British Marxist Criticism provides selective but extensive annotated bibliographies, introductory essays, and important pieces of work from eight British critics who sought to explain literary production according to the principles of Marxism.

Discusses the Matter of Arthur as it has appeared in English, French, Latin, and German from the Middle Ages to the present. Examines the works of Harmann von Aue, Malory, Polydore Virgil, John Leland, Tennyson, T. H. White, and others; as well as works such as anonymous romances, Scottish Chronicle

Reprints 14 major critical and performance studies of the last 30 years, and offers a comprehensive but unannotated bibliography, of the 24-play sequence that straddled medieval and renaissance England, and was last performed in 1575 until its revival in recent times. Annotation copyright Book News

Whether you are interested in the first unification of the Germanic states in 1871, the late 20th-century reunified Germany, the Weimar Republic, of the Third Reich, here is an English language quick reference guide on this major European power.

Beginning with an introduction that examines the portrayal of the characters of Lancelot and Guinevere from their origins to the present day, this collection of 16 essays-five of which appear here for the first time-puts particular emphasis on the appearance of the two characters in medieval and modern literature. Besides several studies exploring feminist concerns, the volume features articles on the representation of the lovers in medieval manuscript illuminations (18 plates focus on scenes of their first kiss and the consummation of the adultery), in film, and in other visual arts. A...

A cross-cultural study of women in Iran, Egypt, and the US during different stages of religious fundamentalism, combining quantitative, historical, and interview techniques. Finds that women are active participants in the movements and that their participation allows them to reexamine their relation

This encyclopaedia offers a tapestry of data, descriptions, speculation, facts and theories, and provides a comprehensive introduction to the early inhabitants and cultures of continental North America. It explores each cultural area, its major social complexes, important archaelogical sites, food resources, and pioneering archaelogists. It also covers topics such as tool types, archaeoastronomy, charmstones, shell money, fire use, nutting stone, bow and arrow, burial mounds, and rock art. A reader's guide, providing an overview of North American prehistory and its study, and an extensive...

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Draws on psychoanalytic criteria to demonstrate that the traditional shamans among the Inuit of North America are expert in the religious uses of alternative psychic states, and that the sleight-of-hand, ventriloquism, and other tricks that have led other researchers to label them pathological perso