In Imagined Cities, Robert Alter traces the arc of literary development triggered by the runaway ...

From celebrated translator of the Hebrew Bible Robert Alter, the classic study of the Bible as li...

The question of the canon has been the subject of debate in academic circles for over fifteen yea...

The question of the canon has been the subject of debate in academic circles for over fifteen yea...

Rediscover the incomparable literary richness and strength of a book that all of us live with an ...

How the King James Bible has influenced the style of the American novel from Melville to Cormac M...

When a young alligator tad with a disfigured snout brings humiliation and discomfort to Dad Peps,...

Matt Burnett joins the militia when he hears of pending French and Indian attacks upon colonial s...

Cheops' daughter, the story goes, earned the money for her pyramid by practicing what was even th...

Shad Holly and Nat Towne are brought together when they are involved with a British patrol in the...

From the recipient of the National Jewish Book Award for Lifetime Achievement, a "e;hugely en...

The swamp had no name and no landmarks: just cypress, Spanish moss, and alligators -- and a wreck...