Hans Naumann 
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From 1888 to 1915 Robert Louis Stevenson and Jack London were uniquely placed to witness and record the imperial struggle for the South Pacific. Engaging the major European colonial empires and the U …

First Published in 1993.This study seeks to analyze shamanism and initiation from the perspective of shamans, rather than from the laity”s point of view. One of the aims of this research has been to …

This book presents a new interpretation of the history of English. Access to large corpuses of English has allowed scholars to assess the minutiae of linguistic change with much greater precision tha …

This is an analysis of sexual themes in the plays of Beaumont and Fletcher, both in the context of the Jacobean theatre and in the light of modern readings of sexuality and gender during the English …

This collection of critical essays on the American novelist Bret Easton Ellis examines the novels of his mature period: American Psycho (1991), Glamorama (1999), and Lunar Park (2005). Taking as its …

Henry James”s ghost story novella, The Turn of the Screw (1898) is a key gothic text and is one of the most popular James texts for undergraduate study. This is the ideal guide to the text, setting …

The Continuum Contemporaries series gives readers accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential novels of recent years. This guide to Atone …

Acting Companies and their Plays in Shakespeare”s London explores the intimate and dynamic relationship between acting companies and playwrights in this seminal era in English theatre history. Siobh …

Stephen Unwin”s A Guide to the Plays of Bertolt Brecht is an indispensable, comprehensive and highly readable companion to the dramatic work of this challenging and rewarding writer. Besides providi …

British Chinese Writings: Subjectivity, Identity and Hybridity” is a study of British Chinese literature. As Dr Hsiao points out, investigation of British Chinese writings is a little studied area; …