<div>This collection challenges the traditional focus on solitary genius by examining the rich diversity of collaborations from the early modern to the postmodern period. <i>Literary Couplings</i> explores some of the best-known literary partnerships&mdash;from the Sidneys to Boswell and Johnson to Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes&mdash;and also includes lesser-known collaborators such as Daphne Marlatt and Betsy Warland.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The essays place famous authors such as Samuel Coleridge, Oscar Wilde, and William Butler Yeats in new contexts; reassess overlooked members of writing partnerships; and throw new light on texts marginalized due to their collaborative nature.</div>