"An invaluable addition to nineteenth-century women’s literature that gives a rare glimpse into Florida, particularly Key West, during a time when it was still considered a frontier landscape to many Americans.”—Ashley Lear, author of The Remarkable Kinship of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Ellen Glasgow “A significant contribution to the literary landscape of Florida writers before … Continue reading The Storm
Tropical Time Machines
“A necessary, groundbreaking book. A comprehensive map of contemporary science fiction in the Spanish Caribbean.”—Odette Casamayor-Cisneros, author of Utopía, distopía e ingravidez: reconfiguraciones cosmológicas en la narrativa postsoviética cubana “Maguire’s pioneering book makes a valuable contribution to the study of Caribbean science fiction in literature, film, and video production.”—M. Elizabeth Ginway, coeditor of Latin American Science Fiction: … Continue reading Tropical Time Machines
Corporeal Readings of Cuban Literature and Art
“This beautifully written book blazes a new trail in studies of contemporary Cuban culture by considering the interrelations of aesthetics, ethics, and corporeality. Defying traditional myths of nation building, revolutionary rhetoric, and identity politics, García makes valuable insights into how Cuban literature and art is fundamentally entangled with the island’s more-than-human ecological communities.”—Charlotte Rogers, author … Continue reading Corporeal Readings of Cuban Literature and Art
An Introduction to Jean Bodel
“The medieval master of genre, twelfth-century poet Jean Bodel, finally gets the attention he deserves in this essential study. Ramey’s lucid discussion of the wide range of genres Bodel defined—from chanson de geste to miracle play, pastourelle to fabliaux—is complemented by cleverly wrought translations of his multivalent work into English.”—Joan E. McRae, author of An Introduction … Continue reading An Introduction to Jean Bodel
Q&A with R. Barton Palmer and Tison Pugh, editors of the New Perspectives on Medieval Literature Book Series
New Perspectives on Medieval Literature, a book series edited by R. Barton Palmer and Tison Pugh, offers compact, comprehensive, and up-to-date studies of important medieval authors and traditions written by leading scholars. We asked R. Barton Palmer and Tison Pugh some questions about the series, which we’re sharing below. Where did the idea for the … Continue reading Q&A with R. Barton Palmer and Tison Pugh, editors of the New Perspectives on Medieval Literature Book Series
The 600th Birthday of “La Belle Dame Sans Mercy”
By Joan E. McRae, author of An Introduction to Literary Debate in Late Medieval France: From "Le Roman de la Rose" to "La Belle Dame sans Mercy." This book is available at a discount price through July 31, 2024. Order here and use code ICMS24 at checkout. Joyeux Anniversaire! 2024 is an exciting year – it is the 600th birthday … Continue reading The 600th Birthday of “La Belle Dame Sans Mercy”
Books for National Poetry Month
Celebrate National Poetry Month with these recent and bestselling books from the Press. These books feature writers such as James Joyce, Lauren Goodwin Slaughter, Fernando Valverde, Excilia Saldaña, and Reinaldo Arenas. Shop these and more poetry titles here and use code NPM24 for discount prices through April 30, 2024. Collected Epiphanies of James JoyceEdited by … Continue reading Books for National Poetry Month
Collected Epiphanies of James Joyce
An Open Access edition of this book was published with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation. It is available at http://doi.org/10.5744/9780813070674. “The epiphanies are a major early development of Joyce’s specific brand of modernism. This edition, with its wealth of information and thorough commentaries, offers a fascinating overview of these enigmatic, minimalist literary … Continue reading Collected Epiphanies of James Joyce
An Introduction to Literary Debate in Late Medieval France
“Beautifully written and organized, this book offers for a first time an invaluable comparative study in the unique historical and cultural context of Late Medieval France.”—Anne-Hélène Miller, University of Tennessee, Knoxville “A refreshingly clear overview of two of the debates that shaped French literary history.”—Julie Singer, author of Representing Mental Illness in Late Medieval France: Machines, … Continue reading An Introduction to Literary Debate in Late Medieval France
Textual and Critical Intersections
“For five decades, Melvyn New has been one of the leading critics of eighteenth-century literature, as well as one of the most important editors in the field. Styled as ‘conversations’ overheard between texts, the essays gathered in this volume celebrate the power of literary genius. Great literature matters, New argues, and, in these essays, he … Continue reading Textual and Critical Intersections
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