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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
This collection of fifteen original essays and one original poem
explores the theme of "place" in the life, works, and afterlife of
Edgar A. Poe (1809-1849). Poe and Place argues that "place" is an
important critical category through which to understand this
classic American author in new and interesting ways. The
geographical "places" examined include the cities in which Poe
lived and worked, specific locales included in his fictional works,
imaginary places featured in his writings, physical and imaginary
places and spaces from which he departed and those to which he
sought to return, places he claimed to have gone, and places that
have embraced him as their own. The geo-critical and geo-spatial
perspectives in the collection offer fresh readings of Poe and
provide readers new vantage points from which to approach Poe's
life, literary works, aesthetic concerns, and cultural afterlife.
In this original and wide-ranging book, Philip Edwards examines the
theme of pilgrimage in the works of a variety of major writers,
including Shakespeare, Conrad, T. S. Eliot, Yeats, and Heaney.
Edwards considers the original and early uses of the terms
'pilgrim' and 'pilgrimage' in life and literature, and demonstrates
the importance, vitality and flexibility of pilgrimage as a
literary theme over the centuries. The emphasis is almost wholly on
post-reformation writers, analysing the theme of pilgrimage in
major works where previously it has not been thought to exist, and
marking an important departure from traditional studies of the
pilgrim and pilgrimage in literature. With the character of Hamlet
central to the discussion, Edwards argues the emergence in
Shakespeare of a new tragic vision of pilgrimage, which perhaps had
its beginnings in ancient Irish literature. This is a
ground-breaking and unusual study, which encompasses centuries
under a common, and vital, theme.
First published in 1968. By selective study of certain of the
comedies, tragedies and sonnets, Philip Edwards views Shakespeare's
work as a whole and explains why his art developed as it did. The
work which the author sees Shakespeare striving to create is the
perfect fusion of comedy and tragedy and he suggests that we are
watching the progress of a mind as acutely conscious as anyone
today of the disorder and lack of meaning in the world.
Nevertheless, it remains faithful to the possibility that within
the imaginable forms of drama there exists that play which will
satisfy the basic human need for reassurance, order and control.
The third edition of Hamlet offers a completely new introduction to
this rich, mysterious play, examining Shakespeare's transformation
of an ancient Nordic legend into a drama whose philosophical,
psychological, political, and spiritual complexities have
captivated audiences world-wide for over 400 years. Focusing on the
ways in which Shakespeare re-imagined the revenge plot and its
capacity to investigate the human experiences of love, grief,
obligation, and memory, Heather Hirschfeld explores the play's
cultural and theatrical contexts, its intricate textual issues, its
vibrant critical traditions and controversies, and its history of
performance and adaptation by celebrated directors, actors, and
authors. Supplemented by an updated reading list, extensive
illustrations and helpful appendices, this edition also features
revised commentary notes explicitly designed for the student
reader, offering the very best in contemporary criticism of this
great tragedy.
The third edition of Hamlet offers a completely new introduction to
this rich, mysterious play, examining Shakespeare's transformation
of an ancient Nordic legend into a drama whose philosophical,
psychological, political, and spiritual complexities have
captivated audiences world-wide for over 400 years. Focusing on the
ways in which Shakespeare re-imagined the revenge plot and its
capacity to investigate the human experiences of love, grief,
obligation, and memory, Heather Hirschfeld explores the play's
cultural and theatrical contexts, its intricate textual issues, its
vibrant critical traditions and controversies, and its history of
performance and adaptation by celebrated directors, actors, and
authors. Supplemented by an updated reading list, extensive
illustrations and helpful appendices, this edition also features
revised commentary notes explicitly designed for the student
reader, offering the very best in contemporary criticism of this
great tragedy.
The narratives of the voyages of the Elizabethan and early Jacobean
era have served their turn over the centuries as stirring accounts
of the daring of the empire-builders. In this collection of the
contemporary accounts of three famous 'last voyages', these
writings can be seen as a powerful and special kind of literature,
having kinship with the great fictional tragedies of the period.
Thomas Cavendish attempted in 1591 to repeat his earlier triumphant
circumnavigation of the globe, but could not get through the
Magellan Straits and died at sea, probably by his own hand, on the
voyage home. Henry Hudson, making yet another attempt to find the
North-West Passage in 1610-11, was set adrift in the ice by his own
crew. Sir Walter Ralegh, released from the Tower, failed to find
the Guiana gold in 1617-18 and came home to the executioner's axe.
The men who wrote the accounts of these disastrous ventures were
the participants themselves: the leaders, the mutineers, young
gentlemen, even a poet and a mathematician. Apart from the poet,
none were writing for a living, though some of them were writing
for their lives, passionately justifying or exonerating themselves,
challenging and contradicting each other. Brought together, their
accounts form moving documents of endeavour and defeat in difficult
seas and hostile terrain. All the narratives, given in modern
spelling, have been newly re-edited from the original manuscripts
or printings, with ample introductions which correct the existing
historical record on a number of points, and with full explanatory
commentary.
