Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800 books

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In this sustained full length study of Marlowe's plays, Andrew Duxfield argues that Marlovian drama exhibits a marked...  Read More >>

Ecocriticism has steadily gained footing within the larger arena of early modern scholarship, and with the publication...  Read More >>

Contending that criticism of Marlowe’s plays has been limited by humanist conceptions of tragedy, this book engages...  Read More >>

Focusing specifically on semi-religious women, this volume addresses a number of provocative questions about gender...  Read More >>

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A New Companion to Milton builds on the critically-acclaimed original, bringing alive the diverse and controversial...  Read More >>

Male Friendship and Testimonies of Love in Shakespeare's England reveals the complex and unfamiliar forms of friendship...  Read More >>

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An analysis of texts narrating the Hundred Years War, from contemporary accounts to the sixteenth century.  Read More >>

From the sixteenth-century Baltic to the American Revolution, from colonial India to the skyscrapers of modern-day...  Read More >>

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In this book, the author draws on her literary background to take the reader on a fascinating voyage with an unexpected...  Read More >>

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First published in 1986, this title examines a set of English Renaissance texts by Shakespeare, Spenser, Herbert,...  Read More >>

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This study examines how Milton's polemical and imaginative literature intersects with representations of English...  Read More >>

Shakespeare's famous play, Hamlet, has been the subject of more scholarly analysis and criticism than any other...  Read More >>

Shakespeare's Binding Language is an innovative, substantial but highly readable study exploring the significance...  Read More >>

What is the value of performing Shakespeare’s plays for young people? Using interviews with theatre workers, rehearsal...  Read More >>

This study shows that Shakespeare is a very significant presence in major novels of the eighteenth and early-nineteenth...  Read More >>

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