Agatha Christie's debut novel was also the first to feature Hercule Poirot, her famously eccentric Belgian detective. A refugee of the Great War, Poirot has settled in England...

A brilliant examination of literary inventions through the ages, from ancient Mesopotamia to Elena Ferrante, that shows how writers have created technical...

Jane Eyre is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë, published under the pen name "Currer Bell", on October 16, 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first American...

Although Bob Dylan’s music of the 1960s and 70s was highly acclaimed and vastly influential, by the mid 1980s his creativity had dipped so low that he was seriously thinking of...

James delivers a revolutionary argument for the novel as a serious work of art that captures the "atmosphere of mind." He rejects the need for happy endings or moral lessons,...

Delve into a provocative exploration of authorship, ego, and the true source of artistic creation in this compelling essay. The argument challenges the modern obsession with...

This penetrating literary study dissects the soul of a quintessential American writer and the environment that shaped his genius. James explores the tension between provincial...

In "The Poetic Principle", Edgar Allan Poe argues that poetry exists to evoke beauty and elevate emotion rather than to convey moral lessons or intellectual truths. He defends...

In "Old English Poetry", Edgar Allan Poe reflects on the character and development of early English verse. He examines the distinctive rhythm, structure, and imagery of...

Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, is one of the most iconic tragedies in world literature. Set in the Italian city of Verona, the play tells the story of a passionate and...