Comparative literature

Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions

‘Brilliant’ Antonia Fraser, Sunday Times

‘This shimmering study … brilliant and wily’ Marina Warner, Observer

Winner of the FAWCETT PRIZE and EMILY TOTH AWARD

Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature

‘A hugely entertaining and well-written tour of the links between math and literature. Hart’s lightness of touch and passion for both subjects make this book a delight to read. Bookworms and number-lovers alike will discover much they didn’t know about the creative interplay between stories, structure and sums.’ – Alex Bellos

A Preface to Paradise Lost

In Preface to Paradise Lost, C. S. Lewis presents an illuminating reflection on John Milton’s Paradise Lost, the seminal classic that profoundly influenced Christian thought as well as Lewis’s own work.

Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human

Harold Bloom, the doyen of American literary critics and author of The Western Canon, has spent a professional lifetime reading, writing about and teaching Shakespeare. In this magisterial interpretation, Bloom explains Shakespeare’s genius in a radical and provocative re-reading of the plays.

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