First published in 1968.
By selective study of certain of the comedies, tragedies and
sonnets, Philip Edwards views Shakespeare's work as a whole and
explains why his art developed as it did. The work which the author
sees Shakespeare striving to create is the perfect fusion of comedy
and tragedy and he suggests that we are watching the progress of a
mind as acutely conscious as anyone today of the disorder and lack
of meaning in the world. Nevertheless, it remains faithful to the
possibility that within the imaginable forms of drama there exists
that play which will satisfy the basic human need for reassurance,
order and control.
First published in 1997, this volume challenges the belief that
possessive individualists need states to restrain them from
trespassing on the natural rights of others or from harming
themselves and questions whether anarchy can be sustained to
accommodate the long-term self-interests of possessive
individualists. Issues discussed include Hobbes' response to the
Foole, Libertarian Anarchism and the inevitability of a minimal
state in anarchist society, along with tactics to avoid large
wealth differentials.
First published in 1997, this volume challenges the belief that
possessive individualists need states to restrain them from
trespassing on the natural rights of others or from harming
themselves and questions whether anarchy can be sustained to
accommodate the long-term self-interests of possessive
individualists. Issues discussed include Hobbes' response to the
Foole, Libertarian Anarchism and the inevitability of a minimal
state in anarchist society, along with tactics to avoid large
wealth differentials.
This collection of fifteen original essays and one original poem
explores the theme of "place" in the life, works, and afterlife of
Edgar A. Poe (1809-1849). Poe and Place argues that "place" is an
important critical category through which to understand this
classic American author in new and interesting ways. The
geographical "places" examined include the cities in which Poe
lived and worked, specific locales included in his fictional works,
imaginary places featured in his writings, physical and imaginary
places and spaces from which he departed and those to which he
sought to return, places he claimed to have gone, and places that
have embraced him as their own. The geo-critical and geo-spatial
perspectives in the collection offer fresh readings of Poe and
provide readers new vantage points from which to approach Poe's
life, literary works, aesthetic concerns, and cultural afterlife.
Greek Cinema and Migration provides a response to urgent calls to
comprehend the cultural impact of immigration in Greece, and to
determine the capacity of contemporary Greek cinema to challenge
the logic of Fortress Europe. Placing contemporary Greek cinema
within the context of European film production and transnational
cinema, the book explores the fascination of Greek filmmakers with
migration, mobility, borders and identity, between 1991 and 2016.
With case studies of films such as The Suspended Step of the Stork
(1991), The Way to the West (2003), Man at Sea (2011) and many
more, this ground-breaking book provides an in-depth understanding
of contemporary Greek cinema and its direct correlation to the
country's ongoing struggles to implement European modernity.
Greek Cinema and Migration provides a response to urgent calls to
comprehend the cultural impact of immigration in Greece, and to
determine the capacity of contemporary Greek cinema to challenge
the logic of Fortress Europe. Placing contemporary Greek cinema
within the context of European film production and transnational
cinema, the book explores the fascination of Greek filmmakers with
migration, mobility, borders and identity, between 1991 and 2016.
With case studies of films such as The Suspended Step of the Stork
(1991), The Way to the West (2003), Man at Sea (2011) and many
more, this ground-breaking book provides an in-depth understanding
of contemporary Greek cinema and its direct correlation to the
country's ongoing struggles to implement European modernity.
Vernacular Traditions of Boethius's "De consolatione philosophiae"
provides an overview of the widespread reception and influence of
Boethius's masterpiece in England and Germany, as well as in the
Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Catalonia, and Byzantium. As this work
demonstrates, Boethius is not only a significant Roman author but
also a significant translator and adaptor of works written
originally in Greek, placing him firmly as an important figure at
the moment of transition from antiquity to the Middle Ages. As the
two introductory articles in this collection affirm, Boethius is
recognized as "the last of the Romans" and the "first of the
Scholastics." Attested by the articles and the edition in this
volume, Boethius's modern influence is global in its importance,
not only through the dissemination of his theological and scholalry
works, but through the many vernacularizations of his final
testament to the world, his Consolatio.
Captain Cook's Journals provide his own vivid first-hand account of three extraordinary expeditions. These charted the entire coast of New Zealand and the east coast of Australia, and brought back detailed descriptions of Tahiti, Tonga, and a host of until then unknown islands in the Pacific. The journals amply reveal the determination, courage and skill which enabled Cook to wrestle with the continuous dangers of uncharted seas and the problems of achieving a working relationship with the peoples whose unannounced guest he became. This edition, abridged from the definitive four-volume collection published by the Hakluyt Society, makes Cook's inimitable personal account of his nine years of voyaging widely accessible for the first time. The selection preserves the spirit and rhythm of the full narrative, as well as Cook's idiosyncratic spelling. Philip Edwards gives an introduction to each voyage together with maps, a glossary of unusual words and indexes of people and places. A postscript offers a full assessment of the continuing controversies surrounding Cook's death.
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