This innovative book examines the development of modernist writing in four European cities: London, Paris, Berlin and Vienna.
This book focuses on the practice and pedagogical value of rhetorical reading. Its readings follow an itinerary from poetic texts (such as those by Wordsworth and Keats) through theoretical or philosophical texts (by Descartes and Nietzsche) to narrative fiction (by Henry James).
Brings together well-established and emerging scholars from a variety of disciplines to present a contemporary ‘diasporic’ perspective... Læs mere
A biography of one of the most impressive and influential figures of nineteenth-century Scotland,
A full account of the formation and reception of contemporary queer film in France.
Examines the tensions between the aims of military technology and modernist aesthetics in relation to perception
The first illustrated scholarly work devoted to the reception and reputation of Edinburgh's premier Enlightenment portrait painter.
Key Concepts in the Gothic provides a one-stop resource which details and defines, in accessible language, those contexts essential for the study of the Gothic in all periods and media.
A one-stop, truly comprehensive, dedicated and reliable sourcebook for archaeology.
This book is a first-stop introduction to corpus-based language research. It introduces the practical problems and... Læs mere
This text introduces the concept of need as viewed by Hegel and Marx, and places it within the context of modern need theories and theorists.
Offers the reader an insight to Glasgow at the Millennium, covering the most recent scholarship and opinion, and looking to the future of Glasgow in the coming century.