Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800 books

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This collection of essays offers a major reassessment of the meaning and significance of emotional experience in...  Read More >>

Collection of essays by experts in Renaissance and Gothic studies tracks the lines of connection between Gothic...  Read More >>

An iconoclastic re-evaluation of one English Literature's most celebrated novelists.  Read More >>

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An exploration of the life, work, and historical background of Aphra Behn: seventeenth-century dramatist, poet,...  Read More >>

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The extraordinary life and ideas of one of the greatest—and most neglected—minds in history.  Read More >>

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This book presents a fresh understanding of the ethical legacy of the biblical figure of Lot’s wife. It draws on...  Read More >>

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Mary Tighe's unpublished novel ""Selena"" is one of the great unknown treasures of British Romanticism. Completed...  Read More >>

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Best known as editor of ""The Principal Navigations"" (1589; expanded 1598-1600), Hakluyt was a key figure in promoting...  Read More >>

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This volume describes the official and private image of Francis I of France, analyzes his relationship with the...  Read More >>

The first teaching edition of Charlotte Smith’s major poetic works.  Read More >>

This collection of essays offers an intimate history of Austen's art and life told through objects associated with...  Read More >>

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Presents modernized versions of ten of the most poignant of plague poems in the English language - each composed...  Read More >>

Scholars increasingly recognise that understanding the history of religion means understanding worship and devotion...  Read More >>

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Examines Robert Burns' reception and representation in the Americas. This title explores: transatlantic concerns...  Read More >>