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Perception and analogy
Poetry, science, and religion in the eighteenth century
By Rosalind Powell
Perception and analogy explores ways of seeing scientifically in the eighteenth century. The book examines how sensory experience is conceptualised during the period, drawing novel connections ... More
ISBN: 978-1-5261-5704-1
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Pre-OrderEngine of modernity
The omnibus and urban culture in nineteenth-century Paris
By Masha Belenky
Engine of modernity examines the connection between public transportation and popular culture in nineteenth-century Paris through a focus on the omnibus - a horse-drawn vehicle of urban ... More
ISBN: 978-1-5261-6021-8
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Pre-OrderMid-century gothic
The uncanny objects of modernity in British literature and culture after the Second World War
By Lisa Mullen
Mid-Century Gothic defines a distinct post-war literary and cultural moment in Britain, lasting ten years from 1945-55. This was a decade haunted by the trauma of fascism and war, but equally ... More
ISBN: 978-1-5261-6025-6
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Pre-OrderHélène Cixous
Dreamer, realist, analyst, writing
By Nicholas Royle
This book provides a wide-ranging and up-to-date critical introduction to the writings of Hélène Cixous (1937-), focusing on key motifs, such as dreams, the supernatural, literature, ... More
ISBN: 978-1-5261-6045-4
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Pre-OrderLuminous presence
Derek Jarman's life-writing
By Alexandra Parsons
Luminous presence: Derek Jarman's life-writing is the first book to analyse the prolific writing of queer icon Derek Jarman. Although he is well known for his avant-garde filmmaking, his garden, ... More
ISBN: 978-1-5261-4475-1
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£80.00
Pre-OrderThe gothic novel in Ireland, c. 1760–1829
By Christina Morin
The gothic novel in Ireland, c. 1760–1829 offers a compelling account of the development of gothic literature in late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century Ireland. Countering traditional ... More
ISBN: 978-1-5261-6047-8
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Pre-OrderGeoffrey Hill's later work
Radiance of apprehension
By Alex Wylie
The work of Geoffrey Hill (1932-2016) often provokes bemusement or even hostility; however, he was often referred to as 'the greatest living poet' and variants thereof. Oxford Professor of Poetry ... More
ISBN: 978-1-5261-6022-5
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Buy NowSpenser and Donne
Thinking poets
Edited by Yulia Ryzhik
The names Edmund Spenser and John Donne are typically associated with different ages in English poetry, the former with the sixteenth century and the Elizabethan Golden Age, the latter with the ... More
ISBN: 978-1-5261-1737-3
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Buy NowLiterature and class
From the Peasants' Revolt to the French Revolution
By Andrew Hadfield
This book explores the intimate relationship between literature and class in England (and later Britain) from the Peasants' Revolt at the end of the fourteenth century to the impact of the French ... More
ISBN: 978-1-5261-2583-5
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£80.00
Buy NowDante beyond influence
Rethinking reception in Victorian literary culture
By Federica Coluzzi
Dante beyond influence is the first study to conceptualise and historicise the hermeneutic turn in Dante reception history and Victorian cultural history, charting its development across ... More
ISBN: 978-1-5261-5244-2
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£80.00
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