Kirjallisuudentutkimus: yleinen

Many Americans believe that so-called ancient astronauts (visitors from outer space) were responsible for historical wonders like the pyramids. This entertaining and informative …

'The best book on the subject I've read. Quite brilliant' Tony Jordan, creator/writer, Life on Mars, HustleWe all love stories. But why do we tell them? And why do all stories …

This is one of Stifter’s great epic works, a most sensitive account of the formative years in the life of Heinrich, a student of natural sciences, born into a bourgeois …

Revised and updated for the twenty-first century, Steering the Craft is Ursula K. Le Guin’s carrier bag of the essentials of a writer’s craft, a generous gift from one of the great …

Nietzsche's first published book, The Birth of Tragedy is a compelling argument for the necessity of art in lifeThis landmark work of criticism is fuelled by Nietzsche's …

With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with …

Named one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time by the Modern LibraryAnne Carson’s remarkable first book about the paradoxical nature of romantic loveSince it was first …

The authoritative translations of The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso--together in one volume. Belonging in the immortal company of the great works of literature, Dante …

Vanhimmat tunnetut suomenkieliset tekstit on kirjoitettu uuden ajan alussa 1500-luvulla. Suomenkielisen kirjallisen kulttuurin perusta luotiin kuitenkin jo aiemmin. Vähitellen …

Millainen oli Eurooppa ennen 1900-luvun tuhoisia sotia ja massamurhia? Sen Ville-Juhani Sutinen haluaa selvittää matkustamalla maanosan itäreunalle Puolan ja Ukrainan alueella …