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Chaucer and Petrarch Series: Chaucer Studies First full study of Chaucer's readings and translations of Petrarch suggests a far greater influence than has hitherto been accepted. The Chepman and Myllar Prints Series: Scottish Text Society Digitised facsimiles, with notes and transcription, of the earliest printed texts produced in Scotland. Chivalry and Romance in the English Renaissance Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature A reinterpretation of the place and significance of chivalric culture in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and what it says about contemporary attitudes to the medieval. A Companion to Australian Literature since 1900 A fresh, twenty-first-century look at Australian literature in a broad, inclusive, and multicultural sense. 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The Correspondence of Dante Gabriel Rossetti Major edition revealing key ideas and events in the lives and work of the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood and Victorian literary circles: 5,800 letters (including 2,000 previously unpublished letters) to 330 recipients. The Correspondence of Dante Gabriel Rossetti 3 The Correspondence of Dante Gabriel Rossetti 4 The Correspondence of Dante Gabriel Rossetti 5 Breakdown and attempted suicide, and co-tenancy of Kelmscott Manor with Morris, balanced by usual professional concerns. The Correspondence of Dante Gabriel Rossetti 6 The sixth volume of Rossetti's correspondence covers a particularly energetic period of artistic activity and dealings with patrons, his new agent C.A. Howell, dealers and friends. The Correspondence of Dante Gabriel Rossetti 7 A period in Rossetti's life characterized by breakdown, disappointment, ill health and mounting problems with creditors and patrons. 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Dancing with Dragons Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective Le Guin criticism examined, showing how her reputation as a leading American writer has developed. De Quincey Reviewed Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective A readable and scholarly guide to the critical reception of De Quincey. Devil Theatre: Demonic Possession and Exorcism in English Renaissance Drama, 1558-1642 Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature The so-called `Devil Theatre' is here set against its context of non-dramatic texts on possession and exorcism, providing many new insights. The Dickens Industry Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective The story of the surprisingly fluctuating critical reputation of one of the great writers of the English language. Doctrine and Devotion in Seventeenth-Century Poetry Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature English devotional poets of 17c set in a wider European and Catholic context. 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Empire and Nation in Early English Renaissance Literature Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature Sensitive readings of Renaissance texts offer new insights into the perception of imperialism in the sixteenth century. Encountering Disgrace First book of essays devoted to Coetzee's controversial novel, combining critical and pedagogical approaches. Encountering Disgrace First book of essays devoted to Coetzee's controversial novel, combining critical and pedagogical approaches. The Endings of Epochs Series: Essays and Studies Essays exploring the treatment of the ends of epochs, from the sixteenth century to the present day. The English Clown Tradition from the Middle Ages to Shakespeare Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature A new account of medieval and Renaissance clown traditions reveals the true extent of their cultural influence. 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The Grail Legend in Modern Literature Series: Arthurian Studies The Grail legends have in modern times been appropriated by a number of different scholarly schools of thought; their approaches are analysed here. Heinrich Burkhart Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Novel of political and social emancipation set in mid-19c Switzerland in its first English translation. Henry David Thoreau Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective A reception history of the writings of Henry David Thoreau, author of Walden. The Heroines of English Pastoral Romance Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature The figure of the woman as hero in pastoral romance is shown to grow in importance and complexity in this important new study. History of the Commentary on Selected Writings of Samuel Johnson Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective A history and analysis of 250 years of critical commentary on selected works of Samuel Johnson. A History of Arthurian Scholarship Series: Arthurian Studies A survey of critical attention devoted to Arthurian matters. History of Literature in Canada Series: European Studies in North American Literature and Culture The development of literature in Canada with an eye to its multicultural, multiethnic, multilingual nature. The House of Life by Dante Gabriel Rossetti: A Sonnet-Sequence New and definitive edition of Rossetti's masterpiece, with full notes and apparatus. David Hume of Godscroft's The History of the House of Douglas Series: Scottish Text Society Fourth Series Humor in Contemporary Native North American Literature Series: European Studies in North American Literature and Culture Encompassing view of humor in recent Native North American literature, with particular focus on Native self-image and identity. 