New historicism and cultural materialism emerged in the early 1980s as prominent literary theories and came to represent a revival of interest in history and in historicising literature. Their proponents rejected both formalist criticism and earlier attempts to read literature in its historical cont[...]

Providing detailed coverage of the main political and religious issues of the age, this new edition has expanded sections on Ireland and Scotland, ensuring the text considers Britain as a whole. There is extra coverage of economic and social topics.[...]

19431200 utmattede soldater står overfor et tilintetgjørende tysk angrep. Kanonene på Navarone må sprenges. Fem utvalgte menn får det umulige sabotasjeoppdraget. De må ta seg i land på øya Navarone som ligger utenfor kysten av Tyrkia. Der må kanonen på den dystre, uinntakelige festningen u[...]