Includes a foundation course in Dutch that is designed for those with no previous knowledge of the language. This work provides students with activities, and draws on a selection of source material from many different media. It develops a working knowledge of the structures of Dutch and practices th[...]

This guide takes the form of a sourcebook, combining reprinted contextual and critical documents with extensive introductory comment and annotation by the volume editor.[...]

William Shakespeare is one of the most widely studied and culturally significant writers of all time; his language interwoven through popular reference and imaginings of the Western canon. In this concise, structured guide, Robert Shaughnessy: introduces Shakespeare¿s life and works in context, pro[...]

Since 1855, Walt Whitman's 'Song of Myself' has been enjoyed, debated, parodied and imitated by readers, critics and artists crossing national and linguistic boundaries. Many argue that it is the most influential poem ever written by an American.
This "Routledge" "Literary Sourcebook" provides ea[...]

Since its publication in 1859, A Tale of Two Cities has remained the best-known fictional recreation of the French Revolution, and one of Charles Dickens's most exciting novels. A Tale of Two Cities blends a moving love story with the familiar figures of the Revolution-Bastille prisoners, a starving[...]

Combines a narrative overview with chronological, bibliographical and tabular information to cover major aspects of Nazi Germany. This guide surveys topics such as: the origins and consolidation of the Nazi regime, Nazi dictatorship in action, Nazi foreign policy, Second World War, Holocaust, opposi[...]

This step-by-step, practical guide to the process of creative writing provides readers with a comprehensive course in its art and skill. With genre-based chapters, such as life writing, novels and short stories, poetry, fiction for children and screenwriting, it is an indispensable guide to writing [...]

The Shorter REP presents the very best of the acclaimed ten volume Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy in a single volume. It makes a selection of the most important entries available for the first time and covers all you need to know about philosophy, from Aristotle to Wittgenstein and animals and[...]

Jacques Derrida is one of the most influential and controversial philosophers of the last fifty years. Derrida on Deconstruction introduces and assesses: Derrida's life and the background to his philosophy the key themes of the critique of metaphysics, language and ethics that characterize his most [...]

The second edition of the acclaimed Routledge Companion to Aesthetics contains fifty-four chapters written by leading international scholars covering all aspects of aesthetics. This companion opens with an historical overview of aesthetics including entries on Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Nietzsche, Heid[...]

Have you ever noticed an accent or puzzled over a dialect phrase? Language can be a powerful tool with which one can create a persona; it can be a common ground between people or can be used as a divide between social groups. This Companion is for anyone who is interested in how and why people speak[...]

This dictionary covers, in one volume, over 1,800 of the most important deities and demons from around the world. From classical Greek and Roman mythology to the gods of Eastern Europe and Mesopotamia, from Nordic giants to Islamic jinns and Egyptian monsters, it is packed with descriptions of the f[...]