Poison on the early modern English stage

Poison on the early modern English stageThis book explores some of the many instances of poisoning in early modern plays. It considers the practical, legal and epistemological aspects of poison plays and analyses the cultural work they perform, which includes questions related to race, religion, nationality, gender and humans relationship to the environment.

and is presented in a way that is both accessible to an audience not familiar with it yet informative for those who are

and how our views of figures like William Wilberforce have been revised to meet the changing demands of the ‘present’

Monasticism in Late Medieval England provides an ideal introduction to this subject for students and scholars alike

An illuminating study of one of the best-selling

this book explores the key directors

this book brings to life the story of the Actresses' Franchise League from 1908-1958

constructed on the basis of fragments of stories already in existence

domestic abuse

Centuries of reading and writing practice have made us Homo typographicus

Personal Style Blogs examines the history and rise of style blogging and looks closely at the relationship between bloggers and their (frequently anonymous) readers as well as the response of the fashion industry to style bloggers' amateur and often unauthorized fashion reportage

This book employs critical race theory as a theoretical and analytical framework to unveil how racial stratification shapes the socioeconomic outcomes and racial inequality in the labour market

crossing continents and centuries and passing between worlds