Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800 books

Provides a detailed map of contemporary critical theory in Renaissance and Early Modern English literary studies...  Read More >>

A rich and riveting portrait of the man behind Gulliver’s Travels, by a “vivid, ardent, and engaging” (New York...  Read More >>

Throughout, editor Carolyn Woodward offers essential historical and editorial context to the work, demonstrating...  Read More >>

This book provides a fresh perspective on texts by Marlowe, Nashe, Shakespeare, Dekker and Milton by situating them...  Read More >>

The first major study of prison literature dating from the early modern period, this book shows how the religious...  Read More >>

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Looking at Shakespeare's depictions of moral deliberation and individual choice in light of Renaissance debates...  Read More >>

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Re-evaluating the relationship between Renaissance dramatists and literary posterity, this book centres on the question...  Read More >>

This book explores early modern ideas of chastity and their cultural, political, medical, moral and theological...  Read More >>

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On the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, this collection of fifteen new essays written by leading scholars...  Read More >>

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Pascale Aebischer's accessible and groundbreaking study examines film adaptations of early modern plays that challenge...  Read More >>

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This title was first published in 2002: Making use of the growing body of research in recent years on the nature...  Read More >>

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A detailed exploration of a significant work of Tudor literature, The Mirror for Magistrates. The volume shows how...  Read More >>

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Free, romantic, and individualistic, Britain’s self-image in the eighteenth century constructs itself in opposition...  Read More >>