In Harold Bloom's New York Times bestselling Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, the world's foremost literary critic theorized on the authorship of the historic play Hamlet. In this engaging new stand-alone work, he offers a full and warmly personal account of the play itself, explores its extraordinary impact throughout the history of western literature, and seeks to uncover the mystery at its heart.

Questions of genres as well as their possible definitions, taxonomies, and functions have been discussed since antiquity. Even though categories of genre today are far from being fixed, they have for decades been upheld without question. The goal of this volume is to problematize traditional definitions of poetic genres and to situate them in a broader socio-cultural, historical, and theoretical context. The contributions encompass numerous methodological approaches (including hermeneutics, poststructuralism, reception theory, cultural studies, gender studies), periods (Romanticism, Modernism, Postmodernism), genres (elegy, sonnet, visual poetry, performance poetry, hip hop) as well as languages and national literatures. From this interdisciplinary and multi-methodological perspective, genres, periods, languages, and literatures are put into fruitful dialogue, new perspectives are discovered, and suggestions for further research are provided.

Unlimited—a collection of diverse and stimulating original poems, by Rita Janice Sall—takes us on a never-ending emotional roller-coaster ride for the senses: the heart, the mind, and the spirit. Her unparalleled depth of feelings touches on a myriad of subjects pertinent to this thing called life. An adventure for the hungry soul, Unlimited, is so much more than simply poetry. It is an exploration of life’s experiences that takes you on a joyous yet thought-provoking journey of the heart—one that intimately touches on all things human. It speaks of life as we know and live it: of truth, love, passion, disappointment, and despair; of inspiration and motivation; of immense feelings of hope and faith, belief, and trust; of undeniable spirit as well as the endless beauty of nature; and of the world in which we currently live. Her words and visions will fill your senses and satisfy the need to think, to feel, to experience as she takes you on this amazing voyage that reaches out to the very depths of one’s humanity. Her words and imagery will grab you by the heartstrings as she gently guides you on a wonderful tour of self-discovery through her artistry as a poet—one that brings us to the core of our kindness, compassion, and understanding. If you love the indisputable magic of words, of poetry, with all its undeniable visions, images, all its nuances, shapes, and shading—then Unlimited is a must-read for you. It will touch your heart and allow you to think and feel as you have never done before—just for the sheer joy of it.

"The novelist and poet Ben Lerner argues that our hatred of poetry is ultimately a sign of its nagging relevance"--

City of Vancouver Book Award winner Lambda Award winner Amber Dawn’s sophomore book reveals a poignant and personal landscape—the terrain of sex work, queer identity, and survivor pride. This memoir told in prose and poetry offers a frank, multifaceted portrait of the author’s experience, from hustling the streets of Vancouver in the mid-90s to her present life as an outspoken feminist storyteller. This publication meets the EPUB Accessibility requirements and it also meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG-AA). It is screen-reader friendly and is accessible to persons with disabilities. A Simple book with few images, which is defined with accessible structural markup. This book contains various accessibility features such as alternative text for images, table of contents, page-list, landmark, reading order and semantic structure.