A presentation of research in insect behavior focusing on the theoretical writing and experiments of researcher T.C. Scheirla with an emphasis on the significance of comparative psychology on evolutionary biology. The 12 essays consider topics in the comparative study of behavioral evolution and dev

This is a user-friendly dictionary and concordance to proper names used in the works of Chaucer. It offers a guide to the use of astrological, biblical, historical, literary and mythological names.

This is a source where students and teachers can find both broad and in depth studies of topics from the Grail and Tristan and Isolde to Arthurian operas and the historicity of Arthur.

First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This sourcebook offers a wealth of facts and details with entries on over 400 authors by more than 200 leading scholars and authorities in women's literature. Entries are listed in A-Z format, prefaced by capsule biographical detail.

This collection focuses on contemporary criticism of Shakespeare's sonnets. Approaches range from the new historicism to the new bibliography, from formalism to feminism, from reception history to cultural materialism, from biographical criticism to queer theory. In addition, the editor's introduction offers a comprehensive survey of 400 years of criticism of these poems.

Explores African-American conservative thought and politics from the late 18th century to the 1996 election. Some of the ten essays focus on a particular person or group, among them abolitionist James Forten, clergyman Henry McNeal Turner, and activist Bayard Rustin. Others consider themes, such as

The Arthurian legend closes with a promise - on a distant day, when his country calls, the king will return. His lost realm will be regained, and his shattered dream of an ideal world will, at last, be realized.

Concentrating on the period following Admiral Perry's visit in the 1850s, this encyclopedia examines the historical events, leaders, and societal pressures in the country's past that affected Japan's entry into the modern age. Like its companion volume, the encyclopedia covers important political topics, the arts, religion, business, literature, education, journalism, and other major social, cultural, and economic forces. Emphasizing the close ties that always existed between the emperor system and nationalism, the encyclopedia carefully explores the various forms of nationalism that...

Maria S. Rye, a woman motivated by both feminist and philanthropic ideals, devoted her life to the migration of women and girls out of England. Between 1861 and 1896 she sent many hundreds of single women out to Australia, New Zealand and South Africa and more than 4000 children to Canada. This biography gives an account of Rye's activities from her early engagement with liberal feminism through her association with the Langham Place group in the 1850s, her work as a journalist and with the Society for Promoting Women's Employment.