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The Culture of Usury in Renaissance England

The Culture of Usury in Renaissance England


David Hawkes



Review “Hawkes' brilliant anatomy of early modern usury illuminates a keyword of the period.  Revealing usury's...
Teaching Scottish Literature: Curriculum and Classroom Applications

Teaching Scottish Literature: Curriculum and Classroom Applications


Alan Macgillivray



Teaching Scottish Literature: Curriculum and Classroom Applications...
Fearful Symmetry: A Study of William Blake

Fearful Symmetry: A Study of William Blake


Northrop Frye



Review A magnificent, extraordinary book. . . . Several great poets have written of Blake, but this book is the first to ...
Literary Remains: Representations of Death and Burial in Victorian England (Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century)

Literary Remains: Representations of Death and Burial in Victorian England (Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century)


Mary Elizabeth Hotz



From the Back Cover Literary Remains explores the unexpectedly central role of death and burial in Victorian England. As ...
The German tradition of psychology in literature and thought, 1700-1840

The German tradition of psychology in literature and thought, 1700-1840


Matthew Bell



Review 'Bell does an excellent job of charting the German psychology of his chosen period, exploring the expression of ps...
Elizabeth I: The Voice of a Monarch (Queenship and Power)

Elizabeth I: The Voice of a Monarch (Queenship and Power)


Ilona Bell



Review “Bell is the only scholar out there who is able to tackle the complexities of Elizabeth’s written and re...
The Face of Queenship: Early Modern Representations of Elizabeth I (Queenship and Power)

The Face of Queenship: Early Modern Representations of Elizabeth I (Queenship and Power)


Anna Riehl



Review “Riehl's brilliant and sophisticated book shows that Elizabeth's portraits were as carefully constructed in he...
Thomas Jeffery Llewelyn Prichard

Thomas Jeffery Llewelyn Prichard


Sam Adams



Review "...Sam Adams' account of the life and works of this Welsh writer makes for entertaining and fascinating reading.....
Islwyn Ffowc Elis

Islwyn Ffowc Elis


T. Robin Chapman



About the Author T. Robin Chapman lives in Machynlleth and is a translator and part-time tutor in the University of Wales...
College Plays: Performed in the University of Cambridge (Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies)

College Plays: Performed in the University of Cambridge (Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies)


George Charles Moore Smith



Book Description George Charles Moore Smith, literary scholar, was professor of English at the University of Sheffield. H...
Archbishop Theodore: Commemorative Studies on his Life and Influence (Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England)

Archbishop Theodore: Commemorative Studies on his Life and Influence (Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England)


Michael Lapidge



Review "This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of seventh-century Anglo-Saxon ecclesiastical hist...
Shakespeare, the Queen's Men, and the Elizabethan performance of history

Shakespeare, the Queen's Men, and the Elizabethan performance of history


Brian Walsh



Review 'One of the refreshing qualities of Walsh's book is his willingness to write about performance. This is something ...
Shakespeare, Marlowe, and the politics of France

Shakespeare, Marlowe, and the politics of France


Richard Hillman



About the Author Richard Hillman is Professor of English at the University of Western Ontario. ...
Licensing, Censorship and Authorship in Early Modern England: Buggeswords

Licensing, Censorship and Authorship in Early Modern England: Buggeswords


Richard Dutton



Review "...Dutton demonstrates his commanding knowledge of the Revels Office and the most important English dramatists of...
A James Joyce chronology

A James Joyce chronology


Roger Norburn



About the Author Roger Norburn is a James Joyce Lecturer. ...
Trollope and the Church of England

Trollope and the Church of England


Jill Felicity Durey



Review 'Durey draws upon a wealth of information to illustrate Trollope's interests and concerns...giving at least passin...
Players, playwrights, playhouses: investigating performance, 1660-1800

Players, playwrights, playhouses: investigating performance, 1660-1800


Peter Holland, Art Gallery, Henry E. Huntington Library, Michael Cordner



Review '...a wealth of up to date research and information on 150 years of theatre history.' - Word Matters (The Journal ...
Shakespeare: Seven Tragedies Revisited : The Dramatist's Manipulation of Response

Shakespeare: Seven Tragedies Revisited : The Dramatist's Manipulation of Response


