Gothic Architecture and Sexuality in the Circle of Horace Walpole, Hardback - Matthew M. Reeve

Addresses the question of how and why Horace Walpole and the men of his circle promoted the Gothic style in art, architecture, and literature in th...

Reducere. When Conrad, son of Prince Manfred of Otranto, is killed in mysterious circumstances on his wedding day, his father, fearing his line is at an end,...

'Look, my lordSee heaven itself declares against your impious intentions ' The Castle of Otranto (1764) is the first supernatural English novel and...

Contributor(s): Author: Horace WalpoleAuthor: William BeckfordAuthor: Mary ShelleyWalpole's The Castle of Otranto, Beckford's Vathek, and Shelley's...

Showing how the Gothic can be read as a complex reaction to Enlightenment methods of historical representation, Sinister histories uncovers hithert...

Reducere. Manfred, the lord of the castle of Otranto, has long lived in dread of an ancient prophecy: it's foretold that when his family line ends, the true ...

Offers an extensive selection of author's letters, arranged by subject so that you can choose from themes including social life, the Court, politic...

Reducere. This novel is the story of Conrad, son of Manfred of the house of Otranto. This thrilling tale abounds in adventure, suspense, and supernatural occ...

Reducere. When tragedy strikes on his son's wedding day, Lord Manfred believes it is a foreboding omen, and will do whatever it takes to stop it--no matter h...

The founding work of Gothic fiction On the day of his wedding, Conrad, heir to the house of Otranto, is killed in mysterious circumstances. His cal...

Reducere. It is the year 871. Of seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, five have fallen to the invading Vikings. No trait is more valued than loyalty, and no possessio...

An influential novel of the eighteenth century Gothic revival, introducing a number of enduring tropes.

Create a more gender-inclusive climate in your classroom and school. This important book breaks down issues of gender and sexuality at the individu...

DescriptionSubverting assumptions that American musical theater is steeped in nostalgia, cheap sentiment, misogyny, and homophobia, this book shows...

This chronicles the interrelation of gender, class and race which shaped British imperialism and, subsequently, its bloody dismantling.

Publisher: Fordham University PressAuthor(s): Jeffrey J. KripalNumber of pages: 568Publication date: 2011Dimensions: 227 x 164 x 33Cover type: Pape...

For centuries the Atlantic world has been a site of encounter and exchange, a rich point of transit where one could remake one's identity. Through ...

An architect and architectural theorist, George Edmund Street was one of the key proponents of the 'High Victorian' Gothic style in nineteenth-cent...

Reducere. The classic monsters have returned... again During the gothic horror revival of the late 1950s through the 1970s, vampires, witches, devil worshipe...

An architect and architectural theorist, George Edmund Street was one of the key proponents of the 'High Victorian' Gothic style in nineteenth-cent...

Reducere. DescriptionAfter Queer Studies maps the literary influences that facilitated queer theory's academic emergence and charts the trajectories that con...

Reducere. DescriptionThe church year is a uniquely Christian way of marking time. In this engaging introduction to liturgical time, K. C. Ireton takes reader...

A first, full-length study of the life and work of a leading domestic architect of the Victorian era, illustrated with original pictures, plans and...

A much-needed book which gives people - Christians in particular - permission to love themselves as they should.Publisher: SPCK PublishingAuthor(s)...

On the mystical Scottish island of Orkney, best friends Izzy and Eilidh risk being separated for life, or so it seems...Join them on this incredibl...

Ashley M. Williard argues that early Caribbean reconstructions of masculinity and femininity sustained occupation, slavery, and nascent ideas of ra...

In collaboration with History Ireland, the leading Irish history magazine publisher based in Dublin. The fourth title in P&S's new series 'Irish Pe...

This progressive handbook for Chinese medicine students/practitioners looks at gender, physiology, relationships and attraction from a Chinese medi...

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Reducere. The description for this book, The Gothic Cathedral: Origins of Gothic Architecture and the Medieval Concept of Order, will be forthcoming.

Gothic Utterance explores the vital role played by haunted and haunting voices in American Gothic literature produced between the Revolutionary War...

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Reducere. DescriptionThe Circle of Fifths for Guitarists shows how every key, scale, chord and modulation works in music. It's essential knowledge of any asp...

Reducere. DescriptionMost pianists know their scales, but few actually understand the essential principles of how they relate to each other. The Circle of Fi...

The Gothic is more than just maidens-in-peril fleeing supernatural villains in another age. Historically, it was a form used to depict and critique...

This book traces the turbulent history of queer visibility in the Irish media to explore the processes by which a regionally based media system sha...

Above the peaks of the Himalaya, Garuda, the divine eagle of the god Vishnu, sees the Lord of Death hastening toward an exquisitely beautiful littl...

DescriptionThe intention of Outside the Charmed Circle is to help readers live as the truest expression of their gendered, sexual, spiritual self. ...

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This book explores both the monarchy and everyday life, covering everything from famous scandals, morality and contraception to Tudor fashion and a...

Everything you ever wanted to know about sex in Stuart Britain.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Andrea ZuvichIllustration(s): 50 black an...

Reducere. "The Circle of Fifths - visual tools for musicians" presents a new way for all players to learn their music theory in a fresh manner that has previ...

Aging and Loving: Christian Faith and Sexuality in Later Life aims to address the social, ethical, physical, and spiritual issues related to sexual...

Challenges everything you thought you knew about sexuality in Rome, and covers everything from society's ideals to adultery, homosexuality and how ...