Andrew Hiscock: 4 books

Simon is a normal guy. He grew up in a small town in the heart of Middle England. He has a loving mother and a loving father. A better than average student, he was popular with his peers and his teachers. Simon travelled and, like many middle-class kids, maybe he took too many drugs, but that wasn't...

Simon is a normal guy. He grew up in a small town in the heart of Middle England. He has a loving mother and a loving father. A better than average student, he was popular with his peers and his teachers. Simon travelled and, like many middle-class kids, maybe he took too many drugs, but that wasn't...

'He who remembers or recollects, thinks' declared Francis Bacon, drawing attention to the absolute centrality of the question of memory in early modern Britain's cultural life. The vigorous debate surrounding the faculty had dated back to Plato at least. However, responding to the powerful influences...

Troilus and Cressida: A Critical Reader offers an accessible and thought-provoking guide to this complex problem play, surveying its key themes and evolving critical preoccupations. Considering its generic ambiguity and experimentalism, it also provides a uniquely detailed and up-to-date history of...