This concise companion introduces students to the most important poetic figures, movements, contexts, and trends in post-war British and Irish poetry, providing a much-needed reference point in a sprawling and often contentious field.
The American Military: A Narrative History presents a comprehensive introduction to more than four centuries of American military history, from clashes between... Læs mere
Offers an up-to-date overview of an expanding field Features new work from well-known scholars Includes a broad range of geo-linguistic and theoretical perspectives... Læs mere
Reflecting a recent flourishing of creative thinking in the field, Agents and Their Actions presents seven newly commissioned essays by leading international philosophers that highlight the most recent debates in the philosophy of action.
Ancient Rome was a highly militaristic culture, at war almost annually throughout the period of the republic. The expert contributors to this volume delve into this... Læs mere
Aesthetics is a historical regime of the identification of art. This regime is paradoxical, because it founds the autonomy of art only at the price of suppressing the... Læs mere
This new edition of A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy has been extended significantly to include 55 chapters across two volumes written... Læs mere
Religion clings to the supernatural for psychological comfort. In Adieu to God, Mick Powers provides a fair and balanced exploration of why this continues to be the case despite science's repeated disproval of supernatural forces.
To Hegel, he was a genius; to Kierkegaard, he was the greatest humorist in Christendom; to Goethe, he was the brightest mind of his day. Though... Læs mere
This issue focuses critical attention on a number of topics (e.g. , he environment, homosexuality, international relations) that have not been taken up in previous historical issues of the journal. .
A Companion to Euripides is an up-to-date, centralized assessment of Euripides and his work, drawing from the most recently published texts, commentaries, and scholarship, and offering detailed discussions and provocative interpretations of his extant plays and fragments.