Two novels from the perspective of Hamlet's Ophelia-the first set before the events of the play, the second after-written entirely by remixing and repurposing the character's dialogue from Shakespeare's original…

The only complete English translation of the 20th century masterpiece, Genroku Chushingura, written by one of Kabuki's foremost modern playwrights, Mayama Seika, on the most famous vendetta in Japanese history.

Explores in detail the lives and achievements of a huge range of composers, and examines key topics such as music history (from medieval plainchant to contemporary minimalism), performers, theory and…

Paul Griffiths shows how music has changed through the centuries, and suggests how that change mirrors development in the human notion of time, from the eternity of heaven to the…

By focusing on policing, prosecution, and the language and perceptions of the authorities and the underclasses, Paul Griffiths explores the swift growth and transformation of early modern London. The book…

The English were punished in many different ways in the five centuries after 1500. These studies of penal practice explore violence, cruelty and shame, while offering challenging new perspectives on…

In this brilliant theological essay, Paul J. Griffiths takes the reader through all the stages of regret.

To various degrees, all human beings experience regret. In this concise theological grammar…

Engages with all the major topics of Blaise Pascal’s theological and philosophical writing. The book provides discussion of Pascal’s literary style, his linked understandings of knowledge and of the various…