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China has one of the longest continuous literary traditions in the world. From... China has one of the longest continuous literary traditions in the world. From the beginnings of the Chinese written language to the lively world of internet literature these two volumes tell the story of Chinese writing both as an instrument of the... more

Beginning with one of the crucial technological breakthroughs of Western histo... Beginning with one of the crucial technological breakthroughs of Western history - the development of moveable type by Johann Gutenberg - The History of the Book in the West 1455-1700 covers the period that saw the growth and consolidation of the... more

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This is a guide to the ailments general medical concepts and cures and therapi... This is a guide to the ailments general medical concepts and cures and therapies in Shakespeare that includes recent critical work on the early modern body. Physicians readers and scholars have long been fascinated by Shakespeare s medical language... more

A selectively comprehensive bibliography of the vast literature about Samuel B... A selectively comprehensive bibliography of the vast literature about Samuel Beckett s dramatic works this book has been arranged for the efficient and convenient use of scholars on all levels. more

Incorporating a broad range of contemporary scholarship A History of Victorian... Incorporating a broad range of contemporary scholarship A History of Victorian Literature presents an overview of the literature produced in Great Britain between 1830 and 1900 with fresh consideration of both major figures and some of the era s... more

In 1625 Lady Eleanor Davies life took a dramatic turn when by her account in 1... In 1625 Lady Eleanor Davies life took a dramatic turn when by her account in 1641 a Heavenly voice told her There is Ninteene yeares and a halfe to the day of Judgement and you as the meek Virgin . That same year she published her first treatise A... more

A Companion to American Literary Studies addresses the most provocative questi... A Companion to American Literary Studies addresses the most provocative questions subjects and issues animating the field. Essays provide readers with the knowledge and conceptual tools for understanding American literary studies as it is practiced... more

Semiotics and Linguistics in Alice s Worlds Semiotics and Linguistics in Alice s Worlds more

This volume presents a collection of essays on different aspects of Roman sarc... This volume presents a collection of essays on different aspects of Roman sarcophagi. These varied approaches will produce fresh insights into a subject which is receiving increased interest in English-language scholarship with a new awareness of... more

MEDIEVAL POETRY In a series of original essays from leading literary scholars ... MEDIEVAL POETRY In a series of original essays from leading literary scholars this Companion offers a chronological sweep of medieval poetry from Old English to the great genres of romance narrative and alliterative poetry of the 15th century.... more

There have been many books on the medieval culture of death but this book is t... There have been many books on the medieval culture of death but this book is the first devoted to the use and representation of the dead in English medieval writing. Mortality and Imagination is a history of the literary life of the dead-in their... more

Quintilians Abriss der (téchne) grammaticé in seiner Institutio oratoria 1 4... Quintilians Abriss der (téchne) grammaticé in seiner Institutio oratoria 1 4-8 um 95 n.Chr. ist die zeitlich früheste und zugleich inhaltlich und strukturell zuverlässigste Darstellung unter den erhaltenen Texten der römischen ars grammatica.... more

In der europäischen Literatur des Mittelalters kommt einerseits die Lyrik imm... In der europäischen Literatur des Mittelalters kommt einerseits die Lyrik immer wieder ins Erzählen andererseits können Erzählungen auf unterschiedliche Weise lyrische Qualitäten annehmen. Solche generischen Interferenzbeziehungen verweisen auf... more

This ambitious literary history traces the American novel from its emergence i... This ambitious literary history traces the American novel from its emergence in the late eighteenth century to its diverse incarnations in the multi-ethnic multi-media culture of the present day. In a set of original essays by renowned scholars from... more

In 1625 Lady Eleanor Davies life took a dramatic turn when by her account in 1... In 1625 Lady Eleanor Davies life took a dramatic turn when by her account in 1641 a Heavenly voice told her There is Ninteene yeares and a halfe to the day of Judgement and you as the meek Virgin . That same year she published her first treatise A... more

A Companion to Greek Mythology presents a series of essays that explore the ph... A Companion to Greek Mythology presents a series of essays that explore the phenomenon of Greek myth from its origins in shared Indo-European story patterns and the Greeks contacts with their Eastern Mediterranean neighbours through its development... more

From Occitan poetry to Francophone writing produced in the Caribbean and North... From Occitan poetry to Francophone writing produced in the Caribbean and North Africa from intellectual history to current films and from medieval manuscripts to bandes dessinées this History covers French literature from its beginnings to the... more

Emily Dickinson s poetry is known and read worldwide but to date there have be... Emily Dickinson s poetry is known and read worldwide but to date there have been no studies of her reception and influence outside America. This collection of essays brings together international research on her reception abroad including... more