This open access book presents five different approaches to reading breath in literature, in response to texts from a range of historical, geographical and cult

Breathing and its rhythms—liminal, syncopal, and usually inconspicuous—have become a core poetic compositional principle in modern literature. Examining mom

This open access book presents five different approaches to reading breath in literature, in response to texts from a range of historical, geographical and cult

The 20th anniversary edition of Edwidge Danticat's groundbreaking debut, now an established classic--revised and with a new introduction by the author, and incl

This open access book studies breath and breathing in literature and culture and provides crucial insights into the history of medicine, health and the emotions