposters, from Panhandler Books
Proper Imposters by Chaya Bhuvaneswar, Mauricio Montiel Figueiras, Jason Ockert, and Jeff Parker is the fifth publication from Panhandler Books, a series launched in 2015 by Panhandler Magazine and the Department of English and World Languages at the University of West Florida. Distributed by the University Press of Florida, Panhandler Books publishes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction consistent with Panhandler’s mission … Continue reading Proper Imposters, from Panhandler Books
Black Prison Intellectuals
“Stone transforms our understanding of the prisoner as intellectuals and thought leaders.”—Jodi Schorb, author of Reading Prisoners: Literature, Literacy, and the Transformation of American Punishment, 1700–1845 “Provides a bracing history of the criminalization of Black people while underscoring the strong connections between Black incarceration and the development of Black thought and knowledge.”—Robert S. Levine, author … Continue reading Black Prison Intellectuals
Technified Muses
“Offers a highly engaging and original approach to feminine embodiment in Mexican literature through the critical figure of the muse. This book represents an important contribution to Mexican literary studies in dialogue with scholarship on gender, urban space, and techno-corporeality.”—Susan Antebi, author of Embodied Archive: Disability in Post-Revolutionary Mexican Cultural Production “This excellent study illuminates the intersections … Continue reading Technified Muses
Tears and Flowers
“These poems collectively constitute a vivid Rivera-esque mural of the place, time, and people in which and among whom they were written, bringing an early twentieth-century period in the history of Key West vividly to life.”—Esther Allen, translator of Antonio Di Benedetto’s Zama “Offers readers an intimate glimpse into the life and work of a … Continue reading Tears and Flowers
The Florida Bookshelf 