Books published by University of Texas Press

Six short works from the last of Bakhtin's extant manuscripts published in the Soviet Union.

Presenting a proven technique for screenwriting centered on a character's flaws and strengths, an expert screenwriting coach shows writers exactly how to construct screenplays that tell compelling, satisfying stories.

Powerfully evoking the unquenchable American spirit of exploration, award-winning photographer Dan Winters chronicles the final launches of Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavor in this stunning photographic tribute to America's space shuttle program.

Translations of the oldest written literature to have a known author: the Inanna poems by the Sumerian high priestess Enheduanna.

How Avedon created his famous work.

These essays reveal Mikhail Bakhtin (1895-1975)--known in the West largely through his studies of Rabelais and Dostoevsky--as a philosopher of language, a cultural historian, and a major theoretician of the novel.

Celebrating a lifetime of exploring humanity's landscape through an artistic lens, the legendary photographer Keith Carter collects more than 250 of his most compelling images, ranging from the deeply personal to the universal, accompanied by essays from

More than 600 rarely seen items from the David O. Selznick archive offer fans and film historians alike a must-have behind-the-camera view of the production of this classic movie on its seventy-fifth anniversary.

In one of the first systematic studies of style in Mexican filmmaking, a preeminent film scholar explores the creation of a Golden Age cinema that was uniquely Mexican in its themes, styles, and ideology.

This volume presents a gallery of raw and beautiful portraits created in Harlem by the acclaimed young photographer Khalik Allah, producer of the award-winning documentary Field Niggas.

Pablo Neruda wrote these sonnets for his adored wife, Matilde Urrutia de Neruda

A translation of a 1653 work, providing vast amounts of data on the religion and lifeways of the Incas and their subject peoples.

A lively, beautifully illustrated history of theatrical stage design from ancient Greek times to the present, coauthored by the world's leading authority, Oscar G. Brockett.

Folklore about the famous breed of Texas cattle.

The classic work on forms of the folktale.

These verses are a treasure trove of mythic and spiritual verse holding an important place in Nordic culture, literature, and heritage.

The story of a battle in AD 986 -- a strong ruler and his men versus a famed warrior community that feared no one and dared all.

How Black musicians have changed the country music landscape and brought light to Black creativity and innovation.

A stirring memoir of liberal politics and personal reflection through years in Texas public service.

The impact of folkloric dance and performance on Mexican cultural politics and national identity.

The foundational writings of Isocrates, newly translated and placed in historical context.

A guide to water-focused and climate-resilient architectural and urban design.

Writers explore a city's relationship with chronic catastrophic flooding.

A meticulous survey of US media treatments of Central Americans.