Presents a study of Shakespeare's intellectual preoccupations. This book offers guidance to Shakespeare's plays and sheds light on questions that engrossed Shakespeare from his... Læs mere
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Between 1900 and 1950 the British state amassed a huge collection of over 800 historic buildings, monuments and historic sites and opened them to the... Læs mere
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A celebration of the work and lives of women artists who shaped the art world of 19th-century Paris
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