Whether male or female, loyalist or radical, urban or rural, literati or autodidacts, Scottish Lowland poets in the age of Burns adamantly refuse to imagine a single British nation, but instead pose the question of "Scotland" as a revolutionary category, always subject to creative destruction and reformation.250 pp.
Examines representations of postbellum black athletes and artist-entertainers by novelists Caryl Phillips and Jeffery Renard Allen and poets Kevin Young, Frank X Walker, Adrian Matejka and Tyehimba Jess. Inhabiting the perspectives of boxer Jack Johnson and musicians "Blind Tom" Wiggins and Sissieretta Jones, along with several others, these writers both revise understandings of black celebrity history and evince the through-lines between the postbellum era and our own time.246 pp.
This unique illustrated volume collects over 800 examples of Voltaire's wit and wisdom on topics from adultery to Zoroaster, in both English and French. Along with a scholarly essay on Voltaire's life and legacy, it also features more than 400 quotes about Voltaire by everyone from Catherine the Great to Mike Tyson.467 pp.
In this captivating collection, Florida's most notable authors, poets and environmentalists take readers on a journey through the natural wonders of the state.196 pp.
Presents the critically annotated correspondence of Emma Alderson, an 1840s immigrant from England to Ohio, mingling details of daily life with observations on slavery, American customs, religious communities, the impending war with Mexico and more. Ending with Alderson's death in 1847, the letters formed the basis for Mary Howitt's popular children's book Our Cousins in Ohio (1849).526 pp.