E. A. J. Honigmann



About the Author ERNST HONIGMANN taught English Literature at the Shakespeare Institute (University of Birmingham), Unive...
The Virgin Mary in Late Medieval and Early Modern English Literature and Popular Culture

The Virgin Mary in Late Medieval and Early Modern English Literature and Popular Culture


Gary Waller



Review 'There is much food for thought about the cultural presence of the Virgin, and about the emotions and desires invo...
The Homosexual Revival of Renaissance Style, 1850-1930 (Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture)

The Homosexual Revival of Renaissance Style, 1850-1930 (Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture)


Yvonne Ivory



About the Author YVONNE IVORY is Assistant Professor of German and Comparative Literature at the University of ...
Divine Ventriloquism in Medieval English Literature: Power, Anxiety, Subversion (New Middle Ages)

Divine Ventriloquism in Medieval English Literature: Power, Anxiety, Subversion (New Middle Ages)


Mary Hayes



Review Other reviews forthcoming. "This book does two things all medievalists can be grateful for. One, it demonstrates h...
Thomas Hardy, Sensationalism, and the Melodramatic Mode

Thomas Hardy, Sensationalism, and the Melodramatic Mode


Richard Nemesvari



About the Author Richard Nemesvari is a Professor and Dean of Arts at St. Francis Xavier University. ...
Local Negotiations of English Nationhood, 1570-1680

Local Negotiations of English Nationhood, 1570-1680


John Adrian



About the Author JOHN M. ADRIAN is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Virginia's College at Wise, U...
Representing the Plague in Early Modern England

Representing the Plague in Early Modern England


Ernest B. Gilman, Rebecca Totaro



Review "This is an extraordinary collection, filled with many strong and engaging arguments, readable and broad in its trea...
Natural Rights on the Threshold of the Scottish Enlightenment : The Writings of Gershom Carmichael

Natural Rights on the Threshold of the Scottish Enlightenment : The Writings of Gershom Carmichael


James Moore, Michael Silverthorne, Gershom Carmichael



About the Author Gershom Carmichael (1672-1729) was a teacher and writer of pivotal importance for the Scottish Enlighten...
Jonathan Swift in the Company of Women

Jonathan Swift in the Company of Women


Louise Barnett



Review "The most sensible account to date on a topic fascinating since Swift's contemporaries speculated about his relati...
Victorian Literature and the Victorian State: Character and Governance in a Liberal Society

Victorian Literature and the Victorian State: Character and Governance in a Liberal Society


Lauren M. E. Goodlad



Review Victorian Literature and the Victorian State is a strong and important book. I am particularly impressed by its eng...
Shakespeare and Literary Theory (Oxford Shakespeare Topics)

Shakespeare and Literary Theory (Oxford Shakespeare Topics)


Jonathan Gil Harris



About the Author Jonathan Gil Harris is Professor of English at George Washington University. He is the author of Foreig...
The Country and the City

The Country and the City


Raymond Williams



Review "The best book by one of the great literary critics of the century. Ideal for courses in English literaturre and h...
Fighting Evil: Unsung Heroes in the Novels of Graham Greene (Contributions to the Study of World Literature)

Fighting Evil: Unsung Heroes in the Novels of Graham Greene (Contributions to the Study of World Literature)


Haim Gordon



Book Description What can we learn from the novels of Graham Greene? This book argues that Greene's writings have much to t...
(A)Wry Views: Anamorphosis, Cervantes and the Early Picaresque (Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures, V. 23)

(A)Wry Views: Anamorphosis, Cervantes and the Early Picaresque (Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures, V. 23)


David R. Castillo



(A)Wry Views: Anamorphosis, Cervantes and the Early Picaresque (Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures, V. 23)...
Novel Beginnings: Experiments in Eighteenth-Century English Fiction (Yale Guides to English Literature)

Novel Beginnings: Experiments in Eighteenth-Century English Fiction (Yale Guides to English Literature)


Professor Patricia Meyer Spacks



About the Author Patricia Meyer Spacks is Edgar Shannon Professor of English Emerita, University of Virginia. A recognize...
The Metre of Old Saxon Poetry: The Remaking of Alliterative Tradition (Medieval Literature)

