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"Complete Poems of Robert Frost" gathers the timeless and evocative verses of one of America's most celebrated poets. Robert Frost, often hailed as the poet laureate of rural New England, captures t……続きを見る

This book contains the works below arranged alphabetically by authors last names Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen) Peter Pan (J. M. Barrie) Cabin Fever (B. M. Bower) Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë) Fath……続きを見る

How did actors of the late seventeenth century supplement their earnings? And what were the relationships between their other business and their acting? This Element focuses on the diverse career of……続きを見る

Impressionist painting was the dominant art form of its time, and one to which English-speaking poets were profoundly responsive. Yet the relationship between impressionism and poetry has largely be……続きを見る

Open a new portal into Shakespeare’s wordsーand his Renaissance lifeーwith math and numbers as your key “Highly readable. . . . Shakespeare’s surprising yet unsurprising mathematical sophistication ……続きを見る

The recent discovery of two Latin books that once belonged to the Quiney family of Stratford-upon-Avon expands our understanding of Shakespeare's grammar school education and of the social, material……続きを見る

Studies of the eighteenth-century periodical have long tended to understand the form according to the period’s own insistence on adhering to and promoting politeness. In contrast, this collection re……続きを見る

Originally published in 1985, Fred T. Robinson’s classic study asserts that the appositive style of Beowulf helps the poet communicate his Christian vision of pagan life. By alerting the audience to……続きを見る

Revisiting the place of Italian Futurism in English literary modernism, this book draws on a range of overlooked historical and archival sources to reassess how English writers engaged with Futurist……続きを見る

In "A History of English Literature," Robert Huntington Fletcher meticulously traces the evolution of English literature from its earliest origins to the contemporary era. With a clear and engaging ……続きを見る

In "The Romantic Scottish Ballads: Their Epoch and Authorship," Robert Chambers intricately explores the rich tapestry of Scottish balladry, situating these lyrical narratives within their historica……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Works of Robert Louis Stevenson: Novels, Short Stories, Poems, Plays, Memoirs, Travel Sketches, Letters and Essays (Illustrated Edition)" is formatted for……続きを見る

A prolific artist, writer, designer, and political activist, William Morris remains remarkably powerful and relevant today. But how do you teach someone like Morris who made significant contribution……続きを見る

“Walt Whitman” is a short essay from the compilation “Familiar studies of men and books”, written by Robert Louis Stevenson and first published in New Quarterly Magazine in October 1878. 続きを見る

In this slim, poetically powerful volume, Piero Boitani develops his earlier work in The Bible and Its Rewritings, focusing on Shakespeare’s “rescripturing” of the Gospels. Boitani persuasively urge……続きを見る

During the English Restoration, London unlicensed health carers printed handbills as the easiest way to advertise their medical practices. In order to increase our awareness of irregular medical pra……続きを見る

This book is dedicated to the issue of animal metaphor together with its intricacies and internal complexity. Its main objective is to present a unified picture of the role animal terms have played ……続きを見る

Travelling Texts: J.M. Coetzee and Other Writers is a collection of essays on mutual influences and inspirations between authors, with a special focus on J.M. Coetzee. Bringing together a group of i……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Poetry" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Ring and the Book is a long dramatic narrative poem, and, more……続きを見る

‘Enchanting’ - Simon Russell Beale ‘Remarkable’ - James Shapiro ‘Wonderful . . . compulsively readable’ - Nicholas Hytner Why do the collected works of an Elizabethan writer continue to speak to us ……続きを見る

In "Montaigne and Shakspere," J. M. Robertson embarks on a scholarly examination of the profound connections between the philosophical musings of Michel de Montaigne and the dramatic genius of Willi……続きを見る

A comprehensive introduction to Old English, combining simple, clear philology with the best literary works to provide a compelling and accessible beginners’ guide. Provides a comprehensive introdu……続きを見る

First published in 1990, this title provides a compendium of useful information for any reader of Donne to have at hand: crucial biographical material, historical contextualisation, and details abou……続きを見る

James Joyce’s Ulysses first appeared in print in the pages of an American avant-garde magazine, The Little Review, between 1918 and 1920. The novel many consider to be the most important literary wo……続きを見る

This introduction to British literature from 1900 to 2021 looks at British writing from the perspective of the 2016 Brexit vote and its seismic repercussions. The book covers a wide variety of Briti……続きを見る

Tamanha é a importância e influência de Shakespeare que não é possível dizer que se trata de um autor morto. Há algo de Shakespeare na literatura de hoje, no pensamento de hoje, na língua de hoje, n……続きを見る

'A spectacular journey... Highly recommended!' Dr Simon Smith, The Shakespeare Institute 'A fascinating and hugely entertaining guide to Shakespearean mathematics.' Prof Sarah Hart, author of Once ……続きを見る

The strange and varied lives of the ten children of the world's most beloved novelist Charles Dickens, famous for the indelible child characters he createdーfrom Little Nell to Oliver Twist and Davi……続きを見る

In late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century British literature, Scandinavia emerged as a setting for Gothic terror. This book explores the extensive use of Nordic superstition as it provided a ……続きを見る

This Element Paratext printed with new English plays has a lot to tell us about what playwrights were attempting to do and how audiences responded, thereby contributing substantially to our understa……続きを見る