“Political Affairs of the Heart” is “thought-provoking”
Political Affairs of the Heart: Female Travel Writers, the Sentimental Travelogue, and Revolution, 1775-1800 by Linda Van Netten Blimke “Blimke’s writing is lively, the travelogues are intriguing, the...
View Article“Space, Drama, and Empire”“highly recommended”
Space, Drama, and Empire: Mapping the Past in Lope de Vega’s Comedia By Javier Lorenzo “[A] compelling study of the interplay of past and present in selected comedias of Lope de Vega. . . . Highly...
View Article“Women and Music in the Age of Austen” in JASNA News
Women and Music in the Age of Austen Edited by Linda Zionkowski with Miriam F. Hart “This collection draws together 13 essays by scholars in fields spanning the humanities, music, and other arts, and...
View Article“Historicizing the Enlightenment, Volume 1” has “many useful and provocative...
Historicizing the Enlightenment, Volume 1: Politics, Religion, Economy, and Society in Britain by Michael McKeon “The chapters . . . contain many useful and provocative insights.” —CHOICE, April 2024...
View Article“Historicizing the Enlightenment, Volume 2” is “a perceptive and challenging...
Historicizing the Enlightenment, Volume 2: Literature, the Arts, and the Aesthetic in Britain by Michael McKeon “[A] perceptive and challenging defense of Enlightenment thought.” —CHOICE, April 2024...
View Article“Transatlantic Women Travelers, 1688-1843”“a welcome intervention”
Transatlantic Women Travelers, 1688-1843 Edited by Misty Krueger “Transatlantic Women Travelers offers not only new insights and approaches to scholarship on this subject but also a fantastic guide...
View Article“Robinson Crusoe After 300 Years” in The Scriblerian
Robinson Crusoe After 300 Years Edited by Andreas K.E. Mueller and Glynis Ridley “[V]aluable to eighteenth-century scholars with an interest in Defoe, postcolonialism, and reception studies—and...
View Article“1650-1850” special feature makes “a strong case for reconsidering [John]...
“Special Feature: The Achievements of John Dennis,” edited by Claude Willan 1650–1850: Ideas, Aesthetics, and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era (Volume 25) edited by Kevin L. Cope “Read individually...
View Article“Hemispheres and Stratospheres” is “a valuable contribution”
Hemispheres and Stratospheres: The Idea and Experience of Distance in the International Enlightenment edited by Kevin L. Cope “[A] valuable contribution to the growing body of theories and histories...
View Article“Science Fusion in Contemporary Mexican Literature”“offers a vital and...
Science Fusion in Contemporary Mexican Literature by Brian T. Chandler “This well-crafted, layered text offers a vital and refreshing lens for contemporary Mexican works. . . . Highly recommended.”...
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