Sidonius Apollinaris was an inhabitant of southern Roman Gaul in the mid fifth centuryAD, when it was threatened by invasions from beyond the boundaries of the RomanEmpire and by competing warlords.
This book examines the role of the United States of America in the Northern Ireland conflict and peace process.... Læs mere
He argues that for all its contradictoriness Byron’s poetic mind develops organically, and that the scintillating technique of the late works grow out of the profoundly modern world-view, relativistic and secular, which had developed through his early years.
Human zoos, forgotten symbols of the colonial era, have been totally repressed in our collective memory. This book puts into perspective the... Læs mere
Produced by an international team of experts, the volume offers the sources in their language of origin - Old English, Old Norse, Welsh, Irish, Latin, Anglo-Norman, Middle English, Early Modern English - with facing-page translations and explanatory notes.
This book takes a new look at the 'spatial turn' in French cultural and critical theory since 1968. It examines how key... Læs mere
Situating The Craft within the teen horror revival of the 1990s, Miranda Corcoran analyses the film within the context of nineties popular and political culture, while also discussing its treatment of issues such as race, gender, sexuality and class.
Two of Henry Newbolt’s poems, ‘Vitaï Lampada’ and ‘Drake’s Drum’, became staples of poetry anthologies and were able to be recited by every school-boy.
It integrates material from biblical literature, Second Temple literature - including the Dead Sea Scrolls of... Læs mere
Winner of the Association for Industrial Archaeology’s Peter Neaverson Award for Outstanding Scholarship 2024 Steam pumping stations are exceptional buildings, a rousing, eloquent architecture designed by engineers, and an industrial edifice intended to express civic pride.