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James Watson's Choice Collection of Comic and Serious Scots Poems Series: Scottish Text Society Fourth Series James Watson's Choice Collection of Comic and Serious Scots Poems Series: Scottish Text Society Fourth Series John Bunyan and the Language of Conviction Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature Bunyan's works re-evaluated, and considered in their Restoration and non-conformist context. John Donne and Conformity in Crisis in the Late Jacobean Pulpit Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature The sermons of John Donne are seen to embody the tensions and pressure on public religious discourse 1621 - 25. John Donne's Professional Lives Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature New studies offer a revisionist interpretation of Donne's career, making a polemical case for studying the full range of his writings. John Steinbeck and the Critics Series: Studies in American Literature and Culture A fascinating survey of the changing fortunes of Steinbeck's critical reputation. Joseph Conrad Up-to-date and extensive revision of Najder's much-acclaimed scholarly biography of Conrad, employing newly accessible sources. Kinderleben oder das Mährchen ohne Ende: The Story without an End Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A fascinating analysis of one of the most popular children's works of all time. King Arthur in America - paperback Series: Arthurian Studies The first full-length study to focus exclusively on American reinterpretations of the Arthurian legends. King James I and the Religious Culture of England Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature Examination of the influence of James I on the religious and cultural life of England. The Last von Reckenburg Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Reprint of English translation of important 19th-century German novel with strong feminist overtones. The Late Medieval Interlude Sensitive study of the 15/16 century interlude, focussing on one of its major concerns, the depiction of male aristocracy and the development to maturity. Liberal Education and the Canon An educationalist argues for the traditional literary canon and its relevance to contemporary social issues. Literature and Science Series: Essays and Studies Essays exploring the complex relationship between literature and science. Literature and the Visual Media Series: Essays and Studies Essays on the links between film and fiction, and their mutual influence. Long Shadows Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Short stories from one of Germany's leading twentieth-century woman writers. Lord Henry Howard (1540-1614): an Elizabethan Life Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature First full biography of the Elizabethan Henry Howard, one of the most influential noblemen of his time, tracing his chequered career and placing him in the context of Renaissance humanism. Lyrical Symbols and Narrative Transformations Series: Comparative Literature This collection of critical essays examines nineteenth and twentieth-century European and American poetry and prose from the perspective of aesthetic transformations. These transformations encompass revisions from one genre to another, from classical to modern, from one country to another, or among varying gendered perspectives. The Making of Restoration Poetry Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature A survey of Restoration poetry, from the forms in which it was disseminated to studies of important texts. Margaret Atwood Series: European Studies in North American Literature and Culture A collection of new essays on the multi-talented Canadian writer Margaret Atwood. Matthew Arnold Series: Studies in English and American Literature and Culture Examines the critical reputation of one of the great literary critics. Metamorphoses of the Vampire in Literature and Film Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The first study to propose a unifying logic underlying the many and varied representations of the vampire in literature and culture. The Middle Ages after the Middle Ages in the English-Speaking World Studies of the influence of the middle ages on aspects of European and American life and culture from 16c to the present day. Milton and the Terms of Liberty Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature Essays on Milton's developing ideas on liberty, and his republicanism, as expressed in his writings over his lifetime. Modernism and Tradition in Ernest Hemingway's In Our Time - paperback Series: Studies in American Literature and Culture A handbook to Hemingway's famous collection of short stories that emphasizes its status as a modernist masterwork. Modernism and Tradition in Ernest Hemingway's In Our Time Series: Studies in American Literature and Culture A handbook to Hemingway's famous collection of short stories that emphasizes its status as a modernist masterwork. The Multiple Worlds of Pynchon's Mason & Dixon Series: Studies in American Literature and Culture New essays examining the interface between 18th- and 20th-century culture both in Pynchon's novel and in the historical past. The Multiple Worlds of Pynchon's