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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.

Literature

“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

Literature

“Mapped Worlds and Rediscovered Texts”: An Introduction to Appalachian Pastoral by Michael S. Martin

New from Clemson University Press, Michael S. Martin's Appalachian Pastoral is the first book-length study of antebellum travel narratives into the Appalachian Mountains. In this blog post Martin introduces his work to recast Appalachian literature in terms of a ‘lost tradition’ of texts, understanding the history of the region, and its current environmental and cultural … Continue reading

Literature, Poetry

‘A unique insight into the history of British literary criticism’, Writers and Their Work now available as a digital collection

Our new Writers and Their Work: The Digital Collection is not only a wonderful resource for students and researchers interested in the more than 400 authors featured in the series, it also provides a unique insight into the history of British literary criticism over the past seventy years. The history of the series The first … Continue reading