Jean E Howard: 6 books

This volume looks at Marx and Freud, who, though not 'Shakespeareans' in the usual academic or theatrical sense, were both deeply informed by Shakespeare's writings, and have both had enormous influence on the understanding and reception of Shakespeare. The first section of this volume consists of...

The Stage and Social Struggle in Early Modern England is a ground-breaking study of a controversial period of English literary, cultural, and political history. In language that is both lucid and theoretically sophisticated, Jean Howard examines the social and cultural facets of early modern theatre....

Engendering a Nation adopts a sophisticated feminist analysis to examine the place of gender in contesting representations of nationhood in early modern England. Plays featured include: * King John * Henry VI, Part I * Henry VI, Part II * Henry, Part III * Richard III * Richard II * Henry V. It...

The editors at www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com present thirty-two wonderful tales of fantasy in this completely revised second edition text. More than seven hundred and fifty pages for your reading pleasure. Escape today! 'Immortal' by Shariann Lewitt; 'The Thing in the Attic' by James Blish;...

« La civilisation n'est pas naturelle. Elle résulte simplement d'un concours de circonstances. » Le pays picte est une jungle obscure où la frontière entre civilisation et barbarie est mince. Une seule chose la symbolise : la rivière noire, dont on prétend qu’aucun homme blanc n’a...

De barbare à pirate, il n’y a qu’un pas. Poursuivi pour avoir tué un juge, Conan trouve refuge in extremis sur un navire marchand. Mais peu de temps après avoir appareillé, le Cimmérien et ses nouveaux compagnons doivent faire face à une menace : les pirates de la légendaire Bêlit,...