History of Literature

Image of Shakespeare's Book: The Story Behind the First Folio and the Making of Shakespeare
Author(s):
Chris Laoutaris
Genre(s):
History, History of Literature, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Authors, British

Shakespeare's Book: The Story Behind the First Folio and the Making of Shakespeare

April 24, 2023
Reviewed by: 
Judith Reveal

“Shakespeare’s Book by Chris Laoutaris is a must read for anyone with even a slight passing fancy for Shakespeare.”

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Image of The Diaries of Franz Kafka (The Schocken Kafka Library)
Author(s):
Franz Kafka
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Authors, History of Literature

The Diaries of Franz Kafka

January 9, 2023
Reviewed by: 
Marissa Moss

“Ross Benjamin has given the literary world an incredible treasure in this thoughtful edition.

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Image of Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck
Author(s):
William Souder
Genre(s):
Authors, Literary Criticism, History of Literature, Fiction

Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck

October 25, 2020
Reviewed by: 
Lew Whittington

“Souder’s biography is a stylistic portrait of a towering American original.”

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Image of Cold Warriors: Writers Who Waged the Literary Cold War
Author(s):
Duncan White
Genre(s):
History, History of Literature, International Affairs

Cold Warriors: Writers Who Waged the Literary Cold War

August 26, 2019
Reviewed by: 
Francis P. Sempa

“[T]he best part of White’s book [is] the stories of writers such as Pasternak, Solzhenitsyn, Sinyavsky, Havel, and others who courageously wrote and spoke the truth to power behind the iro

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Image of Murder by the Book: The Crime That Shocked Dickens's London
Author(s):
Claire Harman
Genre(s):
True Crime, British, European, History of Literature, History

Murder by the Book: The Crime That Shocked Dickens's London

March 25, 2019
Reviewed by: 
Paul Thomas Murphy

Claire Harman’s Murder by the Book begins in chaos and mystery: the body of 73-year-old aristocrat Lord William Russell is discovered in his own bed in his Mayfair mansion, hi

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Image of Rebel Souls: Walt Whitman and America's First Bohemians (A Merloyd Lawrence Book)
Author(s):
Justin Martin
Genre(s):
History of Literature

Rebel Souls: Walt Whitman and America's First Bohemians

September 18, 2014
Reviewed by: 
Lew Whittington

“Martin’s historical scope and elegiac prose, laced through with exparlance of the period, is not only grandly entertaining to read, it rescues this bit of cultural history and gives Whitma

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Image of Terry and Pirates the George Wunder Years: Volume 1 (1946-1948) (Terry and the Pirates)
Author(s):
George Wunder
Editor(s):
Daniel Herman
Genre(s):
History of Literature

Terry and the Pirates The George Wunder Years; Volume 1 (1946-1948)

January 14, 2014
Reviewed by: 
Mark Squirek

“. . . solid, strong storylines . . . keep the adventure flying . . .”

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Image of Divas, Dames & Daredevils: Lost Heroines of Golden Age Comics
Author(s):
Mike Madrid
Genre(s):
Pop Culture, History of Literature, 20th Century, Pop Culture, History of Literature, 20th Century, Pop Culture, History of Literature, 20th Century

Divas, Dames, and Daredevils: Lost Heroines of Golden Age Comics

October 14, 2013
Reviewed by: 
Jennifer Christopher Randle

“. . . an interesting and accessible take on comics’ place in literature, popular culture, and women’s history.”

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Image of The Book of Common Prayer: A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books, 2)
Author(s):
Alan Jacobs
Genre(s):
European, British, History of Literature, Religion, Protestantism, European, British, History of Literature, Religion, Protestantism, European, British, History of Literature, Religion, Protestantism, Religion, Protestantism, History of Literature, European, British

The Book of Common Prayer: A Biography

October 4, 2013
Reviewed by: 
John L. Murphy PhD

“Alan Jacobs offers a handy introduction to the cultural and social effects . . . of this book . . .”

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Image of FELDSTEIN: The Mad Life and Fantastic Art of Al Feldstein!
Author(s):
Grant Geissman
Genre(s):
History of Literature, History of Literature, History of Literature

Feldstein: The MAD Life and Fantastic Art of Al Feldstein

August 10, 2013
Reviewed by: 
Mark Squirek

It is impossible to find fault with a book featuring:

* Squishy, leathery aliens extending their wild tentacles toward cowering, voluptuous women,

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Image of Comic Book Crime: Truth, Justice, and the American Way (Alternative Criminology, 4)
Author(s):
Nickie D., Strobi, Staci Phillips
Genre(s):
Political & Social Science, Political & Social Science, Political & Social Science, Political & Social Science, History of Literature, History of Literature, Political & Social Science, History of Literature, Political & Social Science

Comic Book Crime: Truth, Justice, and the American Way (Alternative Criminology)

July 6, 2013
Reviewed by: 
Mark Squirek

“A masterful study of the painful reality of life . . .”

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Image of Without Copyrights: Piracy, Publishing, and the Public Domain (Modernist Literature and Culture)
Author(s):
Robert Spoo
Genre(s):
Law, Law Enforcement & Intelligence, Mass Media, History of Literature, Law, Law Enforcement & Intelligence, Mass Media, History of Literature, Mass Media, Law Enforcement & Intelligence, Law, History of Literature

Without Copyrights: Piracy, Publishing, and the Public Domain

July 1, 2013
Reviewed by: 
Logan Lo

While one doesn’t have to be a copyright lawyer to enjoy author Robert Spoo’s Without Copyrights: Piracy, Publishing, and the Public Domain, it would certainly help.

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