The early modern period is often seen as a pivotal stage in the emergence of a recognizably modern form of the state. Agents beyond the State returns to this context in order to examine the literary a ... Read more
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How delightful it would be to be a governess!'
When the young Agnes Grey takes up her first post as governess she is full of hope; she believes she only has to remember 'myself at their age' to wi ... Read more
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Long may the barbarians continue, I pray, if not to love us, at least to hate one another.' Cornelius Tacitus, Rome's greatest historian and the last great writer of classical Latin prose, produced hi ... Read more
Explores the life and work of Albert Camus, major cultural icon of the twentieth century
Offers a comprehensive view of Camus' major works and interventions including his notion of the absurd and ... Read more
'Will you write in my album?' Many Romantic poets were asked this question by women who collected contributions in their manuscript books. Those who obliged included Byron, Scott, Wordsworth, and Lamb ... Read more
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How did Alexander Pope become the greatest poet of the eighteenth century? Modern scholarship has typically taken Pope's rise to greatness and subsequent remoteness from lesser authors for granted. As ... Read more
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Algebraic Art explores the invention of a peculiarly Victorian account of aesthetic form, and it traces that account to a surprising source: mathematics. Victorian mathematicians reconceived mathemat ... Read more
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This is the first rigorous scholarly edition of a substantial selection of the work of Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909) ever produced. Swinburne was one of the most brilliant and controversial p ... Read more
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This volume in the 21st-Century Oxford Authors series offers students and readers a comprehensive selection of the work of Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909). This authoritative edition presents s ... Read more
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December 2021 marks 150th years since first publication
Features John Tenniel's much-loved illustrations
Takes account of the most recent research and critical opinion
Extensive explanatory n ... Read more
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