History & Criticism

This gift book is a collection of photos and quotes from Henri, the existential cat whose ennui has captivated people all over the world. Through his series...

From the author of The Transitive Vampire, comes an invitation to a strangely illuminated City of Light, Paris out of Hand. This seductively beautiful rep...

"a great Gatsby For The End Of The Century." — the Baltimore Sun jay Mcinerney's First Novel, bright Lights, Big City, Helped Bring About A Revolution In ...

Read Shakespeare’s plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means! Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make...

Emma Koenig, Internet sensation and voice of overly introspective young adults everywhere, provides the prompts in this guided journal that helps 20-somethi...

Craft lovers and mystery readers alike will flock to this great new craft-based cozy— FIRST IN THE CROCHET MYSTERY SERIES Delicious Recipe and Crochet P...

This book presents a new interpretation of the history of English. Access to large corpuses of English has allowed scholars to assess the minutiae of ling...

Spotlighting superb examples of classical Greek art in the context of recent findings in anthropology, social history, psychology, classics, and classical a...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERExecutive producer and host Mike Rowe presents a delightfully entertaining, seriously fascinating collection of his favorite episo...

From the brilliantly funny (and rightfully furious) creator of the viral Men Write Women Twitter account, A Tale of Two Titties is a satirical guide to writ...

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers celebrates the special bond between grandmothers and their grandchildren. Grandmothers of all ages and experience w...

Legendary thriller writer David Morrell transports readers to the fogbound streets of London, where a killer plots to assisinate Queen Victoria. The year ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Includes exclusive bonus material Former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone has received an anonymous note carrying an u...

Johann Sebastian Bach Holds A Singular Position In The History Of Music. A Uniquely Gifted Musician, He Combined Outstanding Performing Virtuosity With Supr...

Sir Winston Churchill was the greatest orator of his day, the greatest statesman of his age, and the greatest Englishman of the 20th century. This enchantin...

In these fresh, vibrant new translations of Chekhov's four greatest plays: Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and Cherry Orchard—the brilliant theatrica...

The bestselling author of Seinfeldia offers a fascinating retrospective of the iconic and award-winning television series, Sex and the City, in a “bubbly...

In The Gripping New Novel From The Queen Of Suspense, A Woman Is Haunted By Two Grisly Murders Separated By More Than A Century, Yet Somehow, Inextricably L...

A Retelling Of Snow White Set In Renaissance Italy Draws A Link Between The Original Fairy Tale And The Borgia Family's Infamous Practice Of Poisoning Its E...

Join David and Leigh Eddings on a fascinating behind-the-scenes tour of the extensive background materials they compiled before beginning the masterpiece of...

Upon publication in 1997, The Norton Shakespeare set a new standard for teaching editions of Shakespeare's complete works. Instructors and students worldwi...

E-Book Extra: Johanna Lindsey's Celebrated Sheering Cross Series Melissa MacGregor's escape from her Scottish home to the London social scene seemed like a...

includes More Than 35 Of Dickinson’s Best-loved Poems, Including “i’m Nobody, Who Are You?” And “i Started Early, Took My Dog.” “bolin’s Four-page Introdu...

In Alice Munro’s superb new collection, we find stories about women of all ages and circumstances, their lives made palpable by the subtlety and empathy of...

Nothing beats the friendship between women— the understanding and support during tough times, the laughter and fun during good times.Whether they’ve ju...

This Collection Presents Fifty Of The Most Essential Poems By One Of History's Greatest Poets In Dynamic New Translations, The Result Of An Unprecedented Co...

Between The Great Rivers Tigris And Euphrates Lies The Rich Alluvial Land Of Mesopotamia (now In Modern Iraq), Which Supported A Complex And Prosperous Soci...

Patricia Williams is a lawyer and a professor of commercial law, the great-great-granddaughter of a slave and a white southern lawyer. The Alchemy of Race ...

The Author Draws Parallels Between The Odyssey And The Experiences Of Vietnam Veterans After Returning To The United States. Introduction -- Odysseus Among ...

The first edition of The Rhetoric of Fiction transformed the criticism of fiction and soon became a classic in the field. One of the most widely used texts ...

The Norton Critical Edition of this influential Harlem Renaissance novel includes related materials available in no other edition. Known only as the “Ex-...

William Shakespeare, The Most Celebrated Poet In The English Language, Left Behind Nearly A Million Words Of Text, But His Biography Has Long Been A Thicket...

Sixteen Years After Her Betrothed Joined The Military To Escape Their Arranged Marriage, Adriana Rises To One Of Society's Most Desirable Aristocrats And Wo...

There's nothing better than a book you can't put down—or better yet, a book you'll never forget. This book puts the power of transformational reading into ...

Wilde's works are suffused with his aestheticism, brilliant craftsmanship, legendary wit and, ultimately, his tragic muse. He wrote tender fairy stories for...

A radical reassessment of the famed Victorian author, revealing the true story behind the creator of some of literature's best-known novels. This dynamic ne...

In Harry Potter And Philosophy, Individual Chapters Look At Such Topics As Life Revealed In The Mirror Of Erised; The Ethics Of Magic; Moaning Myrtle, Nearl...

The introduction reviews the few known facts about this early Shakespeare play and discusses the puzzling problems of its date and authorship. The text has ...

This Accessible Introduction To Victorian Literature And Its Contexts From 1837-1901 Includes: An Overview Of The Historical, Cultural And Intellectual Back...

The First Gothic Novel In America, Wieland (1798) Is Now Available In A Norton Critical Edition. Wieland, The Story Of Religious Delusion And Horrific Viole...

Jane Austen ; Afterword By Claudia L. Johnson ; Artwork By Leon Steinmetz. Includes Bibliographical References.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences So...

Chris Baldick. Rev. Ed. Of : The Concise Oxford Dictionary Of Literary Terms. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [360]-361).Categories: Literature &...

Foreword / Dave King -- Introduction / Michael P.j. Kennedy. First Period: Rules Of The Game. The Sheer Joy Of Shinny / Doug Beardsley -- The Game That Make...

Essays, Meditations, Parables, And Verse Explore Merton's Spirituality And Present His Thoughts On War, Peace, Love, The Psalms, And Christian Life. The Unr...

a Poem In Five Books, Of Circular Narrative Design, Titled With The Greek Name For Homer, Which Simultaneously Charts Two Currents Of History: The Visible...

A young woman caught in the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half sister, Elizabeth, must find her true destiny amid treason, poisonous rivalries, loss ...

First Published In 1926, A Dictionary Of Modern English Usage Is One Of The Most Celebrated Reference Books Of The Twentieth Century. Commonly Known As 'fow...

"Rich and compelling. . .Lynskey’s account of the reach of 1984 is revelatory.”--George Packer, The Atlantic An authoritative, wide-ranging, and incred...