How can one make poetry in a disenchanted age? For Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837) this was the modern subject’s most insolvable deadlock, after the Enlightenment’s pitiless unveiling of truth.
Since the revelation of Iris Murdoch's (1919-1999) affair with Elias Canetti (1905-1994), scholarship on their relationship has been largely biographical, focusing in particular on Canetti's alleged r
The word ’trinity’ is not in the Bible. The expression of the doctrine was developed over a long period and finalized only in the fourth century. Many Christians who want to be biblical have questione
Religious belief was central to the lives - and deaths - of all medieval Londoners. Religion was fully integrated into the social and political order, providing the population with an understanding of
The latest in this ongoing series of collections from the Oxford School of Archaeology includes several narrowly focused papers, concentrating on specific items, such as a gold band inscribed with a b
‘The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree’, ‘Like father like son’, ‘Chip off the old block’. All these idioms seem to suggest that offspring resemble their parents and this also applies to criminal b
The Czech Institute of Egyptology of the Charles University in Prague has since the start of the third millennium established the tradition of organising on a regular basis a platform for scholars, ac
The book assesses the impact of a Cistercian monastery on the landscape and how, in its turn, the landscape influenced the monastery. It also tests some of the traditional views on the early ideals of
In 'Swimming with Dr Johnson and Mrs Thrale Julia Allen has taken a sideways look at her subject and in so doing has revealed unfamiliar sides of the eponymous characters she uses as guides and commen
This guide to the unique theatrical venues of London, from 1567, when the first playhouse was built, to 1642, when Cromwell closed them down, sets out the rich dramatic history of this period in relat
As one of the five pillars of Islam the pilgrimage to Mecca (the Hajj) is central to the life of all Muslims. A network of roads radiates from the Hijaz like a giant spider's web, connecting Mecca to
Brandwood, an author with a particular interest in Victorian and Edwardian architecture, provides a vividly illustrated history of the architectural firm of Edmund Sharpe, Edward Graham Paley and Hube
In-Between God' explores three important areas for contemporary Christianity: theology, community and discipleship. Part One inquires into the rhythms of faith as it interacts with themes of uncertain
Scholars of Italian and medieval literature take Dante's discourse of desire as a platform from which to look at medieval concepts of desire in all their multiplicity, fragmentation, and interrelation
Sansavoir, a fellow in French at Oriel College, surveys the work of Guadeloupian and francophone writer, Maryse Conde. Sansavoir considers themes of post-colonial issues, literary autobiography, polit
This book is an exploration of televisual place, undertaken through a case study of Orange County, California, and three popular U.S. television shows set therein: The OC, Laguna Beach: The Real Orang
16 papers from the 'Egyptology in Australia and New Zealand' Conference held in Melbourne, September 4th-6th 2009. Contents: A History of Egyptology at Monash University, Melbourne (C. Hope); 1) Trade
A study of the Neolithic in Macedonia. Chapter 1. Geographical environment, Geological data, Geography, Flora, Fauna; Chapter 2. Research methods, Analytical data, Early Neolithic database, Descriptio
Londinium's main east-west road bridged the Walbrook stream at a site known now as 1 Poultry, where excavations have detailed occupation since about AD 47, and findings complement excavations at nearb
An April 2009 conference at Oxford explored chantries and chantry chapels as vehicles of religious, social, and architectural expression. The proceedings were published as the 2011 Journal of the Brit
In England, more archaeological sites are discovered every year through the study of aerial photographs than by any other method. New reconnaissance flights continue to find previously unknown traces
Portus was the principal maritime port of Rome between the first and sixth centuries AD, and is one of the largest, richest and most accessible Roman ports in the Mediterranean. However, whilst it has
Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History is an annual series concerned with the archaeology and history of England and its neighbours during the Anglo-Saxon period. ASSAH offers researchers a
Excavations were conducted on the site ahead of development, and revealed an extraordinarily long and complex history of occupation and exploitation of the area. Chapters are devoted to each of the ma
Was the Athenian democracy anarchic, given to domestic violence and hence unstable, as claimed by some scholars, or was it a stable, well-ordered, social system, provided with in-built mechanisms to o
The Neolithic Studies Group held a conference at the British Museum, London in November 2005 in conjunction with the Lithic Studies Society to share findings and insights regarding the study of stone
This collection of 24 essays, written by a group of international scholars who specialise in the religious, political and social history of ancient Rome, explores the relationship between priests and
This first volume summarizing some 20 years of archaeological research covers the Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project and archaeological research in the Mediterranean coastal city, Jaffa's historical and
The seminar that generated the 10 papers was held in Chicago in March 2010. They cover early Mesopotamia, the Islamic near east, and second and first millennium empires. The topics include slavery in
This volume of essays explores the significance of water and the current ecological crisis and examines this from both scientific and theological insights. It also examines the relevance of key biblic
"Identity construction" is a hot topic across disciples. Van der Stighelen (art history, Katholieke U. Leuven, Belgium) introduces 13 essays by international scholars offering interpretations of 17th
The object of this book is to provide an opportunity for voices of other religions to be heard as Australia celebrates its first Catholic saint, Mary MacKillop of the Cross. It is the first publicatio
This study assembles the available evidence for the poorly documented area of knowledge of the "chemical arts" in pre-Columbian America, finding this to be more extensive than is often assumed. Topics
Organic residues include a broad range of materials that can be analyzed at a macro-, micro- or molecular level. They represent the carbon-based remains (in combination with H, N, O, P and S) of fungi
The first modern account of the conflict between the eastern Roman Empire and the Sasanian kingdom. Greatrex traces the background to the war, investigating relations between Rome and Persia, the s
In this historical overview, Ruether (feminist theology, Graduate Theological Union, California) describes the US as in possession of a double identity: on one hand, a champion of the values of freedo
Betancourt provides a study (conducted from 1995-1999) of the metallurgical workshop at Chrysokamino in northeast Crete that was part of a multidisciplinary research project involving scientists from
