The highly anticipated second collection by Michael Shewmaker, Leviathan offers an innovative reimagining of the book of Job. Set in the landscape of modern East Texas, the poem unfolds... Læs mere
The speed and mobility evoked in this new collection by Jacqueline Osherow are not only physical-a traveler’s movement in a crowded, thrilling world-but imaginative, and its poetic... Læs mere
Provides an insightful account of the education of the Spanish Habsburgs from 1601 to 1634. Hoffman's work fills a significant historiographical gap and offers new revelations into a previously neglected aspect of royal life.
Traces the shocking history of police corruption in the Crescent City from World War II to... Læs mere
By exploring the translation of the sensory world into art, James Brasfield faces the passage of time and the transitory nature of experience, thought, and memory. The poems find ‘angles of... Læs mere
Titled after one of the side effects of antidepressants, Unusually Grand Ideas is a poignant account of clinical depression and the complications it introduces to marriage and fatherhood.
Drawing from newspapers, pamphlets, organisational records, memoirs, census materials and tax lists, Elusive Utopia traces the rise and fall of Oberlin's idealistic vision and commitment to racial equality in a pivotal era in American history.
Investigates how depictions of women in Hollywood films helped forge the myth of Lincoln. Exploring female characters’... Læs mere