This book argues that Greek tragedy as a genre is characterized by plots centering on kin killing. It contains a detailed analysis of five plays, and

Met Het zesde uitsterven opende Elizabeth Kolbert de ogen van velen voor de desastreuze effecten die we als mensheid hebben op de atmosfeer, de oceane

That man should have dominion "over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth" is a prophecy that has hardened into fa

‘Valentijn’ van Elizabeth Wetmore speelt zich af in februari 1976 in Odessa, Texas waar in de vroege uurtjes na Valentijnsdag de veertienjarige Gloria

A pioneering comparative history of British, French, Dutch, Belgian, and Portuguese decolonization from the formal ending of empires to the postcoloni

Features one of the most original and fully-rounded female characters in Victorian fiction, Margaret Hale. This title shows how, forced to move from t

Elizabeth Day, auteur van Het feest, schreef met Schaduwstad eveneens een vlijmscherpe roman over de Britse elite. Howard Pink is een selfmade miljon

This book examines the philosophical, motivational, and practical challenges of education theory, policy, and practice in the twenty-first century. Th

‘Superb … a book that asks what we have lost and gained in an era that has revolutionised the way we think about sex and power’ Observer An era-defin

Over the course of the twentieth century, Mongolian life was transformed, as a land of nomadic communities encountered first socialism and then capita

Elizabeth Belfiore offers a striking new interpretation of Aristotle's Poetics by situating the work within the Aristotelian corpus and in the context

Zeven leugens van Elizabeth Kay vertelt het verhaal van de vriendinnen Jane en Marnie, die al sinds de middelbare school onafscheidelijk zijn. Voor de

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Number One New York Times bestselling author of Olive Kitteridge and My Name is Lucy Barton 'A terrific writer' Zadi

New York, 1940. De negentienjarige Vivian Morris heeft het eerste jaar van de universiteit niet gehaald, en haar ouders besluiten dat ze bij haar tant

Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration from Elizabeth Gilbert's books for years. Now, this beloved author shares her wisdom and

Getipt door het DWDD-Boekenpanel! Elizabeth Haynes heeft met De dood van Harriet Monckton haar meesterwerk geschreven. In november 1843 wordt de 23-ja

An exquisite story of mothers and daughters from the Pulitzer prize-winning author of Olive KitteridgeLucy Barton is recovering slowly from what shoul

Here are luminous sketches of characters she has met, of transgressive and often tragic women - prostitutes and mothers, spinsters and celebrities, fa