Literature

Jack London, evolutionary psychology and existential primitivism. Five minutes with Kenneth K. Brandt

Liverpool University Press and Northcote House Publishers are thrilled to introduce the first Writers and their Work title of the new partnership, Jack London. We caught up with author Kenneth K. Brandt to find out what we can expect from the book... Can you tell us a bit about Jack London and his work? Jack London was born in … Continue reading

Literature

Virginia Woolf and the World of Books

How did Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth Press contribute to modern day independent publishing? Nicola Wilson and Claire Battershill discuss the innovations and successes of the press alongside their new book Virginia Woolf and the World of Books.  Just over hundred years ago, in 1917, Leonard and Virginia Woolf began a publishing house from their dining-room table. Can … Continue reading

Literature

E. T. A. Hoffmann and Transgressive Romanticism – 5 minutes with Christopher R. Clason

To celebrate the release of E.T.A. Hoffmann: Transgressive Romanticism, Christopher R. Clason discusses the work of the author and the revelations of viewing his work through a 'transgressive' lens. Can you tell us a bit about the life of E.T.A Hoffmann and how it influenced his work? Hoffmann was born in a somewhat dysfunctional family in … Continue reading

Modern Languages

Federico García Lorca, his life and selected Suites. Five minutes with Roberta Ann Quance

To celebrate the release of Federico García Lorca, Selected Suites, translator Roberta Ann Quance discusses Lorca's youth, early works and the various versions of the Suites. The suites are a body of work of over 200 poems that Lorca wrote between 1920 and 1923. To understand exactly where they come from we need to go back to Lorca’s first … Continue reading

Irish Studies, Uncategorized

Women of the Country House in Ireland – Five minutes with Maeve O’Riordan

Ahead of the launch of Women of the Country House in Ireland, 1860-1914, author Maeve O'Riordan discusses the various experiences of women among the Irish Ascendancy, from financial freedom to their own observations of motherhood. Women of the Country House in Ireland 1860-1914 reveals the lives of the women among the Irish Ascendancy. How did you go about … Continue reading