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American Photojournalism
The traditional approach to studying American photojournalism explains the what and who of photojournalism — what events and developments occurred,... Les mer
Three Plays
Bringing together the rich characters and wry humor of a celebrated Texas scribe, this book collects three of Foote's most recognized plays. In... Les mer
Isaac Rosenberg - The Making of a Great War Poet
"Wilson is excellent on Rosenberg's life and her comments on his poems are always grounded." -- Frances Spalding, Daily... Les mer
The Retrieval of the Beautiful
In this elegant new study Galen Johnson retrieves the concept of the beautiful through the framework of Merleau-Ponty’s aesthetics. Although... Les mer
It Will Return - Poems
In It Will Return, her most recent volume of poems, Julia Hartwig is in dialogue with other great artists—Keats, Rimbaud, Milosz, Beethoven, Ravel,... Les mer
The Unmentionables - A Play
Set in western equitorial Africa on the estate of a wealthy American businessman, The Unmentionables opens with a pugnacious monologue warning the... Les mer
Embodiments
How does the body politic reflect the nature of human embodiment? To pursue this question in a new and productive way, James Mensch employs a... Les mer
Diplomacy
Titled after Henry Kissinger’s infamous book, Diplomacy is a graphic, conflict-fueled drama with moments of heartbreak and dark humor. Roy’s... Les mer
Merleau-Ponty’s Philosophy of Nature
In our time, Ted Toadvine observes, the philosophical question of nature is almost entirely forgotten—obscured in part by a myopic focus on solving... Les mer
The Writer in Petrograd and the House of Arts
Founded by Maksim Gorky and Kornei Chukovsky in 1919 and disbanded in 1922, the Petrograd House of Arts occupied a crucial moment in Russia’s... Les mer
The Journals - Volume 2: 1966-1990
John Fowles gained international recognition in 1963 with his first published novel, The Collector, but his labor on what may be his greatest... Les mer
The Moral Obligation to Be Intelligent
Bringing together the thoughts of one of American literature's sharpest cultural critics, this compendium will open the eyes of a whole new... Les mer
Embodiments
How does the body politic reflect the nature of human embodiment? To pursue this question in a new and productive way, James Mensch employs a... Les mer
Singular Examples
This book focuses on the integral, interdisciplinary, and intermedial "compositions"—verbal, visual, musical, theatrical, and... Les mer
The Southern Press
The Southern Press suggests that the South’s journalism struck a literary pose closer to the older English press than to the democratic penny press... Les mer
Four Places - A Play
Sketched together on a deceptively simple frame, this emotionally precise play uses its spare structure to devastating and darkly comic effect. A... Les mer
The Prophecy and Other Stories
These newly collected short stories reveal a master at the top of his game. Drago Jancar possesses an acute understanding of the human psyche,... Les mer
Beyond Burnham
Beyond Burnham provides a fascinating account of a century of visionary planning for metropolitan Chicago. From Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett’s... Les mer
The New Century: Poems
Since the publication of her first book in 1967, Ewa Lipska has been among the most acclaimed of contemporary Polish poets. Yet, to date she has not... Les mer
Eugene Jolas
Dividing his youth between the United States and the bilingual Alsace-Lorraine, Eugene Jolas (1894-1952) flourished in three languages. As an editor... Les mer
Nieve
The first in a projected trilogy of novels, Nieve is the long-awaited new work for young adults by the award-winning author of the Cat’s Eye Corner... Les mer
Night Roads: A Novel
Drawing together episodes of rich atmosphere, this novel is as deep and brooding as the Paris nights that serve as its backdrop. Russian writer Gaito... Les mer
Black Enough/White Enough
“Barack is caught between two worlds and struggles for acceptance by either side–Black enough? White enough? It’s a fine line that he must... Les mer
Black Mountain
With faculty and alumni that included John Cage, Robert Creeley, Merce Cunningham, Buckminster Fuller, Charles Olson, Josef and Anni Albers, Paul... Les mer