Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900

This study of Henry James's biographies of Nathaniel Hawthorne and William Wetmore Story offers an argument that he deserves greater recognition for his contributions to the development of biography, based on his implicit theory of biography, found in his critical commentary and on these two complicated and ultimately artistically innovative performances in the genre.

This second edition, including some new chapters, provides a revised introduction to all aspects of George Eliot''s writing.

This enduringly popular book has become a classic in the expanding and increasingly popular field of Gothic Studies.

Elsa Nettels's analysis of American fiction and criticism of the post-Civil War era unearths the prevailing assumptions about language and gender as revealed in definitions of masculine and feminine, and in comparisons of men's and women's speech and writing.

First published in 2006.

First published in 1975, this study is concerned with the representation of non-European people in English popular fiction in the period from 1858-1920.

This book investigates how French Romanticism was shaped by and contributed to colonial discourses of race.

When this work was first prepared for publication in 1949 the Notebooks and Collected Letters were still in manuscript, and many of the printed works, if not unavailable, were scarce.

In the recent years, considerable research has been carried out evaluating natural substances as antioxidative additives in food products, leading to novel combinations of antioxidants and the development of novel food products.

Eliot''s intellectual and moving novels and their Victorian context made accessible for students.

Black Venus is a feminist study of the representations of black women in the literary, cultural, and scientific imagination of nineteenth-century France.

Addressing US literature from 1876 to 1910, this volume aims to account for the period''s immense transformations.

From Kensington to the East End, under candlelight, gas lamp and then neon signs, London is both a bustling physical metropolis and a stirring psychic encounter.

Percy Bysshe Shelley joined the deluge of sightseers that poured onto the Continent after Napoleon's defeat in 1814, and over the next eight years Shelley followed major travelling trends, visiting Switzerland in 1816 and Italy from 1818.

One of the central images conjured up by the gothic novel is that of a shadowy spectre slowly rising from a mysterious abyss.

In the historical record there is abundant evidence that obesity was a medical and health concern as long as medicine has been practiced.

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Originally published in 1991.

This comprehensive collection offers a complete introduction to one of the most popular literary forms of the Victorian period, its key authors and works, its major themes, and its lasting legacy.

Superfoods have come to the forefront of the public imagination due to a combination of presumed health benefits and cultural mystique.

First published in 1984, this book offers a unique interpretation of Hawthorne's work, making use of perspectives opened up by Derrida in his work on Rousseau.

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Presenting simple and cost-effective solutions for maintaining and improving mealtime abilities, this book discusses the practical aspects of eating and drinking as part of person-centred dementia care.

Reframing Yeats, the first critical study of its kind, uses a focus on genre and allusion to engage with a broad range of W.

Significant advancements in nutrition's impact on the eye have occurred faster than any volume can document.

In this book, Judith Thompson restores a powerful but long-suppressed voice to our understanding of British Romanticism.

This book provides a wealth of fascinating information about many significant and lesser-known nineteenth-century Christian authors, mostly women, who were motivated to write material specifically for children's spiritual edification because of their personal faith.

Covering a wide range of poets and poems, this volume narrates a compelling history of nineteenth-century American women''s poetry.

American Literature as an Expression of the National Mind (1931) is a remarkable work that traces not only the history and development of literature in the United States, but also the national characteristics that have arisen out of America's unique background.

Crammed with information, The Brontës in Context shows how the Brontës'' fiction interacts with the spirit of the time.

First published in 1968, this collection of essays and reviews represents all that Sir Walter Scott wrote on the subject of novels and novelists, and will be invaluable for the study of Scott, both as novelist and critic.

Although previous scholarship has acknowledged the importance of the visual arts to the Brontes, relatively little attention has been paid to the influence of music, theatre, and material culture on the siblings' lives and literature.

What is 'English' about the English novel, and how has the idea of the English nation been shaped by the writers of fiction?

First published in 1992, this volume of essays celebrates the revival of Edith Wharton's critical reputation.

Gustav Jahoda University of Strathclyde Ever since psychology emerged as a separate discipline about a century ago, there have been differing views as to what it is or ought to be.

First published in 2002.

Today's knowledge of human health demands a multidisciplinary understanding of medically related sciences, and Case Studies in the Physiology of Nutrition answers the call.

This book presents experiences of LGBTQ+ people relating to food, bodies, nutrition, health, wellbeing, and being queer through critical writing and creative art.

This book explores the history of women's engagement with writing experimentally.

Bringing together established critics and exciting new voices, The Politics of Gender in Anthony Trollope's Novels offers original readings of Trollope that recognize and repay his importance as source material for scholars working in diverse fields of literary and cultural studies.

Using original research in scientific treatises, philosophical manuscripts, and political documents, this pioneering study describes the neglected era of revolutionary medicine in Europe through the writings of the English poet and physician, John Keats.

This collection showcases the speculative writing of Scottish-born and California-based writer Robert Duncan Milne (1844-99) whose works mark him as one of the forgotten pioneers of early science fiction.

Discover the long-kept secrets of literature's leading ladyYou've read Emma.

War affects life writing and lives affect war writing.

First published in 1971, this collection of short stories, set in the East End of London in the 1890s, offers a corrective to the view of nineties' literature as dominated by aestheticism, and shows how many late Victorian writers tried to break with Dickensian models and write of working class life with less moral intrusion and a greater sense of realism.