We are delighted to announce that proposals and registrations for the Laurence Sterne Conference 2025 are now open. Terraqueous Globe: Land and Sea in the Age of Sterne marks a new publishing partnership between The Shandean and Liverpool University Press and the conference will be held at the School of the Arts Library, University of Liverpool.
Introducing ‘L’Écriture est la peinture de la voix: essays in honour of Nicholas Cronk’: The Latest Special Collection from MLO
We are delighted to introduce ‘Convergences franco-chinoises: La valeur de la créativité’ the latest special collection from Modern Languages Open which is available to read Open Access. Taking into account the evolution of world public opinion towards China, this study reveals new trends in the creative practice of Franco-Chinese artists and in the field of research, as well as the growing role of the visual arts. This Special Collection is edited by Dr Rosalind Silvester, Queen’s University Belfast, who introduces the Collection, with her thoughts on the contemporary field of Francophone Chinese Studies.
The Process of Enlightenment: Essays by and inspired by Hans Erich Bödeker
The Process of Enlightenment: Essays by and inspired by Hans Erich Bödeker, edited by Ere Nokkala and Jonas Gerlings, has recently been published in the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series. This is the first English book on the work of the renowned German Enlightenment scholar, Hans Erich Bödeker. Along with the translation of some of … Continue reading
The Eighteenth-Century Studies Collection: A major step in the digital enlightenment
Besterman’s vision for Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth Century In a report written on January 20, 1950 to his newly formed “International Advisory Committee,” Theodore Besterman noted that his “search for Voltaire correspondence had brought to light other manuscript material;” he envisioned publishing “many by-products” with the hope that his efforts on the correspondence … Continue reading
An ongoing Conversation and Collaboration: German and European Cultural Histories, 1760-1830
German and European Cultural Histories, 1760-1830: Between Network and Narrative, edited by Crystal Hall and Birgit Tautz, has recently been published in the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series. This book features eleven essays, an introduction, and an epilogue and is accompanied by a unique digital gateway into the arguments and supporting evidence in the volume. … Continue reading
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