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This is a detailed study of the earliest opera to have gained a foothold in the modern repertoire. It includes historical…

The Chinese people have honoured, revered and cherished jade for over 8,000 years. Utilising a wealth of archaeological…

This 2003 illustrated, revisionary account of the long reign of the Byzantine emperor Basil II (976-1025) establishes that…

This book rediscovers how there once was a Hollywood Right. Using extensive new archival material, Donald Critchlow reveals…

David Steel was one of the most respected and prolific naval publishers of the early nineteenth century. This volume, first…

Originally published in 1901, this book contains twenty six folk tales from the Malay peninsula. The text is illustrated…

• Čeština

This handy guide will introduce students to a text that has been fundamental to literature for nearly 3000 years. It gives…

• Angličtina

The contributions to this handbook bring together a full-length study of Elektra in English. The volume examines the many…

Dr Benson sets the circumstances that confront interracial families within the context of wider British attitudes about…

Irish-born poet, dramatist and novelist Oliver Goldsmith (c.1728-74) is best remembered for The Vicar of Wakefield and She…

The volume comprises essays based on lectures given in the 22nd Darwin Lecture series on the subject of Identity. The aim of…

First published in 1907, this is a delightful and comprehensive history of St John's College, Cambridge, from its foundation…

Bruce Alan Brown offers several paths towards a closer understanding of Cos fan tutte.…

Both a reliable summary of what is currently known about Otello and an interpretation of the significance of the work within…

Throughout all ages, changes to the environment have favoured the rise of certain social groups and limited the actions of…

Zhao Wenbing provides an accessible, illustrated introduction to the sculptural art of China, including the magnificent…

• Rok vydání 1906

This 1906 volume gathers together the candidate praelections for the Regius Professorship of Greek at the University of…

Idomeneo, Mozart's greatest opera seria, was composed for the finest orchestra in Germany and some excellent singers. This…

This Introduction offers a reliable and stimulating account of Rhys's life, work, contexts and critical reception. Her…

• Latina

First published in 1953, this edition of the De Oratione contains the Latin text with critical notes, and an English…

First published in German in 1885 and translated into English in 1940, this is a pioneering and controversial account of the…

This 1877 book claims that the British urban working classes are in more urgent need of Christian help and education, on the…

J. P. Droop (1882-1963) was a classical field archaeologist. This volume, first published in 1915, was intended as a guide…

This book is a study of Mozart's Don Giovanni, his second opera to a libretto by da Ponte. Although it is one of the handful…

Examines development of domestic institutions, the family, marriage, conjugal roles, in relation to changes in the mode of…

One of the foremost musicologists of his age, Hugo Riemann (1849-1919) wrote prolifically on music theory and is best…

• Čeština

Written in an engaging conversational tone, this account conveys Seward's enthusiasm for Greenland. It includes an…

• Rok vydání 1842

A collection of reports and correspondence compiled by the Anti-Slavery Society concerning the British government's…

Heinrich Schliemann's 1881 account of his excavations of the so-called 'Treasury of Minyas', a Mycenaean bee-hive tomb at…

One of three books written by Sarah Trimmer, this piece offers advice on how to organize charity schools. Advocating the use…

Cristina Mazzoni examines the evolution of the she-wolf as a symbol in western history, art, and literature, from antiquity…

This collection of essays from eight distinguished scholars challenges conventional approaches to the subject of beauty…

Lajos (Ludwig) Blau (1861-1936) was a professor of Talmud at the rabbinical seminary in Budapest. This 1898 book (reissued…

Eberhard Nestle (1851-1913) was a German biblical scholar known chiefly for his textual criticism of the New Testament. This…

A reissue of this classic text on the theory of turbulent motion, first published by Cambridge University Press in 1953.…

Bernard Bosanquet (1848-1923) was a neo-Hegelian British philosopher and social theorist who turned his attention to…

Originally published in 1921, this book presents a detailed account 'of the two Devonian land floras'. Illustrative figures…

Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes is one of the few operas of the last half-century to have gained a secure place in the…

Joseph Mainzer (1801-51) was a significant figure in the development of the choral movement, bringing musical education and…

Offers readers a guide to Toni Morrison and her fiction, from her status on the global intellectual stage to her engagement…

• Rok vydání 1841

Joseph Mainzer (1801-51) was a significant figure in the development of the choral movement, bringing musical knowledge and…

This detailed report of the excavations of the Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Girton College, Cambridge, was written by Girton…

These two short pieces by the missionary Hannah Kilham (1774-1832) demonstrate her concern for victims of the slave trade…

This guide presents a unique collection of critical, analytical and documentary essays on Puccini's most popular opera. It…

This is the first comprehensive guide to PellĂ©as et MĂ©lisande, Debussy's only completed opera, written by three of the…

M. R. James' detailed descriptive catalogues of manuscripts owned by colleges, cathedrals and museums are still much sought…

• Angličtina

This full-length study of Salome is the first in English since Lawrence Gilman's introductory guide of 1907. The handbook…

As the birthplace of moveable-type printing, China has some claim to being the homeland of publishing. Yang Hu and Xiao Yang…