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The Literary Genres in the Flavian Age
The construction of a new Latin library between the end of the Republic and the Augustan Principate was anything but an inhibiting factor. The literary flourishing of the Flavian …
A War of Empires
SHORTLISTED FOR THE RUSI DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY HISTORY 2022'This is a superb book.' - James HollandIn 1941 and 1942 the British and Indian Armies were brutally …
Adventures of a Postmodern Historian
Robert Rosenstone was among the first 'postmodern' historians, and remains one of the most renowned. In this honest, revealing and often funny memoir, he shows us how he got there …
Literary Translation and Cultural Mediators in 'Peripheral' Cultures
This book sets the grounds for a new approach exploring cultural mediators as key figures in literary and cultural history. It proposes an innovative conceptual and methodological …
The Life and Adventures of Mrs. Christian Davies, Commonly Call'd Mother Ross; who, in Several Campaigns Under King William and the Late Duke of Marlborough, Gave Many Signal Proofs of Courage and Personal Bravery
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its …
Shakespeare’s Asian Journeys
This volume gives Asia’s Shakespeares the critical, theoretical, and political space they demand, offering rich, alternative ways of thinking about Asia, Shakespeare, and Asian …
Shakespeare’s Things
Floating daggers, enchanted handkerchiefs, supernatural storms, and moving statues have tantalized Shakespeare’s readers and audiences for centuries. The essays in Shakespeare’s …
Afterlife of Shakespeare's Sonnets
Why did no one read Sonnet 18 for over one hundred years? What traumatic memories did Sonnet 111 conjure up for Charles Dickens? Which Sonnet did Wilfred Owen find particularly …
Shakespeare's Sublime Pathos
Winner of the AEDEAN "e;Enrique Garcia Diez"e; Literature Research Award 2023Winner of the European Society for the Study of English Book Award 2024Shakespeare's Sublime …
Military Cultures and Martial Enterprises in the Middle Ages
Essays on aspects of medieval military history, encompassing the most recent critical approaches.The essays in this volume honour the career and achievements of Richard Abels, the …
Queer Exposures
Roberto Bolano (1953-2003) stands out among recent Latin American writers because of his unique combination of critical acclaim, popularity, and literary significance. Queer …
Cultures of Healing
This volume brings together for the first time an updated collection of articles exploring poverty, poor relief, illness, and health care as they intersected in Western Europe, the …