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Fragmented, buried, and largely lost, the classical past presents formidable obstacles to anyone who would seek to know it. ”Deep Classics” is the study of these obstacles and, in particular, of th …

Defoe”s Writings and Manliness is a timely intervention in Defoe studies and in the study of masculinity in eighteenth-century literature more generally. Arguing that Defoe”s writings insistently r …

This book examines the connections between two disparate yet persistently bound thematics — mobility and intoxication — and explores their central yet frequently misunderstood role in constructing …

First published in 1970. This volume is part of the Eighteenth Century Shakespeare series, a reprinting of the third edition, with the first being available in 1785. Thomas Whatley was a politician a …

Medical texts written in English during the late Middle Ages have in recent years attracted increasing attention among scholars. From approximately 1375 onwards, the use of English began to gain a fi …

Hailed by critics during the 1980s as the decade”s ”Great American Playwright”, Sam Shepard continued to produce work in a wide array of media including short prose, films, plays, performances and …

Charting the period that extends from the 1860s to the 1940s, this volume offers fresh perspectives on Aestheticism and Modernism. By acknowledging that both movements had a passion for the ‘new’, it …

Folklore: The Basics is an engaging guide to the practice and interpretation of folklore. Taking examples from around the world, it explores the role of folklore in expressing fundamental human needs …

Canidia is one of the most well-attested witches in Latin literature. She appears in no fewer than six of Horace”s poems, three of which she has a prominent role in. Throughout Horace”s Epodes and …

Hercules is the best-known character from classical mythology. Seneca”s play Hercules Furens presents the hero at a moment of triumph turned to tragedy. Hercules returns from his final labor, his jo …