"An important resource for any scholar working on the production history of Shakespeare's plays. . . . Because each entry has a complete list of sources, the book can be used as a helpful bibliography
This contributed volume explores the relationship between imperialism, railways, and informal empire. Contributors account for the origins of main lines in several independent and self-governing count
Victorian novels remain enormously popular today: some continue to be made into films, while authors such as Charles Dickens and George Eliot are firmly established in the canon and taught at all leve
Feminist efforts have recovered the works of early women poets, and much of this rediscovered work now appears in anthologies. As a result, women poets writing today must not only struggle against a l
This revised and expanded edition of the only English-language dictionary of Italian literature provides some 400 alphabetically arranged entries on Italian writers, periods, literary movements, and v
Indonesia comprises more than 17,000 islands stretching on either side of the equator for nearly 4,000 miles and hundreds of ethnic groups with almost 300 languages spoken. This book reveals the remar
Every day, newspapers and television news programs present stories on the latest controversies over healthcare and medical advances, but they do not have the space to provide detailed background on th
Using updated scholarship and never before published primary research, this new biography peels away the myths surrounding Emily Dickinson and takes a fresh look at the complex and busy life of this g
Continuing where the author left off in "Battles of the Thirty Years War," this companion volume details the military aspects of the final years of this important early modern conflict. Whereas the ea
Carole Lombard was among the most commercially successful and admired film personalities in Hollywood in the 1930s. This volume includes a biography which brings to life this vivacious, unconventional
This book explores the Pagan-Christian conflict underlying Thomas Hardy's Wessex novels, establishing connections with the political and economic structure of Victorian England and focusing primarily
A powerful, uncompromising explanation of how subtle sources of hatred contained throughout our media and culture have resulted in a tolerance for hate crimes in America.
Voices of Shakespeare's England offers students and public library patrons over 50 primary documents that illuminate the character, personalities, and events of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods.
This insightful biography of George Clooney looks at his work on screen, his off-screen activities as a political activist--and the many things that make him stand out from the Hollywood crowd.
National security has always been an integral consideration in immigration policy, never more so than in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. This is the first history of American immigration policy w
This insightful biography takes a balanced and thoughtful look at the creative and enigmatic man who has had a greater influence on American culture than almost any other individual: Walt Disney.
For students, specialists, and lay readers, Stavans (Latin American and Latino culture, Amherst College) brings together nine essays that examine the quinceanera celebration's social importance in the
