1812 Echoes
The 1812 Constitution of Cadiz was a defining moment for the Spanish-speaking world. Drafted during wartime, it radically redefined ‘the Spanish nation’, dividing Spaniards and questioning Spain’s legitimacy in her American colonies. This volume explores its legacy.
In the French Third Republic (1870-1914), literature was mobilized for political and social warfare. These essays analyze how literature became the site for fierce culture wars over national identity, secular education, women’s liberation, and more.
O’Connor investigates the first time that Ireland, with an autonomous legislative parliament, met with large inward migration in the modern era. She explains the history of Ireland’s policy and public opinion toward inward migration and the treatment of migration today.
The Cycle of Troy in Geoffrey Chaucer
In the Middle Ages, Trojan myths were transformed into models of human behaviour. This book explores how Geoffrey Chaucer recreates those myths, manipulating his material and integrating them into the contexts of his own works.
The Duel between Sir Alexander Boswell and James Stuart
Tory poet Sir Alexander Boswell’s savage lampoons of his Whig cousin, James Stuart, led to a fatal duel. This book tells the compelling story of their quarrel—a turning point in Scottish politics—and for the first time includes many of Boswell’s witty poems.
How can artists create with few resources? How can they be supported? This book explores these questions through the lived experiences of artists in São Paulo, Brazil. A testimonial narrative, it’s an inspiring guide for artists, culture managers, and intellectuals worldwide.
This book re-evaluates William Morris by exploring the territories between his art and politics. This “in-between-ness” is his most remarkable quality, securing his unique position and inspiring new insights into a universe that could have no boundaries.
This study applies postcolonial theory to Eastern Europe, arguing that ideological domination engenders similar forms of cultural resistance. It offers a comparative framework, revealing a shared imaginative space in authors like Milan Kundera and Salman Rushdie.