Literature – Page 25 – Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Printing and Reading Italian Latin Humanism in Renaissance Europe (ca. 1470-ca. 1540)

By: Alejandro Coroleu

£44.99

Following the advent of the printing press, Italian humanist Latin texts spread across Europe. This study is the first comprehensive account of their dissemination and impact on the Renaissance curriculum and the rising national literary traditions of the period.

Byron and Bob

Lord Byron’s Relationship with Robert Southey

By: Peter Cochran

£39.99

Byron's most important literary relationship was with Robert Southey, whom he hated and to whom he "dedicated" his masterpiece, *Don Juan*. This book argues Byron's literary distaste became a projected self-distrust, a dislike for his own flaws.

Byron’s most important literary relationship was with Robert Southey, whom he hated and to whom he “dedicated” his masterpiece, *Don Juan*. This book argues Byron’s literary distaste became a projected self-distrust, a dislike for his own flaws.

Christmas in North Korea

By: Adnan I. Qureshi

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In one of the world’s least-visited nations, get to know the people, their families, and traditions. This book introduces North Korea through rarely seen photographs from the author’s travels, revealing Pyongyang’s skyscrapers, the Koryo Museum, and a royal eleven-course meal.

A Literary Journey through the Development of Mediaeval Thought

By: Frederic Will

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This survey of mediaeval texts tracks the power of the premodern mind, from Boethius to Chaucer and Dante. Exploring scorching lyric poetry, the darkness of Beowulf, and the travels of Marco Polo, it reveals the crucial role of mediaeval thought in making us who we are today.

Charles D’Oyly’s Lost Satire of British India

Tom Raw, the Griffin, 1828

Edited By: Hermione de Almeida, George H. Gilpin

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Suppressed upon its 1828 publication, this lost satiric epic is a wickedly funny critique of British India. Written and illustrated by an insider—an artist serving the empire—it reveals the fault lines of colonial rule through a young cadet's eyes.

Reflections on Ecotextuality from India

Greening Literature Anew

Edited By: Jibu Mathew George, Mathew John Kokkatt

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In response to the current ecological crisis, this collection of critical essays engages with the intricate relationship between literature and ecology. The volume unravels the premises and assumptions that sustain the modern world view and contemporary knowledge systems.

Duke Vincentio, Sex and the Law

By: John Hardy

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Regarded as a problem play, Measure for Measure dramatizes King James’s view that justice should be tempered with mercy. Its themes of sex and the death penalty are treated with an ambiguity that pleased the king, while allowing Shakespeare’s own response to differ.

The Poetics and Hermeneutics of Pain and Pleasure

Edited By: Bootheina Majoul, Hanene Baroumi

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This volume challenges how we think about pain and pleasure. It explores their literary expression as potent forces that shape both writer and reader, forging new meaning for these experiences in a world defined by the dynamics of power.

Poetry and Philosophy as Handlung

A Tactical Sequence

By: Frederic Will

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Poetry and Philosophy as Handlung offers verbal “doings” where sentences show both complicity and dissonance. Through this tactical sequence, time and place emerge, capturing the era's peculiar aroma in a text that remains open to its own immediate future.

Poetry and Philosophy as Handlung offers verbal “doings” where sentences show both complicity and dissonance. Through this tactical sequence, time and place emerge, capturing the era’s peculiar aroma in a text that remains open to its own immediate future.

The Black Musketeer

Reevaluating Alexandre Dumas within the Francophone World

Edited By: Eric Martone

£39.99

Alexandre Dumas, grandson of a slave, has become a symbol in France's debates on colonial history, race, and identity. This is the first major work to re-evaluate his life and legacy, providing new ways of interpreting his classics in a francophone context.

Alexandre Dumas, grandson of a slave, has become a symbol in France’s debates on colonial history, race, and identity. This is the first major work to re-evaluate his life and legacy, providing new ways of interpreting his classics in a francophone context.

Probing the Skin

Cultural Representations of Our Contact Zone

Edited By: Dirk Vanderbeke, Caroline Rosenthal

£52.99

Across art, literature, and medicine, these essays read the skin—as a sensual surface, a racial marker, and a canvas for tattoos, scars, and memory.

Light and Obscurity in Symbolism

Edited By: Deborah Cibelli, Rosina Neginsky

£57.99

The idea of light and darkness is one of the central ideas of the Symbolist movement, which emphasises contrasts. The contributors here present a range of studies that provide a detailed understanding of this notion and a variety of its Symbolist interpretations.

Belief, History and the Individual in Modern Chinese Literary Culture

Edited By: Artur K. Wardega

£34.99

Modern Chinese literature raises complex questions about life amid changing values and uncertainty. This volume presents ten essays by Chinese and European scholars examining the individual and society, searching beyond national identities for global exchange.

Re-Imagining the First World War

New Perspectives in Anglophone Literature and Culture

Edited By: Anna Branach-Kallas, Nelly Strehlau

£57.99

What is the place of the First World War in cultural memory today? This volume explores the Great War’s enduring significance in Anglophone literature and culture, from poetry and film to Downton Abbey, offering new perspectives on the conflict.

The Gothic Byron

Edited By: Peter Cochran

£39.99

The Gothic Byron argues that the Gothic element in Byron’s work has been undervalued. It explores his reading of Gothic novels, the Gothic in his own tales and poetry, and his profound influence on writers like Charlotte and Emily Brontë.

C. S. Lewis and the Inklings

Discovering Hidden Truth

Edited By: Mark Hall, Jason Fisher, Salwa Khoddam

£44.99

This volume offers essays on hiddenness and discovery in the works of the Inklings: C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Owen Barfield, along with their influences G. K. Chesterton and George MacDonald. Explore their collaboration, linguistics, and more.

To See the Wizard

Politics and the Literature of Childhood

Edited By: Laurie Ousley

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Inspired by The Wizard of Oz, this volume interrogates the politics at work in children's literature. It analyzes how "wizards"—writers, publishers, and others—use stories to shape young readers' views on race, class, gender, and power.

Inspired by The Wizard of Oz, this volume interrogates the politics at work in children’s literature. It analyzes how “wizards”—writers, publishers, and others—use stories to shape young readers’ views on race, class, gender, and power.

Counterpoints

Edward Said’s Legacy

Edited By: Stephanie Tara Schwartz, May Telmissany

£39.99

Revolving around Edward Said's theme of “counterpoint,” this book explores his contribution to the humanities. Overshadowed by his political positions, Said’s intellectual achievements should be acknowledged. This book pays tribute to his academic and humanistic legacy.

Revolving around Edward Said’s theme of “counterpoint,” this book explores his contribution to the humanities. Overshadowed by his political positions, Said’s intellectual achievements should be acknowledged. This book pays tribute to his academic and humanistic legacy.

“The Given Note”

Traditional Music and Modern Irish Poetry

By: Seán Crosson

£34.99

This book examines how traditional Irish music and song have influenced Irish poets. It looks at this influence historically and in contemporary work, focusing on six key poets, including Seamus Heaney, Ciaran Carson, and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill.

Spatio-Temporal Narratives

Historical GIS and the Study of Global Trading Networks (1500-1800)

Edited By: Ana Crespo Solana

£49.99

This book explores the merchant networks and maritime trade routes of the First Global Age (16th-18th centuries). Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), it visualizes the integration of economies, the organization of trade, and the evolution of networks.