More than just a single-minded warrior-king, Henry V comes to life in this fresh account as a gifted ruler acutely conscious of spiritual matters and his subjects’ welfare
The first account of the dissolution of the monasteries for fifty years—exploring its profound impact on the people of Tudor England
An eclectic selection of twentieth-century artwork from the collection of legendary curator and museum director Walter Hopps, some with personal reminiscences by the artists themselves
The 117th volume of the Yale Series of Younger Poets, in which Mary-Alice Daniel confronts tricontinental culture shock and her curious placement within many worlds
The 117th volume of the Yale Series of Younger Poets, in which Mary-Alice Daniel confronts tricontinental culture shock and her curious placement within many worlds
The first history of childhood in Tudor England
An entertaining and lively guide to rediscovering the pleasure in art
The fascinating story of the evolution of the country house in Britain, from its Roman precursors to the present
The leading U.S. expert on abortion law charts the many meanings associated with Roe v. Wade during its fifty-year history
A new look at French Orientalism’s influence on the art of the American West, showing how aesthetics and ideology jointly informed approaches to colonialism and expansion during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in both France and the United States
How Freud’s concept of the super-ego can help us to understand the harsh cultural climate of the digital age