This international collection of essays gives fresh insight into the lives and perspectives of the modernist authors who lived and... Læs mere
In Italy and the Cultural Politics of World War I, well-known scholars of history, political science, film, literature, and cultural studies explore the impact that the Great War had on twentieth-century culture and the enduring legacy of the cultural products that it engendered.
The female characterizations in Machado's novels are much more important to their author's narrative art and to his social vision than we have... Læs mere
This book is a detailed study of the history of the piano in Russian society from its beginnings with the European entrepreneurs who settled in St.... Læs mere
Postracial America? argues that the notion of “postracial” does not begin with the election of Barack Obama, nor will it end with his administration. The... Læs mere
Re-Imagining Nature: Environmental Humanities and Ecosemiotics explores new horizons in environmental studies, drawing on both the new field... Læs mere
Author Allison Stedman makes a case for the rococo as a seventeenth-century literary phenomenon that provided an ideological counterpoint to the... Læs mere
This volume extends the reach of the American Shakespeare Center, which provides the finest in Shakespearean and... Læs mere
This documentary history is intended for the specialist and non-specialist alike. The introductions to the book's sections, together with introductions to each document, provide a general history of the war. The contents cover the pre-war, war, and post-war periods in Cuba, Gu...