Offers a criticial introduction to the life and career of the English Renaissance writer, responsible for the work entitled "The Compleat Angler," which has almost never been out of print since 1623
John Donne and the Line of Wit: From Metaphysical to Modernist is a study of influence, adaptation, and historical imitation and invention. In his own time, Donne was celebrated for his distinctive st
Christina Rossetti is one of the best known and loved of Victorian poets, yet only recently has she emerged from comparative critical obscurity. This is partly due to a late 20th-century rediscovery o
The open-air pulpit in Paul's Churchyard in the City of London, known as Paul's Cross, is one of the most important vehicles of popular public persuasion employed by government from the outset of the
