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  • The Poet and the Vampyre

    by Andrew McConnell Stott ...
    In the spring of 1816, Lord Byron was the greatest poet of his generation and the most famous man in Britain, but his personal life was about to erupt. Fleeing his celebrity, notoriety, and debts, he sought refuge in Europe, taking his young doctor with him. As an inexperienced medic with literary aspirations of his own, Doctor John Polidori could not believe his luck.That summer another literary ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Power of Scripture

    by John Stott, Andrew T. Le Peau ...
    Hear Scripture Speak to Your Life and Your WorldIn The Power of Scripture, renowned Bible teacher John Stott invites individuals and small groups to the practice of "double listening"-- listening to Scripture and listening to the world. In doing so, you will learn how to engage God's Word in a way that is relevant to your own life and the lives of those around you.Walking through key passages from ... Read more

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    What Blest Genius

    The Jubilee That Made Shakespeare 2nd Edition

    by Andrew McConnel Stott ...
    Narrated by John Lee ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 6 min

    In September 1769, three thousand people descended on Stratford-upon-Avon to celebrate the artistic legacy of the town’s most famous son, William Shakespeare. Attendees included the rich and powerful, the fashionable and the curious, eligible ladies and fortune hunters, and a horde of journalists and profiteers. For three days, they paraded through garlanded streets, listened to songs and ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • What Blest Genius?

    The Jubilee That Made Shakespeare

    by Andrew McConnell Stott ...
    **Winner of the 2019 Marfield Prize for Outstanding Writing About the ArtsThe remarkable, ridiculous, rain-soaked story of Shakespeare’s Jubilee: the event that established William Shakespeare as the greatest writer of all time.**In September 1769, three thousand people descended on Stratford-upon-Avon to celebrate the artistic legacy of the town’s most famous son, William Shakespeare. Attendees ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • A Cultural History of Comedy in the Modern Age

    by Professor Andrew McConnell Stott, Professor Eric Weitz ...
    Series series The Cultural Histories Series
    Drawing together contributions by scholars from a variety of fields, including theater, film and television, sociology, and visual culture, this volume explores the range and diversity of comedic performance and comic forms in the modern age. It covers a range of forms and examples from 1920 to the present day, including plays, film, television comedy, live comedy, and comedy on social media. It ... Read more

    $81.99 USD

  • A Cultural History of Comedy in the Middle Ages

    by Professor Andrew McConnell Stott, Professor Eric Weitz ...
    Series series The Cultural Histories Series
    Comedy and humor flourished in manifold forms in the Middle Ages. This volume, covering the period from 1000 to 1400 CE, examines the themes, practice, and effects of medieval comedy, from the caustic morality of principled satire to the exuberant improprieties of many wildly popular tales of sex and trickery. The analysis includes the most influential authors of the age, such as Chaucer, ... Read more

    $81.79 USD

  • A Cultural History of Comedy in Antiquity

    by Professor Andrew McConnell Stott, Professor Eric Weitz ...
    Series series The Cultural Histories Series
    Drawing together contributions from scholars in a wide range of fields inside Classics and Drama, this volume traces the development of comedic performance and examines the different characteristics of Greek and Roman comedy. Although the origins of comedy are obscure, this study argues that comedic performances were at the heart of Graeco-Roman culture from around 486 BCE to the mid first century ... Read more

    $81.79 USD

  • A Cultural History of Comedy in the Early Modern Age

    by Professor Andrew McConnell Stott, Professor Eric Weitz ...
    Series series The Cultural Histories Series
    Drawing together scholars with a wide range of expertise across the early modern period, this volume explores the rich field of early modern comedy in all its variety. It argues that early modern comedy was shaped by a series of cultural transformations that included the emergence of the entertainment industry, the rise of the professional comedian, extended commentaries on the nature of comedy ... Read more

    $81.99 USD

  • A Cultural History of Comedy in the Age of Empire

    by Professor Eric Weitz, Professor Andrew McConnell Stott ...
    Series series The Cultural Histories Series
    Drawing together contributions from scholars in a range of fields within 19th- and 20th-century cultural, literary, and theater studies, this volume provides a thorough and varied overview of the many forms comedy took in the 19th century. Given the earth-shattering cultural changes and political events that mark the decades between 1800 and 1920-shifting borders, socioeconomic upheaval, ... Read more

    $81.79 USD

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  • The Lady and Her Monsters

    A Tale of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, and the Creation of Mary Shelley's Masterpiece

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    The Lady and Her Monsters by Roseanne Motillo brings to life the fascinating times, startling science, and real-life horrors behind Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein.Montillo recounts how—at the intersection of the Romantic Age and the Industrial Revolution—Shelley’s Victor Frankenstein was inspired by actual scientists of the period: curious and daring iconoclasts who were obsessed ... Read more

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  • Sidetracks

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