Yale University Press Series Collections
NEW! Ancient Lives
Ancient Lives unfolds the stories of thinkers, writers, kings, queens, conquerors, and politicians from all parts of the ancient world. Come to know these figures in fully human dimensions, complete with foibles and flaws, and see that the issues they faced—political conflicts, constraints based in gender or race, tensions between the private and public self—have changed very little over the course of millennia.
Why I Write
The Why I Write series is based on the Windham-Campbell Lectures, delivered annually to commemorate the awarding of the Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes at Yale University. Administered by Yale's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the series publishes works based on the lecture given by the event's keynote speaker.
Little History Books
Following in the footsteps of E. H. Gombrich’s bestseller A Little History of the World, the books in our Little Histories series explore the history of the world’s most remarkable people, events and ideas. With engaging personal insights, our authors will take you on a whistle-stop journey from ancient times to the present – exploring all of life’s big subjects from poetry to science.
Yale Catwalk Series
Catwalk photography from the world’s most illustrious fashion houses, at your fingertips.
Jewish Lives
Jewish Lives is a prizewinning series of interpretative biography designed to explore the many facets of Jewish identity. Individual volumes illuminate the imprint of Jewish figures upon literature, religion, philosophy, politics, cultural and economic life, and the arts and sciences. Visit the Jewish Lives website.
The MET: How to Read
Introducing visual traditions to a general audience with seminal artworks from the Met's collection.
Yale Series of Younger Poets
The Yale Series of Younger Poets champions the most promising new American poets. Awarded since 1919, the Yale Younger Poets prize is the longest-running poetry prize in the United States. Past winners include Adrienne Rich, Margaret Walker, W.S. Merwin, John Ashbery. Rae Armantrout is the current judge.
The Margellos World Republic of Letters
The Cecile and Theodore Margellos World Republic of Letters series identifies works of cultural and artistic significance previously overlooked by translators and publishers, as well as important contemporary authors whose work has not yet been translated into English.
National Gallery Publications
Comprehensive collections of the best of the National Gallery, London.
Why X Matters Series
Featuring intriguing pairings of authors with subjects, each volume in the series will present a concise argument for the continuing relevance of an important person or idea.
Yale Drama Series
The Yale Drama Series is an annual, international competition for emerging playwrights, funded by generous support from the David Charles Horn Foundation. Winners are chosen by the preeminent playwrights of our time.
