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Cultivating the Human Faculties
The Irish artist, James Barry, is a major neoclassical artist of international significance. A keen exponent of the grand style of history painting, his work virtually disappeared …
Gil Vicente Bibliography (2005-2015)
This is a compilation of contributions to the study of the Portuguese playwright Gil Vicente (14651536) which appeared between 2005 and 2015. Entries are grouped under three main …
The Collected Letters of Mary Blachford Tighe
This annotated edition provides a revelatory glimpse into the life and mind of Ireland’s premier Romantic-era woman poet, Mary Blachford Tighe (1772-1810), author of Psyche, …
Zen and the White Whale
In Moby-Dick’s wide philosophical musings and central narrative arch, Daniel Herman finds a philosophy very closely aligned specifically with the original teachings of Zen …
John Updike's Pennsylvania Interviews
Updike remains both a critical and popular success; however, because Updike asked that his personal letters not be published the only way that Updike scholars and fans can read …
Genesis B and the Comedic Imperative
Readers of Old English would generally agree that the poem Genesis B, a translation into Old English of an Old Saxon (that is, continental) retelling of the story of the Fall, is a …
Jane Austen and the Arts
The essays collected in Jane Austen and the Arts; Elegance, Propriety, and Harmony examine Austen’s understanding of the arts, her aesthetic philosophy, and her role as artist. …
Christian Social Activism and Rule of Law in Chinese Societies
Although Christianity has been a minority religion in Chinese societies, Christians have played catalytic roles in social activism for democracy and establishing rule of law in …
James Thomson's The Seasons, Print Culture, and Visual Interpretation, 1730–1842
Drawing on the methods of textual and reception studies, book history, print culture research, and visual culture, this interdisciplinary study of James Thomson’s The Seasons …
The Western Delaware Indian Nation, 1730–1795
During the early eighteenth century, three phratries or tribes (Turtle, Turkey, and Wolf) of Delaware Indians left their traditional homeland in the Delaware River watershed and …
This Will Make a Man of Me
This book offers a unique firsthand account of the experiences of a teenage officer in America's Civil War. Second Lieutenant Thomas James Howell was only seventeen years old when …
Piano Makers in Russia in the Nineteenth Century
Piano Makers in Russia in the Nineteenth Century is a richly detailed thematic study of the history of the piano in Russian society from its beginnings with the European artisans …