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This work encourages contemporary students to engage in Plato's thought, outrageous and politically incorrect as it may seem. The authors believe that by grappling with his ideas, we can explore the relevance of his arguments in contemporary terms.
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During the course of the centuries hundreds of illustrated Shahnama manuscripts were created. Many of these images are lying uncatalogued or in private collections. This study addresses the importance of having a large database built from this data.
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Following an examination of the development of H.G. Well's political thought from inception to fruition, this study argues that Wells's political thoughts rank him alongside David Mitrany as one of the two founders of the functionalist school of international relations.
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Charles Dickens' views on class and race have, in the past, been misread. This book does not exonerate him... Læs mere
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Under his real name, Bruce Montgomery (1921-1978) wrote concert music and the scores for almost 50 feature films. Under the pseudonym of Edmund... Læs mere
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Examines the developing role Ignazio Silone played in the intellectual life of Zurich. With archival research and critical... Læs mere
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Focusing on fictional and theoretical texts, this book proposes literature, narrative fiction in particular, as a singular form of musical... Læs mere
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Iris Murdoch’s moral philosophy, although highly influential in the 20th century, is somewhat unsystematic and inaccessible. By examining all of Murdoch’s contributions... Læs mere
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Traces how 19th-century debates about the human and animal intersected with the venerable genre of the animal story written for children. This... Læs mere
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Examines the cultural, historical and moral dislocations at the heart of Henry James' explorations of American identity - between power and love; modernity and history; indeterminate social forms and enduring personal values.
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The essays that comprise this volume evolved from a one-day conference concerned with projecting a British perspective on Umberto Eco, his body of work and the relationship of his fiction to his theoretical texts.
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