Mason & Dixon - paperback Series: Studies in American Literature and Culture New essays examining the interface between 18th- and 20th-century culture both in Pynchon's novel and in the historical past. Musicking Shakespeare Series: Eastman Studies in Music Demonstrates how Purcell, Berlioz, Verdi, and Britten, responding to Shakespeare's juxtaposition of contrasting theatrical styles, devised music dramas that call opera into question. The N-Town Play: Drama and Liturgy in Medieval East Anglia Series: Westfield Medieval Studies First full examination of the N-Town Play, arguing for its reappraisal as a work of private devotion as well as public performance. Narrative Deconstructions of Gender in Works by Audrey Thomas, Daphne Marlatt, and Louise Erdrich Series: European Studies in North American Literature and Culture Study of three North American women novelists combining the standpoints of gender studies and narratology. Nature's Hidden Terror Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Imaginatively explores violent images of nature as they appear in 18th-century literature. Neo-Historicism Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature Essays on English Renaissance culture make a major contribution to the debate on historical method. New Directions in Arthurian Studies Series: Arthurian Studies Eleven essays bring Arthurian studies into the 21st century, including film and black popular culture. Nietzsche in American Literature and Thought Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture First-ever collection of essays to examine the American reaction to Nietzsche. Of Time and the Artist Series: Studies in English and American Literature and Culture Investigation of the complex relationship between Thomas Wolfe and his critics, showing the effect of criticism on his career. Open World Series: Studies in English and American Literature and Culture Essays of American-domiciled Anglo-Welsh poet. 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The Plays of George Chapman The Poetics of Reading Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Situates the act of critical reading in the context of poetic aesthetics. Poetry and Politics Series: Essays and Studies The relationship between poetry and politics from the Renaissance to the present day examined. Postcolonial Theory and Criticism Series: Essays and Studies Articles on the historical, social and political realities of postcolonialism as expressed in contemporary writing. The Prose Works of Sir Gilbert Hay Series: Scottish Text Society Fifth Series The Prose Works of Sir Gilbert Hay Series: Scottish Text Society Fourth Series Proteus: Studies in English Literature Classic essays on English literature, written in the late Professor Derek Brewer's characteristically lively and accessible manner. A Radical's Books Jeake's annotated library catalogue sheds light on 17c book-ownership and availability. Radio Camelot Series: Arthurian Studies The Arthurian legend as treated on radio. Rain of Years: This work argues that Great Expectations best exemplifies Charles Dickens' worldview, and brings together the various themes he addresses in all his works. Reading Performance: Spanish Golden-Age Theatre and Shakespeare on the Modern Stage Series: Monografías A Spanish Golden-Age plays take their place at the forefront of world theatre. Reading the `New' Literatures in a Post-Colonial Era Series: Essays and Studies Essays on the contribution of African, Caribbean, Asian and diaspora writers to 'English' literature. Reading W. G. Sebald Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A daring new view of Sebald's works and the reading practice they call forth. Recent Criticism of James Joyce's Ulysses Series: Studies in English and American Literature and Culture A study that must be read by all scholars and students of Joyce. Reimagining Shakespeare's Playhouse An examination of the recreation of Renaissance staging traditions in modern performances. Renaissance Papers 2000 Series: Renaissance Papers Eleven articles on aspects of the Renaissance, chief among them women writers, art, and drama. Renaissance Papers 2001 Series: Renaissance Papers The current volume contains nine articles reflecting a wide range of approaches to Renaissance literary performance and theory. Renaissance Papers 2002 Series: Renaissance Papers Annual collection of essays, this year treating works by Donne, Shakespeare, Marvell, and Spenser, among other topics. Renaissance Papers 2003 Series: Renaissance Papers Essays on Shakespeare, Elizabeth Cary, Erasmus, George Puttenham, William Tyndale, and the Virginia Company, among other topics. Renaissance Papers 2004 Series: Renaissance Papers Yearly volume containing seven new essays on topics from the Metaphysical Poets to Shakespeare, Marlowe, and Milton. Renaissance Papers 2005 Series: Renaissance Papers Eight new essays on topics from Shakespeare and Dryden to Donne, Bronzino, Sidney, Hutchinson, and Milton. Renaissance Papers 2006 Series: Renaissance Papers Yearly volume containing twelve essays on topics from Shakespeare to Middleton, Donne, Propertius, political resistance and legitimation, Elizabethan anthologies, and Milton. Renaissance Papers 2007 Series: Renaissance Papers Focuses on the literary implications of 17th-century religion, Shakespeare's Roman plays, and 16th-century poetry. Renaissance Papers 2008 Series: Renaissance Papers The best essays submitted to the