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  • Milton and the Making of Paradise Lost

    by William Poole ...
    "An authoritative, and accessible, introduction to Milton's life and an engaging examination of the process of composing Paradise Lost" ( Choice).In early 1642 Milton promised English readers a work of literature so great that "they should not willingly let it die." Twenty-five years later, the epic poem Paradise Lost appeared in print. In the interim, however, the poet had gone totally blind and ... Read more

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  • Thinking with Shakespeare

    Comparative and Interdisciplinary Essays

    by William Poole ...
    "Shakespeares works do not embody any doctrine or set of beliefs, as his critics have long been tempted to suggest, but they do stage encounters with certain kinds of thinking ethical, political, epistemological, even metaphysical that still concern us nowadays. They can be shown to draw on ancient philosophies Platonism, Stoicism, Scepticism either directly or through medieval and continental ... Read more

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  • The Man in the Moone

    by Francis Godwin ...
    Arguably the first work of science fiction in English, Francis Godwin’s The Man in the Moone was published in 1638, pseudonymously and posthumously. The novel, which tells the story of Domingo Gonsales, a Spaniard who flies to the moon by geese power and encounters an advanced lunar civilization, had an enormous impact on the European imagination for centuries after its initial publication. With ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • In the African-American Culture, What Makes Preachers and/or Pastors Great?

    by J. William Poole ...
    In the African-American Culture, What Makes Preachers and/or Pastors Great?By: J. William PooleWhat makes preachers and/or pastors in the African American culture great is that they lead by example. Utilizing the talents of others through challenging, inspiring, not enabling, modeling and encouraging.To illustrate these leadership techniques, J. William Poole’s In the African-American Culture, ... Read more

    $6.00 USD

  • Sustainable Wealth

    Achieve Financial Security in a Volatile World of Debt and Consumption

    by Axel Merk ...
    A personal finance guide for today's turbulent worldSustainable Wealth empowers you to achieve your financial goals by unleashing the shackles of debt, no matter how uncertain the future may be. Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, this reliable resource illustrates how you can predict economic booms and busts before they happen, adapt to changing markets and plan for lasting ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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  • The Cambridge Companion to Chaucer

    Edited by Piero Boitani, Jill Mann ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    The Cambridge Companion to Chaucer is an extensively revised version of the first edition, which has become a classic in the field. This new volume responds to the success of the first edition and to recent debates in Chaucer Studies. Important material has been updated, and new contributions have been commissioned to take into account recent trends in literary theory as well as in studies of ... Read more

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  • Medieval Shakespeare

    Pasts and Presents

    Edited by Ruth Morse, Helen Cooper, Peter Holland ...
    For many, Shakespeare represents the advent of modernity. It is easy to forget that he was in fact a writer deeply embedded in the Middle Ages, who inherited many of his shaping ideas and assumptions from the medieval past. This collection brings together essays by internationally renowned scholars of medieval and early modern literature, the history of the book and theatre history to present new ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • King John

    Third Series

    by William Shakespeare ...
    Series series The Arden Shakespeare Third Series
    The Arden Shakespeare is the established scholarly edition of Shakespeare's plays. Now in its third series, Arden offers the best in contemporary scholarship. Each volume guides you to a deeper understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare's plays.This edition of King John provides:- A clear and authoritative text, edited to the highest standards of scholarship.- Detailed notes and commentary on ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Edmund Spenser in Context

    Edited by Andrew Escobedo ...
    Series series Literature in Context
    Edmund Spenser's poetry remains an indispensable touchstone of English literary history. Yet for modern readers his deliberate use of archaic language and his allegorical mode of writing can become barriers to understanding his poetry. This volume of thirty-seven essays, written by distinguished scholars, offers a rich introduction to the literary, political and religious contexts that shaped ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Shakespeare's Books

    A Dictionary of Shakespeare Sources

    by Stuart Gillespie ...
    Series series Arden Shakespeare Dictionaries
    Shakespeare's Books contains nearly 200 entries covering the full range of literature Shakespeare was acquainted with, including classical, historical, religious and contemporary works. The dictionary covers works whose importance to Shakespeare has emerged more clearly in recent years due to new research, as well as explaining current thinking on long-recognized sources such as Plutarch, Ovid, ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Serious Reflections During the Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe with his Vision of the Angelick World

    The Stoke Newington Edition

    by Kit Kincade, John G. Peters, Daniel Defoe ...
    Serious Reflections During the Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe with his Vision of the Angelick World, first published in 1720 and considered a sequel to The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, is a collection of essays written in the voice of the Crusoe character. Expressing Defoe’s thoughts about many moral questions of the day, the narrator takes up isolation, poverty, ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • Renaissance Figures of Speech

    Edited by Sylvia Adamson, Gavin Alexander, Katrin Ettenhuber ...
    The Renaissance saw a renewed and energetic engagement with classical rhetoric; recent years have seen a similar revival of interest in Renaissance rhetoric. As Renaissance critics recognised, figurative language is the key area of intersection between rhetoric and literature. This book is the first modern account of Renaissance rhetoric to focus solely on the figures of speech. It reflects a ... Read more

    $49.19 USD