Arts, Literature, and Humanities

Kim, a picaresque novel by Rudyard Kipling, was published serially in McClure's Magazine, before being published in book form in 1901. The story is...

William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Engl...

King Solomon’s Mines, the first English adventure novel set in Africa describes a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurer...

India has been consistently producing award-winning authors or inspiring other writers to base their works on Indian colour, themes and identity. K...

What is knowledge, and ignorance? How is it decided? Do power and power relations influence this process? Does the spread of knowledge lead to more...

This book explores the spatial characteristics of the city of Kolkata in India and the socio-political and physio-climatological events and process...

Fewer than 12 percent of U.S. workers belong to unions, and union membership rates are falling in much of the world. With tremendous growth in ineq...

Regarded notoriously pornographic when published in 1928, the novel is a triumph of passion, an erotic celebration of life, exploring the emotions ...

The book contains six interesting and useful essays on Indian English literature. As it contains several essays on Urdu Literature and studies wher...

Language, Society and Power provides an accessible introduction to the study of language in a variety of social contexts. This book examines the wa...

Key Features Shorter text-Chapter 12,"Writing," moved to the website. Per reviewers, teachers don't have time to teach this chapter but it's very v...

Stephen Greenblatt argued in these celebrated essays that the art of the Renaissance could only be understood in the context of the society from wh...

No single introductory book has until now captured the range of thought appropriate for scrutinizing the idea of leisure. Beginning with a discussi...

Tolstoy’s art as represented in his greatest novels: War and Peace and Anna Karenina continues to absorb, fascinate and delight modern readers desp...

Swami Vivekananda’s own speeches and writings as well as accounts left by his disciples are many, but a comprehensive, objective and critical study...

This book focuses on varied forms of self-referential storytelling or life writing and its emergence as a democratic and inclusive genre, both glob...

Naveen’s short stories encompass a wide spectrum of life. They reveal his insights into the intricacies of the psychological, social and political ...

A comprehensive study of variation and change, including current debates in the area.

Literature is the chief surrogate for faith, or at least this is what a number of thinkers after the eighteenth century have thought. But since lit...

In clear, concise, and elegant prose, the acclaimed literary scholar M. A. R. Habib introduces major critical movements, figures, and texts, while ...

Literary Criticism in Theory and Practice presents a penetrating analysis of the major theories and practices of all the dominant groups of literar...

This book examines and evaluates the critical position of R.S. Crane, the leader of the Chicago school of formalistic criticism. Crane and his coll...

Literary studies are supplemented by critiques that offer unique perspectives on diverse and complex concerns influencing every epoch. While litera...