Today many people take reading for granted, but we remain some way off from attaining literacy for the global human population. And whilst we think we know what reading is, it remains in many ways a m
Follows Sand's life from her birth in 1804 through her work as a minister of propaganda during the Revolution of 1848, her relationship with Chopin, and her work in the radical politics of her day.
A fascinating study of a Renaissance tragedy that has haunted artists and writers through the ages.Beatrice Cenci was executed under papal decree in Rome in September of 1599. She was said to be sixt
This lively story has never been told before: the complete history of women's reading and the ceaseless controversies it has inspired. Belinda Jack's groundbreaking volume travels from the Cro-Magnon
The canon of French literature has undergone substantial transforation in recent years and francophone literature is now an increasingly important element in French literature courses. This study intr
This lively story has never been told before: the complete history of women's reading and the ceaseless controversies it has inspired. Belinda Jack's groundbreaking volume travels from the Cro-Magnon
