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.
This is a comparative and interdisciplinary book exploring a variety of perspectives on the artistic culture of France, and its neighbours, in the period 1870-1914.
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.
In this unique and entertaining collection of articles, a noted scholar and compiler of key works of reference reflects on the nature of... Læs mere
In a scholarly but accessible account founded on contemporary sources, illustrated with testimonies of eye-witnesses and... Læs mere
The first edition of the devotionary composed by Constanza de Castilla. Comprising a variety of prayers and liturgical offices in Spanish and Latin, the book provides evidence of the beliefs, experience, and expression of religious women in Spain of the later Middle Ages.
The geology of Cornwall has been the subject of continuing investigation since the end of the seventeenth century. A literature of great historical interest exists, and this is... Læs mere
This volume is a study of popular behaviour during the English Civil War, in particular the way in which regions and cities allied themselves with either side and the social and cultural roots of this choice.