Since The Théâtre du Grand-Guignol closed its doors forty years ago, the genre has been overlooked by critics and theatre historians. This book reconsiders the... Læs mere
Forgotten after the Reformation, churches were revived on the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with many guesses and mistakes, resulting... Læs mere
This collection brings together the work of a new generation of revisionist historians who argue that the true history of Southern Italy has been reduced to that of a 'Southern problem' viewed through a Northern prism.
This book is the first in-depth study of early Arab immigrants to Britain, and provides a unique insight into their everyday lives.
A reference guide to historical sources for over 200 Devon gardens. It also provides an introduction for would-be garden historians on how to... Læs mere
Most books on the American musical are little more than exercises in nostalgia. The specially commissioned essays that make up Approaches to the American Musical take a different view of the form, going beyond the common assertion that musicals are simply escapist.
A collaborative history of the Church in a large, diverse and interesting region of England by six historians, ranging from Celtic and... Læs mere
This book combines film studies with environmental history and politics, aiming to establish a cultural criticism informed by 'green' thought. David... Læs mere
Elles is the first bilingual anthology of its kind. It introduces English-speaking readers to some of the best French poetry written by women... Læs mere
Sam Turner’s important new interpretation of early medieval patterns of landscape development traces landscape change in the South West from the introduction of Christianity to the Norman Conquest (AD c. 450–1070).
This book is the record of an apprenticeship in translating Baudelaire, and in translating poetry more generally. Re-assessing the translator's task and art, Clive Scott explores various theoretical approaches as he goes in search of his own style of translation.
The seventh volume in the acclaimed paperback series . . . the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation.