English and Reading Resources
Spring 2019
1000 Books to Read Before You Die
by James Mustich et al.
Celebrate the pleasure of reading and the thrill of discovering new titles with this extraordinary list of 1,000 must-read books ranging across genres, cultures, and times, each accompanied by an enthusiastic thought-provoking essay.
Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics
by Stephen Greenblatt
World-renowned Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt explores the playwright's insight into bad (and often mad) rulers and the ways he delved into the lust for power and the twisted consequences of tyranny.
The Life of Mark Twain: The Early Years
by Gary Scharnhorst
The first volume of this comprehensive biography will appeal to devoted readers of Mark Twain's early life and fiction, while scholars will appreciate this smart, insightful, unsentimental view of Twain.
Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds
ed. by R Keller Kimbrough and Haruo Shirane
This volume offers translations of twenty-five Japanese tales that traverse the other worlds of monstrous and animal beings. Each story is a polished gem, with generous notes to bring the social, spiritual, and material culture of medieval Japan into view.
The Cambridge Companion to
Latin American Poetry
by Stephen M Hart
This introduction to Latin American poetry includes the historical context from the sixteenth century to the present, essays on key Latino/a poets, and analyses of specific and distinctive trends.
So Far So Good
by Ursula K Le Guin
Le Guin was first published as a poet, not as a writer of science fiction. This tome is redolent of myths, history, nursery rhymes, and the natural world and bookends her long, daring, and prolific career.
After Emily
by Julie Dobrow
An honest and searing portrait of the two idiosyncratic women who delivered Dickinson’s “letter to the World” by rescuing this genius hermit from obscurity through deciphering and publishing her high voltage poetry.
Daemon Voices
by Philip Pullman
Internationally best-selling author Philip Pullman provides a spellbinding journey into the secrets of his art--the narratives that have shaped his vision, his experience of writing, and the keys to mastering the art of storytelling.
The Flame
by Leonard Cohen
The Flame contains lyrics from his last three albums, as well as poems, excerpts from Cohen's notebooks, and drawings. Poignant and brave, lit up with flashes of anger, this is a luminous collection and classic Cohen.
