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Shakespeare's Tragic Cosmos
This study focuses on Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, the four main tragedies and Antony and Cleopatra. Tom McAlindon argues that there were two models of nature in Renaissance …
Literary Research and Postcolonial Literatures in English
Postcolonial literatures can be defined as the body of creative work written by authors whose lands were formerly subjugated to colonial rule. In previous volumes of this series, …
Understanding Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Since the time of its publication in 1884, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has generated heated controversy. One of the most frequently banned books in the history of literature, it …
Republics and empires
Republics and empires provides transnational perspectives on the significance of Italy to American art and visual culture and the impact of the United States on Italian art and …
Lectures Introductory to a History of the Latin Language and Literature
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with …
Willy's Pictures
Hugely entertaining and informative – a unique art history lesson given by internationally acclaimed children’s book illustrator.Willy’s pictures look like great works of art, but …
Measures of Science
Syphilis in Shakespeare's England
The emergence of syphilis in Europe at the end of the fifteenth century had a profound influence on the history of Western civilization during the Renaissance. The author's …
The Knowledge that Endures
Shakespeare's Ideas
An in-depth exploration, through his plays and poems, of the philosophy of Shakespeare as a great poet, a great dramatist and a "great mind". Written by a leading Shakespearean …
Futures of Life Death on Earth
Life on earth is currently approaching what has been called the sixth mass extinction, also known as the Holocene or anthropocene extinction. Unlike the previous five, this …
Sabres Over MiG Alley
This is the story of the first jet versus jet war, the largest in number of victories and losses, and one of the few military bright spots in the Korean War. It tells how an …