Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800 books

Invaluable for students, scholars, and general readers, this new Companion is deeply informed and appealingly written,...  Read More >>

Shakespeare and Abraham shows how Shakespeare’s engagement with...  Read More >>

Pina Palma uses the central metaphor of food to uncover unexpectedly fresh dimensions of Renaissance intellectual...  Read More >>

Explores the physical spaces in which early modern law and drama were performed, the social and imaginative practices...  Read More >>

This edition of """"The Mirror of the Simple Souls"""" is a translation of the French original. It relies primarily...  Read More >>

This is the standard, authoritative edition of Defoe's letters, vital for historians, literary scholars, and students...  Read More >>

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In his compelling new book Ian Smith addresses the pernicious influence of systemic whiteness on our interpretation...  Read More >>

Author Una McIlvenna brings the execution ballad to life in Singing the News of Death, uncovering the relationship...  Read More >>

Shakespeare, the Renaissance and Empire presents Shakespeare as both a local and global writer, investigating Shakespeare’s...  Read More >>

The documents contained in Reading Mistress Elizabeth Bourne: Marriage, Separation, and Legal Controversies capture...  Read More >>

L’autorité parfois reconnue à l’écriture spirituelle féminine au XVIe siècle en France reste largement méconnue....  Read More >>

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission...  Read More >>

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission...  Read More >>

The 200 or so letters gathered here take us on a trip across the whole sweep of the life of Julie de Lespinasse,...  Read More >>

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Coriolanus is the last and most intriguing of Shakespeare's Roman tragedies. Critics, directors and actors have...  Read More >>

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The 200 or so letters gathered here take us on a trip across the whole sweep of the life of Julie de Lespinasse,...  Read More >>

This encyclopaedic account of animals in Shakespeare's plays and poems, provides readers with a much-needed resource...  Read More >>

A Handbook devoted to the work of Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), organized in three sections that study Johnson's career,...  Read More >>

Three sixteenth century dietaries makes a significant contribution to our understanding of early modern culture....  Read More >>

Love's Victory is the first romantic comedy written in English by a woman, and this Revels edition is the first...  Read More >>

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