Virginia Woolf's first fully realized work of fictionpublished in its final, revised form for the first timeA beguiling trio of fantastical and farcical anti-fairy tales about a giantess who builds a magical ';cottage of one's own,' battles a silver-scaled sea monster, and defies governesses and gravity alikeIn 1907, eight years before she published her first novel, a twenty-five-year-old Virginia Woolf drafted three interconnected comic stories chronicling the adventures of a giantess named Violeta teasing tribute to Woolf's friend Mary Violet Dickinson.
How most presidents avoid upsetting the racial status quoand why those who do pave the way for lawless, norm-violating successorsWhen Barack Obama won the White House in 2008, becoming the nation's first Black president, the stage was set for Donald Trump's eventual rise to power.
Examining the fundamental relationship between housing and health, this perceptive volume illuminates how the health of those living with housing instability is affected by the day-to-day issues they face.
As a turning point that changed the course of the 'Troubles', the Bloody Sunday massacre continues to define ongoing debates about the legacy of the 'Troubles' and the impact of state violence.
Nutraceuticals and bioactive compounds are gaining increased attention from scientists, industry professionals, and consumers for their significant biological functions and health benefits beyond basic nutrition.
Nutraceuticals and bioactive compounds are gaining increased attention from scientists, industry professionals, and consumers for their significant biological functions and health benefits beyond basic nutrition.
A user's guide to the fundamental practice of literary studies, providing context, examples, and practical exercises Close readingmaking an argument based in close attention to a textis the foundation of literary studies.
First published in 1971, Reinterpretations focusses upon a group of closely related major poems-L'Allegro and Il Penseroso, Milton's companion pieces, and Lycidas, Pope's Rape of the Lock and Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot, and Johnson's London.
Originally published in 1920, The Quintessence of Bernard Shaw, the title a play on Shaw's own essay The Quintessence of Ibsenism, offered a coherent review of his ideas mainly, though not exclusively, as expressed in his plays and prefaces.
This book explores the parallel histories and intersecting politics of LGBTQ+ people and sex workers, including the role of digital media in shaping the experiences of both in the early twenty-first century.
Virginia Woolf's Microgenesis engages with Virginia Woolf's writings in the context of her own unique methodological approach to mind, to meaning, and to making whole.
The England We Know: Russian Voices Abroad is based on a series of interviews, recorded between 2019 and 2021, with twelve Russophone immigrants—those who have achieved success and those who haven’t, the well-educated and the blue-collar—interpolated with the author’s memoir.
In The Shavian Playground, originally published in 1972, Shaw's plays are examined as self-contained imaginative structures intended for theatrical performance.
It was Shaw's general contention that all great art was didactic; it was his specific contention that he wrote plays to convert people to his opinions on 'Social Economy', 'Political Economy' and 'Vital Economy'.
A new literary history that places women writers at the center of poetic theory and practice in English literature of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries Many of the terms we use today to describe poetic style originated in the early modern period: original ideas, feminine rhyme, irregular rhythm, smooth verse.
Seriality in the Streaming Era explores the dynamic transformation of serialized storytelling in the digital era, where platforms like Netflix, Disney+, and Apple Podcasts have redefined how narratives are created, consumed, and experienced.
An exploration of the range of human emotions and interactions as reflected in the lectionary stories of the liturgical year, through the curious, thought-provoking lens of a philosopher.
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union nearly one million Russian-speaking Jews have settled in Israel, reshaping its cultural, social, and political fabric.
A groundbreaking look at the integral role of women in early modern Jewish communal lifeIn small villages, bustling cities, and crowded ghettos across early modern Europe, Jewish women were increasingly active participants in the daily life of their communities, managing homes and professions, leading institutions and sororities, and crafting objects and texts of exquisite beauty.
First published in 1971, Reinterpretations focusses upon a group of closely related major poems-L'Allegro and Il Penseroso, Milton's companion pieces, and Lycidas, Pope's Rape of the Lock and Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot, and Johnson's London.
