The book's exploration of the fluidity of identity, the search for meaning, and the interplay of light and darkness reflects Woolf's own existential questions and artistic ambitions.

General -- The stories -- Time and space -- Actors -- Intention and message -- Structure and style -- The literary context -- Texts, authors, and public -- Concluding remarks -- About this book -- I. Enmerkar and Ensuhgirana -- Introduction ...

This classic medieval romance of chivalry by an outstanding figure in a brilliant period of Georgian literature has affinities with both the Persian tradition and that of the West.

This book is the first translation into English of a large, representative collection of the quintessential form of Malagasy poetic creativity. In addition, it is the largest assemblage of hainteny texts ever published in one volume.

Melville's expert storytelling and gripping narrative will transport you to a world filled with excitement and intrigue, making this novel a timeless classic in the world of literature.

Until now their poetic organization has remained unexplored. From a computationally assisted analysis, this book describes early use of meter and parallelism and speculates on manner of composition.

The Kumulipo is the sacred creation chant of a family of Hawaiian alii, or ruling chiefs.

This novel, derived from the oral narrative attributed to the Qing storyteller Shi Yukun (fl. 1870s), was first published in 1879, after undergoing a complex and fascinating textual evolution.

A novel on a strike at a silk plant in 1950s Japan, illustrating the true face of the much-touted Japanese paternalism.