Although Francesco Petrarca (1304-74) is best known today for cementing the sonnet's place in literary history, he was also a philosopher, historian, orator, and one of the foremost classical scholars of his age. "Petrarch: A Critical Guide to the Complete Works" is the only comprehensive, single-vo[...]
Wounds were a potent signifier reaching across all aspects of life in Europe in the middle ages, and their representation, perception and treatment is the focus of this volume. Following a survey of the history of medical wound treatment in the middle ages, paired chapters explore key themes situati[...]
Long celebrated as one of "the Three Crowns" of Florence, Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-75) experimented widely with the forms of literature. His prolific and innovative writings - which range beyond the novella, from lyric to epic, from biography to mythography and geography, from pastoral and romance t[...]
Theories of Truth provides a clear, critical introduction to one of the most difficult areas of philosophy. It surveys all of the major philosophical theories of truth, presenting the crux of the issues involved at a level accessible to nonexperts yet in a manner sufficiently detailed and original t[...]
Lancaster and York. For much of the fifteenth century, these two families were locked in battle for control of the English throne. Kings were murdered and deposed. Armies marched on London. Old noble names were ruined while rising dynasties seized power and lands. The war between the royal houses of[...]
A classic account of Jane Austen in the context of eighteenth-century ideas and the current of contemporary thought. Margaret Kirkham shows that Jane Austen's views on the status of women, female education, marriage, the family and the representation of women in literature were remarkably similar to[...]
The Corps is caught in an all-out war between the Sinestro Corps and the Weaponer and Thunderers of Qward. Collecting Green Lantern Corps #53-57.[...]
The first collection of the DC Comics - The New 52 series! The New Guardians struggle with their new mission - and battle the evil of Invictus! Collects Green Lantern: New Guardians #1-7.[...]
New York Times best-selling writer Scott Lobdell continues his tenure on Teen Titans with this latest volume tying into the cataclysmic events of Forever Evil. The Teen Titans' fall through the time stream. But, is this the help they've been looking for, or are things about to go from bad to worse? [...]
"Islam, Europe and Emerging Legal Issues" brings together vital analysis of the challenges that Europe poses for an expanding Islam and that Islam poses for Europe, within their ever-evolving religious, legal, and social environments. This book gathers some of the best thinking on Islam and the law [...]
A richly illustrated volume honouring one of the twentieth-century's most important pioneers of modern industrial design. This definitive volume includes the first-ever complete biography (illustrated with historical images) of Zeisel's extraordinary life and career; chapters on each of her major ce[...]
This is the first book to be published on one of the greatest American designers of the 20th century, who was as famous for his work in film as for his corporate identity and graphic work. Saul Bass (1920-1996) created some of the most compelling images of American postwar visual culture. Having ext[...]
Is this the work of a serial killer, or something far worse? FBI Agent Erin Scott intends to find out - with or without the approval of her superiors - in this visionary modern, mature re-imagining of the Frankenstein legend from acclaimed artist/creator Tyler Kirkham (New Guardians, Teen Titans, an[...]