
Literature/Literary Studies 3
Packing My Library
An Elegy and Ten Digressions
ALBERTO MANGUEL
In this poignant and personal reevalua-
tion of his life as a reader and collector of
books, best-selling author and renowned
bibliophile Alberto Manguel meditates
upon his vast personal library and cham-
pions the far-reaching importance of all
libraries—for individual readers and for
civilized societies.
Available in March 2018
Hardcover 2018 160 pp.
978-0-300-21933-3 $23.00
&Beowulf
TRANSLATED BY STEPHEN MITCHELL
Stephen Mitchell’s marvelously clear and
vivid rendering re-creates the robust mas-
culine music of the original. It both hews
closely to the Old English and captures its
wild energy and vitality. Spare, sinuous,
vigorous in its narration, and translucent
in its poetry, this new translation makes a
masterpiece accessible to everyone.
Hardcover 2017 264 pp. 2 b/w illus.
978-0-300-22888-5 $26.00
Chicago Renaissance
Literature and Art in the Midwest Metropolis
LIESL OLSON
This remarkable cultural history cele-
brates the Midwestern city of Chicago for
its centrality to the modernist movement.
Author Liesl Olson illuminates stories of
the famous and iconoclastic interwoven
with accounts of lesser-known editors,
bookstore owners, and tastemakers who
helped nurture Chicago’s unique culture
of artistic experimentation.
Hardcover 2017 400 pp. 88 b/w illus.
978-0-300-20368-4 $35.00
Antiquity Matters
FREDERIC RAPHAEL
In his latest work, Frederic Raphael
deploys his renowned wit and erudition
to explore the ancient world and its
continuing influence upon contemporary
society. From the presumed superiority
of democracy to the momentum behind
today’s gay rights movement, Raphael’s
latest work will provoke, surprise and, at
the same time, entertain its readers.
Hardcover 2017 376 pp.
978-0-300-21537-3 $26.00
The Other Middle East
An Anthology of Modern Levantine Literature
FRANCK SALAMEH
An extraordinary anthology of Levantine
literature reveals the rich diversity of
ethnicities, religions, languages, cultures,
and ideas that create the colorful mosaic
of the Middle East, encouraging a new
appreciation of the region that defies
common Western misconceptions and
prejudices.
Hardcover 2018 408 pp.
978-0-300-20444-5 $50.00
&Devotion
PATTI SMITH
In this enchanting book a beloved artist
and author offers an intimate account of
the process of creativity, from first spark
through final polishing. The diversely tal-
ented Patti Smith begins with an original
tale, then explores its sources, inspiration,
mechanics, and more, to illuminate the
nature of creative invention.
WHY I WRITE
Hardcover 2017 112 pp. 11 b/w illus.
978-0-300-21862-6 $18.00
True Stories
And Other Essays
FRANCIS SPUFFORD
From the author of the best-selling novel
Golden Hill, this inspired collection of
essays explores the complicated rela-
tionships among story-telling, truth-tell-
ing, and the workings of the writer’s
imagination. Francis Spufford provides
fresh insights while always affirming the
pleasures of reading.
HC - Paper over Board 2017 360 pp.
978-0-300-23005-5 $25.00
The Politics of Parody
A Literary History of Caricature, 1760–1830
DAVID FRANCIS TAYLOR
This book explores literature, visual satire,
and parliamentary political culture in
eighteenth-century Britain, and shows
how caricatures routinely parodied the
personalities and narratives found in
works by Shakespeare, Milton, Swift, and
others to facilitate political engagement.
THE LEWIS WALPOLE SERIES IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY CULTURE
AND HISTORY
Available in May 2018
Hardcover 2018 320 pp. 76 b/w illus.
978-0-300-22375-0 $50.00
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