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Sex in Antiquity
Gender and Sexuality in the Ancient World
Looking at sex and sexuality from a variety of historical, sociological and theoretical perspectives, as represented in a variety of media, Sex in Antiquity represents a vibrant picture of the discipline of ancient gender and sexuality studies, showcasing the work of leading international scholars...
To Be Published November 30th 2013 by Routledge
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Shakespeare, Jonson, and the Claims of the Performative
Series: Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture
This book will constitute an original intervention into longstanding but insistently relevant debates around the significance of notions of ‘performativity’ to the critical analysis of early modern drama. In particular, the book aims to: show how the investigation of performativity can enable...
To Be Published February 14th 2013 by Routledge
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Stephen Greenblatt
Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers
Stephen Greenblatt is the most important exponent of 'new historicism', a dynamic critical movement which rejects the traditional reliance on individual canonical texts, exploring a multitude of other, more marginal works and voices. Questioning not just literary but social, political and cultural...
Published October 21st 2007 by Routledge
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Language in Theory
A Resource Book for Students
Series: Routledge English Language Introductions
The Routledge English Language Introductions series provides a one-stop resource for students of all areas of language and linguistic study. Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, books in the series offer activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings - all in the...
Published February 3rd 2005 by Routledge
