A Letter to the People of Scotland, on the Present State of the Nation

A Letter to the People of Scotland, on the Present State of the Nation
Author: James Boswell
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Total Pages: 62
Release: 2019-08-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781406911916

This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!

A Companion to Sophocles

A Companion to Sophocles
Author: Kirk Ormand
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 624
Release: 2015-06-02
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1119025532

A Companion to Sophocles presents the first comprehensive collection of essays in decades to address all aspects of the life, works, and critical reception of Sophocles. First collection of its kind to provide introductory essays to the fragments of his lost plays and to the remaining fragments of one satyr-play, the Ichneutae, in addition to each of his extant tragedies Features new essays on Sophoclean drama that go well beyond the current state of scholarship on Sophocles Presents readings that historicize Sophocles in relation to the social, cultural, and intellectual world of fifth century Athens Seeks to place later interpretations and adaptations of Sophocles in their historical context Includes essays dedicated to issues of gender and sexuality; significant moments in the history of interpreting Sophocles; and reception of Sophocles by both ancient and modern playwrights

Seneca's "Hercules furens"

Seneca's
Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 502
Release: 1987
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780801418761

John G. Fitch's new Latin text of Seneca's play, Hercules Furens, is based on a collation of the chief manuscripts, including the Paris manuscript T.

A Literary History of Women's Writing in Britain, 1660–1789

A Literary History of Women's Writing in Britain, 1660–1789
Author: Susan Staves
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2006-09-07
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1139458582

Drawing on three decades of feminist scholarship bent on rediscovering lost and abandoned women writers, Susan Staves provides a comprehensive history of women's writing in Britain from the Restoration to the French Revolution. This major work of criticism also offers fresh insights about women's writing in all literary forms, not only fiction, but also poetry, drama, memoir, autobiography, biography, history, essay, translation and the familiar letter. Authors celebrated in their own time and who have been neglected, and those who have been revalued and studied, are given equal attention. The book's organisation by chronology and its attention to history challenge the way we periodise literary history. Each chapter includes a list of key works written in the period covered, as well as a narrative and critical assessment of the works. This magisterial work includes a comprehensive bibliography and list of prevalent editions of the authors discussed.