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Bob Thompson
A rich reconsideration of a short-lived but visionary voice in twentieth-century American painting and his enduring relevance Bob Thompson (1937–1966) came to critical acclaim in …
The Wolf
New insights into the changing human attitudes towards wild nature through the depiction of wolves in human culture and heritage. Few animals arouse such strong opinion as the …
Archaeology, the Public and the Recent Past
Essays dealing with the question of how the theory and practice of archaeology should engage with the recent past. Heritage, memory, community archaeology and the politics of the …
The Works of Samuel Johnson, Vol 18
Essential writings on the English language—its history, structure, and cultural importance—by one of its most adroit practitioners This volume of the Yale Edition of the Works of …
Christians and Jews in Angevin England
The shocking massacre of the Jews in York, 1190, is here re-examined in its historical context along with the circumstances and processes through which Christian and Jewish …
Remaking North American Sovereignty
North America took its political shape in the crisis of the 1860s, marked by Canadian Confederation, the U.S. Civil War, the restoration of the Mexican Republic, and numerous wars …
Arthurian Literature XXXIX
"Delivers fascinating material across genres, periods, and theoretical issues." TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT This volume is a special issue dedicated to Professor Elizabeth …
A Companion to Catalan Culture
Why Catalans insist on their identity. The tragic fate of the millenary personality of Catalonia has rarely been fully appreciated abroad. Since the early eighteenth century its …
Samuel Johnson
An anthology of the essential and enduring works of Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson was eighteenth-century Britain’s preeminent man of letters—moral and literary critic, …
Debussy's Resonance
Some of Debussy's most beloved pieces, as well as lesser-known ones from his early years, set in a rich cultural context by leading experts from the English- and French-speaking …
The World of Elizabeth Inchbald
This collection centers on the remarkable life and career of the writer and actor Elizabeth Inchbald (1753–1821), active in Great Britain in the late eighteenth century. Inspired …
Judging Bush
There is no shortage of opinions on the legacy that George W. Bush will leave as 43rd President of the United States. Recognizing that Bush the Younger has been variously described …