Yale French Studies 142 explores the contemporary relevance of an alternative strand of feminism as theorized by Monique Wittig. This volume of Yale French Studies foregrounds Monique Wittig (1935-2003), a writer who left France to live and teach i...

What happened when Jane Austen's heroines and heroes were finally wed? Marriage is at the centre of Jane Austen's novels. The pursuit of husbands and wives, advantageous matches, and, of course, love itself, motivate her characters and continue to...

A searing testament to poetry's power to define and defy injustice, from iconic writer-activist Serhiy Zhadan. Since the Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014, the Ukrainian poet Serhiy Zhadan has brought international attention to his country's strug...

A clear-sighted and entertaining defence of literary realism, and an account of its key practitioners. Realist fiction is one of the most enduring artforms history has ever witnessed. By describing the intricate inner life of its characters, or wid...

A generous selection of poems by a major Victorian writer, a virtuoso of traditional forms who came to be recognized as a uniquely inventive and original voice in modern poetry. This selection of poems by Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), edited by David B...

The untold story of Shakespeare's profound influence on Virginia Woolf and the rest of the Bloomsbury Group. For the men and women of the Bloomsbury Group, Shakespeare was a constant presence and a creative benchmark. Not only the works they intend...

United States Poet Laureate and winner of the 2022 Academy of American Poets Leadership Award Joy Harjo examines the power of words and how poetry summons us toward justice and healing. In this lyrical meditation about the why of writing poetry, Jo...

A copiously illustrated global history of magic books, from ancient papyri to pulp paperbacks. Grimoires, textbooks of magic and occult knowledge, have existed through the ages alongside other magic and religious texts in part because of the need t...

An invaluable companion for writers at every stage of their journey to make the writing life a more complex and cooperative venture. In this intimate and eloquent meditation, the award-winning poet Carl Phillips shares lessons he has learned about w...

The intriguing history of Dickens's London, showing how tourists have reimagined and reinvented the Dickensian metropolis for more than 150 years. Tourists have sought out the landmarks, streets, and alleys of Charles Dickens's London ever since th...