The first book-length examination of the prominent contemporary philosopher William Desmond's approach to aesthetics, art, and literature.

An original reading of Blanchot's thought with far-reaching philosophical and literary implications.

The first book-length study in English of the Heidegger-Hölderlin relation, addressing the tension between Heidegger's political commitments during National Socialism and Hölderlin's ideal of poetic dwelling.

An engaging homage to African American resilience and resourcefulness in US literature and culture.

Essays that argue in favor of Lenin's continuing relevance for twenty-first century politics and thought.

Highlights the original cast members—both the well-known and the (until now) wholly unknown—who staged the duo's comic operas in Britain and in America.

Examines how contemporary US migrant women's life writing adapts autobiographical genres to call for social change benefiting minoritized communities.

Examines how contemporary Mexican literature uses humor to contest heteronormativity.

Examines the skeptical foundations of literature in order to reassess the status of fiction.

Illuminates the ways games—from baseball cards to board games, charades to boxing, and croquet to strategies of war—were integral to nineteenth-century life and culture in the United States and Britain.

Examines the thought of Abū al-‛Alā’ al-Ma‛arrī (973–1057 CE) within the broader context of the major trends in Arab Islamic political and intellectual history by the time of his flourishing.

Challenges and reimagines transnational feminism by analyzing the concept of ummah, or community, in Muslim women's writing.

Elucidates how neoliberalism rules all areas of life and operates as a form of common sense, taking Mexico as a case study.

A novel of manners set in the drawing rooms, ballrooms, and Wall Street offices in 1830s New York, dramatizing conflicts that we are still grappling with nearly two hundred years later.

The first full biography of W. H. H. Murray (1849-1904), a Boston preacher often described as the father of the American outdoor movement and the modern vacation.

Drawing on a range of sources in philosophy and literature, but with particular reference to the work of Heidegger, makes a compelling case for the importance of place in philosophical discourse.

Explores how discussion of LGBTQ+ themes in a high-school literature course can foster ethical engagement among students.

Reconsiders key concepts in Marxist thought by examining the relationship between accumulation and subjectivity in Latin American narrative, film, and social and political theory.

Delves into the meaning of stories, their tellers, and those who experience them.

Original and critical essays by leading scholars on the question of the human in the philosophy of Martin Heidegger.

The best of W.H.H. Murray’s 19th century Adirondack stories, selected by Murray’s biographer and great, great grandson, Randall S. Beach

A reconstruction and critical interpretation of Heidegger's remarkable relationship to the poet Georg Trakl.

Maps manifestations of the sacred and religious syncretism in Afro-Brazilian cultural forms.

Demonstrates that Plato and Xenophon ought to be regarded less as rivals and more as engaged in a dialogue advancing a common goal of preserving the Socratic legacy.

Examines the fascination with identity fraud in sensation fiction and Victorian culture more broadly.