Literature T-Shirts

Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason (Folie et Déraison: Histoire de la folie à l'âge classique), is an examination by Michel Foucault of the evolution of the meaning of madness in the cultures and laws, politics, philosophy, and medicine of Europe—from the Middle Ages until the end of the 18th century—and a critique of the idea of history and of the historical method.

Warning! You are approaching a bibliophile. Please do not interrupt. Reading in progress.

French poet André Breton was a co-founder of surrealism and writer of its first manifesto. He was influenced by Dadaism and was one of the inventors of automatic writing, a method that widely opened the door to the subconscious.

A minimalist digital, black and white, pen and ink, portrait illustration / drawing of the English author, famous for the stream of consciousness style, Virginia Woolf

Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Surveiller et punir : Naissance de la prison) is a 1975 book by French philosopher Michel Foucault. It is an analysis of the social and theoretical mechanisms behind the changes that occurred in Western penal systems during the modern age based on historical documents from France. Foucault argues that prison did not become the principal form of punishment just because of the humanitarian concerns of reformists.

A classic, creative quote, not attributed to any one author "officially" but legend has it that Hemingway penned the quote. Quote is paired with a vintage typewriter. A must for every aspiring writer, literary lover or bibliophile.

"To adopt the same opinion of the pubic is a deceptive consolation because the public is only there abstracto" Soren Kierkegaard

charles bukowski love yourself first vintage art

Heliotype based on a watercolor by Ethel Reed, 1895

This design is an illustration of a lighthouse in a stormy sea. A Shakespearean quote is wrapped around the lighthouse Tower. From the Shakespeare play The Twelfth Night the quote reads, I say, it is no darkness but ignorance.

Audre Lorde was an American writer, feminist, womanist, librarian, and civil rights activist. She was a self-described "black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet."

Shakespeare knows what's up.

A funny black and white illustration of a cat reading Shakespeare plays. The black cat is sitting on a pile of classic literature.

Book Joke

Simple design of the iconic scene from Pride and Prejudice

This Italian quote says, the Love that moves the sun and all the other stars. Dante Alighieri, major Italian poet of the Late Middle Ages. His famous writings The Divine Comedy includes Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise.

Good grammar matters. Someone with good grammar is more attractive than someone with bad grammar. Using good grammar matters.

An original linocut design of Winnie the Pooh and Piglet in gold. Sweet and Whimsical

Frederick Douglass Abstract Portrait | Frederick Douglass Abstract Artwork on prints, stickers, mugs, tshirts, canvases, wall art and more. Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman

Perfect quote for a book lover!

classic authors as reindeer

Try to be a filter, not a sponge.

Shotgun!

Wilde is so pithy... But always right.

It's Not Hoarding If It's Books Book Lover Gift for Readers is a must have for any avid reader, book nerd, book lover, book club, bookworm, bibliophile and all literature fan. Perfect gift for your bookish friend or family member reat book reading gift idea for members of a book club, teachers, librarians, students & any literature junkie you know. If you are looking for book related gifts for christmas, birthdays or anniversaries, this outfit is a great way to go.

There's absolutely no arsenic in the sugar bowl.

The Leader of The Pack crouches low with hair standing up on its head and muscular back. Its eyes are fixed on us and sharp teeth bared as it stalks toward us in an intimidating threat display. The caption reads: “I know your secret.”

Edgar Allan Poe Vintage

Reading Design that reads: "Yes I Really Do Need All These Books". That's just right for a Bookworm who owns many books.

From Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale, comes this famous (or infamous) stage direction, indicating how the character, Antigonus met his untimely demise. No Bears were harmed in the making of this design.

Fernando Pessoa-Portuguese poet,poetry,Portugal

Pride and Prejudice is a romance novel by Jane Austen, in Regency England, with Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, within places such as the Pemberley estate. The perfect bookish gift for English teachers and literature teacher. Gift for book authors, book writers, book nerds, book club members, literature enthusiasts, and romance readers. Are you a bibliophile? Librarian? Use for reading groups, book fairs, libraries, to read classic literature. Unique teacher appreciation gift. Jane Austen also wrote world-wide famous books, such as Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion.

And IT can suck it.

Denis Johnson's Jesus' Son is one of the most inventive short story collections ever.

So if Gonzo and Rizzo are the Narrators (because... DUH), Gonzo is F. Scott Fitzgerald and that makes Rizzo... Zelda?

A delightful and whimsical illustration capturing the loveable Paddington Bear in all his mischievous glory.