Wolves have invaded the seaside resort town of Santa Varvara, a fictional postindustrial city in Eastern Europe, killing......more
Does dance tell a story? What, if anything, is it intended to represent? How was it conceived in the early modern period......more
This is the first monograph to evaluate Elizabeth Bowen’s ’verbal painting’, and the first to acknowledge the influence ......more
Old Norse Mythology is an accessible and multidisciplinary introduction to the field. It surveys the 13 most consequenti......more
Old Norse Mythology is an accessible and multidisciplinary introduction to the field. It surveys the 13 most consequenti......more
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This Element engages with one of Shakespeare’s greatest thought-experiments: How does one navigate the ’theatre of the w......more
Impressionist painting was the dominant art form of its time, and one to which English-speaking poets were profoundly re......more
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This examination of 32 ghost stories by 21 Victorian women writers defines a new genre, Feminist Gothic, that utilizes t......more
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Julia Kristeva presents a thoroughly original and compelling reading of Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past, first deliv......more
Julia Kristeva’s dazzling fictional debut is an intellectual adventure, full of vitality, sensuousness, and sustained ly......more
A guide for today’s classrooms, this collection from leading Joyce scholars explores innovative pedagogical approaches t......more
A guide for today’s classrooms, this collection from leading Joyce scholars explores innovative pedagogical approaches t......more
Essays by feminist scholars of German Studies looking at how women-particularly women of color-have put their anger to u......more
Allegories of Format examines the significance of format to the literary oeuvre of the nineteenth-century Swiss author, ......more
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In his philosophical project, aesthetic orientation and political leanings, Alain Badiou is a product of, and a leading ......more
This collection of essays is the first book devoted to exploring Marcel Proust’s influence on Irish literature and Irish......more
A collection of essays delving into the textual representations and history of British and Irish car culture. Modernity ......more
A matter-based approach to the study of nineteenth-century Romantic artifacts centering on the removal of the Parthenon ......more
How might we understand early modern sexuality prior to contemporary interpretations of sexuality? What does the sex lif......more
Why do invocations of ’the people’ carry such force in current political discourse and public debate? This book offers a......more
The Cambridge History of Australian Poetry offers an authoritative and comprehensive engagement with poetries that range......more
Revisiting the place of Italian Futurism in English literary modernism, this book draws on a range of overlooked histori......more
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Provides the English-speaking reader with a comprehensive guide to the fiction of Alfred Döblin, a major figure in Germa......more
A comprehensive study of the mortality of Norse gods, with close readings of the Prose Edda, Poetic Edda and Saxo Gramma......more
Amidst the opulent tapestry of Regency England, a voice from the past whispers secrets of the British aristocracy’s inti......more
In the shadowy corridors of medieval Europe, where the clash of steel echoed through the ages, unfolds a gripping narrat......more
In the vibrant tapestry of 17th century Mexico, a singular voice rises-a cloistered nun whose words transcend the confin......more
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The volume outlines modern British literature’s relation to global empire from the 16th century to the present. Spanning......more
The volume outlines modern British literature’s relation to global empire from the 16th century to the present. Spanning......more
This Element sheds new light on Walter Scott’s work by investigating the French influence of his wife, Charlotte Charpen......more
This Element sheds new light on Walter Scott’s work by investigating the French influence of his wife, Charlotte Charpen......more
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Joy in literature and culture remains a little-studied subject, one sometimes even viewed with suspicion. Here, Lucie Ka......more
"The Myth of George Eliot" shows how Marian Evans understood the power of collective stories to change society, and sugg......more
Over the past century, the Italian landscape has undergone exceedingly rapid transformations, shifting from a mostly rur......more
First published in 1653, The Compleat Angler is one of the most influential environmental texts ever written. Addressing......more
An exploration of the intersection of male-male sexual activities and subcultures with Italian humanism and university c......more
No writer has surpassed the epic achievement of J.R.R. Tolkien, who spent decades refining his Middle-earth--a world tha......more
How the drama of Shakespeare’s time demonstrates the tensions within civility Is civility merely a matter of reinforcing......more
How the drama of Shakespeare’s time demonstrates the tensions within civility Is civility merely a matter of reinforcing......more
Even though the similarities of philological methods and traditions across various cultures have been the subject of sch......more
Originally published in 1972, Restoration Literature is a landmark in the study of seventeenth-century English literatur......more
In this original study, Niall Oddy explores representations of Europe in sixteenth and early-seventeenth century French ......more
Though modernism’s emergence in an environment of techno-cultural acceleration has long been recognized, recent scholars......more
The Edinburgh Companion to the Essay distinguishes itself by the wide range and scope of its themes, voices and approach......more
From the birth of the museum to the explosion of mass-produced illustrated books, the Romantic period (c. 1770-1840) was......more
This study examines the interdependence of gender, sexuality and space in the early modern period, which saw the incepti......more
This book offers the most extensive contextual analysis to date of women’s work in the Devonshire Manuscript as part of ......more
Infanticide in Tudor and Stuart England explores one of society’s darkest crimes using archival sources and discussing i......more
This book provides the first account of how the reputation of King Edward II (1307-1327) of having engaged in sexual and......more
Women Religious and Epistolary Exchange in the Carmelite Reform: The Disciples of Teresa de Avila carries the story beyo......more