The Metre of Old Saxon Poetry: The Remaking of Alliterative Tradition (Medieval Literature)


Seiichi Suzuki



About the Author SEIICHI SUZUKI is Professor of Old Germanic Studies, Kansai Gaidai University, Japan. ...
'And Never Know the Joy'': Sex and the Erotic in English Poetry

'And Never Know the Joy'': Sex and the Erotic in English Poetry


C.C. Barfoot



'And Never Know the Joy'': Sex and the Erotic in English Poetry...
Shakespeare's visual regime: tragedy, psychoanalysis, and the gaze

Shakespeare's visual regime: tragedy, psychoanalysis, and the gaze


Philip Armstrong



About the Author Philip Armstrong is Lecturer, Department of English, University of Canterbury. ...
Daniel Defoe: the whole frame of nature, time and providence

Daniel Defoe: the whole frame of nature, time and providence


Katherine Clark



About the Author KATHERINE CLARK is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Kansas. ...
Vision and rhetoric in Shakespeare: looking through language

Vision and rhetoric in Shakespeare: looking through language


Alison Thorne



Review 'There is much to admire in Vision and Rhetoric in Shakespeare, especially the chapter on Hamlet.' - Times Literar...
Step Across This Line: Collected Nonfiction 1992-2002 (Modern Library Paperbacks)

Step Across This Line: Collected Nonfiction 1992-2002 (Modern Library Paperbacks)


Salman Rushdie



From Publishers Weekly Roughly one-fourth of these essays deals with the response of the media, various governments and R...
John Ruskin and the Victorian Theatre

John Ruskin and the Victorian Theatre


Jeffrey Richards, Katherine Newey



Review "This is an exhaustive treatment of a subject most students of Victorian culture probably know little about...Reco...
Performance, Cognitive Theory, and Devotional Culture: Sensual Piety in Late Medieval York (Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance)

Performance, Cognitive Theory, and Devotional Culture: Sensual Piety in Late Medieval York (Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance)


Jill Stevenson



Review “This very poised first book represents an important new departure in the study of early drama. Judiciously dr...
Rebellious Hearts: British Women Writers and the French Revolution (S U N Y Series in Feminist Criticism and Theory)

Rebellious Hearts: British Women Writers and the French Revolution (S U N Y Series in Feminist Criticism and Theory)


Adriana Craciun, Kari Lokke



About the Author Adriana Craciun is Prew-Smith Byron Lecturer in English, University of Nottingham. She is the editor of ...
Cricket, Literature and Culture

Cricket, Literature and Culture


Anthony Bateman



Review 'Bateman's work should be read not simply by historians of cricket and/or national identity, but by any sports his...
The Oxford English Literary History: Volume 10: The Modern Movement (1910-1940)

The Oxford English Literary History: Volume 10: The Modern Movement (1910-1940)


Chris Baldick



Review "Baldick argues persuasively that modernism, as exemplified by such authors as Eliot, Woolf, and Joyce, did not su...
The Rise of the Novel: Studies in Defoe, Richardson and Fielding

The Rise of the Novel: Studies in Defoe, Richardson and Fielding


Ian Watt



From the Inside Flap Praise for the new (2001) edition:"Ian Watt's The Rise of the Novel still seems to me far and away t...
The Dostoevsky encyclopedia

The Dostoevsky encyclopedia


K. A. Lantz



From In 248 entries, this "brief survey of existing knowledge and opinion" covers Fyodor Dostoevsky's fictional writings...
Unto the Breach: Martial Formations, Historical Trauma, and the Early Modern Stage

Unto the Breach: Martial Formations, Historical Trauma, and the Early Modern Stage


Patricia A. Cahill



Review "[An] excellent study...Sets the stage for a new understanding of early modernity itself." --Studies in English Li...
The Shattering of the Self: Violence, Subjectivity, and Early Modern Texts

The Shattering of the Self: Violence, Subjectivity, and Early Modern Texts


Cynthia Marshall



Review Marshall effectively brings to our attention the variety of ways in which late-sixteenth- and early-seventeenth-cent...
Literature and Complaint in England 1272-1553

Literature and Complaint in England 1272-1553


Wendy Scase



Review "Students of literature and history will be in Scase's debt for generations to come for her gathering of archival ...