This England? is a celebration of?Englishness? in the sixteenth century, explores the growing conviction of?Englishness? through the rapidly developing English language; the reinforcement of cultural nationalism as a result of the Protestant Reformation; the national and interna…
'This England' is a celebration of "Englishness" in the sixteenth century, explores the growing conviction of 'Englishness' through the rapidly developing English language; the reinforcement of cultural nationalism as a result of the Protestant Reformation; the national and inte…
This England is a celebration of 'Englishness' in the sixteenth century, and examines the growing conviction of 'Englishness' through the rapidly developing English language; the reinforcement of cultural nationalism as a result of the Protestant Reformation; the national and in…
Kaya Şahin's book offers a revisionist reading of Ottoman history during the reign of Süleyman the Magnificent (1520-66). By examining the life and works of a bureaucrat, Celalzade Mustafa, Şahin argues that the empire was built as part of the Eurasian momentum of empire buildin…
This strong and timely collection provides fresh insights into how Shakespeare's plays and poems were understood to affect bodies, minds and emotions. Contemporary criticism has had surprisingly little to say about the early modern period's investment in imagining literature's i…
"In the fifty years between 1530 and 1580, England moved from being one of the most lavishly Catholic countries in Europe to being a Protestant nation, a land of whitewashed churches and anti-papal preaching. What was the impact of this religious change in the countryside? And h…
Introduction : the baroque as a problem of thought -- Of baroque holes and baroque folds -- How to build a baroque house (Cervantes, master architect) -- The theater of truth -- The opacity of language and the transparency of being : on Góngora's poetics -- The corporeal image a…