Southeastern Renaissance Conference in 2008, with a focus on the performance history of Renaissance drama. Return of King Arthur British and American Arthurian Literature since 1800 Series: Arthurian Studies The Revivifying Word Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Reading as key to the mysterious relation between lifeless material bodies and living, animate beings in Romantic fiction and thought. Ritual Performance in the Fiction of Flannery O'Connor Series: Studies in English and American Literature and Culture The first study of the importance of ritual in the works of O'Connor, with in-depth analysis of six of the writer's works. Robert Bly Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective An analysis of critical comment on Bly, American poet, critic, translator and political activist. Robin Hood The major discovery of a late 17c manuscript of Robin Hood ballads is a significant event in the study of early English popular culture: fuller and variant ballad texts introduced with full critical apparatus. Robin Hood in Popular Culture: Violence, Transgression, and Justice Studies of varied aspects of Robin Hood legends and associated topics: the greenwood, archery, outlawry, and 20c response to the legends. The Romantic Art of Confession Series: Comparative Literature A fascinating analysis of major works of European Romanticism entitled "confessions." Romanticism and Gender Series: Essays and Studies New approaches to women writers and attitudes to women in the Romantic period, principally focused on North America. Seamus Heaney and Medieval Poetry First examination of the use made by Seamus Heaney of medieval poetry in his translations and adaptations, including the acclaimed Beowulf. Seamus Heaney and Medieval Poetry - paperback First examination of the use made by Seamus Heaney of medieval poetry in his translations and adaptations, including the acclaimed Beowulf. Selected Sermons of Zachary Boyd Series: Scottish Text Society Fourth Series Self-Interpretation in The Faerie Queene Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature A new reading of the allegorical nature of The Faerie Queene, offering radical new insights into its narrative and form. A Self-Made Surrealist Series: European Studies in North American Literature and Culture A new evaluation of a writer who was the talk of the literary world in the early days of the sexual revolution. Shakespeare, Plautus and the Humanist Tradition Shakespeare and Machiavelli Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature A detailed comparison of Machiavelli with Shakespeare, grounded in their common use of rhetoric. Simulacrum America Series: European Studies in North American Literature and Culture A collection of articles that analyses the role of the media in America from a deconstructionist viewpoint. Sir Francis Drake A cultural history of the representations of Sir Francis Drake, from contemporary accounts to the present day. Slavery and the Cultures of Abolition Series: Essays and Studies Slavery as depicted in literature and culture is examined in this wide-ranging collection. The Song of Songs in English Renaissance Literature: Kisses of Their Mouths Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature Treatment of and reference to the Song of Songs by a variety of authors including Spenser and Milton. The Song Repertoire of Amelia and Jane Harris Series: Scottish Text Society Fourth Series Spenser's Legal Language Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature Highlights Spenser's use of legal thought and language, resulting in new insights into his work. Staging Islam in England: Drama and Culture, 1640-1685 Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature Exploration of the ways in which Islam manifested itself in the writings of the seventeenth century. The Stechlin Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture First English translation of the final work of Theodor Fontane, one of Germany's most significant novelists. Storytelling in the Works of Bunyan, Grimmelshausen, Defoe, and Schnabel Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Examines how uses of fictional storytelling reflect the secularization process that coincided with the rise of the modern novel. The Strange Sad War Revolving Series: Studies in English and American Literature and Culture Analysis of Whitman's reflection of civil rights legislation in his work, 1865-1876. Studies in Medievalism VI Series: Studies in Medievalism Studies on the influence of the middle ages, and in particular the Arthurian legends, on the culture of North America. Studies in Medievalism XI Series: Studies in Medievalism Studies in Medievalism is the only journal entirely devoted to modern re-creations of the middle ages: a field of central importance not only to scholarship but to the whole contemporary cultural world. Studies in Medievalism XIII Series: Studies in Medievalism Studies of texts from the late middle ages to the contemporary moment, together they indicate, broadly, directions both in postmodern studies and studies in medievalism. Studies in Medievalism XIX Series: Studies in Medievalism An engagement with the huge growth in neomedievalism forms the core of this volume, with other essays testing its conclusions. Studies in Medievalism XV Series: Studies in Medievalism Taking as its central theme the idea of memory in medievalism, the contributors address a variety of texts and topics. Studies