In this blog post, author John F. Ryan shares details of his research process behind his new book Gerald O'Donovan: A Life.
Through the Looking Glass: T. S. Eliot and Indian Philosophy
Manju Jain’s “Through the Looking Glass: T. S. Eliot and Indian Philosophy” is the definitive study of Eliot’s contact with Sanskrit and Buddhist texts for our generation. Drawing on the new editions of Eliot’s prose and letters, Jain examines Eliot’s lifelong engagement with and ambivalence towards Indian philosophy, comparing his attitudes to those of his teachers and contemporaries. We are pleased to share that her article is Free to Read throughout the rest of this month to August.
“A word on Academies”: the Beat Generation writers on higher education
The Beats and the Academy: A Renegotiation - an essay collection newly published from Clemson University Press - explores the tensions between Beat writers and the academic institutions in which they studied and taught. In this blog post the volume's editors Erik Mortenson and Tony Trigilio probe our understanding of the historical tensions between these … Continue reading
Liverpool University Press Announces Participation in Path to Open Initiative
Liverpool University Press is delighted to announce its participation in a new Open Access (OA) monograph scheme, Path to Open, in partnership with JSTOR.
“All Human Life is There”: An Introduction to The Regal Throne by Nicholas Dobson
Nicholas Dobson's The Regal Throne — Power, Politics and Ribaldry, a guide to Shakespeare’s Richard II, Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V, moves from high political intrigue to lowlife bar-room badinage; from self-indulgent regal decline to elevated and inspirational kingly valour. Dobson explains each scene of all four plays in detail with … Continue reading
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