Ulrich Hegner 
Briefe aus dem bernerischen Oberlande. Tagebuch einer Reise nach München. Berg-, Land- und Seereise [PDF ebook] 

Demonstrating and defending a method of close reading and historical contextualisation of Shakespeare and his contemporaries, this collection of essays by Tom Mc Alindon combines a number of …

"Wuthering Heights" is a novel by Emily Bronte, first published in 1847. The story revolves around the love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, an orphan boy who is brought to live …

The Merchant of Modernism examines how the figure of the economic Jew symbolizes the struggle of authors from Dickens to Pound to reconcile their critique of capitalism with their own literary practi …

In his attitude toward religion, George Orwell has been characterised in various terms: as an agnostic, humanist, secular saint or even Christian atheist. Drawing on the full range of his public and …

Medievalism, the later reception of the Middle Ages, has been used by many writers, not just during the Victorian period but from the Renaissance to the present, as a means of commenting on their own …

For many centuries, the history of the crusades, as written by Western historians, was based solidly on Western sources. Evidence from the Islamic societies that the crusaders attacked was used only …

Exploring the ways in which women have formed and defined expressions of culture in a range of geographical, political, and historical settings, this collection of essays examines women”s figurative …

A transcription and translation of Zaharje Orfelin”s 1757 festival book, Festive Greeting to Mojsej Putnik, this book is one of the most comprehensive accounts of the festival life of the Orthodox …

This eighth volume of The Shakespearean International Yearbook presents a special section on ”European Shakespeares”, proceeding from the claim that Shakespeare”s literary craft was not just …

Beginning with the premise that women”s perceptions of manliness are crucial to its construction, The author focuses on the life and writings of Charlotte Yonge as a prism for understanding the form …