in Medievalism XVII Series: Studies in Medievalism New essays attempt to survey and map out the increasingly significant discipline of medievalism. Studies in Medievalism XVIII Series: Studies in Medievalism Articles which survey and map out the increasingly significant discipline of medievalism; and explore its numerous aspects. T.H. White's Troubled Heart An analysis of women in The Once and Future King. T.H. White's The Once and Future King Series: Arthurian Studies A critical study of T.H. White's classic Arthurian tetralogy. Talking Books Series: Studies in English and American Literature and Culture Study of problems of translating oral literature, illustrated by Pawnee examples. Textual Cultures: Cultural Texts Series: Essays and Studies New essays reappraising the history of the book, manuscripts, and texts. Textuality and Subjectivity Series: Studies in English and American Literature and Culture Reveals strikingly the fundamental problem of translating oral poetry into a written literature. That Dangerous Figure Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective Their Pavel Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Translation of nineteenth-century novel of life in a still-feudal Moravian village. Their Pavel - paperback Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Translation of nineteenth-century novel of life in a still-feudal Moravian village. The Theology of John Donne - paperback Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature John Donne discussed as an original religious thinker, drawing on his extant sermons for evidence of his personal theology. Thoreau's Late Career and The Dispersion of Seeds Series: Studies in English and American Literature and Culture The first detailed study of a major but neglected work by Thoreau. Three Rastell Plays Series: Tudor Interludes Trial by Ordeal Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective A sharp view of a century's critical commentary on Hardy. The Uncertain World of Samson Agonistes Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature Ambiguity, present in all aspects of the poem, is seen as central to Milton's authorial intentions. Victorian Women Poets Series: Essays and Studies Specially commissioned essays offer revisionary readings of canonical poets and bring into focus rediscovered writers. Viking America: The First Millennium Viking America examined through the writing and rewriting of the Vinland story from the middle ages to the twentieth century. The Vikings and the Victorians - paperback The first book-length treatment of C19 fascination with Norse heroes. Voices in the Past A pioneering exploration of the scope for linking archaeology and the critical reading of literature. Wilhelm Meister's Theatrical Calling Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The original version of Goethe's Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship in its first modern English translation. William Camden A comprehensive analysis of the life of William Camden (1581-1623), historian, herald, and leading literary figure of the Elizabethan period and of the context in which he lived. William Morris's Utopia of Strangers Series: English Association Studies William Morris's conception of hospitality as a form of political tolerance is surveyed within the context of Victorian medievalism. Women and Writing, c.1340-c.1650 Series: Manuscript Culture in the British Isles Essays offering a gendered approach to the study of the move from manuscript to early printed book show how much women were involved in the process. Women Peasant Poets in Eighteenth-Century England, Scotland, and Germany Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture First comparative study of an unlikely group of authors: 18th-century women peasants. The Word of a Prince - paperback She gives the general reader fresh access to Elizabeth's mind and ideas, her wit, verve, eloquence, circumlocution, and formidable learning. OBSERVER Wordsworth and the Critics Series: Studies in English and American Literature and Culture The first full-length study of the reception of Wordsworth's poetry and theory. The Works of Allan Ramsay Series: Scottish Text Society Fourth Series The Works of Allan Ramsay Series: Scottish Text Society Fourth Series The Works of Allan Ramsay Series: Scottish Text Society Fourth Series The Works of a Lollard Preacher Series: Early English Text Society Original Series The Works of Thomas Traherne [complete set] Series: Works of Thomas Traherne The Works of Thomas Traherne I Series: Works of Thomas Traherne First volume in what will be the definitive edition of the complete works of Thomas Traherne, containing previously unpublished material. The Works of Thomas Traherne II Series: Works of Thomas Traherne Traherne's voice can be heard as never before. THE TABLET The Works of Thomas Traherne III Series: Works of Thomas Traherne Traherne's voice can be heard as never before. THE TABLET The Works of Thomas Traherne IV Series: Works of Thomas Traherne Traherne's voice can be heard as never before. THE TABLET Writing Home Series: English Association Studies The idea of place, and of being displaced, is a powerful leit-motif in Northern Irish poetry. It is here explored in depth, from the 1960s to the present day. Wunderkind Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective A detailed critical history of McCullers's reputation and the social crosscurrents that shaped it. |
