Deciphering Poe expands the contextual framework of Poe’s work and explores the subversive nature of his art: its use of codes, secret writing, and... Læs mere
This book presents Jane Austen as a self-conscious artist, a woman keenly aware that literature and aesthetics were to play an important role in... Læs mere
The first biography of one of Georgian England's most notorious figures, who thrived on scandal, fracas, and the cultivation of notoriety. Despite this he managed to make contributions to diverse fields, including botany, geology, literature, medicine and the professionalizati...
This study focuses on two critical figures in late eighteenth-century America--the physician Benjamin Rush and the... Læs mere
Harriet Martineau and the Irish Question features periodical articles that chart the course of economic and social progress in post-famine Ireland in terms of industry, public works, economy, and agriculture.
In this book the author reveals a tapestry woven by Christopher Tolkien from different portions of his father’s work that is often quite... Læs mere