Modern Languages

Women in Translation Month

August marks Women in Translation month, the time to celebrate and read works in translation by women authors. Liverpool University Press supports Women in Translation all year round, publishing important works by both female authors and female translators. Next month sees the publication of the second edition of Montserrat Lunati’s Rainy Days, a collection of short stories by … Continue reading

Literature

Changing perspectives on W.G. Sebald, 5 minutes with Uwe Schütte

How can we re-think W.G. Sebald? Uwe Schütte discusses the controversial nature of the writer, Austerlitz and his new book W.G. Sebald... W.G. Sebald has been described as one of the greatest writers in living memory and believed by many to have been a possible winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Could you tell us a bit about … Continue reading

Modern Languages

Guyane, Frenchness and Macron’s mistake

To celebrate the release of Locating Guyane, we caught up with editors Sarah Wood and Catriona MacLeod to discuss how changing perspectives of Guyane are reconceptualising its association with 'Frenchness'.  Locating Guyane explores geographical, literary and cultural ‘locations’ of Guyane, past and present. What did you find by examining Guyane from multiple perspectives? Guyane is in some … Continue reading

Enlightenment

Green Wigs? Ecology and the Long Eighteenth Century

Denys Van Renen explores the relationship between nature and "new science" in his latest book, the first to be published under the new partnership between the Voltaire Foundation and Liverpool University Press. Without a doubt, the Restoration era always exceeds students’ expectations. Students arrive with images in their heads of powdered wigs and royal ceremonies; they leave savoring … Continue reading

History

Archaeology and The Anarchy

The long-awaited paperback edition of The Anarchy is now available! We caught up with authors Oliver H. Creighton and Duncan W. Wright to discuss what archaeology can tell us about this turbulent time in Britain's history. Could you explain a bit about the history behind the ‘Anarchy’ and King Stephen’s reign? The dramatic epithet ‘The Anarchy’ has … Continue reading