Kristin Mahoney 
Queer Kinship after Wilde [EPUB ebook] 
Transnational Decadence and the Family

Ocean as Method presents a new way of thinking about the humanities and the social sciences. It explores maritime connections in social and humanistic research and puts forward an alternative to nati …

This book analyzes what many critics consider to be the three best examples of modern American political fiction—Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men, Edwin O’Connor’s The Last Hurrah, and Billy L …

The Promised End explores how the endings of Shakespeare’s tragedies work – how, in effect, they resist conventional closure. It looks back from the endings of five plays – Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, …

In the articles collected here Nancy Struever explores the basic assumption that rhetoric is not simply a bag of persuasive tricks, but functions, necessarily, as a mode of inquiry investigating not …

"Paul the Courageous" is a story about a young hero named Paul who embarks on an adventurous journey. As he faces numerous challenges, he demonstrates remarkable courage and resilience. The …

Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes by J.M. Judy explores the ethical and cultural implications of various forms of entertainment. The book critiques popular amusements of its time, assess …

"Tales from the Kingdom" is a captivating collection of fairy tales and fantasy stories set in an enchanting kingdom. The book transports readers to a world filled with magic, mythical crea …

Environmental Criticism for the Twenty-First Century showcases the recent explosive expansion of environmental criticism, which is actively transforming three areas of broad interest in contemporary …

Readers and critics have been intrigued – and disturbed – by the characters of Wuthering Heights since its publication in 1847. Heathcliff and Catherine, the tormented and enigmatic lovers at the cen …

In this critical study, Tidwell examines the conflict of aesthetics and politics in The Diary of Virginia Woolf. As a modernist writer concerned with contemporary aesthetic theories, Woolf experiment …