Questioning not just literary but social, political and cultural assumptions about knowledge and power, Greenblatt’s work has had a huge impact on contemporary theory. Mark Robson discusses ideas specific to…

Offers a new and challenging account of the relationships between rhetoric and aesthetics, informed by literature, critical theory and philosophy. Offers readings of familiar and unfamiliar early modern texts by…

This book brings works by Shakespeare and Jonson into alignment with aspects or elements of the concept of performativity, in order to show how that concept retains the potential both…

Filled with authentic period sources including pilot s notes and other Air Ministry publications, The Hurricane Pocket Manual provides a unique guide to this iconic aircraft.

This is a comprehensive introduction to the conceptual frameworks underpinning the study of language. A one-stop resource, it includes activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and readings.

This two-part, eight-volume, reset edition draws together a range of sources from the early modern era through to the industrial age, to show the changes and continuities in responses to…

Sexuality and gender in the ancient world is an area of research that has grown quickly with often sudden shifts in focus and theoretical standpoints. This volume contextualises these shifts…