Jerome Carroll & Professor Steve Giles 
Aesthetics and Modernity from Schiller to the Frankfurt School [PDF ebook] 

In the Alexander Lectures for 1965-66 at the University of Toronto, Dr. Frye describes the basis of the tragic vision as "being in time, " in which death as "the essential event that g …

"The Root of All Evil" by J. S. Fletcher is a novel that delves into the destructive power of greed. The story revolves around a central crime motivated by financial gain, exploring how the …

"Little School Mothers" by L.T. Meade is set in a school environment where young girls assume significant responsibilities, taking on roles akin to "mothers" for their peers. The …

"Old Lady Mary: A Story of the Seen and the Unseen" by Margaret Oliphant is a Victorian-era novella that delves into the supernatural and the afterlife. The story revolves around the titula …

The South Asian region has been especially prone to mass displacement and relocations owing to its varied geographical settings as well as socio-political factors. This book examines the women’s pers …

The "Parable of a Province" by Gilbert Parker offers a deep social commentary on the societal and political issues of a Canadian province. The novel examines various aspects of life in the …

Now available in paperback, Shakespeare and Postcolonial Theory is an up-to-date guide to contemporary debates in postcolonial studies and how these shape our understanding of Shakespeare”s politics …

Shakespeare”s and Peele”s Titus Andronicus has had a theatrical and a critical revival in the last fifteen years; the critical revival was perhaps prompted by Jonathan Bate”s Arden edition of the …

What if the Renaissance had the right idea about character? Most readers today think that characters are individuals. Poets of the Renaissance understood characters as types. They thought the job of …

Capturing the Pícaro in Words discusses the framing of the transient marginals of early modern Madrid in the literary pícaro. It compares the perceptions of constables, shopkeepers, and criminals, to …