This highly acclaimed study of English song is now available as a one-volume paperback.
The book is the first detailed study of an unusually fruitful interrelationship between English …

In his latest book, Terry Eagleton, one of the most celebrated intellects of our time, considers
the least regarded of the virtues. His compelling meditation on hope begins with a firm …

the Orient that is based on the Orient's special place in European Western experience. The
Orient is not only adjacent to Europe; it is also the place of Europe's greatest and richest and …

In this combative, controversial book, Terry Eagleton takes issue with the prejudice that
Marxism is dead and done with. Taking ten of the most common objections to Marxism—that …

This book is a major study of European tourism during the nineteenth century and the early
years of the twentieth century. The author demonstrates the ways in which the distinction …

Literary Theory: The Basics Page 1 Page 2 This accessible guide provides the ideal first step
in understanding literary theory. Hans Bertens: • leads you through the major approaches to …

Interdisciplinarity covers one of the most important changes in attitude and methodology in
the history of the university. Taking the study of English as its main example, this fully …

Traditionally class has been the key concept for understanding society, enabling analysts to
interpret social conflict and predict the course of social development. Critics argue that it is …

Written in 1890, at the close of William Morris's most intense period of political activism,
News from Nowhere is a compelling articulation of his mature views on art, work, community …

When the word technology was introduced into American English in the nineteenth century,
it referred to the study of—or treatises in—the mechanic arts. It did not achieve currency as a …