Explores the lives and works of 4 major 19th C female children's writers, who, in their fantasy and family tales, caused posterity to inherit a halcyon image of Victorian childhood. Behind the idylls
Art lost its sacred character during the late Middle Ages, says Andreopoulos (Christian theology, U. of Wales-Lampeter), and modern art--both popular and classical--is losing its place as a distinct e
'Critical theorists in our time sought foundations of knowledge because they knew there were none to be found, and critical scepticism became a convenient way of burying evidence and saving face. By n
Discourse concerning the ordination of women to ministry in the Christian Churches is over 200 hundred years old and spans the geoprpahical regions of the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia as well as
Aegean prehistory as a discipline has been around for a while now although concern over its growing marginalisation from other disciplines and a tendency to move away from its core interests and aims,
Few figures in history have left a legacy of such unparalleled achievements as Alexander the Great. This catalogue sheds light on the legend of Alexander the Great and explores the historical and c
Short description: Brunner's thesis is that responsibility is the key to personality, and that the Biblical doctrine of man as created in the image of God, and therefore capable of responding to God's
Luce Irigaray's Zaharoff lecture is the latest episode in an extraordinary intellectual adventure begun with Speculum: De l'autre femme (1974) and continued in Ce sexe qui n'en est pas un (1977) and E
This study is a partial inventory of the new women's narrative and aims to provide a broad literary framework through which both the general reader and the student can appreciate the characteristics a
As well as examining Lawrence's life through his struggles with the dominant discourses of his day - censorship law, the First World War and its politics, the growth of psychoanalysis and the early wo
Change and transformation are central to the action, themes and language of A Midsummer Night's Dream. In this lucid study Helen Hackett shows how the play participates in a widespread 1590s concern w
Aus dem Inhalt: N. Demand: Poleis on Cyprus and Oriental Despotism H. Bowden: The Greek Settlement and Sanctuaries at Naukratis T. H. Nielsen: Was There an Arkadian Confederacy in the Fifth Century B.
A study of the archaeology of Malta during tha time of the Phoenicians and the Carthaginians, examining its transition from a quiet backwater to an important Phoenician colony and staging post on thei
The new series of Writers and Their Work continues a tradition of innovative critical studies introducing writers and their contexts to a wide range of readers. Drawing upon the most recent thinking i
This critical study of a key figure in Victorian literary society examines Pater's work on art history, literature and Greek studies, as well as analysing the roles of gender and journalism in shaping
Presented in an illustrated format, this book offers an account of Norfolk's airfields during the Second World War, the planes and the pilots who flew them, and the local civilians who worked alongsid
The aim of this book is to provide an informed introduction to the subjects so that the reader will be able to confidently recognize Anglo-Saxon church architectural features and Anglo-Saxon and Anglo
The movement of people from the fen edge and river valleys into the clay lands of eastern England has become a growing area of research. The opportunity of studying such an environment and investigati
China is a big country and its cookery is one of the world’s greatest. In the last century all nations everywhere have been introduced to its tastes, flavours and cooking methods. But an understanding
The English Kitchen series from Prospect Books gives the reader lots of recipes and helpful hints but also offers that extra ingredient to a cookbook: knowledge and context. As very little of this has
This new publication brings together a range of leading scholars from Europe, America and the Middle East to discuss the most recent research in the field of Byzantine glass and mosaics in an interdis
The critical question of the relationship between Jesus and Paul has been well established in New Testament studies for over 150 years and needs to be addressed with all the tools of historical critic
There is a story behind the theology of original sin, says Toews (emeritus, Fresno Pacific U. Biblical Seminary), and by the fourth and early fifth century, when Augustine formulated what is now the c
During the nineteenth century, antiquarians such as William Gell and George Dennis visited the ancient city of Veii, some 15 km north of Rome, and noted the rapid destruction of its archaeology. The c
The book presents selected aspects of the legacy that ancient Egypt left on the culture of Coptic, Islamic and modern Egypt. Ancient origin can be traced in numerous different sources and thus the pap
Neglected and forgotten for many years, the novels written by the Dominican-born Jean Rhys are widely acclaimed. Her last and most famous novel, "Wide Sargasso Sea" is a central text for the imaginati
n this thoughtful and expansive work Thomas W. Mann analyses the early prophets of the Bible corresponding to Joshua through to Kings. The narrative, with its richly diverse cast of great, good, and s
A fascinating introduction to ancient coins and collecting that is both an art book and an initiation. Who has ever dreamed of taking a close look, or perhaps even handling - or, still better, actuall
This is the last in the series of archaeologists’ reports on the British Museum's excavation of the flint mine area and the artifacts found from the Late Neolithic flint and stone industries located a
Influential German theologian Rad (1901-71) was professor of Old Testament at the University of Heidelberg. In this short treatise, he draws on and refers to his larger and deeper accounts of the Old
Though the Joshua Roll is a standard work of art in art history surveys and has been the subject of monographs and facsimiles, scholars have failed to consider the written text accompanying the images
Papers from a March 2007 seminar in Cambridge have been eked out with invited essays to provide a geographical and regional balance to the volume. Drawing from both the classical and the prehistoric a
Proceedings of Red Sea Project V held at the University of Exeter September 2010. Contents: 1) Travels with Machell in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean: the voyages of Thomas Machell and Jenny Balfour
In this work the cult of the Capitoline Triad is examined from a viewpoint that varies from the traditionally public and official one. A review of its archaeological and epigraphic sources shows how t
Hours of Infinity is the catalogue of an exhibition and performance by artist John Kannenberg at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the Work Gallery in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The three bodies of work
Symondson had many conversations with post-war anti-modernist British architect Bower (1903-94), and has written at least one other book about him and his work. This biography began as a celebration o
The book opens with a biography by Peter's wife, the Reverend Vicky Cullen, offering the reader an insight into Peter's personal life and the influences that inspired his passion and drive as an acade
The fifth volume reports on excavations during the 2005-2007 seasons, and includes findings at the adjacent tomb of Tia, the overseer of the treasury, and an important robbers' dump with grave goods f
The Old Tibetan Annals was one of the ancient manuscripts discovered at Dunhuang early in the 20th century, and was first translated and published in 1940-46. Dotson, who is not further identified, ex
James (archaeology, U. of Leicester, UK), whose PhD dissertation was on this material, has written a thorough account of the Roman and other arms and armor that were discovered at Dura Europos, a Roma
