Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Languages and Literature

Companion title to The Astounding Illustrated History of Science Fiction, this new book reflects the same roots in Gothic literature but follows a complementary path through the 20th century, to the movies of Peter Jackson, the success of streaming TV series such as Grimm, and the fantasy of Neil...

"This book explores how, far from being an act limited to deviation from known pathways or desirable plans of action, wandering is an abundant source of meaning-a force as intimately involved in the history of our universe as it will be in the future of our planet. In ancient Australian Aborigina...

In a bold and sweeping reevaluation of the past two centuries of women's writing, At Home in the World argues that this body of work has been defined less by domestic concerns than by an active engagement with the most pressing issues of public life: from class and religious divisions, slavery, w...

From the 2020 winner of the Thomas Shapcott Award comes a sophisticated, impressive and rich collection of poetry that unpacks the complexity of family, grief, and cross-cultural and queer identity. These richly allusive poems weigh violence and tenderness, wound and cure, history and future. Bol...

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The ATAR Notes Text Guides cover everything you need to know for your set texts. Written by some of the best English students in the country, these books do the hard work for you: condensing all of the important details in your text, and providing you with sophisticated analysis you can use in yo...

Looking for Selected Poems by Chris Wallace-Crabbe summary and analysis? Look no further! This book will guide you through every scene, character, and quote to prepare you for your essays and exams.This Text Guide contains: - A 'nutshell' summary that gives you a 1-2 page overview of the text's m...

Looking for Stasiland summary and analysis? Look no further! This book will guide you through every scene, character, and quote to prepare you for your essays and exams. This Stasiland Text Guide contains: - A 'nutshell' summary that gives you a 1-2 page overview of the text's most important idea...

Looking for Women of Troy summary and analysis? Look no further! This book will guide you through every scene, character, and quote to prepare you for your essays and exams. This Women of Troy Text Guide contains: - A 'nutshell' summary that gives you a 1-2 page overview of the text's most impor...