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Studies in The Language of Homer
Professor Shipp’s purpose in the first edition of this book (published in 1953) was to examine in as much detail as possible the development of the... Les mer
Essays, Mainly Shakespearean
Anne Barton’s essays on Shakespeare and his contemporaries are characterized by their combination of intelligence, humanity and elegance. In this... Les mer
Wagner’s Musical Prose
This book is a study of the prose writings of Richard Wagner and their relevance to an understanding of his music and drama, as well as their... Les mer
The Authenticity of Prometheus Bound
Prometheus Bound was accepted without question in antiquity as the work of Aeschylus, and most modern authorities endorse this ascription. But since... Les mer
The Cambridge Introduction to The Nineteenth-Century American Novel
Stowe, Hawthorne, Melville, and Twain: these are just a few of the world-class novelists of nineteenth-century America. The nineteenth-century... Les mer
First Part of King Henry IV
This updated edition offers a strongly theatrical perspective on the origins of Shakespeare’s First Part of King Henry IV and the history of its... Les mer
The Second Part of King Henry IV
Melchiori offers a fresh approach to the text of The Second Part of King Henry IV, which he sees as an unplanned sequel to the First Part, itself a... Les mer
The Cambridge Introduction to Postcolonial Literatures in English
The past century has witnessed the extraordinary flowering of fiction, poetry and drama from countries previously colonised by Britain, an output... Les mer
The Cambridge Companion to Toni Morrison
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison is one of the most widely studied of contemporary American authors. Her novels, particularly Beloved, have had a... Les mer
The Cambridge Companion to Modernist Poetry
This Companion offers the most comprehensive overview available of modernist poetry, its forms, its major authors and its contexts. The first part... Les mer
Ezra Pound and the Visual Culture of Modernism
Ezra Pound was deeply engaged with the avant-garde art scene in London and Paris during the early twentieth century. The effects of this engagement... Les mer
The Cambridge Companion to the Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance (1918–1937) was the most influential single movement in African American literary history. Its key figures include W. E. B.... Les mer
The Cambridge Companion to the African American Slave Narrative
The slave narrative has become a crucial genre within African American literary studies and an invaluable record of the experience and history of... Les mer
Inconsistency in Roman Epic
How should we react as readers and as critics when two passages in a literary work contradict one another? Classicists once assumed that all... Les mer
Exile and Journey in Seventeenth-Century Literature
The political and religious upheavals of the seventeenth century caused an unprecedented number of people to emigrate, voluntarily or not, from... Les mer
Nineteenth-Century American Fiction on Screen
The process of translating works of literature to the silver screen is a rich field of study for both students and scholars of literature and cinema.... Les mer
The Cambridge Companion to Jonathan Edwards
Long recognized as America’s theologian, Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758) is seen as instrumental in the Great Awakening of the 1740s that gripped... Les mer
The Cambridge Companion to Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens is a major American poet and a central figure in modernist studies and twentieth-century poetry. This Companion introduces students... Les mer
The Cambridge Companion to Philip Roth
From the moment that his debut book, Goodbye, Columbus (1959), won him the National Book Award, Philip Roth has been among the most influential and... Les mer
The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Popular Culture
This Companion explores the remarkable variety of forms that Shakespeare’s life and works have taken over the course of four centuries, ranging... Les mer
The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Film
Film adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays are increasingly popular and now figure prominently in the study of his work and its reception. This... Les mer
The First Quarto of Romeo and Juliet
Two different versions of Romeo and Juliet were published during Shakespeare’s lifetime: the second quarto of 1599, on which modern editions are... Les mer
The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare’s Poetry
This Companion provides a full introduction to the poetry of William Shakespeare through discussion of his freestanding narrative poems, the Sonnets,... Les mer
Australian Sign Language (Auslan)
This is first comprehensive introduction to the linguistics of Auslan, the sign language of Australia. Assuming no prior background in language... Les mer