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From Medieval to Medievalism
Av John Simons
Häftad, 1992
595 kr
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The book surveys medieval literature from both a critical and an historical standpoint. Medieval literature is increasingly seen as an area of intense specialism which is to be treated differently from other areas of English Studies. The essays collected here try to overturn this perception in two …
Moderatus
Av John Simons
Häftad, 2019
645 kr
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This title was first published in 2002. "Moderatus" was an Elizabethan romance, probably the first published work of the 16th-century Welsh gentleman Robert Parry; it was produced in 1595 by the bookseller, publisher, and printer Richard Jones. In this volume John Simons offers in modern typography …
Moderatus
Av John Simons
Inbunden, 2017
1752 kr
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This title was first published in 2002. "Moderatus" was an Elizabethan romance, probably the first published work of the 16th-century Welsh gentleman Robert Parry; it was produced in 1595 by the bookseller, publisher, and printer Richard Jones. In this volume John Simons offers in modern typography …
New York
City as Text
Av John Simons, Christopher Mulvey
E-bok, 1990
737 kr
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This collection of essays by English and American writers focuses on New York life from the perspectives of several disciplines and life experiences. The period covered by the essays stretches from the late 19th century to contemporary New York.
From Medieval to Medievalism
Av John Simons
E-bok, 1992
817 kr
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The book surveys medieval literature from both a critical and an historical standpoint. Medieval literature is increasingly seen as an area of intense specialism which is to be treated differently from other areas of English Studies. The essays collected here try to overturn this perception in two …
Moderatus
Av John Simons
E-bok, 2018
741 kr
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This title was first published in 2002. "Moderatus" was an Elizabethan romance, probably the first published work of the 16th-century Welsh gentleman Robert Parry; it was produced in 1595 by the bookseller, publisher, and printer Richard Jones. In this volume John Simons offers in modern typography …
Moderatus
Av John Simons
E-bok, 2018
757 kr
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This title was first published in 2002. "Moderatus" was an Elizabethan romance, probably the first published work of the 16th-century Welsh gentleman Robert Parry; it was produced in 1595 by the bookseller, publisher, and printer Richard Jones. In this volume John Simons offers in modern typography …
Obaysch
A Hippopotamus in Victorian London
Av John Simons, Fiona Probyn-Rapsey
Häftad, 2019
257 kr
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Obaysch: A Hippopotamus in Victorian London is the story of Obaysch the hippopotamus, the first ‘star’ animal to be exhibited in the London Zoo. Uncovering the circumstances of Obaysch's capture and exhibition, this book investigates the notion of a 'star' animal, as well as the cultural value that …
Goldfish in the Parlour
The Victorian craze for marine life
Av John Simons
Häftad, 2023
281 kr
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“For the first time, fish became our companions and a corner of many a Victorian parlour was given over to housing tiny fragments of their world enclosed in glass.”The experience of seeing a fish swimming in a glass tank is one we take for granted now but in Victorian England this was a remarkable …
Rossetti's Wombat
Pre-Raphaelites and Australian Animals in Victorian London
Av John Simons
Häftad, 2008
188 kr
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Rossetti's Wombat tells the story of Top, a wombat who belonged to the Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti for a few months in 1869. The book also describes the strange history of the European fascination with the wildlife of Australia, from the late 18th century onwards. By 1860, most …
Tiger that Swallowed the Boy
Av John Simons
Häftad, 2012
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188 kr
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Looking at zoological gardens, private menageries, circuses, and natural history museums, this fascinating account explores the surprising extent of the exotic-animal trade in 19th-century England and its colonies. Filled with entertaining anecdotes-from the tiger that prowled down St. George's …
The Man You're Meant to Be
A Call of Self-examination for Every Believer, Hypocrite, and Outsider
Av John Simons
Häftad, 2025
173 kr
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Every man is being shaped by some kind of wisdom. However, the key question is what type of wisdom is guiding us? Scripture doesnt suggest every form of wisdom produces a better, more flourishing life. In fact, it warns us of the opposite condition that we ought to be mightily aware of the …
The Poems of Lawrence Minot
Häftad, 1989
529 kr
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Edition of eleven poems by Lawrence Minot, with introduction, appendices and select bibliography.
Guy of Warwick and Other Chapbook Romances
Six Tales from the Popular Literature of Pre-Industrial England
Av John Simons
Häftad, 1998
491 kr
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Chapbooks formed the staple reading matter of ordinary people during the eighteenth and much of the nineteenth centuries; they were also read by children of the gentry. They included fiction, almanacs, religious guidance and radical political tracts, and were available throughout the British Isles …
