An examination of representations of books and reading in 16th- and 17th-century English romance texts and the myths and metaphors these representations create, perpetuate, and reimagine
A cultural history of the evolution of the modern body, as glimpsed at six critical moments
Fresh and provocative readings of familiar stage objects provide new ways of understanding theater, dramatic literature, and culture
The first book-length study of writing, men, and masculinity in seventeenth-century France
A challenging critique of academic culture and its blindspots
A rich compendium of historical texts that reflect the English spoken by ordinary citizens of the early modern period
Witty and engaging essays on the links between contemporary literary theory and Shakespearean theater
An ambitious study of literary, aesthetic, and philosophical authors on the modern subject versus the modern body