Literary Studies

Rereads 20th-century American literature as it has portrayed adoption across racial lines, from Faulkner to Kingsolver

Timely critical insights into today's growing initiative in publicly engaged scholarship

The first appearance in English of important prose works by poet C. P. Cavafy

Editor of the acclaimed Poets on Poetry series collects her own essays on the subject

An American poet takes on Eastern philosophy, Western culture, and his Muslim heritage

Early attitudes toward blindness in France and England, and the light those responses shed on contemporary attitudes toward disability

Award-winning poet explores the exhilaration of reading

A prominent poet brings the experience of the world to her struggles to find her place in America, and explores what the many cultures in this country mean for poets practicing their craft

One of the leading voices in Latino literature writes about his life and work

A provocative look at travel—both voluntary and otherwise—in an uncertain world

Uncommon perspectives by prominent women writers on class, money, family, and home

Leading theater scholars on the major developments in their field over the past 50 years

Hillbilly, honky-tonk, Nashville glitz, or alt.country: what makes music authentically country?

How do slam poets and their audiences reflect the politics of difference?