This study describes a variety of ways of thinking about place in the Renaissance and in Paradise Lost. Despite coming from different perspectives, they have in common the idea that the difficulty o……続きを見る
First published in 1968, this collection of essays and reviews represents all that Sir Walter Scott wrote on the subject of novels and novelists, and will be invaluable for the study of Scott, both ……続きを見る
著者:Maria Beville
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2013年10月30日
This book visits the 'Thing' in its various manifestations as an unnameable monster in literature and film, reinforcing the idea that the very essence of the monster is its excess and its indetermin……続きを見る
This collection recovers the continuities between three forms of romance that have often been separated from one another in critical discourse: early modern prose fiction, the dramatic romances stag……続きを見る
This interdisciplinary collection brings together world leaders in Gothic Studies, offering dynamic new readings on popular Gothic cultural productions from the last decade. Topics covered include, ……続きを見る
The "(re)turn to history" in Romantic Studies in the 1980s marked the beginning of a critical orthodoxy that continues to condition, if not define, our sense of the Romantic period twenty-five years……続きを見る
著者:Shahidha Bari
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2012年09月10日
John Keats remains one of the most familiar and beloved of English poets, but has received surprisingly little critical attention in recent years. This study is a fresh contribution to Keats critici……続きを見る
The ongoing critical fascination with Thomas De Quincey and the burgeoning recognition of the centrality of his writings to the Romantic age and beyond necessitates a critical examination of De Quin……続きを見る
Sympathy and the State in the Romantic Era explores a fascinating connection between two seemingly unrelated Romantic-era discourses, outlining the extent to which eighteenth and early nineteenth ce……続きを見る
著者:Kathleen Raine
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2013年09月05日
First published in 1979, this is a very welcome reissue of Kathleen Raine's seminal study of William Blake - England’s only prophet. He challenged with extraordinary vigour the premises which now un……続きを見る
The Scarlet Letter is an 1850 romantic work of fiction in a historical setting, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is considered to be his magnum opus. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston during the ……続きを見る
著者:Orrin N. C. Wang
出版社: Johns Hopkins University Press
発売日: 2011年09月01日
Winner, 2011 Jean-Pierre Barricelli Prize, International Conference on Romanticism
This book explores the relationship among Romanticism, deconstruction, and Marxism by examining tropes of sensation……続きを見る
著者:Sophie Thomas
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2007年12月12日
This book investigates the productive crosscurrents between visual culture and literary texts in the Romantic period, focusing on the construction and manipulation of the visual, the impact of new v……続きを見る
Prominent examples from contemporary vampire literature expose a desire to re-evaluate and re-work the long-standing, folkloristic interpretation of the vampire as the immortal undead. This book exp……続きを見る
著者:Kristen Deiter
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2011年02月23日
The Tower of London in English Renaissance Drama historicizes the Tower of London's evolving meanings in English culture alongside its representations in twenty-four English history plays, 1579-c.16……続きを見る
In a wide ranging series of introductory essays written by some of the leading figures in the field, this essential guide explores the world of Gothic in all its myriad forms throughout the mid-eigh……続きを見る
著者:Victoria Nelson
出版社: Harvard University Press
発売日: 2012年05月08日
The Gothic has taken a revolutionary turn in this century. Today’s Gothic has fashioned its monsters and devils into heroes and angels and is actively reviving supernaturalism in popular culture. Ne……続きを見る
In this revised omnibus edition of "Mr. B Speaks!" and "A Man of Few Words," Katherine Woodbury provides a fresh perspective on two classic works of English literature.
Adaptations of Jane Austen's ……続きを見る
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Situated at the intersection of literature and science, Holland's study draws upon a diverse corpus of literary and scientific texts which testify to a cultural fascination with procreation around 1……続きを見る
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• Includes beautiful artworks and illustrations
• A link of a FREE audio book to download at the end of the book
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Take a peek beneath the bonnet.
Browse the inspirational fiction section of your local bookstore, and you will likely find cover after cover depicting virtuous young women cloaked in modest dresses ……続きを見る
Much has been written about the Victorian novel, and for good reason. The cultural power it exerted (and, to some extent, still exerts) is beyond question. The Oxford Handbook of the Victorian Novel……続きを見る
IAIN BANKS was one of the finest writers of his generation. The Wasp Factory appeared in 1984, to great and gratifying controversy (one reviewer helpfully described it as “a work of unparalleled dep……続きを見る
著者:Rosamunde Pilcher
出版社: St. Martin's Publishing Group
発売日: 2013年03月23日
Rosamunde Pilcher's worldwide best-sellers, The Shell Seekers, September, and Coming Home, enchanted millions with their beguiling descriptions of the coasts of Cornwall, the Highlands of Scotland, ……続きを見る
Bringing together some of the best current practitioners of historical and formal criticism, Reading Renaissance Ethics assesses the ethical performance of renaissance texts as historical agents in ……続きを見る
From the first moment Vincentio di Vivaldi, a young nobleman, sets eyes on the veiled figure of Ellena, he is captivated by her enigmatic beauty and grace. But his haughty and manipulative mother is……続きを見る
The Story of a Whim by Grace Livingston Hill
“If a young man spells his name 'Christie,' he cannot blame fate when a pretty girl writes him an affectionate letterーunder the impression that she is c……続きを見る
著者:Emily Bronte
出版社: BK Publishers
発売日: 2013年03月08日
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Wuthering Heights is a novel by Emily Brontë, written between October 1845 and June 1846,[1] and published in 1847 under the pseudonym "Ellis Bell." It……続きを見る
Lord Byron (1788-1824) was a poet and satirist, as famous in his time for his love affairs and questionable morals as he was for his poetry. Looking beyond the scandal, Byron leaves us a body of wor……続きを見る